PhD student, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo
JaeEun is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo, focusing on Human-Robot Interaction under Dr. Leah Zhang-Kennedy's co-supervision with Dr. Yue Hu.
Her research interests lie in human-robot interaction, especially in privacy and security risks in social robots. JaeEun's current research investigates children's and parents' perceptions of security and privacy in humanoid-robot interactions. Also, she explores approaches for safe and privacy-sensitive domestic social robot interactions by designing effective privacy notices and research on robot persuasiveness.