인간공학 기반의 사용자 가치 연구실

[학부 인턴 모집 중, 상시] 사용자 가치 연구실에서 학부 연구 인턴 모집합니다. 사용자 가치 연구실은 인간공학/UX/UI/산업디자인/HCI/뇌과학/인지심리학/사회학 연구 수행, 최상위권 저널 논문 작성, 타 대학/기관과의 협업, 국내외 최상위권 대학원 박사 진학, 다양한 세미나/워크샵 참여, 국내외 학회 발표 활동을 목표로 합니다. 경쟁력 있고 올바른 연구자로서의 길을 체험해보고 싶은 학부생은 연락 바랍니다(jaehpark@inu.ac.kr). (* 인턴 중 머신러닝/인공지능 알고리즘, 통계 분석, 프로토타이핑을 위한 프로토타이핑, 영어 능력 계발 필요) 

User Value Laboratory belongs to the Department of Industrial & Management Engineering and is located at 8 ho-gwan 426 ho, Incheon National University (INU), Republic of Korea. Our laboratory has various equipment including both marker-based and markerless motion capture systems (e.g., an IMU-based device), physiological measurement devices (e.g., EEG, EMG, GSR, BVP, respiration and body temperature), body composition analyzers, workout machines (e.g., treadmills and exercise bikes) and wearable experimental devices (e.g., smartwatches and augmented/virtual reality headsets). We are in the process of recruiting graduate students and postdoctoral researchers (The program of our university that supports a postdoctoral researcher will be soon announced for the 2021~2022 contract), and we are very open to various and new forms of collaborations. If you are interested, please email us at jaehpark@inu.ac.kr.

Our research areas are as follows: 1) Artificial intelligence-based user experience and user value engineering, 2) ergonomic design of personal mobilities and medical, rehabilitation, and assistive devices, 3) user interface of the wearable device, VR/AR headset, and drone.

[Research Topic A] Artificial Intelligence (AI) based User Experience (UX) and User Value (UV) Engineering

> Overview

• User experience and user value information can be useful when analyzed through quantification. We have developed a methodology that can use quantified experience and value level in the development of new products and services. Various mathematical analysis methods including machine learning and deep learning were applied. It will be applied to various fields such as social phenomenon (e.g., generation Z), and arts to broaden the scope of user experience and user value, which have been analyzed through products and services.

• 사용자 경험과 사용자 가치 또는 제품/서비스/브랜드 가치의 지표를 만들고 이를 체계적으로 정량화하기 위한 연구를 수행합니다. 최근에는 인공지능 기반 모델을 이용하여 기존 방식을 보완하는 연구를 수행하고 있습니다. 이 과정에서 Z세대와 같은 세대 현상, 예술품의 가치 평가와 같은 주제도 다루고 있습니다. 

> Featured publications 

• Park, J., Han, S.H.*, Kim, H.K., Cho, Y., Park, W. (2013). Developing elements of user experience for mobile phones and services: survey, interview, and observation approaches, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 23(4), 279-293. (SCIE/SSCI) (Review paper, Cited by 150+)

• Park, J., Han, S.H.*, Kim, H.K., Oh, S., Moon, H. (2013). Modeling user experience: a case study on a mobile device, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 43(2), 187-196. (SCI/SSCI) (Cited by 150+)

• Park, J., Han, S.H.* (2013). Defining user value: a case study of a smartphone, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 43(4), 274-282. (SCI/SSCI) (Cited by 50+)

[Research Topic B] Ergonomic Design of 1) Personal Mobilities and 2) Medical, Rehabilitation, and Assistive Devices

> Overview

• The automotive sector, including autonomous driving, has been and will be important. Automotive and ergonomics are closely related, and ergonomics will certainly create new added value for various types of mobilities. The market for medical, rehabilitation and assistive devices is getting bigger, but considering the high barriers to entry and limited user base, usability and user experience considerations are insufficient. Our laboratory aims to increase the cognitive and physical fitness of medical, rehabilitation and assistive devices so that more people can benefit from it. For this purpose, research has been carried out on the exoskeleton robot walker and bio-signal measuring instrument.

• 이동수단 및 헬스케어 분야 기기의 인간공학 디자인과 평가에 관여하고 있습니다. 이동수단 분야로는 자율주행을 고려한 자동차뿐만이 아니라 전동휠체어와 같은 퍼스널 모빌리티를 연구 대상으로 하고 있습니다. 헬스케어 분야로는 외골격 로봇, 보조 로봇, 인허가 프로세스 등을 연구 대상으로 하고 있습니다. 

> Featured publications

• Bitkina, O.V., Park, J.*, Kim, H.K. (2020). Usability and user experience of medical devices: an overview of the current state, analysis methodologies, and future challenges, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 76, 102932. (SCI/SSCI) (Review paper)

[Research Topic C] User Interface (UI) of the Wearable Device, VR/AR Headset, and Drone

> Overview

• As the fourth industrial revolution began, the use of new devices such as wearable devices, virtual and augmented reality headsets, and drones began to increase. As new devices become popular, side effects start to appear. Most of the side effects are related to usability and user experience. Our laboratory is basically focused on preventing and improving the related problems in advance. We mainly diagnose and solve problems through benchmarking experiments.

• 새로운 인터페이스 설계, 개발, 평가와 관련된 작업을 수행하고 있습니다. 웨어러블 디바이스, VR/AR 헤드셋, 드론과 같은 새로운 형태의 인터페이스의 설계 시 필요한 가이드라인과 평가 지표에 대한 연구를 수행하고 있습니다. 웨어러블 디바이스의 착용성, VR/AR 기기 관련 멀미 등을 세부 주제로 하고 있습니다.

> Featured publications

• Kim, H.K., Park, J.*, Choi, Y., Choe, M. (2018). Virtual reality sickness questionnaire (VRSQ): Motion sickness measurement index in a virtual reality environment, Applied Ergonomics, 69, 66-73. (SCI/SSCI) (Cited by 150+)

We are actively working with the following collaborators to compensate for our scarce resources. They are collaborators who wrote more than 5 papers together and are still conducting joint research. They are mentors to our lab researchers and look forward to active collaboration in the future.

• Prof. Jungyoon Kim @ Kent State University, USA (켄트주립대학교 김정윤 교수) 

• Prof. Jangwoon Park @ Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA (텍사스A&M대학교-CC 박장운 교수)

• Prof. Byung-Cheol Lee @ Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA (텍사스A&M대학교-CC 이병철 교수)

• Prof. Heejin Jeong @ University of Illinois at Chicago, USA (일리노이대학교-시카고 정희진 교수)

• Prof. Hyun K. Kim @ Kwangwoon University, Republic of Korea (광운대학교 김현경 교수) 

We are working on or planning to work with the following organizations. The joint research is proceeding in the form of projects. These organizations are our valuable collaborators who will continue to work together in the future.

• Kent State University (켄트주립대학교)

• Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (텍사스 A&M대학교-CC)

• Kwangwoon University (광운대학교)

• Seoul National University (서울대학교)

• Sungkyunkwan University (성균관대학교)

• Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (분당서울대학교병원)

• Korea Electronics Technology Institute (한국전자기술연구원)

• Hyundai Mobis (현대모비스)

• SJTECH (에스제이테크)

• HMH (에이치엠에이치)