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SEUNG
HYEON
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Research Interests
Human-Computer Interaction, Extended Reality, Spatial Interaction, Physical Computing
Education
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Ph.D. Candidate in Industrial Design
Advisor: Woohun Lee
Sep 2022 – Present
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
M.S. in Industrial Design
Advisor: Woohun Lee
Thesis: Sketch-Based Visualization of Problem Decomposition in Block-Based Programming
Mar 2020 – Aug 2022
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
B.S. in Industrial Design and Computer Science (double major)
Mar 2015 – Feb 2020
Kyeongbuk Science High School
Mar 2013 – Feb 2015
Awards & Honors
Design Awards
iF Design Award — WonderScope 
Apr 2023
James Dyson Award (National Runner-Up) — Vortex Laundry 
Sep 2020
Academic Distinctions
Department Salutatorian, KAIST
Feb 2020
Research & Service Awards
Special Recognition for Outstanding Reviews, ACM DIS 2025
Jul 2025
Olympiads & Competitions
Silver Prize (14th place), Korea Olympiad in Informatics
Jul 2014
Grand Prize (1st place), Gyeongsangbuk-do Olympiad in Informatics
Jun 2014
Scholarships & Fellowships
Department Honors Scholarship (Ranked 2nd–4th in entire department by GPA)
Sep 2018
Guwon Scholarship
Sep 2017
Department Honors Scholarship (Ranked 1st in entire department by GPA)
Sep 2017
The National Scholarship for Science and Engineering
Mar 2017
Publications
Conference & Journal Papers
SpatIO: Spatial Physical Computing Toolkit Based on Extended Reality
Seung Hyeon Han, Yeeun Han, Kyeongho Park, Sangjun Lee, Woohun Lee / CHI ’25, pp. 1–22
DOI: 10.1145/3706598.3713747 Project: SpatIO
Apr 2025
SurfaceLens: near-surface spatial interaction with science museum exhibits
HyunBeom Yi, Seung Hyeon Han, Min Kyoung Park, Woohun Lee / Digital Creativity, 33(1), 18–34 / Cover Paper
DOI: 10.1080/14626268.2022.2039208 Project: Scienscope (2020)
Mar 2022
Defining basic archetypes of an intelligent agent’s behaviour in an open-ended interactive environment
Richard Chulwoo Park, Donghyeon Ko, Hyunjung Kim, Seung Hyeon Han, Jee Bin Lim, Jiseong Goo, Geehyuk Lee & Woohun Lee / Digital Creativity, 31(1), 65–81
DOI: 10.1080/14626268.2020.1761834
Jun 2020
Posters, Demos, and Others
Demonstration of SpatIO: Spatial Physical Computing Toolkit Based on Extended Reality
Seung Hyeon Han, Yeeun Han, Kyeongho Park, Sangjun Lee, Woohun Lee / UIST Adjunct ’25, pp. 1–3
DOI: 10.1145/3746058.3759014 Project: SpatIO
Nov 2025
Desk Console: Augmenting 3D Virtual Controls on Physical Desks for Immersive Authoring
Yeeun Shin, Seung Hyeon Han, Woohun Lee / CHI EA ’25, pp. 1–4
DOI: 10.1145/3706599.3721165 Project: Desk Console
Apr 2025
Sketchnote: Sketch-Based Visualization of Problem Decomposition in Block-Based Programming
Seung Hyeon Han, Woohun Lee / UIST ’23 Adjunct, pp. 1–3
DOI: 10.1145/3586182.3616654 Project: Sketchnote
Oct 2023
In Progress & Under Review
Understanding viewpoint use in immersive object manipulation (Rephrased Title) *
Seung Hyeon Han, Authors 2 to n / Preparing for Submission
In Progress
Shared-display techniques for asymmetric co-located collaboration (Rephrased Title) *
Author 1, Seung Hyeon Han, Authors 3 to n / Preparing for Submission
In Progress
* Title and author list anonymized for double-blind conference review.
