Research Overview
 [J]: Journal (#39),  [C]: Conference (#65),  [R]: Workshop/Report/Abstract (#10), [P]: Preprint (#5) 

2024

  • [J] Wonse Jo, Ruiqi Wang, Baijian Yang, Dan Foti, Mo Rastgaar, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Cognitive Load-based Affective Workload Allocation for Multi-Human Multi-Robot Teams", IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems. (PDF, Video, Website) (Accepted)
  • [C] Ike Obi, Rohan Pant, Srishti Shekhar Agrawal, Maham Ghazanfar, Aaron Basiletti, "Value Imprint: A Technique for Auditing the Human Values Embedded in RLHF Datasets", Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2024) Datasets and Benchmarks Track - Spotlight. Vancouver, BC, Canada, December 10-15, 2024. (PDF) (Accepted)
  • [C] L. N. Vishnunandan Venkatesh and Byung-Cheol Min, "Learning from Demonstration Framework for Multi-Robot Systems Using Interaction Keypoints and Soft Actor-Critic Methods", 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 13-17, 2024. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Shyam Sundar Kannan*, L. N. Vishnunandan Venkatesh*, and Byung-Cheol Min (*equal contribution), "SMARTLLM: Smart Multi-Agent Robot Task Planning using Large Language Models", 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 13-17, 2024. (PDF, Video, Website)
  • [C] Taehyeon Kim and Byung-Cheol Min, "Semantic Layering in Room Segmentation via LLMs", 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 13-17, 2024. (PDF, Video, Website)
  • [J] Wonse Jo*, Ruiqi Wang*, Go-Eum Cha, Su Sun, Revanth Senthilkumaran, Daniel Foti, and Byung-Cheol Min (* equal contribution), "MOCAS: A Multimodal Dataset for Objective Cognitive Workload Assessment on Simultaneous Tasks", IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, Early Access, 2024. (PDF, Video)
  • [J] Shyam Sundar Kannan and Byung-Cheol Min, "PlaceFormer: Transformer-based Visual Place Recognition using Multi-Scale Patch Selection and Fusion", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 9, No. 7, pp. 6552-6559, July 2024. (PDF)
  • [J] Wonse Jo, Go-Eum Cha, Dan Foti, and Byung-Cheol Min, "SMART-TeleLoad: A New Graphic User Interface to Generate Affective Loads for Teleoperation", SoftwareX, Vol. 26, 101757, May 2024. (PDF, Video, GitHub)
  • [C] Weizheng Wang, Le Mao, Ruiqi Wang, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Multi-Robot Cooperative Socially-Aware Navigation using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning", International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Yokohama, Japan, May 13-17, 2024. (Website, PDF)
  • [J] Ruiqi Wang*, Wonse Jo*, Dezhong Zhao, Weizheng Wang, Baijian Yang, Guohua Chen, and Byung-Cheol Min (* equal contribution), "Husformer: A Multi-Modal Transformer for Multi-Modal Human State Recognition", IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 1374-1390, August 2024. (PDF, GitHub)
  • [J] Ruiqi Wang*, Dezhong Zhao*, Arjun Gupte, and Byung-Cheol Min (* equal contribution), "Initial Task Assignment in Multi-Human Multi-Robot Teams: An Attention-enhanced Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning Approach", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 3451-3458, April 2024. (Website, PDF, Video)

2023

  • [J] Geunsu Kim, Soohyeok Kang, Gyudo Park, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Electric Vehicle Battery State Of Charge Prediction Based On Graph Convolutional Network", International Journal of Automotive Technology, Vol 24, pp. 1519-1530, 2023. (PDF)
  • [C] Tamzidul Mina, Wonse Jo, Shyam Sundar Kannan, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Beacon-based Distributed Structure Formation in Multi-agent Systems", 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2023), Detroit, USA, October 1-5, 2023. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Ruiqi Wang, Dezhong Zhao, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Initial Task Allocation for Multi-Human Multi-Robot Teams with Attention-based Deep Reinforcement Learning", 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2023), Detroit, USA, October 1-5, 2023. (Website, PDF, Video)
  • [C] Shyam Sundar Kannan, L.N Vishnunandan Venkatesh, Revanth Krishna Senthilkumaran, and Byung-Cheol Min, "UPPLIED: UAV Path Planning for Inspection through Demonstration", 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2023), Detroit, USA, October 1-5, 2023. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Go-Eum Cha, Wonse Jo, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Implications of Personality on Cognitive Workload, Affect, and Task Performance in Robot Remote Control", 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2023), Detroit, USA, October 1-5, 2023. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Weizheng Wang, Ruiqi Wang, Le Mao, and Byung-Cheol Min, "NaviSTAR: Benchmarking Socially Aware Robot Navigation with Hybrid Spatio-Temporal Graph Transformer and Active Learning", 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2023), Detroit, USA, October 1-5, 2023. (Website, PDF, Video, GitHub)
  • [P] Ike Obi, Ruiqi Wang, Prakash Shukla, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Robot Patrol: Using Crowdsourcing and Robotic Systems to Provide Indoor Navigation Guidance to The Visually Impaired", arXiv preprint, arXiv:2306.02843, 2023. (PDF)
  • [J] Upinder Kaur, Victor M. R. Malacco, Huiwen Bai, T. P. Price, Arunashish Datta, Lei Xin, Shreyas Sen, Robert A. Nawrocki, George Chiu, Shreyas Sundaram, Byung-Cheol Min, Kristy M. Daniels, Robin R. White, Shawn S. Donkin, Luiz F. Brito, and Richard M. Voyles, "Invited Review: Integration of Technologies and Systems for Precision Animal Agriculture – A Case Study on Precision Dairy Farming", Journal of Animal Science, June 2023. (PDF)
  • [J] Ramviyas Parasuraman, Byung-Cheol Min, and Petter Ögren, "Rapid Prediction of Network Quality in Mobile Robots", Ad Hoc Networks, Vol. 138, 103014, January 2023. (PDF)

