Publications

My research interests include construction robotics, human-robot interaction, and robot learning. I am passionate about bringing ideas into reality and developing systems that have tangible impacts on the work and safety of real human workers on construction sites.

For a complete list of publications, see my Google Scholar profile.

2025

  • Yoon, S., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2025). Learning viewpoint control from human-initiated transitions for teleoperation in construction. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 68, 103665.
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  • Yoon, S., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2025). Comparing dynamic viewpoint control techniques for teleoperated robotic welding in construction. Automation in Construction, 172, 106053.
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2024

  • Yoon, S., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2024). LaserDex: Improvising spatial tasks using deictic gestures and laser pointing for human-robot collaboration in construction. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 38(3), 04024012. Selected as Editor’s Choice.
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  • Lee, C., Yoon, S., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2024). Interpreting Spatial Instructions for Effective Human-Robot Communication in Construction Environments. Journal of Construction Automation and Robotics, 3(3), 6-13.
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  • Kang, D., Yoon, S., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2024). Analysis of Factors Affecting the Acceptance of Smart Personal Protective Equipment (Smart-PPE) by Construction Workers Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) Framework. Journal of the Korea Institute of Construction Safety, 7(1), 19-24.
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  • Yoon, S., Shin, S., Lee, S. H., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2024). Evaluating Viewpoint Control Techniques in Virtual Reality Interface for Teleoperating Construction Welding Robots. In 31st International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering, EG-ICE 2024. Recognized as a top paper and invited to the special issue of Advanced Engineering Informatics.
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  • Yoon, S., Lee, C., Lee, S., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2024). A Taxonomy of Extended Reality for Human-Robot Interaction in Construction Based on a Systematic Literature Review. In Proceedings of the Creative Construction Conference 2024.
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  • Lee, C., Yoon, S., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2024). Understanding Laser Pointer-Guided Spatial Instruction in Collaboration with Construction Robots. In Computing in Civil Engineering 2024 (pp. 260-265).
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  • Yoon, S., Park, J., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2024). A deictic gesture-based human-robot interface for in situ task specification in construction. In Computing in Civil Engineering 2023 (pp. 445-452). Recognized as a top paper and invited to the special issue of the Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering.
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  • Shin, S., Yoon, S., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2024). Imitation Learning Framework for Construction Tasks Using Constraint Learning. The 2024 Annual Conference of Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (KICEM). Best Paper Award.

  • Yoon, S., Shin, S., Lee, S. H., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2024). Designing a Virtual Reality Interface for Teleoperation of Welding Robots in Construction. 3rd Workshop on Future of Construction: Lifelong Learning Robots in Changing Construction Sites (ICRA 2024), Yokohama, Japan.

2023

  • Yoon, S., Kim, Y., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2023). Effects of spatial characteristics on the human-robot communication using deictic gesture in construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(7), 04023049.
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  • Park, J., Yoon, S., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2023). Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Detection with Learning-based Mobile Robot Navigation. The 2023 Autumn Annual Conference of Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK).

  • Kang, D., Yoon, S., Ahn, C. R., & Park, M. (2023). A Utilizing Technology Acceptance Models for Performance Evaluation of Smart Safety Equipment. The 2023 Annual Conference of Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (KICEM).

2022

  • Heo, C., Ahn, C., Yoon, S., Jung, M., & Park, M. (2022). Measuring the Impact of Supply Network Topology on the Material Delivery Robustness in Construction Projects. In International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (pp. 269-276).

  • Park, J., Yoon, S., Park, M., & Ahn, C. R. (2022). Workspace-Aware 3D Mapping Framework for Social Navigation in Construction Sites. The 2022 Autumn Annual Conference of Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK). Best Paper Award.

  • Ahn, C. R., & Yoon, S. (2022). Intelligent Robots in Construction. Review of Architecture and Building Science, 66(10), 40-43.

2021

  • Yoon, S., Park, M., Jung, M., Hyun, H., & Ahn, S. (2021). Multi-objective optimization model for tower crane layout planning in modular construction. Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 22(1), 36-46.
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  • Yoon, S., Kim, Y., Ahn, C. R., & Park, M. (2021). Challenges in Deictic Gesture-Based Spatial Referencing for Human-Robot Interaction in Construction. In ISARC. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, 38 (pp. 491-497).
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