Patents & Intellectual Property
Design Registrations
Virtual Image Viewer
Woohun Lee, HyunBeom Yi, Seung Hyeon Han, Myeongseong Kim, Chee Eun Ahn, Richard Chulwoo Park / Design Registration, 30-1131189-0000
Oct 2021
Filed Applications
Cross-Reality Shared Display System for Collocated Collaboration Between XR Wearers and Non-Wearers and Apparatus Thereof
Woohun Lee, Sangjun Lee, Sohyun Park, Seung Hyeon Han, Yeeun Han, Kyeongho Park, Won Young Lee / Patent Application, 10-2025-0158154 (Pending)
In Progress
Leadership
Project Leadership — Research
Project Lead/Manager, Spatial Interaction Prototyping and Testing Toolkit Based on Extended Reality
Sep 2025 – Present
Project Lead/Manager, Research on the Utilization of Metaverse Avatars for Financial Investment
Oct 2023 – Mar 2024
Project Lead/Manager, Exploration of Next-Generation Wearable Tactical Equipment Design Ideas
Sep 2022 – Mar 2023
Project Leadership — Development
Project Lead/Manager, OTL Plus Planner 
Sep 2021 – May 2023
Lead Developer, ClueMetic Pida API Server
Jan 2019 – Jun 2019
Project Lead/Manager, OTL Plus Mobile & Renewal 
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
Project Lead/Manager, OTL Plus Timetable 
Jun 2017 – Dec 2018
Project Leadership — Design & Exhibition
Project Lead/Manager, Exhibition of Interactive Installation "Snow Message" 
Oct 2023 – Oct 2024
Co-Project Lead/Manager, Exhibition of Interactive Installation "TransWall" 
Jan 2021 – Aug 2021
Project Lead/Manager, SPARCS Brand & Design Guideline 
Mar 2018 – Dec 2018
Organizational Leadership
Lab Leader, Wonder Lab
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Founding Member & Inaugural Team Leader, SPARCS Design Team
Mar 2018 – Feb 2019
Entrepreneurship
Fractional Product Owner, Leviosa (early-stage startup)
Jun 2022 – Nov 2022
Fractional CTO, ClueMetic (early-stage startup)
Jul 2019 – Jan 2020
Exhibitions & Demonstrations
Conference Demonstrations
UIST 2025 Demos — SpatIO 
Nov 2025
CHI 2025 Interactivity — Desk Console 
Apr 2025
UIST 2023 Posters (with live demo) — Sketchnote 
Oct 2023
Official National Events (and Memorials)
Korean Cultural Center in France, Special Exhibition for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics "Noli : jeux coréens" — Snow Message 
May 2023 – Oct 2023
Gwanghwamun Square, Sewol Ferry Memorial Space "Memory and Light" — In Memory of Our April 
Apr 2019 – Nov 2021
Public Exhibitions
Daejeon Shinsegae Art & Science Nexperium — Snow Globe
Feb 2024 – Jan 2025
Naro Space Center Space Science Museum "14th Goheung Aerospace Festival" — WonderScope 
May 2024
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) "Inventive Minds and Ideas: Living In The Future" — WonderScope 
Dec 2022
KINTEX "2022 Korea Science & Technology Fair" — WonderScope 
Dec 2022
Daejeon Shinsegae Art & Science Nexperium — TransWall 
Aug 2021 – Present
Geological Museum Special Exhibition "There Was a Volcano" — Scienscope 
Oct 2020 – Feb 2021
Suseong Artpia Special Exhibition, "Media Scenery" — Lumi Land
Nov 2018
Academic Services
Reviewing
ACM CHI — 2x CHI 2026 Papers
2025
ACM DIS — 1x DIS 2025 Papers
2025
ACM TEI — 1x TEI 2026 Work in Progress
2025
Teaching & Mentoring
Teaching Assistant, ID506 Media Interaction Design
Sep 2023 – Dec 2023
Research Assistant, KAIST HRP
Mar 2023 – Dec 2023
Teaching Assistant, ID506 Media Interaction Design
Sep 2022 – Dec 2022
Teaching Assistant, ID503 Design Project 1
Mar 2022 – Jun 2022
Academic Counseling Assistant, KAIST Department of Industrial Design
Sep 2020 – Feb 2021
Part-Time Teaching Assistant, CS101 Introduction to Programming
Feb 2017 – Jun 2017
Methods & Tools
Interactive Systems & Software
C, C++ , C# , Python , Java , JavaScript/TypeScript
Programming
Unity , Android Studio
Apps & 3D Development
Meta XR SDK
VR Development
React , HTML , CSS/SCSS/CSS-in-JS
Web & UI Development
Django
Backend Development
Apache HTTP Server , Netlify
Deployment & Hosting
OpenCV
Computer Vision
Hardware & Fabrication
Arduino , Raspberry Pi
Embedded Computing
KiCad
Circuit & PCB Design
Autodesk Fusion 360
CAD & 3D Modeling
3D Printing , Laser Cutting , Vacuum Forming
Fabrication
UI & Visual Design
Figma, Adobe XD
UI Design
Adobe Illustrator , Adobe Photoshop
Graphic Design
Adobe After Effects
Video & Motion