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​​​Chang Hee Lee PhD FRSA is the director of ASC lab and Associate Professor at Industrial Design Department in College of Engineering, KAIST. Before KAIST, he served as a Tutor (Assistant Professor) and 2nd Year Programme Leader in Innovation Design Engineering (IDE)—a joint MA & MSc programme between the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Imperial College London.
[email protected] /  ​CV

​Elena Dieckmann PhD FRSA is a Senior Teaching Fellow (Teaching Associate Professor) at Dyson School of Design Engineering Imperial College London.  Elena obtained her PhD from Imperial College London, and her specialist areas are biomaterials of circular products.. She is a co-founder of Aeropowder and was chosen for the 2017 Forbes 30 / ​More Info

Yoonji Lee is a multidisciplinary designer who enjoys coming up with creative solutions through various forms; visual, emotional, tangible, experiential. Currently, she is a master candidate in the ASC lab at KAIST. Yoonji graduated from Korea National University of Arts with a B.A degree in Interaction Design. 
[email protected]

Prof. Chang Hee Lee
          
​ Director

 Dr. Elena Dieckmann (2021 - )​

Visiting Scholar
​(Imperial College London)

   Yoonji Lee (2022 - ) ​​

PhD Student / Reseacher
(KAIST)

Ali Asadipour PhD leads the RCA’s Computer Science Research Centre (CSRC). His expertise lies in Intelligent Human-Computer Interaction (IHCI) covering research areas such as multisensory perception and cognition (sense), artificial intelligence (learn), interactive technologies (response), and information systems (manage). 
More Info

   Dr. Ali Asadipour​ (2022 - )   ​​

​Visiting Scholar
(Royal College of Art)​

Young Won Seo (2021 - )
          
​Admin Staff​

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Young Won Seo supports all aspects of administration for the lab.
[email protected]

   Dr. Bjorn Sommer (2021 - )   ​​

Visiting Scholar
(Royal College of Art)

Bjorn Sommer PhD is Research Tutor and Year 1 Lead (Assistant Professor) for Innovation Design Engineering (IDE) at the Royal College of Art (RCA)
[email protected]

Yena Kim (2024 -)
          
MSc Student / Researcher
​(KAIST)
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Yena Kim is a MSc candidate at the ASC Lab. She is a graduate of Industrial Design department KAIST.

Byoungjae, Kim (2024 -)
PhD Student / Researcher
​(KAIST)
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Byoungjae Kim is a PhD candidate at ASC Lab. He recieved both Masters and Undergraduate degree from Industrial Design KAIST.

Seunghwa, Pyo (2025 -)
MSc Student / Researcher
​(KAIST)
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Seunghwa Pyo is a MSc candidate at the ASC Lab. She is a graduate of Industrial Design department KAIST.

Yuqian Sun ia an AI artist and researcher. She holds BA from Academy of Arts&Design, Tsinghua University and MFA from Goldsmiths. She's currently conducting her PhD in the Computer Science Research Center (CSRC) at the Royal College of Art (RCA). She's also one of Baidu PaddlePaddle AI developers experts.
[email protected]

Gyurim is a communication and interaction designer with a keen interest in exploring various facets of interspecies communication and incorporating elements of visual and emotional design. Currently a master’s candidate in the ASC LAB at KAIST, she previously earned a bachelor’s degree in Visual Design and Computer Engineering from Handong Global University before joining the lab.

Yu Qian Sun (2021 - )
          
  PhD Student / Researcher
(Royal College of Art)

​Tibor Balint PhD is a Principal Human Centered Designer / Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He explores the roles of second-order cybernetics to create new perspectives, broaden paradigms, and foster design conversations through boundary objects, 
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   Dr. Tibor Balint (2021 - )   ​​

Visiting Scholar
(JPL NASA)

Jongik Jeon (2023 ~)
          
MSc Student / Researcher
​(KAIST)

​Jongik Jeon is a MSc student at the ASC lab. He is a graduate of Industrial Design, KAIST
​[email protected]
​More Info

Prof. Seungkyu Yoo (2024 -)
          
Visiting Scholar
​(Hanyang University)
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​Seungkyo Yoo is a Research Professor at Hanyang University and currently a Visiting Scholar at the KAIST ASC Lab. His focus is on facilitating Human-Building Interaction (HBI) research, with a special emphasis on interactive facades and 3D printing technology.

