2013-2017 Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University.
2009-2011 M.S. in Experimental Psychology, Korea University.
2004-2009 B.S. in Life Science, Minor in Psychology, Sogang University.
2024- Associate Professor. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle.
2017-2024 Assistant Professor. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle.
2012-2013 Research Scientist. Interaction and Robotic Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST).
Boeing Visiting Professorship Program (2025, The Boeing Company)
CAREER Award (2023, National Science Foundation).
Faculty Appreciation for Career Education & Training Award (FACET) (2020, University of Washington).
Rogel Faculty Support Award (2017, University of Washington).
Doctoral Colloquium Poster Competition - an honorable mention (2017, IISE).
IEGA & IME Research Poster Awards - an honorable mention (2015, Penn State University).
Brain Korea 21 (BK21) Scholarship (2009, Korea University).
Honors Scholarship (2008, Sogang University).
[J]: Journal articles, [B]: Book chapters, [C]: Conference presentations
1:graduate student co-author, 2:undergraduate student co-author
[J] Sun., T.1, Hwee, J.2, & Kim, J-E. (Submitted) Predicting procrastination using multimodal physiological responses with machine learning.
[J] Li, J.1, Huang, S., & Kim, J-E. (2025). Predicting multitasking performance: an EEG- and eye movement-based dynamic Bayesian network, International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction. 1-11
[J] Jónsdóttir, A. A.1, Hay, C.2, Sundar, S.2, Kessler, L. G., & Kim, J. E. (2025). Nephrologists’ perspectives on the designs of mobile hemodialysis devices: A mixed methods approach. IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 15(1), 32-45.
** Featured article in Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Magazine, May 2025.
[C] Prendez, D1., Kettel, V.2, Higgins, E.2, Li, J.1 & Kim, J-E. “A Bayesian network approach for modeling resident physician vigilance,” HFES Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (2025 October)
[C] Li, J.1, Xiao, W.2, & Kim, J-E. “Designing Automation for Enhancing Multitasking Performance,” Human-Computer Interaction International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden. (2025 June)
[C] Kim, J-E., Li, J.1, Higgins, E.2, Kettel, V.2, Meno, M., Roach, V., & Kwon, Y. “Modeling sensor-based vigilance decrement in the healthcare environment,” Sleep Conference, Seattle, WA. (2025 June).
[C] Yoon, J., Kim, J-E., Montoya, B., Ojala B., & Suryatna, K.2, "Development of a collaborative robot-assisted ultrasound system for CPR: work-in-progress," International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR), Atlanta, GA. (2025 May)
[J] Prendez, D1., Li, J.1, Higgins, E.1, & Kim, J-E. (Submitted). Toward sustainable interventions for mitigating vigilance decrement: a scoping review.
[J] Jónsdóttir, A. A.1, Firestone, S.2, Kessler, L., & Kim, J. E. (2024). Patients’ and care partners’ perspectives on the design of a vascular connection for a mobile dialysis device. IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 14 (1), 42-54
[J] Sun, T.1, Tjuandi, G.2, & Kim, J-E. (2024). Temporal changes in procrastination in online and face-to-face learning environments. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 100, 103546.
[C] Ling, M.1, Xiao, D.2, & Kim, J-E. "Exploring the influence of automation and feedback on multitasking performance," HFES Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ (2024 September).
[C] Chen, Z.1, Suryatna, K.2, Billesberger, A.2, & Kim, J-E. "Toward real-time intervention for enhancing multitasking performance: a scoping review," HFES Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ (2024 September).
[C] Li, J.1, Veronika, K.2, Higgins, T.2, Xiao, C.2, Kwon, Y., Meno, M., Roach, V., & Kim, J-E. "Modeling sensor-based vigilance decrement in the healthcare environment," HFES Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ (2024 September).
[C] Sun., T.1, Hwee, J.2, & Kim, J-E. Machine learning prediction of procrastination with multimodal eye movement and physiological responses. International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Jeju, South Korea (2024 August).
[C] Kim, J-E., Xiong, S., Kim, J., Yu, D., & Sun, T. "Sensors and AI in occupational safety and health," IEA, Jeju, South Korea (2024 August).
[J] Jónsdóttir, A. A.1, Kang, Z., Sun, T.1, Mandal, S., & Kim, J. E. (2023). The Effects of Language Barriers and Time Constraints on Online Learning Performance: An Eye-Tracking Study. Human Factors, 65(5), 779-791.
[J] Shakur, A. H., Sun, T.1, Kim, J. E., & Huang, S. (2023). A rule-based exploratory analysis for discovery of multimodal biomarkers of ADHD using eye movement and EEG data. IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 13(1), 74-88.
** Featured article in Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Magazine, May 2023.
[C] Sun, T.1, Hwee, J.2, & Kim, J-E. "Exploring physiological correlates of procrastination," HFES Annual Meeting (2023 October).
[C] Sun, T.1, Huynh, R.2, & Kim, J-E. "Relationships among procrastination, learning environments, and academic performance," HFES Annual Meeting (2023 October).
