Projects

Past and ongoing industry and government sponsored projects.

Distributed Design Thinking & Design Representation for Creative Problem Solving: Understanding & Application

Agency: NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea),

Program: Mid-Career Researcher Support Program (Humanities and Social Sciences).

Duration: 2023.03.01 - 2025.02.28

Product Development with ASAN Co Ltd.

Agency: ASAN Co Ltd. & UNIST Industry Collaboration Grants

Program: Industry Commissioned Project

Duration: 2019.08.01 - 2020.01.31

IoT Product design for early-stage dementia support

2018.03.01-2018.12.31 | UNIST Discovering research excellence | 45,000,000 KRW | role: PI

Collaborative seed funding across design and human factors to explore design-driven solutions to support early-stage dementia sufferers, with focus upon memory support.

Hyundai car sound app design

2017.11.10~2018.01.31 | Trendy App Inc. | 11,346,000 KRW | role: Co-PI

Project in collaboration with industry sponsor and engineering faculty to provide UI/UX solutions for App. design towards in-car engine sound simulation and user control.

Integrated smart-drone project

2017.07.17~2017.11.30 | Industry project | 9,500,000 KRW | role: Co-PI

Design and development of smart drone in collaboration with industry partners specialising in engineering and control platforms.

Comparative study of interdisciplinary education between Korean & UK institutions

2015.07.01~2015.12.31 | UNIST, UMI Future Strategic Research Fund | 16,000,000 KRW | role: PI

Study to explore the driver and barriors for successful interdisciplinary design education at undergraduate level.

Exploring the role and use of digital sketching tools

2012.10.15~2014.04.14 | UNIST, Settlement Grant | 30,000,000 KRW | role: PI

Research to explore the implications of digital sketching for the reflective act of designing when employed during conceptual design.

Plant Diary: IoT product design solution for indoor horticulture

2016.03.01-2016.12.01 | In-house Lab project | role: Co-supervisor

The development of an IoT product design for indoor plants to monitor and enhance health and growth. An award winning design In collaboration with ipd Lab, UNIST.

Design 4.0: Pedagogic Best Practice for Technology-driven Design Futures (int. Lead)

Agency: UKRI (United Kingdom Research Innovation)

Program: UK-Republic of Korea Collaborative Grant

Duration: 2021.02.01 - 2023.12.31

 Future home

2018.04.01~2018.09.30 | LG Electronics Co., Ltd. | 50,000,000 | role: Co-PI

Project to explore and position future home living scenarios and related product ideas, leveraging emergent technologies.

Collaborative Augmented Reality for Learning (CARL)

2017.03.01~2017.12.31 | UNIST | 50,000,000 KRW | role: Co-PI

Interdisciplinary project (design, HCI, CS) to explore opportunities and possibilities towards AR/VR solutions within the learning and education space. Proto: Conceptual tool for augmented prototyping

Design Convergence Specialised Programme

2017.03.28~2017.12.27 | Korean Institute of Design Promotion | 830,000,000 KRW | role: Co-PI

In collaboration with Ulsan City Gov. and Ulsan University, programme to foster and young start-up teams and entrepreneurial activities.

Smart toy usability and user experience project

2014.10.01~2015.09.30 | Korean Institute of Science & Technology | 40,000,000 KRW | role: Co-PI

Project to explore and develop concepts towards smart toy design for direct industry up-take and future commercialization.

ToyBox: From utility to delight

2016.01.01-present | UNIST, lab project | role: PI

multi award-winning, transformative design project aimed at NGOs and charitable foundations. A social design intervention aimed at the world's most disadvantaged children.

Product (re)design of Boksoondoga

2016.03.01-2016.12.01 | Boksoondoga | MGP | role: Supervisor

Design and development work towards product packaging design. Engineering solution to reduce overspill when openening, combined with design work towards new company product lines. 

IKEA Product Hacking & Every-day Design Innovation. Ph.D. Thesis, UNIST, Republic of Korea. Final Defense dates: June 14, 2024.

Design of AI Companion to Empower Elderly: Communication Support and Medical Monitoring

Agency: UNIST

Program: A.I. Dissemination and Expansion Support Program

Duration: 2021.02.01 - 2023.12.31

Dr. Pik vacuum oral cleaner for home use

2017.09.18~2018.01.31 |   Doctor Pik Industry sponsor | 66,860,000 KRW | role: Co-PI

Industry project to develop and deliver product concept for oral health. In collaboration with emotion lab, UNIST.

Sketching as Co-design tool during conceptual ideation

2015.05.01~2017.04.30 | National Research Foundation of Korea | 52,400,000 | role: PI

Study to explore the role and use of various design representations during conceptual, co-design ideation; implications for shared understanding and product development.

Development & commercialization of personal transportation system for future mobility

2016.10.01~2017.11.30 | Mando Co., Ltd. | 90,000,000 KRW | role: Co-PI

The design and development of platform for urban mobility/delivery utalizing company's existing technology and engineering expertise. In collaboration with Creative Design Lab, UNIST. 

Exploring creative design ideation in situations of complex uncertainty

2013.05.01~2014.04.30 | National Research Foundation of Korea | 26,200,000 KRW | role: PI

Study to explore the role and use of sketching as means to represent design intentions with particular focus upon solution ideation.