I recently earned Ph.D. in the Department of Industrial Design at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), where I also completed M.S. and B.S. in Industrial Design.
As a design-based HCI researcher, I focus on the design and creation of novel artifacts that speculate about possible futures, with a particular emphasis on emerging technologies such as AI and IoT. By adopting speculative and critical perspectives, my interdisciplinary work aims to uncover the potential impacts of these technologies on daily human life and society, contributing to a deeper and more nuanced understanding of how they can shape our world. Specifically, in my Ph.D. research, I conducted series of Research through Design that present various alternative perspectives on how evolving things interact and form relationships with humans.
If you have any question, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at lnjchonolulu@gmail.com. Thank you for taking the time to visit!
I am currently looking for academic job opportunities [TT-Faculty or Postdoc position] for 2025 fall. Please let me know if you would like to work with me!
Education
Ph.D in Industrial Design, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Feb 2025
- Dissertation: Design Speculations for Reimagining Human-Thing Relationships
- Committee: Tek-Jin Nam(Chair), Hwajung Hong, Changhee Lee, Heekyung Jung, Daisy Yoo
M.S in Industrial Design, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2020
B.S in Industrial Design, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2018
News
Officially a Ph.D. in Industrial Design from KAIST!! 🎉 (Feb 14, 2025)
Four papers accepted to CHI 2025 (Jan 16, 2025)
Completed my Ph.D defense successfully !! (November 28, 2024)
Attended DC (Doctoral Consortium) at DIS 2024 (July 1, 2024)
Received Best Paper Honorable Mention Award🏅at DIS (July 5, 2023)
Travel
Attending CHI 2025 conference, Yokohama, Japan (April 26 - May 1, 2024)
Attending DIS 2024 conference, Copenhagen, Denmark (July 1-5, 2024)
Attending CHI 2024 conference, Honolulu, US (May 11-16, 2024)
Attending Scalable HCI Symposium, Shenzhen, China (Jan 7-11, 2024)
Attending DIS 2023 conference, Pittsburg, US (July 9-14, 2023)
Attending CHI 2023 conference, Hamburg, Germany (April 23-28, 2023)