Researchers

Ph.D. Student

Biography

2021 ~              PhD in Human Environment & Design, Yonsei University, Korea

2018 ~ 2020     Master of Arts in Design for People, Designskolen Kolding, Kolding, Denmark

2010 ~ 2018     Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea


Research topics

Participatory Design, Design for Social Innovation

Exhibition

2019                 Gwangju Design Biennale 2019 - Humanity

                         (place: GWANGJUBIENNALE, Gwangju, Korea)

2017                 Young designer challenge (place: Dongdaemun design plaza, DDP, Seoul, Korea)

2017                 Korea design exhibition (place: KINTEX, Ilsan, Korea)


Award

2017                 Korea design exhibition / winner

2017                 K-design award / Silver winner

Chansoo Hwang
hwangcs8583@gmail.com

Biography

2023 ~              Ph.D in Cognitive Science, Yonsei University, Korea

2020 ~ 2023     Master of Design, Kookmin University, Korea

2013 ~ 2015     Bachelor of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Seoul National University
                         of Science & Technology


Research topics

Design Justice, Design for Equity


Award

2014                 The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers, Academic Conference 

2013                 The 6th Design with the Other 90%

Chenhong Xue
xuech212@yonsei.ac.kr

Biography

2023 ~              PhD in Department of Integrated Design, Yonsei University, Korea

2020 ~ 2023     Master of Social Innovation Design, Guilin University of Electronic Technology  2016 ~ 2020     Bachelor of Digital media technology, Communication University of Shanxi, China


Research topics

Design for social innovation and sustainability


Award

2023                 The 7th National Student Industrial Design Competition / Second prize 

2022                 10th National College Digital Art & Design Competition / Second prize

Paulina Tjandrawibawa
paulinatj@yonsei.ac.kr

Biography

2024~               PhD in Integrated Design, Yonsei University, Korea

2010 ~ 2011     Master of Public Relations and Advertising, University of New South Wales,
                         Sydney, Australia

2002 ~ 2004     Bachelor of Arts (Visual Communication), KvB Institute of Technology,
                          Sydney, Australia


Research topics
Participatory Design, Design for Social Innovation

Exhibition

2022                 Sustainable Fashion, IKEA, Tangerang, Indonesia

2017 & 2016.    Jakarta International Handicraft Trade Fair (INACRAFT), Jakarta, Indonesia


Award

2023                 Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance LPDP Scholarship

2017                 Top 100 Finalists for The Big Start Indonesia 

Haeun Kim
haek@yonsei.ac.kr

Biography

2024 ~              Ph.D in Integrated Design, Yonsei University

2021 ~ 2023     Master of Fine Art, Norwegian University of Science and Technology


Professional experiences
2023 ~ 2024     Assistant Researcher at Korea Culture and Tourism Institute(KCTI)


Research topics
Speculative Design, Design for Social Innovation, Nonhumans, AR

Exhibition

2024          Science fair in Trondheim (Vitenskapsmuseet, Trondheim)

2023                Strange Attractors (K-U-K, Trondheim)

2023                Ocean Week 2023 (See Salmon, Trondheim)

2022                STILE (Galleri KiT, Trondheim)

2022                Seoul Africa Festival (Seoul forest, Seoul)



Award

2022                 Patent for the character ʻRoori’

2022                 Grand Prize in Environmental Content Contest, Andrebada

Master's Student

Biography

2021 ~              MS in Human Environment & Design, Yonsei University, Korea

2015 ~ 2019     Bachelor of Fine Arts in product design, Parsons School of Design, NY, U.S.A

2010 ~ 2011     Bachelor of Fine Arts in product design, Joshibi University of Art and Design, Japan


Research topics

Product design / 3D


Award 

2019                 International Society of Tropical Foresters Conference Yale University Conference

2019                 LEXUS DESGIN AWARD 2019 Nominated as shortlist candidate for 6 finalists


Jaeyoung Myung
myj950420@gmail.com




Biography

2022 ~              MS in Human Environment & Design, Yonsei University, Korea

2015 ~ 2021     Bachelor of Fine Arts in Techno-Product Design, Hanyang University Erica


Research topics

Design for Sustainability / SHCI / Human-nature interaction

Biography

2022 ~              MS in Human environment & Design, Yonsei University, Korea

2016 ~ 2020     Bachelor of Industrial Design, Tsinghua University, China


Research topics

Service design, mHealth, Generative AI, HCI


Exhibition

2019                 Beijing Design Week

Biography

2023 ~              MS in Human Environment & Design, Yonsei University, Korea

2018 ~ 2022     Visual & Communication Design in Convergence Design, Hannam University


Research topics

Healthcare, UX/UI, Service Design, Design for Social Innovation


Award 

2023                 IHEI: WorkStation, Silver Award 

2021                 Art & Design Technology Contest, Grand Prize Award

Jinseo Nam
jinseo@yonsei.ac.kr



Biography

2023 ~              MS in Cognitive Science, Yonsei University, Korea

2018 ~ 2023     Bachelor of Media Design, Dongduk Women's University, Korea


Research topics

Service Design, UX Design, Design for Social Innovation



Eric Kim
eric.kim1001@gmail.com



Biography

2024 ~              Master's in Integrated Design, Yonsei University, Korea

2018 ~ 2022     Bachelor's in Cognitive Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA


Research topics

Service Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Design for Social Good


ALUMNI

Shannen Patricia Widjaja (2024)
shannenwidjaja@yonsei.ac.kr

Biography

2021 ~ 2024     MS in Human Environment & Design, Yonsei University, Korea

2018 ~ 2021     Bachelor of Media Arts, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia


Research topics

Service Design, Design for Social Innovation, Systemic Design


Award 

2021                 Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation Scholarship

Santiago Augusto Silva (2023)
santiagoaugusto17@gmail.com

Biography

2020 ~ 2023     MS in Human Environment & Design, Yonsei University, Korea

2014 ~ 2018     Bachelor's degree in visual and product design, University of Brasília, Brazi


Research topics

Design and Democracy / Political Design / Digital Participation Platforms


Award 

2021                 International Student Ambassador at Barun ICT Research Center

2019                 Korea Global Scholarship

2018                 13th Design Research and Development Congress

2017                 12a Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial. Selected work.

Soyoung Lee (2023)
@yonsei.ac.kr



Biography

2020 ~ 2023     MS in Human Environment and Design, Yonsei University, Korea 

2017 ~ 2020     Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Design, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea


Research topics

Service Design / design for social innovation



Soohan Im (2021)
@yonsei.ac.kr



Biography

2018 ~ 2021   MS in Human Environment and Design, Yonsei University, Korea 

2015 ~ 2018   BS in Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, United State


Research topics

Universal Design / UX Design / HCI Design




Sojung Kim (2020)
@yonsei.ac.kr


Biography

2020                 PhD in Industrial Design, UNIST, Korea

2014                 MS in Industrial Design, UNIST, Korea

2010                 BE in Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Chiba University, Japan


Research topics

Nature-Inspired Design / Sustainable Design / Open Collaboration
(Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing)


Award

2013                 A Design Award Silver Prize


Yihyun Jang (2020)
@yonsei.ac.kr


Biography

2018~ 2020   MS in Cognitive Science and HCI, Yonsei University, Korea


Research topics

Design for social innovation / Human Computer Interaction / Experience Design


Award

2016                 LG Smart world Award

2016                 DFA Design for Asia Awards

2017                 Red Dot Award: Product Design