2022

  • [C] Ruiqi Wang, Weizheng Wang, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Feedback-efficient Active Preference Learning for Socially Aware Robot Navigation", 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022), Kyoto, Japan, October 23-27, 2022. (Website, PDF, Video, GitHub)
  • [J] Hyeonghun Kim, Molly Rothschild, Dong Hun Lee, Chung Soo Kim, Jeongmin Park, Byung-Cheol Min, and Sunghwan Lee , "Bias-Switchable Photodetector from Broad-Band to UV-Selective Detection Mode Leveraging Nanolayered Dual-Schottky Junction", ACS Applied Nano Materials, November 2022. (PDF)
  • [P] Wonse Jo, Jaeeun Kim, Ruiqi Wang, Jeremy Pan, Revanth Krishna Senthilkumaran, and Byung-Cheol Min, "SMARTmBOT: A ROS2-based Low-cost and Open-Source Mobile Robot Platform", arXiv preprint, arXiv:2203.08903, 2022. (PDF, Video, GitHub)
  • [C] Shyam Sundar Kannan and Byung-Cheol Min, "Autonomous Drone Delivery to Your Door and Yard", 2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), Dubrovnik, Croatia, June 21-24, 2022. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Kwonsik Song, Kyubyung Kang, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Recognition of Occupants’ Cold Discomfort-Related Actions for Energy-Efficient Buildings", The 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management, Las Vegas, NV, USA, June 20-23, 2022. (PDF)
  • [J] Hyeonghun Kim, Molly Rothschild, Kwangdong Roh, Yunseok Kim, Ho Seong Jang, Byung-Cheol Min, and Sunghwan Lee, "Hybrid Silicon-Polymer Photodetector Engineered Using Oxidative Chemical Vapor Deposition for High-Performance and Bias-Switchable Multi-Functionality", Advanced Functional Materials, 2022. (PDF)
  • [C] Upinder Kaur, Xin Ma, Richard M. Voyles, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Malware Detection Using Pseudo Semi-Supervised Learning", 3rd International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (ICPRAI 2022), Paris, France, 1-3 June, 2022. (PDF)
  • [C] Go-Eum Cha and Byung-Cheol Min, "Correlation between Unconscious Mouse Actions and Human Cognitive Workload", 2022 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Late-Breaking Work, New Orleans, LA, USA, April 30–May 6, 2022. (PDF, Video)
  • [J] Oscar Wong Chong, Jiansong Zhang, Richard M. Voyles, and Byung-Cheol Min, "BIM-based Simulation of Construction Robotics in the Assembly Process of Wood Frames", Automation in Construction, Vol. 137, 104194, May 2022. (PDF)
  • [J] Dongming Gan, Jiaming Fu, Han Lin, Haoguang Yang, Mo Rastgaar, Byung-Cheol Min, Richard Voyles, "Actuation-Coordinated Mobile Parallel Robots with Hybrid Mobile and Manipulation Function", Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 14, No. 4, 041005, August 2022. (PDF)
  • [J] Shaocheng Luo,  Jonghoek Kim, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Asymptotic Boundary Shrink Control with Multirobot Systems", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, Vol.  52, No. 1, pp. 591-605, Jan. 2022. (PDF, Video)