[C] Li, J.1, Soh, R.2, & Kim, J-E. "Stress monitoring using wearable physiological sensors and eye tracking: A pilot study," HFES Annual Meeting (2023 October).
[C] Mehta, F., Tyagi, O., Kim, J-E., Yu, D., & Baldwin, C. "25 years of neuroergonomics: Will we get to the golden jubilee?" HFES Annual Meeting (2023 October).
[C] Kim, J-E., Sun, T.1, & Li, J.1, “Predicting multitasking performance: Eye movement- and EEG-based approaches,” IISE Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA (2023 May).
[J] Sun, T.1, Shakur, A. H., Johnson, M.2, Huang, S., & Kim, J-E. (Submitted). Towards an understanding of individual differences in multitasking: a clustering analysis of eye movement.
[J] Jónsdóttir, A. A.1, Lazo, G. R.2, Kessler, L. G., Smith, N. C., & Kim, J. E. (2022). Nephrology Nurses' Perspectives for the Designs of Mobile Hemodialysis Devices: A Human Factors Engineering Approach. Nephrology nursing journal: journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association, 46(6), 481-530.
[J] Jónsdóttir, A. A.1, Kessler, L., & Kim, J-E. (2022). Design requirements for monitoring systems for a mobile hemodialysis device: patients’ and care partners’ perspectives. Applied Sciences, 2(19), 9934.
[J] Sun, T.1 & Kim, J-E. (2022).The effects of online learning and task complexity on students’ procrastination and academic performance. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 1-7.
[J] Sun, T.1 & Kim, J-E. (2022). The effect of procrastination heterogeneity on team performance. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 87, 103231.
[J] Jónsdóttir, A. A.1, Kessler, L. G., Rim, S. Y.2, & Kim, J. E. (2022). What patients and care partners want in a wearable dialysis device: A mixed-methods study. IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 12(2), 101-110.
** Featured article in Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Magazine, July 2022.
[C] Mehrabi, E.1 & Kim, J-E. "Physiological measurements of vigilance: A systematic review," HFES Annual Meeting (2022 October).
[C] Li, J.**1, Sun, T.1, Shakur, A., Johnson, M.2, Huang, S., & Kim, J-E. "A dynamic Bayesian network approach for predicting multitasking performance," HFES Annual Meeting (2022 October).
**Honorable mention for the best student paper award (human performance modeling technical group)
[C] Sun, T.1, Tjuandi, G.1, & Kim, J-E. "Dynamic nature of procrastination in the online learning environment," HFES Annual Meeting (2022 October).
[C] Jónsdóttir, A.1, Lazo, G. R.2, Sundar, S.2, Kessler, L., & Kim, J-E. "Nephrologists’ and nephrology nurses’ design preferences for a wearable dialysis device," HFES Annual Meeting (2022 October).
[C] Jónsdóttir, A. A.1, Firestone, S.2, Kessler, L., & Kim, J-E. "Patients’ and care partners’ perspectives in designing a vascular connection device for a portable hemodialysis device," IISE Annual Conference, Seattle, WA (2022 May).
[C] Sun, T.**1 & Kim, J-E. "Learning environment, procrastination, and team formation in university classrooms: field research," IISE Annual Conference, Seattle, WA (2022 May).
**Honorable mention in the doctoral colloquium dissertation pitch
[J] Li, J.1 & Kim. J-E. (2021). The effect of task complexity on time estimation in the virtual reality environment: An EEG study. Applied Sciences, 11, 9779.
[C] Sun, T.1, Shakur, A. H., Johnson, M., Huang, S., & Kim, J-E. "Patterns of eye movement influenced by multitasking workload: a clustering analysis," HFES Annual Meeting (2021 October).
[C] Jonsdottir, A. A.1, Firestone, S.2, Kessler, L., & Kim, J-E. "Human factors considerations in designing a portable dialysis device: understanding patients' and care partners' needs," HFES Annual Meeting (2021 October).
[C] Sun, T.1 & Kim, J-E. The effects of online learning and task complexity on procrastination," International Ergonomics Association (IEA) 2021.
[C] Jonsdottir, A. A.1, Kessler, L., & Kim, J-E. "Establishing successful mobile dialysis experiences: Users’ needs for training programs and monitoring systems," IEA 2021.
[J] Kim, J-E., Kessler, L., McCauley, Z.1, Niiyama, I.2, & Boyle, L. N. (2020). Human factors considerations in designing a personalized wearable dialysis device: An interview study, Applied Ergonomics, 85, 103003.
[B] Kim, J-E., & Lee, T-H. (2020) Neuroergonomics: Principles and Practice (Chapter 12: Neuroergonomics and Its Relation to Psychophysiology), Springer.
[C] Li, J.1, Philberta, G.2, & Kim, J-E., “The effect of mental workload on time perception in the virtual reality environment: an EEG study,” HFES Annual Meeting (2020 October).
[C] Jonsdottir, A. A.1, Kessler, L., Rim., S Y.2, & Kim, J-E. “Users’ needs in designing a mobile dialysis device: Insights from an interview in a mixed methods study,” HFES Annual Meeting (2020 October).
