Jong-Hoon Kim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Kent State University


Phone: (330) 672-9060

Office Info: MSB 208

Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday, 3:30 -4:30 PM

E-mail: jkim@cs.kent.edu

Homepage: http://www.cs.kent.edu/~jkim/

Advanced Tele-Robotics Laboratory: http://www.atr.cs.kent.edu/



Curriculum Vitae





Research and Instructional Interest

  • Robotics
  • Tele-Robotics
  • Embedded Systems
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Wearable Computing
  • Intelligent Systems
  • Sensor Network
  • System Security
  • Coding Eucation for Children

Background Education

2011
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.
2008
M.S., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.
2005
B.S., Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea

Professional Experience

January 2017
Director of ATR Lab , Computer Science, Kent State University, Kent,Ohio, U.S.A.
Assistant Professor, Computer Science , Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, U.S.A.
August 2014 - December 2016
Cheif Technical Advisor, ArtXpresso. L.L.C., Seoul, South Korea
Adjunct Advisor, FIU Discovery Lab, School of Computing and Information Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Junaray 2012 - August 2014
Director of Discovery Lab , School of Computing and Information Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Computing and Information Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
2002 - 2004
System Supervisor, I-BUS Corporation, Seoul, South Korea
2000 - 2002
System Administrator, IBM Korea, Seoul, South Korea


Successful Grants which I was involved

PRET SITE: Research Experience for Teachers in Cyber-enabled technologies
Source of Support: NSF
Role : Senior Investigator (PI : Niki Pissinou)
Total Award Amount: $ 498,000
Total Award Period Covered: 08/01/2014 - 07/31/2017

Project Title: UniversityCity Prosperity Project
Source of Support: Department of Transportation
Role : Co-Principal Investigator (PI : N.Rishe)
Total Award Amount: $ 11,397,120
Total Award Period Covered: 2014 - 2016

Project Title: Google Computer Science for High School (Google - CS4HS )
Source of Support: Google Inc.
Role : Principal Investigator
Total Award Amount $ 13,500
Total Award Period Covered: 04/01/2013 - 03/31/2014

Project Title: Border Surveillance Using Wireless Sensor Networks
Source of Support: Korea-Tunisia Cooperation
Role : Co-Principal Investigator ( Korean-PI: Sunshin An, Tunisian-PI : Noureddien Boudriga)
Total Award Amount: $300,000 ($150,000 for Korea, $150,000 for Tunisia)
Total Award Period Covered: Oct. 2012 - Sept. 2015

Project Title: REU SITE: [ASSET] Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Advanced Secured Sensor Enabling Technologies
Source of Support: NSF
Role : Senior Investigator (PI : Niki Pissinou)
Total Award Amount $ 359,997
Total Award Period Covered: 01/01/2013 - 12/13/2015

Project Title: TeleBot - Telepresence robot for Disable Veteran and Police Officer
Source of Support: Private Donation - Lt. Cmdr Jeremy Robins, US Navy
Role : Principal Investigator
Total Award Amount $ 20,000
Total Award Period Covered: 04/27/2012

Publications

(*Corresponding Author)
  1. *Sevugarajan Sundarapandian, Jong-Hoon Kim, Shadeh Ferris-Francis, Jerry Miller, Nagarajan Prabakar, Christopher Charters, Hunter Michko, "A Novel Communication Architecture and Control System for TeleBot: A Multi-Modal Telepresence Robot for Disabled Officers", International Journal of Next-Generation Computing (IJNGC), ISSN: 0976-5034, VOL. 7, NO. 3 , November 28, 2016

  2. Sarra Berrahal, Jong-Hoon Kim, Slim Rekhis, *Noureddine Boudriga, Deon Wilkinsu, and Jaime Acevedou,"Border surveillance monitoring using Quadcopter UAV-Aided Wireless Sensor Networks", Journal of Communications Software and Systems (JCOMSS), ISSN: 1845-6421, VOL. 12, NO. 1 (p67 - p82), March 29, 2016

  3. Jong-Hoon Kim , *Gokarna Sharma, Noureddine Boudriga, S.S. Iyengar and Nagarajan Prabakar, "Autonomous Pipeline Monitoring and Maintenance System: An RFID-based Approach" , EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, December 21, 2015, IF: 0.72, doi:10.1186/s13638-015-0495-y

  4. Lohit Penubaku, Jong-Hoon Kim , *Sitharama Iyengar and Shilpa Kadbur,"Access Control System which uses human behavioral profiling for authentication", The Second International Symposium on Signal Processing and Intelligent Recognition Systems (SIRS-15), Technopark, Trivandrum, India, December 16 - 19, 2015

  5. Sarra Berrahal, Jong-Hoon Kim, Slim Rekhis, *Noureddine Boudriga, Deon Wilkinsu, and Jaime Acevedou,"Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle Assisted WSN-based Border Surveillanc", Proceedings of The 23rd International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (IEEE SoftCOM 2015) , Bol (Island of Brac), Croatia, September 16 - 18, 2015

  6. Harold Martin, Jaime Donaw, Robert Kelly, YoungJin Jung, *Jong-Hoon Kim " A Novel Approach of Prosthetic Arm Control using Computer Vision, Biosignals, and Motion Capture", Proceedings of IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (IEEE-SSCI 2014), Orlando, Florida, U.S.A., December 9-12, 2014