2021

  • [C] Upinder Kaur, Haozhe Zhou, Xiaxin Shen, Byung-Cheol Min, and Richard M. Voyles, "RoboMal: Malware Detection for Robot Network Systems", 2021 IEEE Robotic Computing (IRC), Taichung, Taiwan, November 15-17, 2021. (PDF)
  • [C] Shyam Sundar Kannan and Byung-Cheol Min, "Investigation on Accepted Package Delivery Location: A User Study-based Approach", 2021 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), Virtual, Melbourne, Australia, 17-20 October, 2021. (PDF)
  • [C] Manoj Penmetcha, Shyam Sundar Kannan, and Byung-Cheol Min, "A Predictive Application Offloading Algorithm using Small Datasets for Cloud Robotics", 2021 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), Virtual, Melbourne, Australia, 17-20 October, 2021. (PDF, Video)
  • [R] Wonse Jo, Robert Wilson, Jaeeun Kim, Steve McGuire, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Toward a Wearable Biosensor Ecosystem on ROS 2 for Real-time Human-Robot Interaction Systems", 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Workshop on HMRS 2021: Cognitive and Social Aspects of Human Multi-Robot Interaction, Prague, Czech Republic, Sep 27 – Oct 1, 2021. (PDF, Video, GitHub)
  • [R] Su Sun and Byung-Cheol Min, "Active Tapping via Gaussian Process for Efficient Unknown Object Surface Reconstruction", 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Workshop on RoboTac 2021: New Advances in Tactile Sensation, Interactive Perception, Control, and Learning. A Soft Robotic Perspective on Grasp, Manipulation, & HRI, Prague, Czech Republic, Sep 27 – Oct 1, 2021. (PDF)
  • [C] Dongming Gan, Jiaming Fu, Mo Rastgaar, Byung-Cheol Min, and Richard M. Voyles, "Actuation-Coordinated Mobile Parallel Robots with Hybrid Mobile and Manipulation Function", ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE 2021), Virtual, 17–20 August, 2021. (PDF)
  • [C] Shyam Sundar Kannan, Ahreum Lee, and Byung-Cheol Min, "External Human-Machine Interface on Delivery Robots: Expression of Navigation Intent of the Robot", 2021 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Virtual, Vancouver, Canada, 8-12 August, 2021. (PDF, Video)
  • [R] Wonse Jo, Jaeeun Kim, and Byung-Cheol Min, "ROS2 Open-Source Swarm Robot Platform: SMARTmBot", 2021 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Workshop on Robot Swarms in the Real World: From Design to Deployment - Live Demonstration, Xi'an, China, May 30 - June 5, 2021. (GitHub, Video)
  • [J] Manoj Penmetcha and Byung-Cheol Min, "A Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Dynamic Computational Offloading Method for Cloud Robotics", IEEE Access, Vol. 9, pp. 60265-60279, 2021. (PDF, Video)
  • [J] Jun Han Bae, Wonse Jo, Jee Hwan Park, Richard M. Voyles, Sara K. McMillan and Byung-Cheol Min, "Evaluation of Sampling Methods for Robotic Sediment Sampling Systems", IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 542-554, April 2021. (PDF, Video)
  • [P] Sangjun Lee and Byung-Cheol Min, "Distributed Control of Multi-Robot Systems in the Presence of Deception and Denial of Service Attacks", arXiv preprint, arXiv:2102.00098, 2021. (PDF, Video)
  • [J] Ahreum Lee, Wonse Jo, Shyam Sundar Kannan, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Investigating the Effect of Deictic Movements of a Multi-robot", International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Vol 37, No. 3, pp. 197-210, 2021. (PDF, Video)

2020

  • [C] Shyam Sundar Kannan, Wonse Jo, Ramviyas Parasuraman, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Material Mapping in Unknown Environments using Tapping Sound", 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2020), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 25-29 October, 2020. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Manoj Penmetcha, Shyam Sundar Kannan, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Smart Cloud: Scalable Cloud Robotic Architecture for Web-powered Multi-Robot Applications", 2020 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), Toronto, Canada, 11-14 October, 2020. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Wonse Jo, Shyam Sundar Kannan, Go-Eum Cha, Ahreum Lee, and Byung-Cheol Min, "ROSbag-based Multimodal Affective Dataset for Emotional and Cognitive States", 2020 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), Toronto, Canada, 11-14 October, 2020. (PDF)
  • [P] Wonse Jo, Shyam Sundar Kannan, Go-Eum Cha, Ahreum Lee, and Byung-Cheol Min, "ROS-based Framework for Monitoring Human and Robot Conditions in a Human-Multi-robot Team", arXiv preprint, arXiv:2006.03784, 2020. (PDF)
  • [J] Tamzidul Mina, Shyam Sundar Kannan, Wonse Jo, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Adaptive Workload Allocation for Multi-human Multi-robot Teams for Independent and Homogeneous Tasks", IEEE Access, Vol. 8, pp. 152697-152712, 2020. (PDF, Video)
  • [J] Tamzidul Mina, Yogang Singh, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Maneuvering Ability-Based Weighted Potential Field Framework for Multi-USV Navigation, Guidance and Control", Marine Technology Society Journal, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 40-58, 2020. (PDF)
  • [J] Patchara Kitjacharoenchai, Byung-Cheol Min, and Seokcheon Lee, "Two Echelon Vehicle Routing Problem with Drones in Last Mile Delivery", International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 25, 2020. (PDF)
  • [J] Ho Young Jeong, David J. Yu, Byung-Cheol Min, and Seokcheon Lee, "The Humanitarian Flying Warehouse", Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Vol. 136, April 2020. (PDF)
  • [J] Ramviyas Parasuraman*, Jonghoek Kim*, Shaocheng Luo, and Byung-Cheol Min (* equal contribution), "Multipoint Rendezvous in Multirobot Systems", IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 310-323, Jan. 2020. (PDF, Video)