[C] Martell, M**.1, Xing, Y.1, Sun, X.1, & Kim, J-E. “Human-centered design of GRE preparation applications for non-native English speakers,” HFES Annual Meeting (2020 October).
**HFES Council of Technical Groups Student Presenter Award
[C] Johnson., M.2, & Kim, J-E. “The effect of task complexity on eye movement and multitasking performance in students with and without ADHD,” HFES Annual Meeting (2020 October).
[J] Kim, J-E., & Nembhard, D. A. (2019). The impact of procrastination on engineering students’ academic performance. International Journal of Engineering Education, 35(4), 1008-1017.
[J] Kim, A., Wang, S., Kim J-E., & Reed, D. (2019). Indoor/outdoor environmental parameters and window-opening behavior: A structural equation modeling Analysis. Buildings, 9(4), 94.
[J] Kim, J-E., & Nembhard, D. A. (2019). Eye movement as a mediator of the relationships among time pressure, feedback, and learning performance. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 70, 116-123.
[C] Human and Systems lab, University lab poster, HFES Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA (2019 October).
[C] McCauley, Z.1, Niiyama, I.2, Kessler, L., & Kim, J-E., “User-centered design for a personalized mobile dialysis device for patients with ESRD: an interview study,” HFES Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA (2019 October).
[C] Sun, T.1, & Kim, J-E.,“Team composition considering individual differences in pacing styles,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA (2019 October).
[C] Jonsdottir, A. A.1, Kim, J-E., Kang, Z., & Mandal, S., “The effects of language use and time pressure on eye movement in online education,” IISE Annual Conference, Orlando, FL (2019 May).
[J] Kim, J-E., & Nembhard, D. A. (2018). Parametric empirical Bayes estimation of individual time-pressure reactivity. International Journal of Production Research, 56(7), 2452–2463.
[C] Kessler, L., Kim, J-E., McCauley, Z.1, Roberts, G., & Boyle, L. N., “What patients and caregivers want in a personalized mobile dialysis unit,” Kidney Week, San Diego, CA (2018 November).
[C] Kim, J-E. & Nembhard, D. A., “Modeling human performance with temporal motivation from eye movement,” HFES Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (2018 October).
[C] Kim, J-E., Kessler, L., McCauley, Z.1, Niiyama, I., Roberts, G., & Boyle, L. N., “Lightning talk session I: industry & academic innovations – human factors,” Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium (IDEAS), Seattle, WA (2018 August).
[C] Wang, S., Kim, A. A., Kim, J-E., & Reed, D., “Predictive modeling of window opening behavior of occupants in small office space,” Health in Buildings for Today and Tomorrow: Making Connections (HiBR), Bethesda, MD (2018 July).
[C] Kim, J-E., & Nembhard, D. A., “Individual differences in pacing style and eye movement in online learning systems,” IISE Annual Conference, Orlando, FL (2018 May).
[J] Kim, J-E., Nembhard, D. A., & Kim, J H. (2016). The effects of group size and task complexity on deadline reactivity. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 56, 106–114.
[J] Kim, J-E., Shin, E-H., & Kim, C-Y. (2014). The effect of art expertise and awareness of artists' intention on the patterns of eye movement during perception of abstract paintings with implied motion. Korean Journal of Cognitive Science, 25(3), 259–276.
[C] Kim, J-E., & Nembhard, D. A., “Modeling academic performance and procrastination: A structural equation approach,” IISE Annual Conference. Pittsburg, PA (2017 May).
[C] Kim, J-E., Nembhard, D. A., & Na H., “Time management policies in a queuing system,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN (2016 November).
[C] Kim, J-E., & Nembhard, D. A., “Bayesian estimation for deadline reactivity,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (2015 November).
[C] Kim, J-E. & Nembhard, D. A., “The effect of task complexity on deadline rush in individual and team performance,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2014 November).
[J] Kang, H., Kim, J-E., & Kim, C-Y. (2011). Organization of visual dimensions during binocular rivalry: Color, form and their interaction. Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, 23(2), 195–214.
[C] Lee, R., Lee, M-J., Kim, J-E. & Kim, C-Y., “Motion-sensitive area MT+ reflects learning of implied motion in abstract paintings,” Vision Sciences Society (VSS) Conference, Naples, FL (2013 May).
[C] Kim, J-E., Shin, E-H., & Kim, C-Y., “Eye-movement of observers viewing implied motion in abstract paintings,” Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision, Incheon, Korea (2012 July).
[C] Kim, J-E., Lee, S-A., & Kim, C-Y., “Bistable perception modulated by conditioned fear for invisible stimuli,” Australian Neuroscience Society, Gold Coast, Australia (2012 January).
[C] Kim, J-E., Lee, T-H., Kang, H., & Kim, C-Y., “Changes in bistable perception induced by fear conditioning,” VSS, Naples, FL (2010 May).
[C] Kim, C-Y., Park, K.M, Kim, J-E., Joo, E., Lee, M., Hong, S-B., Hong, S-C., & Chong, S., “Subdural electrical stimulation on the face-selective brain region affected conscious perception of a face during binocular rivalry,” Society for Neuroscience Conference, Chicago, IL (2009 October).