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About
 

I'm a postdoctoral researcher in Human-Centered Design at Cornell University, working with the Meta Design + Technology Lab (MDTL).

My background spans industrial design and Human-Product Interaction research, with a focus on bridging theoretical knowledge and practical innovation. I believe in the power of deep user research and collaborative inquiry to create design solutions that are both functionally robust and emotionally meaningful.

Throughout my career, I've worked across diverse domains from consumer products and mobility systems to digital interfaces, translating complex ideas into tangible experiences. My work has been internationally recognized with iF, Red Dot, and IDEA awards.

Background

 

2024—2025 Cornell University Post-doc.
Future UX Design Strategy for Well-being and Sustainability
(NY, The U.S.A)

2024—2024 Kookmin University Teaching Assistant Professor
Industrial Design - Product Design III (Seoul, South Korea)

2019—2024 UNIST Ph.D.
Design Innovation through Meaning Blending 
Design Thinking Lab (Ulsan, South Korea)

2017—2019 UNIST M.S.
Future Technology Products and Mobility Design Projects
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, Upcoming
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)

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