2019

  • [C] Tamzidul Mina, Yogang Singh, and Byung-Cheol Min, "A Novel Double Layered Weighted Potential Field Framework for Multi-USV Navigation towards Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance in a Constrained Maritime Environment", 2019 MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Seattle, WA, USA, 27-31 October, 2019. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Shaocheng Luo, Yogang Singh, Hanyao Yang, Jun Han Bae, J. Eric Dietz, Xiumin Diao, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Image Processing and Model-Based Spill Coverage Path Planning for Unmanned Surface Vehicles", 2019 MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Seattle, WA, USA, 27-31 October, 2019. (PDF)
  • [C] Jun Han Bae, Shaocheng Luo, Shyam Sundar Kannan, Yogang Singh, Bumjoo Lee, Richard M. Voyles, Mauricio Postigo-Malaga, Edgar Gonzales Zenteno, Lizbeth Paredes Aguilar, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Development of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle for Remote Sediment Sampling with a Van Veen Grab Sampler", 2019 MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Seattle, WA, USA, 27-31 October, 2019. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Wonse Jo, Jee Hwan Park, Yuta Hoashi, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Development of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle for Harmful Algae Removal", 2019 MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Seattle, WA, USA, 27-31 October, 2019. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Tamzidul Mina, Maliha Hossain, Jee Hwan Park, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Efficient Resource Distribution by Adaptive Inter-agent Spacing in Multi-agent Systems", 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), Bari, Italy, 6-9 October, 2019. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Jee Hwan Park, Tamzidul Mina, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Grid-based Cyclic Robot Allocation for Object Carrying", 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), Bari, Italy, 6-9 October, 2019. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Manoj Penmetcha, Shaocheng Luo, Arabinda Samantaray, J. Eric Dietz, Baijian Yang, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Computer Vision-based Algae Removal Planner for Multi-robot Teams", 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), Bari, Italy, 6-9 October, 2019. (PDF, Video)
  • [J] Min Ku Kim, Ramviyas Nattanmai Parasuraman, Liu Wang, Yeonsoo Park, Bongjoong Kim, Seung Jun Lee, Nanshu Lu, Byung-Cheol Min, and Chi Hwan Lee, "Soft-packaged Sensory Glove System for Human-like Natural Interaction and Control of Prosthetic Hands", NPG Asia Materials, Vol. 11, Article Number 43, August 2019. (PDF)
  • [J] Wonse Jo, Yuta Hoashi, Lizbeth Leonor Paredes Aguilar, Mauricio Postigo-Malaga, José Garcia-Bravo, and Byung-Cheol Min, "A Low-cost and Small USV Platform for Water Quality Monitoring", HardwareX, Vol. 6, e00076, October 2019. (PDF, Video, Source Codes)
  • [C] Yuting Chen, Jiansong Zhang, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Applications of BIM and UAV to Construction Safety", 7th CSCE International Construction Specialty Conference , Laval, QC, Canada, June 12-15, 2019. (PDF)
  • [C] Wonse Jo, Jee Hwan Park, Sangjun Lee, Ahreum Lee, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Design of a Human Multi-Robot Interaction Medium of Cognitive Perception", 2019 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction - Late Breaking Reports (LBR), Daegu, South Korea, March 11-14, 2019. (PDF, Video)
  • [J] Shaocheng Luo, Jonghoek Kim, Ramviyas Parasuraman, Jun Han Bae, Eric T. Matson, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Multi-robot Rendezvous Based on Bearing-aided Hierarchical Tracking of Network Topology", Ad Hoc Networks, Vol. 86, pp. 131-143, April 2019. (PDF, Video)

2018

  • [C] Tamzidul Mina and Byung-Cheol Min, "Penguin Huddling Inspired Distributed Boundary Movement for Group Survival in Multi-robot Systems using Gaussian Processes", 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO 2018), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 12-15, 2018. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Shaocheng Luo, Jun Han Bae, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Pivot-based Collective Coverage Control with a Multi-robot Team", 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO 2018), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 12-15, 2018. (PDF, Video)
  • [P] Arabinda Samantaray, Baijian Yang, J Eric Dietz, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Algae Detection using Computer Vision and Deep Learning", arXiv preprint, arXiv:1811.10847, 2018. (PDF)
  • [C] Ramviyas Parasuraman and Byung-Cheol Min, "Consensus Control of Distributed Robots Using Direction of Arrival of Wireless Signals", International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems 2018 (DARS 2018), Boulder, CO, USA, Oct 15-17, 2018. (PDF, Video, Source Codes)
  • [J] Yazeed Albabtain, Baijian Yang, J. Eric Dietz, Byung-Cheol Min, Dmitri A. Gusev, "Survey of GPU Vulnerabilities and Foresic Science", Technology Interface International Journal, Vol. 19, No. 1, Fall/Winter 2018. (PDF)
  • [C] Sangjun Lee and Byung-Cheol Min, "Distributed Direction of Arrival Estimation-aided Cyberattack Detection in Networked Multi-Robot Systems", 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2018), Madrid, Spain, October 1-5, 2018. (PDF, Video)
  • [J] Miae Kim, Inseok Koh, Hyewon Jeon, Jiyoung Choi, Byung-Cheol Min, Eric T. Matson, and John Gallagher, "A HARMS-based Heterogeneous Human-Robot Team for Gathering and Collecting", Advances in Robotics Research, Vol. 2, No 3, pp 201-217, September 2018. (PDF)
  • [C] Ramviyas Parasuraman, Petter Ögren, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Kalman Filter based Spatial Prediction of Wireless Connectivity for Autonomous Robots and Connected Vehicles", 2018 IEEE Connected and Automated Vehicles Symposium (CAVS), Chicago, IL, USA, August 27, 2018. (PDF)
  • [J] Mythra Vsm Balakuntala, Mustafa Ayad, Richard M. Voyles, Robin White, Robert Nawrocki, Shreyas Sundaram, Shashank Priya, George Chiu, Shawn Donkin, Byung-Cheol Min, and Kristy Daniels, "Global Sustainability through Closed-Loop Precision Animal Agriculture", Mechanical Engineering Magazine Select Articles, Vol. 140, No. 06, S19-S23, June 2018. (PDF)
  • [C] Tamzidul Mina and Byung-Cheol Min, "Penguin Huddling-inspired Energy Sharing and Formation Movement in Multi-robot Systems", 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 6-8, 2018. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Yeonju Oh, Ramviyas Parasuraman, Tim McGraw, and Byung-Cheol Min, "360 VR Based Robot Teleoperation Interface for Virtual Tour", The 13th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI), Workshop on  Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Human-Robot Interactions (VAM-HRI), Chicago, Illinois, USA, March 5, 2018. (PDF)
  • [J] Byung-Cheol Min, Ramviyas Parasuraman, Sangjun Lee, Jin-Woo Jung, and Eric T. Matson, "A Directional Antenna based Leader-Follower Relay System for End-to-End Robot Communications", Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 101, pp. 57-73, March 2018. (PDF, Video I, Video II)

