Dr. Kyudong Park is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Convergence at KwangWoon University, and directs IDEA Lab. He received his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering (Computer Science & Industrial and Management Engineering) at POSTECH in South Korea. Before joining KwangWoon University, he was in charge of data-driven UX design as a Senior Researcher at SAMSUNG SDS. His research interests include Intelligent Interaction, Human-AI interaction, XR, and Software Engineering.
Contact: kdpark@kw.ac.kr | TEL: +82-2-940-5638
Office: Room 804, Bldg. Saebit, KwangWoon University, Seoul, South Korea
Research Interests
Human-Computer Interaction
AI for Learning and Healthcare
Digital Equity and Accessible Computing
Customer Experience Management
Software Engineering (DevOps / MLOps)
Work Experience
2019.01 - 2020.08 Senior Engineer, Customer Experience Team, SAMSUNG SDS, Seoul, South Korea
2012.01 - 2018.12 Teaching & Research Assistant, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea
2014.01 - 2015.02 Co-founder (CTO), Beemeal
2013.07 - 2013.08 Summer Internship, REDSTAR VENTURES, Boston, US
2012.07 - 2013.02 Co-founder (CTO), Funsumer
2011.03 - 2011.08 Intern, i-Care, Sydney, Australia
2010.08 - 2013.02 Member, SAMSUNG Software Membership
Education
2012.03 - 2019.02 Ph.D. in HCI/UX (Creative IT Engineering), POSTECH
2006.03 - 2012.02 B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University (National Full Scholarship)
2003.03 - 2006.02 Daegu High School
Publications (peer-reviewed Journal)
Cho, M., Kim, J., Kim, J., Park, K.*, (2024) "Integrating Business Analytics in Educational Decision-Making: A Multifaceted Approach to Enhance Learning Outcomes in EFL Contexts", Mathematics, SCIE.
Kim, D., Ryoo, D., Park, K., (2024) "Design of a Personalized AI-based Synchronous Online Education Feedback System using Eye Tracking Data and Evaluation of Intention to Use", The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education, 27(2), KCI. Best Paper Award.
Gwak, S., Park, K.*, (2023) "Designing Effective Visual Feedback for Facial Rehabilitation Exercises: Investigating the Role of Shape, Transparency, and Age on User Experience", Healthcare, 11 (13), 1835. SSCI.
Shin, K., Lee, J., Park, K.*, (2023) "Hands-free Presentation Tool with Co-speech Gesture Interactions: A Wizard-of-Oz Study", Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences, 13. SCIE.
Lee, J., Park, K., & Cho, M. (2022). Exploring the relationship between bias and user satisfaction in recommendation systems: A systematic literature review, Journal of Digital Contents Society, 23 (9), 1823-1832. KCI
Park, K., Han, S. H., Lee, H., & Kwahk, J. (2021). Shared steering control: How strong and how prompt should the intervention be for a better driving experience?. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 86, 103213. SSCI
Kim, A., Yun, S. J., Sung, K. S., Kim, Y., Jo, J. Y., Cho, H., Park, K., ... & Seo, H. G. (2021). Exercise Management Using a Mobile App in Patients With Parkinsonism: Prospective, Open-Label, Single-Arm Pilot Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(8), e27662. SCIE
Lee, J., So, H.-J.*, Ha, S., Kim, E., & Park, K. (2021). Unpacking Academic Emotions in Asynchronous Video-based Learning: Focusing on Korean Learners’ Affective Experiences, The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 30(3), 247-261. SSCI
Park, K., Han, S. H.*, & Kwahk, J. (2021). Toward trustworthy and comfortable lane keeping assistance system: an empirical study of the level of haptic authority, International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 37(14), 1347-1363. SSCI
Park, K., Kim, D., & Han, S. H.* (2020). Usability of the size, spacing, and operation method of virtual buttons with virtual hand on head-mounted displays, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 76, 102939. SSCI
Lee, M., Kwahk, J.*, Han, S. H., Jeong, D., Park, K., Oh, S., & Chae, G. (2020). Developing personas & use cases with user survey data: A study on the millennials’ media usage. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 54, 102051. SSCI
Park, K., So, H. J.*, & Cha, H. (2019). Digital equity and accessible MOOCs: Accessibility evaluations of mobile MOOCs for learners with visual impairments. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 35(6), 48-63. SSCI
Park, K., Kwahk, J.*, Han, S. H., Song, M., Choi, D. G., Jang, H., ... & Jeong, I. S. (2019). Modelling the intrusive feelings of advanced driver assistance systems based on vehicle activity log data, International journal of automotive technology, 20(3), 455-463. SCIE
Park, K., Kwahk, J.*, Han, S. H., Song, M., Choi, D. G., Jang, H., & Kim, D. (2018). Measuring the intrusive feeling of a LKAS. Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea, 37(4), 459-473. KCI
Jeong, D. Y., Han, S. H.*, Kwahk, J., Park, J., Lee, M., Park, K., … & Jeong, D. (2017). Suggesting Pedestrian Experience Principles of the Mobility Handicapped. The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics, 53(Sup.), 412-415.
