Human Computer Interaction

Research Goals and Vision

The human-computer interaction (HCI) research at the KAIST School of Electrical Engineering aims to enhance user experience and facilitate seamless interaction between humans and machines. This research develops various interaction technologies and provides innovative applications through these advancements. The department’s innovative research in human-robot interaction, virtual and augmented reality, wearable interaction, digital health, social computing, usable security, and human-AI interaction is applied across various industries.

Key Research Areas

Human-Robot Interaction

Collaborative Robots : Developing systems that enable humans and robots to work together collaboratively. Research focuses on motion planning, control, and safe interaction.
Emotion Recognition : Creating technology that allows robots to recognize and appropriately respond to human emotions.

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Virtual and Augmented Reality

VR/AR System Development : Designing and implementing immersive virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) systems. Applications include education, entertainment, and healthcare.
Enhancing User Experience : Researching interfaces and interaction methods to optimize user experience in VR/AR environments.

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Wearable Interaction

Wearable Device Development : Developing wearable devices such as smartwatches and AR glasses, and researching their interactions.
Health Monitoring : Creating systems that use wearable technology to monitor and analyze real-time health data.

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Digital Health

Telemedicine Systems : Developing systems for diagnosing and treating patients remotely.
Health Data Analysis : Analyzing large-scale health data to predict and prevent diseases.

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Social Computing

Online Community Analysis : Analyzing interactions among users in social media and online communities to understand social behavior.
Collaboration Systems : Developing systems that support online collaboration to enhance work efficiency.

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Lee, Sung-Ju

Usable Security

New Security UI for Emerging Devices : Designing new UIs for applying security mechanisms to new devices such as HMD (Head-Mounted Display).
Human-Centered Design : Developing security systems by considering human behavior, cognition, psychology, and physical characteristics, since users are one of the most critical factors of security.

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Human-AI Interaction

AI Assistants : Developing AI assistants that allow for natural interactions with users.
Explainable AI : Researching explainable AI systems to help users understand and trust AI decisions.

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Recent related activities in Human Computer Interaction

See below for specifc ongoing research topics related to Human Computer Interaction of KAIST EE.

EE Professor Ian Oakley’s Lab’s Jiwan Kim and Hoheon Jeong Win Best People’s Choice Award at the ACM UIST Student Innovation Contest

2024.11.07
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EE Professor Ian Oakley's Lab’s Jiwan Kim and Hoheon Jeong Win Best People's Choice Award at the ACM UIST Student Innovation Contest < (From left) Jiw...

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