2017

  • [C] Sangjun Lee, Yongbum Cho, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Attack-aware Multi-sensor Integration Algorithm for Autonomous Vehicle Navigation Systems", 2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), Banff, Canada, 5-8 October, 2017. (PDF, Video)
  • [R] Ramviyas Parasuraman, Sergio Caccamo, Luigi Freda, Petter Ögren, and Byung-Cheol Min, "An Approach to Retrieve from Communication Loss in Field Robots", Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2017, Workshop on Robot Communication in the Wild: Meeting the Challenges of Real-World Systems, MIT, Massachusetts, USA, July 16, 2017.
  • [R] Danilo Tardioli, Ramviyas Parasuraman, Petter Ögren, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Pound: A ROS Node to Improve Communication Latency Performance in Multi-Robot Systems", Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2017, Workshop on Robot Communication in the Wild: Meeting the Challenges of Real-World Systems, MIT, Massachusetts, USA, July 16, 2017.
  • [C] Yeonju Oh, Wei-Liang Kao, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Indoor Navigation Aid System Using No Positioning Technique for Visually Impaired People", HCI International 2017 - Poster Extended Abstract, Vancouver, Canada, 9-14 July, 2017. (PDF, Video)
  • [C] Manoj Penmetcha, Arabinda Samantaray, and Byung-Cheol Min, "SmartResponse: Emergency and Non-Emergency Response for Smartphone based Indoor Localization applications", HCI International 2017 - Poster Extended Abstract, Vancouver, Canada, 9-14 July, 2017. (PDF)
  • [C] Hyun Hwang, Jun Han Bae, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Design Guidelines for Sensor Locations on 3D Printed Prosthetic Hands", IEEE Robotic Computing (IRC) 2017, Taichung, Taiwan, April 10-12, 2017. (PDF)
  • [C] Sangmi Shin, Byung-Cheol Min, Julia Rayz, and Eric T. Matson, "Semantic Knowledge-based Language Education Device for Children with Developmental Disabilities", IEEE Robotic Computing (IRC) 2017, Taichung, Taiwan, April 10-12, 2017. (PDF)

2016

  • [R] Jun Han Bae, Dong Hun Lee, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Design and Concept of the Sediment Sampling Robot and Dynamic Buoy", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Late-Breaking Reports, Daejeon, Korea, Oct. 9-14, 2016. (PDF)
  • [C] Huanhuan Wang, Pai-Ying Hsiao, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Examine the Potential of Robots to Teach Autistic Children Emotional Concepts", The Eight International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Kansas City, USA, Nov. 1-3, 2016. (PDF)
  • [C] Jun Han Bae, Jeehwan Park, Sangjun Lee, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Tri-SedimentBot: An Underwater Sediment Sampling Robot", Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2016 IEEE International Conference on, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, Aug. 21-24, 2016. (PDF, Video)
  • [J] Daniel K. Schrader, Byung-Cheol Min, Eric T. Matson, and J. Eric Dietz, "Real-time Averaging of Position Data from Multiple GPS Receivers", Measurement, Vol. 90, pp. 329-337, August 2016. (PDF)
  • [R] M. Bernardine Dias, Ermine Teves, Eric Hochendoner, Praneetha Sistla, Byung-Cheol Min, and Aaron Steinfeld, "Enhancing the Safety of Visually Impaired Travellers in and around Transit Stations", The U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program, 2016. (PDF)
  • [J] Byung-Cheol Min, Eric T. Matson, and Jin-Woo Jung, “Active Antenna Tracking System with Directional Antennas for Enhancing Wireless Communication Capabilities of a Networked Robotic System", Journal of Field Robotics, Vol. 33, Issue 3, pp. 391-406, May 2016. (PDF)
  • [C] Kangwei Chen, Victoria Plaza-Leiva, Byung-Cheol Min, Aaron Steinfeld, and M. Bernardine Dias, "NavCue: Context Immersive Navigation Assistance for Blind Travelers", 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Videos, 2016. (PDF, Video)
  • [J] Byung-Cheol Min, Yongho Kim, Sangjun Lee, Jin-Woo Jung, and Eric T. Matson, “Finding the Optimal Location and Allocation of Relay Robots for Building a Rapid End-to-end Wireless Communication", Ad Hoc Networks, Vol. 39, Issue 15, pp. 23-44, March 2016. (PDF, Video I, Video II)

