Welcome to HCI TECH LAB!

Pioneering Embodied and Physical Human–AI Interaction

The Human-Centered Interactive Technologies Lab (HCI Tech Lab) is a multidisciplinary research group at KAIST. Our mission is to empower human potential by bridging the physical and digital worlds through embodied intelligence (Physical AI) and immersive technologies (XR).

Our research focuses on:
  • Advanced Sensing Technology
  • Multimodal Haptic Technology
  • Authoring User Experience
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News

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Winter 2026 Undergraduate Research Internship
May 4 2026
We are looking for research interns (including URP) for 2026 Summer. Application deadline is May 15th. You can find more information here.
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Google Student Researcher Internship
Apr 24 2026
Jina Kim started internship as a Student Researcher at Google BIRD lab(Seattle)!
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CHI 2026 Participation
Apr 23 2026
Our lab participated in CHI'26 in Barcelona. Kun-woo and Dohui presented papers and our lab participated in workshop.
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Publication
A paper accepted to ToH
Apr 16 2026
Our paper VibGrasp: Spatiotemporal Vibration Based Multimodal Haptic Rendering with a Lightweight Exo-Glove for 3D Shape Perception led by Hojeong is accepted to IEEE Transactions on Haptics (ToH).
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Lab Activity (KAIST Strawberry Party)
Apr 3 2026
Lab Gathering at the KAIST Strawberry Party.
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Visit from Google AR & VR
Mar 22 2026
Mar from Google BIRD lab under Google AR & VR visited KAIST and HCI Tech Lab for seminar and potential research collaboration.
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VR 2026 Participation
Mar 22 2026
Our lab participated in VR'26 in Daegu. Soyeong presented TVCG and workshop papers.
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PositionClosed
M.S./Ph.D. Openings
Mar 15 2026
We are looking for M.S and Ph.D students for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semester. Please refer to updated M.S./Ph.D. Openings.

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Research

Highlighted & Recent Publications from HCI Tech Lab

Selected Publication

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CHI2025

HapticGen: Generative Text-to-Vibration Model for Streamlining Haptic Design

Youjin Sung*, Kevin John*, Hasti Seifi**, Sang Ho Yoon**

Recent Publication

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VibGrasp: Spatiotemporal Vibration Based Multimodal Haptic Rendering with a Lightweight Exo-Glove for 3D Shape Perception
IEEE Transactions on Haptics
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Align-to-Scale: Mode Switching Technique for Unimanual 3D Object Manipulation with Gaze-Hand-Object Alignment in Extended Reality
Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (ETRA26)
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HOICraft: In-Situ VLM-based Authoring Tool for Part-Level Hand-Object Interaction Design in VR
CHI2026
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Finger Tendon Vibration: Finger Movement Illusions for Immersive Virtual Object Interaction
CHI2026
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