About
I'm a postdoctoral researcher in Human-Centered Design at Cornell University, working with the Meta Design + Technology Lab (MDTL).
My research focuses on Human-Technology Interaction, exploring how everyday technologies can support users in feeling good and acting in ways that do good. Drawing on cognitive science and positive psychology, I bring theoretical ideas into designing everyday user experiences to promote sustainable well-being.
I've worked in advanced UX design projects across consumer electronics, autonomous vehicles, and AI-integrated products, bridging user research and design throughout the process. My work has been internationally recognized with iF, Red Dot, and IDEA awards.
Background
2024—2026 Cornell University Post-doc.
Human-Technology Interaction for Well-being and Sustainability
AI-integrated Product Design and User Studies
(NY, United States)
2024—2024 Kookmin University Teaching Assistant Professor
Industrial Design - Product Design III (Seoul, South Korea)
2019—2024 UNIST Ph.D.
Design-driven Innovation through Meaning Blending
Design Thinking Lab (Ulsan, South Korea)
2017—2019 UNIST M.S.
Advanced Product and UX Design Projects for Consumer Electronics, Autonomous Driving, Drone, Medical Devices
Designo T9 Lab (Ulsan, South Korea)
2013—2017 UNIST B.S.
Major in Industrial Design
Minor in Human Factors Engineering
(Ulsan, South Korea)
Featured Awards
RED DOT DESIGN AWARD
2024 — RESPA CHUPS Pediatric Asthma Inhaler
2024 — SAFIE Ice Lake Safety Zone Visualization Device
2024 — LUMIVITA Gas Asphyxiation Prevention Solution
IDEA DESIGN AWARD
2022 — SAFE UP Safety Zone Visualization in Radiation Disaster
2019 — URBAN Micro Electric Vehicle for Young Adults
IF DESIGN AWARD
2023 — COACH A2Z Autonomous Shuttle Bus
2020 — $911 Emergency Rescue Drone
Exhibitions & Hornored
2025—Design Korea 2025
Selfutura (Seoul, South Korea)
2024—Postdoctoral Fellowship PI Granted by NRF
Investigation of the relationships between product attachment and sustainable use behavior
(National Research Foundation of Korea)
2021—Industry-Academia Cooperation Project Challenge Award presented by the Minister of MOTIE, KIAT
$911 Emergency Rescue Drone designed by UNIST x Dronedom
(Seoul, South Korea)
2021—Busan National Science Museum, Hello Robot
911$ Rescue Drone, BabyKing
(Busan; Daegu; Gwangju, South Korea)
2018—Design Korea 2018, K-Design DNA
Zero Capsule, BabyKing
(Goyang Kintex, South Korea)