2015

  • [R] Jun Han Bae, Eric T. Matson, and Byung-Cheol Min, “Towards an Autonomous Water Monitoring System with an Unmanned Aerial and Surface Vehicle Team", 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), West Lafayette, USA, Oct. 18-20, 2015. (PDF)
  • [C] Byung-Cheol Min, Suryansh Saxena, Aaron Steinfeld, and M. Bernardine Dias, “Incorporating Information from Trusted Sources to Enhance Urban Navigation for Blind Travelers", Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2015 IEEE International Conference on, pp.4511-4518, Seattle, USA, May 26-30, 2015. (PDF)
  • [R] Byung-Cheol Min, Aaron Steinfeld, and M. Bernardine Dias, “Towards Effective Human-Robot Interaction for Visually Imparied Adults", Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2015 IEEE International Conference on Late-Breaking Report, Seattle, USA, May 26-30, 2015. (PDF)
  • [C] Byung-Cheol Min, Aaron Steinfeld, and M. Bernardine Dias, “How Would You Describe Assistive Robots to People Who are Blind or Low Vision?", Proceedings of the Tenth Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Extended Abstracts, Portland, USA, Mar. 2-5, 2015. (PDF)

2014 and Earlier

  • [C] Byung-Cheol Min, Eric T. Matson, Anthony H. Smith, and J. Eric Dietz, "Using Directional Antennas as Sensors to Assist Fire-fighting Robots in Large Scale Fires", 2014 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS 2014), Queenstown, New Zealand, 2014. (PDF)
  • [R] Alekhya Jonnalagedda, Lucy Pei, Suryansh Saxena, Ming Wu, Byung-Cheol Min, Ermine A. Teves, Aaron Steinfeld, and M. Bernardine Dias, "Enhancing the Safety of Visually Impaired Travelers in and around Transit Stations", tech. report CMI-RI-TR-14-28, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Dec., 2014. (PDF)
  • [J] Byung-Cheol Min, Eric T. Matson, Jinung An, and Donghan Kim, "Improvement of Violinist Robot using a Passive Damper Device", Journal of Intelligent and Robotic SystemsVol. 72, Issue 3-4, pp. 343-355, Dec. 2013. (PDF)
  • [C] Byung-Cheol Min and Eric T. Matson, "Robotic Follower System using Bearing-only Tracking with Directional Antennas", in Proc. International Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications (RiTA), Denver, USA, Dec. 18-20, 2013. (PDF)
  • [C] Esther Rolf, Matt Whitlock, Byung-Cheol Min, and Eric T. Matson, "Enhancing Wi-Fi Signal Strength of a Dynamic Heterogeneous System Using a Mobile Robot Provider", in Proc. International Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications (RiTA), Denver, USA., Dec. 18-20, 2013. (PDF)
  • [C] Jae-Seok Yoon, Byung-Cheol Min, Seong-Og Shin, and Donghan Kim, "GA-based Optimal Waypoint Design for Improved Path Following of Mobile Robot", in Proc. International Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications (RiTA), Denver, USA., Dec. 18-20, 2013. (PDF)
  • [C] Soo Hyeok Kang, Yong Ho Kim, Byung-Cheol Min, Soon-Geul Lee, Jinung An, and Donghan Kim, "Smart Floor with Learning Capability for Mobile Robot System", Recent Advances in Robotics and Automation (Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence), Vol. 480, pp. 205-215, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. (PDF)
  • [J] Byung-Cheol Min, John Lewis, Eric T. Matson, and Anthony H. Smith, "Heuristic Optimization Techniques for Self-orientation of Antennas in Long-distance Point-to-point Broadband Networks", Ad Hoc Networks, Vol. 11, Issue 8, pp. 2252-2263, Nov. 2013. (PDF)
  • [J] Eric T. Matson, John Lewis, Sherry Wei, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Implementing HARMS-based Indistinguishability in Ubiquitous Robot Organizations", Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 61, No. 11, pp. 1186-1192, Nov. 2013. (PDF)
  • [J] Dong Hoe Kim, Byung-Cheol Min, and Donghan Kim, "A Dust Detection Sensor System for Improvement of a Robot Vacuum Cleaner", Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, October 2013. (Korean Journal) (PDF)
  • [C] Byung-Cheol Min, Eric T. Matson, and Bakytgul Khaday, "Design of a Networked Robotic System Capable of Enhancing Wireless Communication Capabilities", 11th IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), Sweden, Oct. 21-26, 2013. (PDF)
  • [J] Cory Q. Nguyen, Byung-Cheol Min, Eric T. Matson, Anthony H. Smith, J. Eric Dietz, and Donghan Kim, "Using Mobile Robots to Establish Mobile Wireless Mesh Networks and Increase Network Throughput", International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, Vol. 2012, Article ID 614532, 2012. (PDF)
