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
Latest news from HCI Tech Lab
Publication
A paper accepted to IEEE TVCG
Jan 2, 2026
Our paper AquaHaptics: Hand-based Multimodal Haptic Interactions for Immersive Virtual Underwater Experience led by Soyeong Yang is accepted to IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG).
News
A paper accepted to IEEE TVCG
Dec 7, 2025
Our paper ForceCtrl: Hand-Raycasting with User-Defined Pinch Force for Control-Display Gain Application led by Seo Young (co-advised by Prof. Woontack Woo) and Junghoon is accepted to IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG).
PositionClosed
Winter 2026 Undergraduate Research Internship
Nov 7 2025
We are looking for research interns (including URP) for 2025 Winter. Application deadline is Nov 18th. You can find more information here.
News
Visit from Danish delegation of distinguished professors
Nov 3 2025
Lab Introduction Video
Research
Highlighted & Recent Publications from HCI Tech Lab
AquaHaptics: Hand-based Multimodal Haptic Interactions for Immersive Virtual Underwater Experience
AUTHORS: Soyeong Yang, Sang Ho Yoon
Accepted - Will be Published IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)
ForceCtrl: Hand-Raycasting with User-Defined Pinch Force for Control-Display Gain Application
AUTHORS: Seo Young Oh, Junghoon Seo, Juyoung Lee, Boram Yoon, Woontack Woo*, Sang Ho Yoon*
Accepted - Will be Published IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)
Moving-Press: Pressure-based Moving Phantom Sensation for Immersive VR Hand Interaction
AUTHORS: Dongkyu Kwak*, Kyungjin Seo*, Rachel Kim, Sang Ho Yoon
Visuo-Tactile Feedback with Hand Outline Styles for Modulating Affective Roughness Perception
AUTHORS: Minju Baeck, Yoonseok Shin, Dooyoung Kim, Hyunjin Lee, Woontack Woo*, Sang Ho Yoon*
AWARD: Best Paper AwardNeck Goes VRrr: Reducing Rotation-Induced Virtual Reality Sickness through Neck Muscle Vibrations
AUTHORS: Kun-Woo Song, Sang Ho Yoon
T2IRay: Design of Thumb-to-Index based Indirect Pointing for Continuous and Robust AR/VR Input
AUTHORS: Jina Kim, Yang Zhang, Sang Ho Yoon
AWARD: Honorable Mention AwardHapticGen: Generative Text-to-Vibration Model for Streamlining Haptic Design
AUTHORS: Youjin Sung*, Kevin John*, Hasti Seifi**, Sang Ho Yoon**
Posture-Informed Muscular Force Learning for Robust Hand Pressure Estimation
AUTHORS: Kyungjin Seo*, Junghoon Seo*, Hanseok Jeong, Sangpil Kim, Sang Ho Yoon