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).
- Advanced Sensing Technology
- Multimodal Haptic Technology
- Authoring User Experience
News
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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.
Publication
A paper accepted to ETRA 2026
Mar 15, 2026
Our paper Align-to-Scale: Mode Switching Technique for Unimanual 3D Object Manipulation with Gaze-Hand-Object Alignment in Extended Reality led by Min-yung is accepted to ETRA 2026.
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New Research Project
Mar 12 2026
Context-Aware Multimodal Physical AI Framework for Coexistence-Oriented Human–Robot Interaction supported by NRF was selected.
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Graduate Students
Mar 1, 2026
Welcome our new Ph.D. students Hanseok Jeong, Hyung Wook Yi and MS students HyeongJin Do, Hyunwook Jung!
Lab Introduction Video
Research
Highlighted & Recent Publications from HCI Tech Lab
Selected Publication
All Publication ↗Recent Publication
All Publication ↗T2IRay: Design of Thumb-to-Index based Indirect Pointing for Continuous and Robust AR/VR Input
CHI2025
AWARD: Honorable Mention AwardChoreoCraft: In-situ Crafting of Choreography in Virtual Reality through Creativity Support Tool
CHI2025
Posture-Informed Muscular Force Learning for Robust Hand Pressure Estimation
NeurIPS 2024
EStatiG: Wearable Haptic Feedback with Multi-Phalanx Electrostatic Brake for Enhanced Object Perception in VR
ACM IMWUT (UbiComp2024)