  • [C] Sangyup Lee, Byung-Cheol Min, Dong-Hoe Kim, Jae-Seok Yoon, and Donghan Kim, "Passive RFID Positioning System Using RF Power Control", in Proc. International Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications (RiTA), Gwangju, Korea, Dec. 2012. (PDF)
  • [C] Ji Hyeon Hong, Byung-Cheol Min, Julia M. Taylor, Victor Raskin, and Eric T. Matson, "NL-Based Communication with Firefighting Robots", 2012 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), pp. 1461-1466, Seoul, Korea, Oct. 14-17, 2012. (PDF)
  • [C] Soo Hyeok Kang, Byung-Cheol Min, Ji Hyeon Hong, Eric T. Matson, Soon-Geul Lee, and Donghan Kim, "Novel Positioning System for Mobile Robot Using RFID Power Control", Joint Proceedings of the 13th Annual TAROS Conference and the 15th Annual FIRA RoboWorld Congress, Bristol, UK, August 20-23, 2012. (PDF)
  • [C] Daniel K. Schrader,  Byung-Cheol Min, Eric T. Matson, and Eric Dietz, "Combining Multiple, Inexpensive Receivers to Improve Accuracy and Reliability", 2012 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), University of Brescia, Italy, Feb. 7-9, 2012. (PDF)
  • [C] Byung-Cheol Min, John Lewis, Daniel K. Schrader, Eric T. Matson, and Anthony Smith, "Self-orientation of Antennas, Assisted by Mobile Robots, for Receiving the Best Wireless Signal", 2012 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), University of Brescia, Italy, Feb. 7-9, 2012. (PDF)
  • [C] Eric T. Matson, Julia Taylor, Victor Raskin, Byung-Cheol Min, and E. Cho Wilson, "A Natural Language Exchange Model for Enabling Human, Agent, Robot and Machine Interaction", The 5th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications (ICARA), Wellington, New Zealand, Dec. 6-8, 2011. (PDF)
  • [C] Soo Hyeok Kang, Yong Ho Kim, Eun Jin Lee, Soon-Geul Lee, Byung-Cheol Min, Jinung An, and Dong Han Kim, "Implementation of Smart Floor for Multi-Robot System", The 5th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications (ICARA), Wellington, New Zealand, Dec. 6-8, 2011.  (PDF)
  • [C] Byung-Cheol Min, Ji Hyeon Hong, and Eric T. Matson, "Adaptive Robust Control (ARC) for an Altitude Control of a Quadrotor Type UAV Carrying an Unknown Payloads", 2011 11th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), KINTEX, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Oct. 26-29, 2011. (PDF)
  • [C] Eric T. Matson, Byung-Cheol Min, "M2M infrastructure to integrate humans, agents and robots into collectives",Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2011 IEEE, Hangzhou, China, May 10-12, 2011. ( PDF)
  • [C] Byung-Cheol Min, Hina Chaudhry, Eric T. Matson, Anthony Smith, and J. Eric Dietz, "Rural Energy Security using Autonomous Micro-turbine Smart Grids", 2011 IEEE Rural Power Conference (IEEE REPC), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, April 10-13, 2011. (PDF)
  • [C] Jeong Wan Kim, Yong Ho Kim, Byung-Cheol Min, and Donghan Kim, "Tacit Navigation Method for Multi-Agent System", in Proc.FIRA Robot World Congress, Bangalore, India, Sep. 15-17, 2010. (PDF)
  • [C] Byung-Cheol Min, Hee Yeul Kwon, and Donghan Kim, "Path Planning Algorithm for VTOL Type UAVs Based on the Methods of Ray Tracing and Limit Cycle", IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA), December 2009. (PDF)
  • [J] Byung-Cheol Min, Moon-Su Kim, and Donghan Kim, "Fuzzy Logic Path Planner and Motion Controller by Evolutionary Programming for Mobile Robots", International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 11, No. 3, September 2009. (PDF)
  • [J] Byung-Cheol Min, Donghan Kim, Yoon Hyuk Kim, Ki Yeoul Kim, and Chongkug Park, "Development of Violin Self-Training Algorithm Using Fuzzy Logic", Journal of Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems, Vol. 19, No. 4, August 2009. (Korean Journal) (PDF)
  • [C] Byung-Cheol Min, Chan Ho Cho, Kyung Min Choi, and Donghan Kim, "Development of a Micro Quad-Rotor UAV for Monitoring an Indoor Environment", in Proc. FIRA Robot World Congress, Incheon, Korea, Aug. 16-20, 2009. (PDF)
  • [C] Chan Ho Cho, Byung-Cheol Min, and Donghan Kim, "A Gait Generation for an Unlocked Joint Failure of the Quadruped Robot with Balance Weight", in Proc. FIRA Robot World Congress, Incheon, Korea, Aug. 16-20, 2009. (PDF)
  • [C] Byung-Cheol Min, Eun Jin Lee, Soo Hyeok Kang, and Donghan Kim, "Limit-cycle Navigation Method for a Quad-rotor Type UAV", Industrial Electronics, 2009. ISIE 2009, IEEE International Symposium on, pp. 1352-1357, July 2009. (PDF)

