Research Overview

The essential goal of the lab is to maximize the quality of life for people with chronic conditions with a particular focus on increasing the stakeholder engagement and adherence. Towards that end, he leverages advanced technologies, including wearables, rehab robots, serious games, VR/AR systems, and AI. This interdisciplinary research involves developing technological solutions, evaluating their performances through pilot/clinical trials, and investigating their impact in the real-world setting. Dr. Jung has published in health informatics and HCI venues, such as IEEE JBHI/TNSRE/BHI/EMBC, and ACM TOCHI/IMWUT/CHI. His contribution has been recognized as a cover article at IEEE JBHI, a featured article at IEEE TNSRE, the best paper award at ACM CHI'24 and an innovation award honoree at CES 2020.

News

• • 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%). — 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 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 to 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, 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 to 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, 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.