KAIST · HCI Tech Lab

Welcome to HCI TECH LAB!

Pioneering Embodied and Physical Human–AI Interaction

The Human-Centered Interactive Technologies Laboratory (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 TechnologyMultimodal Haptic TechnologyAuthoring User Experience
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Farewell to Dr. Jinwook Kim
Nov 13 2026
Dr. Jinwook Kim, a postdoctoral researcher in our lab, will join the University of Houston as a Postdoctoral Fellow. We are grateful for his contributions to the HCI Tech Lab and wish him all the best in this next chapter. Congratulations, Jinwook!
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Winter 2027 Undergraduate Research Internship
Nov 13 2026
We are looking for research interns (including URP) for 2027 Winter. Application deadline is Nov 20th. You can find more information here.
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Our work on multimodal haptic glove will be featured in CES 2027
Nov 13 2026
Our research project on multimodal haptic glove got CES 2027 Award (Honoree) and was featured in media.
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Our work on visualizing haptics for VR collaboration was featured in the media
Nov 13 2026
Our work, "Sharing Roughness with Hand-Outline Visualization to Reduce Sensory Asymmetry in VR Collaboration," was featured in media.
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UIST 2026 Participation
Nov 10 2026
Our lab participated in UIST'26 in Detroit. Jina and Rachel presented UIST papers & demos.
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UbiComp 2026 Participation
Oct 16 2026
Our lab participated in UbiComp'26 in Shanghai. Youjin, Dongkyu, Hyung Il, and Yubin presented IMWUT & ISWC papers.
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ISMAR 2026 Participation
Oct 6 2026
Our lab participated in ISMAR'26 in Italy. Kyoungwhan, Minju, and Dr. Seoyoung presented papers and participated in the XR-SPro'26 workshop.
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Best Paper Award for ISMAR 2026
Oct 7 2026
A paper Sharing Roughness with Hand-Outline Visualization to Reduce Sensory Asymmetry in VR Collaboration led by Minju wins Best Paper Award (<1%) for ISMAR 2026!'
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Selected work

Research

Highlighted & Recent Publications from HCI Tech Lab

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ACM CHI 2025

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

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

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DOBI: Dynamic Opportunistic Body Input via Spare Joint Recruitment for Hands-Free XR
ACM UIST 2026
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UniScale: Exploring Unimanual Gesture Mapping Strategies for Gaze+Pinch-based Scaling Interaction
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG/ISMAR2026)
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A Novel Flexible Shaft-driven Mechanism for Multidirectional Active Force Feedback in Haptic Gloves: A Preliminary Study
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
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VibGrasp: Spatiotemporal Vibration Based Multimodal Haptic Rendering with a Lightweight Exo-Glove for 3D Shape Perception
IEEE Transactions on Haptics (TOH)
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Inside the lab

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