Under Review

  • [C] Ruiqi Wang*, Dezhong Zhao*, Dayoon Suh, Ziqin Yuan, Guohua Chen, and Byung-Cheol Min (*equal contribution), "Personalization in Human-Robot Interaction through Preference-based Action Representation Learning", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 19-23 May, 2025. (PDF, Video) (Under Review)
  • [C] Dezhong Zhao*, Ruiqi Wang*, Dayoon Suh, Taehyeon Kim, Ziqin Yuan, Byung-Cheol Min, and Guohua Chen (*equal contribution), "PrefMMT: Modeling Human Preferences in Preference-based Reinforcement Learning with Multimodal Transformers", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 19-23 May, 2025. (PDF, Video) (Under Review)
  • [C] L. N. Vishnunandan Venkatesh and Byung-Cheol Min, "ZeroCAP: Zero-Shot Multi-Robot Context Aware Pattern Formation via Large Language Models", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 19-23 May, 2025. (PDF, Video) (Under Review)
  • [C] Weizheng Wang, Chao Yu, Yu Wang, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Human-Robot Cooperative Distribution Coupling for Hamiltonian-Constrained Social Navigation", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 19-23 May, 2025. (PDF) (Under Review)
  • [C] Weizheng Wang, Aniket Bera, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Hyper-SAMARL: Hypergraph-based Coordinated Task Allocation and Socially-aware Navigation for Multi-Robot Systems", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 19-23 May, 2025. (PDF) (Under Review)
  • [C] Ziqin Yuan*, Ruiqi Wang*, Taehyeon Kim, Dezhong Zhao, Ike Obi, and Byung-Cheol Min (*equal contribution), "Adaptive Task Allocation in Multi-Human Multi-Robot Teams under Team Heterogeneity and Dynamic Information Uncertainty", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 19-23 May, 2025. (PDF, Video) (Under Review)
  • [C] Shyam Sundar Kannan and Byung-Cheol Min, "ZeroSCD: Zero-Shot Street Scene Change Detection", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 19-23 May, 2025. (PDF) (Under Review)
  • [C] Arjun Gupte*, Ruiqi Wang*, L. N. Vishnunandan Venkatesh, Taehyeon Kim, Dezhong Zhao, and Byung-Cheol Min (*equal contribution), "REBEL: Rule-based and Experience-enhanced Learning with LLMs for Initial Task Allocation in Multi-Human Multi-Robot Teams", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 19-23 May, 2025. (PDF, Video) (Under Review)
  • [C] Ike Obi, Ruiqi Wang, Wonse Jo, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Investigating the Impact of Trust in Multi-Human Multi-Robot Task Allocation", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 19-23 May, 2025. (PDF, Video) (Under Review)
  • [C] Kai Cheng*, Zhengyuan Li*, Xingpeng Sun, Byung-Cheol Min, Amrit Singh Bedi, and Aniket Bera (*equal contribution), "EfficientEQA: An Efficient Approach for Open Vocabulary Embodied Question Answering", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, USA, 19-23 May, 2025. (Under Review)
  • [J] Ruiqi Wang*, Dezhong Zhao*, Ziqin Yuan, Ike Obi, and Byung-Cheol Min (* equal contribution), "PrefCLM: Enhancing Preference-based Reinforcement Learning with Crowdsourced Large Language Models", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. (Website, PDF, Video) (Under Review)
  • [J] Jinjin Cai*, Ruiqi Wang*, Dezhong Zhao, Ziqin Yuan, Victoria McKenna, Aaron Friedman, Rachel Foot, Susan Storey, Ryan Boente, Sudip Vhaduri, and Byung-Cheol Min (*equal contribution), "AuD-Former: A Hierarchical Transformer Network for Multimodal Audio-Based Disease Prediction", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing. (Under Review)
  • [J] Weizheng Wang*, Le Mao*, Baijian Yang, Guohua Chen, and Byung-Cheol Min (* equal contribution), "Hyper- STTN: Social Group-aware Spatial-Temporal Transformer Network for Human Trajectory Prediction with Hypergraph Reasoning", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. (Website, PDF) (Under Review)
  • [J] Jun Han Bae, Pou Hei Chan, Yongho Kim, Richard M. Voyles, Sara K. Mcmillan, Bumjoo Lee, Mauricio Postigo-Malaga, Edgard Gonzales Zenteno, Jose Garcia-Bravo, Brittany Newell, J. Eric Dietz, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Uncrewed Remote Underwater Robotic Sediment Core Sampler", IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. (PDF, Video, GitHub) (Under Review)
  • [J] Tamzidul Mina, Shyam Sundar Kannan, Wonse Jo, Shaocheng Luo, Galen B. King, and Byung-Cheol Min, "Distributed Multi-robot Arbitrary Object Transportation with Pushing Surface Identification and Model-based Pushing Effort Regulation", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems. (Under Review)