Prof. Jinjoo, Ma (2024 -)
Visiting Scholar
​(Hongik University)
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Jinjoo Ma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Fashion at Hongik University. Her research focuses on wearable fashion technology and interactive systems, with a particular emphasis on contextual information.

   Gyurim Kim (2023 - )       

​MSc Student / Researcher
(KAIST)

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​​Manoj Sahi Kumar is PhD candidate in the ASC Lab. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree with Distinction in Mechatronics / Robitics, and Double Master’s Degrees with Distinction in Innovation Design Engineering from Imperial College London (ICL) and the Royal College of Art (RCA).
[email protected]
More Info

   Manoj Kumar (2022 - )   ​​

PhD Student / Researcher
(KAIST)

Geumjin Lee (2023)
          
MSc Student / Researcher
​(KAIST)

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Geumjin is interested in designs that can provide emotional abundance and well-being with new interactions between human and plants, pets, spaces and so on. Geumjin graduated from KAIST with a bachelor's degree in industrial design and double majored in material science and engineering.
[email protected]
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Youngju Cha (2024 -)
          
Intern
(KAIST)
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Youngjoo Cha is an intern at the ASC Lab. She is a 4th year student studying Industrial Design and Computer Science at KAIST.

Prof. Yoon J Choi (2024 -)
Visiting Scholar
​(Virginia Tech)
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Yoon Jung Choi is an assistant professor in Industrial Design at Virginia Tech. Her research interests focus on accelerating sustainability in the product and industrial design discipline through (1) an interdisciplinary approach and (2) impactful industry and public collaboration.

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Alumni

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Haena Cho (2022 - 2024)

MSc Graduate
(KAIST)

Haena Cho is an MSc graduate from the ASC Lab at KAIST. During her MSc, she explored tools and devices that support the development of robotic olfactory interfaces for the future of social robotics. She received her BSc in Industrial Design from KAIST.

Jeong A Lee (2023)
          
Intern
​(KAIST)​

Jung Ah Lee joined the ASC lab as an intern while she was a 3rd-year student in the Industrial Design Department at KAIST.

Yoobin Lee (2024)
          
Intern
​(Kyung Hee University)
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Yoobin Lee joined the ASC lab as an intern while she was a 4th year student studying Mechanical Engineering at Kyung Hee University.

   Adil Hassan Khan​ (2022)   ​​

​Intern
(KAIST)

Adil Hassan Khan joined the ASC lab as an intern while he was a 3rd year student in Industrial Systems and Engineering at KAIST.

Ju Won Oh (2023)
          
Intern
​(KAIST)

Joowon Oh joined the ASC lab as an intern while she was a 4th-year student in the Industrial Design Department at KAIST. 

Heejin Kim (2024)
          
Intern
​(KAIST)
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Heejin Kim joined the ASC lab as an intern while she was a a 4th year student studying Industrial Design at KAIST.

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   ​​Jeongmin Ryu (2022)   ​​

Intern
(Yonsei University)

​​Jeongmin Ryu joined the ASC lab as an intern while he was a 4th-year student studying mechanical engineering at Yonsei University.​

Yutaek Song (2023)
          
Intern
​(KAIST)​​

Yootek Song joined the ASC lab as an intern while he was a 4th-year student in the Industrial Design Department at KAIST. 

Haley Noh (2024)
          
Intern
(New York University)
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Haley joined the ASC lab as an intern while she was a 2nd-year student at the Tandon School of Engineering, New York University (NYU).

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