Research Overview

Welcome to my page! I am Hee Tae Jung, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI) at the Luddy School of Information, Computing, and Engineering (SICE), Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indy). Before joining IU Indy, I earned my MS at Stanford University under the mentorship of Prof. Andrew Ng and completed my PhD and postdoctoral training at the University of Massachusetts Amherst under Prof. Ivan S. Lee. My primary research goal is to enhance the quality of life for individuals with chronic conditions and their caregivers, with a particular focus on improving stakeholder engagement and adherence. To achieve this, I leverage a wide range of technologies, including wearables, rehabilitation robots, serious games, VR/AR systems, and AI. My interdisciplinary research involves the development of technological solutions, the evaluation of their performance through pilot and clinical trials, and the investigation of their real-world impact.

I have published in leading health informatics, HCI, and clinical venues, including IEEE JBHI/TNSRE/BHI/EMBC, ACM TOCHI/CHI/CSCW/IMWUT and ASHA/AJSLP. My contributions have been recognized in both academic and industry contexts. Notably: My academic papers have been featured as a Cover Article of the Issue in IEEE JBHI, a Featured Article of the Issue in IEEE TNSRE, and have received the Best Paper Award at ACM CHI '24. I contributed to the development of Neuro-World, a cognitive training serious game suite, which was honored as an Innovation Award Honoree at CES 2020. My research is generously supported by the Alzheimer’s Association and Indiana Department of Health.

I actively pursue research funding and welcome contributions to support our efforts. If you are passionate about advancing community-engaged health informatics research, please consider making a donation to help support our students and their work.

News

• • Two posters led by Fanny D'Souza and Jonathan Liu have been accepted at the AMIA Annual Symposium 2025. Congratulations to both! This achievement is the result of close collaboration with University of Tennessee Health Research Center. — Jun, 2025.

  • Dr. Jung receives an ISCBIRF grant from the Indiana Department of Health for the project, Investigating the "Feasibility and Translational Therapeutic Benefits of Overground, Fully Immersive VR Gait Rehabilitation Therapies" for individuals with spinal cord and brain injuries. This exciting initiative is the result of a close collaboration with the IU School of Health & Human Sciences and the IU School of Medicine to expedite therapeutic recovery for individuals with traumatic brain injury. — Mar, 2025

  • One poster and one roundtable discussion proposal have been accepted at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference (CAC'25). These outcomes result from close collaboration with New York University, the University of Tennessee, the University of South Florida, the University of Mississippi, West Chester University, and the University of Central Arkansas. — Mar, 2025.

  • Our recent work on "A Relationship-Centered Perspective On Home Care Work" has been conditionally accepted with minor revisions for publication at the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM HCI) journal. The work will be presented at the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). Thanks are also due to Sanjana Rajan and Neha Kowtharapu, who helped find relevant literature that were missed in the initial submission. — Feb, 2025.

  • Dr. Jung will serve as an Associate Editor for the Biomedical Sensors and Wearable Systems track at IEEE EMBC'25. — Dec, 2024.

  • Kruthika Gaddam and Saitejaswi Cherukupalli successfully presented their posters at the AMIA Annual Symposium 2024. Congratulations on both the successful presentations and new jobs! — Nov, 2024.

  • Our recent work, titled "Communication, Socialization, and Literacy for Adults with Developmental Disabilities: An Interview Study of Parents’ Perspectives and Experiences" has been accepted for publication in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (AJSLP). This exciting research is the result of a close collaboration with West Chester University and the University of Central Arkansas. — Aug, 2024.

  • Dr. Jung receives an AARG-NTF-D grant from the Alzheimer's Association on "Developing an At-Home VR Activity Training Program for People with AD/ADRD." This exciting project is the result of a close collaboration with IU School of Health & Human Sciences and IU School of Medicine. — Jul, 2024

  • One poster is accepted at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention (ASHA Convention'24). These are the results of close collaboration with West Chester University, and the University of Central Arkansas. — Jul, 2024.

  • Two posters based on B691 Capstone Projects by Kruthika Gaddam and Saitejaswi Cherukupalli have been accepted at the AMIA Annual Symposium 2024. Congratulations to both! This achievement is the result of close collaboration with Rutgers University. — Jun, 2024.

  • Dr. Jung has been invited to deliver a talk on "Technology-Assisted Holistic Dementia Management to Improve Quality of Life of People Living with Dementia and Caregivers" at Daegu University and Daegu Cyber University. — Jun, 2024. 

  • Dr. Jung will serve in the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE BSN'24. — May, 2024.

  • Our recent work on "Towards Robotic Companions: Understanding Handler-Guide Dog Interactions for Informed Guide Dog Robot Design" that was accepted at ACM CHI received Best Paper Award. The best paper was awarded for 40 papers among the 4,046 total submissions (1%). [link to the list] [link to the paper] — Apr, 2024.

  • Our recent work on "Towards Robotic Companions: Understanding Handler-Guide Dog Interactions for Informed Guide Dog Robot Design" has been accepted for publication at ACM CHI. This exciting work is the result of close collaboration with University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Maine, and University of Texas Austin. — Jan, 2024.

  • Our collaborative team has been invited to deliver talks at the Korean Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (KSAAC) and Seoul National University (SNU). Dr. Kim will present these talks on behalf of the team. The talks are based on the results of our close collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the West Chester University. — Jan, 2024. 

  • Dr. Jung will serve on the review panel of the NSF. — Dec, 2023. 

  • Dr. Jung will serve as an Associate Editor for the Biomedical Sensors and Wearable Systems track at IEEE EMBC'24. — Dec, 2023.

  • Dr. Jung will serve on the review panel of the Alzheimer's Association. — Nov, 2023.

  • Two posters are accepted at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention (ASHA Convention'23). These are the results of close collaboration with West Chester University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Baylor University. — Jul, 2023.

  • Dr. Jung will serve in the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE BSN'23. — Jun, 2023.

  • Dr. Jung receives a Research Support Funds Grant (RSFG) from the Indiana University Office of the Vice Chancellor for the research project, developing a stroke rehabilitation VR solution. This exciting work is the result of close collaboration with Indiana Center for Advanced Neurorehabilitation, Indiana University. — Jun, 2023 

  • Two papers are accepted at the Annual International Conference on the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE EMBC'23). Congratulations to Niharika Toom and Charanjit Kaur. These are the results of close collaboration with Indiana University School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Springfield College, and Woorisoft Inc. — Apr, 2023.

  • Dr. Jung is nominated as an IU Extended Reality Initiative (XRI) Faculty Fellow. — Feb, 2023.

  • Dr. Jung will serve as an Associate Editor for the Biomedical Sensors and Wearable Systems track at IEEE EMBC'23. — Jan, 2023.

  • Dr. Minor (Department of Psycholosy, School of Science) and Dr. Jung were awarded IUPUI EMPOWER grant. — Jan, 2023.

  • Our ongoing project on Developing Serious Games for Children with ADHD has been featured in KBS (Korean Broadcast Systems) documentary Episode 154 (31:00-32:50) "DocuOn—The medicine meets the digital."  This exciting work is the ongoing collaboration with Woorisoft Inc. and Korean Brain Research Institute (KBRI). — Aug, 2022.

  • Our recent work on "Envisioning the Use of In-Situ Arm Movement Data in Stroke Rehabilitation: Stroke Survivors' and Occupational Therapists' Perspectives" has been accepted for publication at PLOS ONE. This exciting work is the result of close collaboration with University of Massachusetts Amherst and University of Maryland College Park. — Aug, 2022.