  7. Shiny Pearl Kona, Nathaniel Butler, Rajesh Vijayasekar, Worlanyo Adzimah, and *Jong-Hoon Kim , " Design of an Intelligent Robotic Audio System for Smart Home Environment ", Proceedings of Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics(FCRAR-2014), Miami, Florida, May 2014

  8. Justin Rodriguez, Hunter Michko, Anthony Aguilar, and *Jong-Hoon Kim , " Design of a LowCost Emergency Response Bot ", Proceedings of Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics(FCRAR-2014), Miami, Florida, May 2014

  9. Jong-Hoon Kim , *Nagarajan Prabakar, and Cynthia Tope, " Efficient Concurrent Operations of Telepresence Avatars ", Proceedings of The 44th International Symposium on Robotics, Seoul, Korea, October 24-26, 2013

  10. Michael Waddell, Joel Villasuso, Daniela ChavezGuevera, and *Jong-Hoon Kim , " Standardized Linearization and Vectorization Algorithm for Arm Motion Control of A Humanoid Telepresence Robot ", Proceedings of The 44th International Symposium on Robotics, Seoul, Korea, October 24-26, 2013

  11. Mangai Prabakar, and *Jong-Hoon Kim , " TeleBot: Design Concept of Telepresence Robot for Law Enforcement ", Proceedings of the 2013 World Congress on Advances in Nano, Biomechanics, Robotics, and Energy Research (ANBRE13), Seoul, Korea, pp. 34-42, August 25-28, 2013

  12. Nagarajan Prabakar, C. Tope, and *Jong-Hoon Kim , " A Smart Multi Telepresence Robot Management System ", Proceedings of the 2013 World Congress on Advances in Nano, Biomechanics, Robotics, and Energy Research (ANBRE13), Seoul, Korea, pp. 43-51, August 25-28, 2013

  13. Francisco Peleato, Mangai Prabakar, and *Jong-Hoon Kim , " Smart Global Positioning System for Autonomous Delivery Robots in Hospitals ", Proceedings of the 29th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference (SBEC), Miami, May 2013

  14. Daniela ChavezGuevara, Giuseppe Vietri, Mangai Prabakar, and *Jong-Hoon Kim , " Robotic Exoskeleton System Controlled by Kinect and Haptic Sensors for Physical Therapy ", Proceedings of the 29th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference (SBEC), Miami, May 2013

  15. Irvin S. Cardenas and *Jong-Hoon Kim , " Advanced Technique for Tele-operated Surgery Using an Intelligent Head-mount Display System ", Proceedings of the 29th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference (SBEC), Miami, May 2013

  16. Mangai Prabakar, Alejandro Diaz, Daniela Chavez Guevara, and *Jong-Hoon Kim , " A Study of Telerobotic Surgery and Telementoring in Space Missions ", Proceedings of the 29th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference (SBEC), Miami, May 2013

  17. Uwe J. Cerron, *Nagarajan Prabakar, and Jong-Hoon Kim , " A Framework For affordable Telemedicine Service ", Proceedings of the 29th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference (SBEC), Miami, May 2013

  18. *Nagarajan Prabakar, Jong-Hoon Kim , U. Cerron, and S.S. Iyengar., " Sensor Network Based Parking Management System ", The ISCA 4th International Conference on Sensor Networks and Applications (SNA), New Orleans, November 2012

  19. Lazaro Herrera, Francisco Peleato, and *Jong-Hoon Kim ., " Viability of Indoor Robotic Air Aquariums ", Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics , Boca Raton, Florida, May 2012

  20. Cardenas Irvin, Shao Leo, and *Jong-Hoon Kim ., " GunBot: Design Concept of a Semi-Autonomous UGV with Omni-directional Mobility and Auto-Target Tracking ", Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics , Boca Raton, Florida, May 2012

  21. Daniela Chavez Guevara and *Jong-Hoon Kim ., "ScouterBot: Design of a Low Cost Autonomous Ball-boy Robot ", Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics , Boca Raton, Florida, May 2012

  22. Jong-Hoon Kim, Gokarna Sharma, and *S. Sitharama Iyengar., "Design Concept and Motion Planning of a Single-Moduled Autonomous Pipeline Exploration Robot", The 37th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society(IEEE- IECON 2010)

  23. Jong-Hoon Kim, Gokarna Sharma, and *S. Sitharama Iyengar. , "FAMPER: A Fully Autonomous Mobile Robot for Pipeline Exploration", International Conference on Industrial Technology (IEEE- ICIT 2010)

  24. Jong-Hoon Kim, Gokarna Sharma, Noureddine Boudriga, and *S. Sitharama Iyengar., "RAMP System for Proactive Pipeline Monitoring", The Third International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks(IEEE- COMSNETS 2010)

  25. Jong-Hoon Kim, Gokarna Sharma, Noureddine Boudriga, and *S. Sitharama Iyengar., "SPAMMS: A Sensor-based Pipeline Autonomous Monitoring and Maintenance System", The Third International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks(IEEE-COMSNETS 2010)

Selected Media Coverage

  14 innovations that improved the world in 2014" at www.mashable.com 


Real-Life `ROBOCOP' helps wounded officers and Vets get back to work", in National Fox News - America's Newsroom", Feb. 12th 2014.
  

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