Lee, M., Kwahk, J.*, Han, S. H., Jeong, D., Park, K., Kim, J. H., & Chae, G. (2017). A Survey on the Multi-device Media Usage of Millennials”, Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea, 36(6), 645-663. KCI
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Projects
2023.10 - 2025.09 머신러닝 기반 파킨슨병 환자의 변화 지표 모니터링과 맞춤형 자조관리 시스템 (Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs)
2022.08 - 2024.07 파킨슨병 환자의 신체기능 모니터링 및 운동관리를 위한 스마트폰 어플리케이션 개발 및 임상시험 (Seoul National University Hospital)
2021.03 - 2024.02 Experience Design and Modeling of Autonomous Driving System using Trust Calibration (National Research Foundation of Korea)
2023.08 - 2024.01 마이크로 모듈 이수 지원 인프라 구축 및 적용에 대한 정책 연구 (Hanyang University)
2021.04 - 2023.12 Development of hearing aids that conveniently receive sound and subtitles (Korea Health Industry Development Institute)
2021.09 - 2023.11 의료적 관리가 필요한 장애인을 위한 재활운동기기 개발 및 임상 중개 연구-상지운동기기 (National Rehabilitation Center)
2023.06 - 2023.08 당뇨 환자 눈 관리 시스템의 사용자 인터페이스 및 사용자 경험 설계 (CLOP)
2022.04 - 2023.03 Development and Commercialization of AI-based Self-training and Monitoring Solutions for Patients with Parkinsonism (IITP)
2022.02 - 2022.07 웹 쇼핑몰의 고객 경험 분석 및 그로스해킹 컨설팅 (Designovel)
2022.02 - 2022.06 브랜드 악용 탐지 솔루션의 대시보드 설계 및 개발 (S2W)
2021.09 - 2022.02 지능형 로봇을 위한 기초수학 분야의 학습 패턴 분석 및 교육 개선안 도출 : 데이터 애널리틱스 활용 사례 연구 (Hanyang University)
2021.01 ~ 2021.12 발달장애인의 의사소통 효율성 증대를 위한 AAC 검색 기능 및 표현 예측 알고리즘 개발 (SOVORO)
2020.07 - 2020.09 Development of Exercise Prescription and Management Application for Parkinson's disease (Seoul National University Hospital)
2020.02 - 2020.08 Data-driven UX/CX Analysis methodology (Samsung SDS)
2019.07 - 2019.11 CX Research methodology in Contact Center (Samsung Electronics America & Samsung SDS America)
2018.08 - 2018.12 Blockchain Platform with Business Models towards Cross-domain Interoperability (Ministry of Science and ICT)
2018.01 - 2018.09 Usability Evaluation for Financial Mobile Applications and its Digital Strategy (BNK Financial Group)
2017.07 - 2017.11 Development of System Log and UX analysis Model based on Process Mining (Samsung Heavy Industries)
2016.06 - 2017.07 Development of supportive tools for enhancing pedestrian experience of the mobility handicapped based on IoT (National Research Foundation of Korea)
2016.05 - 2017.07 Development of a statistical analysis program for LKAS (Lane Keeping Assist System) performance evaluation (Hyundai Motor Company)
2016.06 - 2016.10 A Study on the Multi-Device Usage of Millennials (Samsung Electronics)
2016.03 - 2016.08 User experience evaluation system for consumer electronic products to enhance competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
Professional Activities
Program Committee, IEA 2024 (22nd Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association)
Associate Editor, Communications of the Korean Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers
Associate Editor, Journal of Information Processing Systems
Program Committee Chair, HCI Korea 2022 Conference
Doctoral Consortium Committee, International Conference on Computers in Education 2014
Member
Ergonomics Society of Korea
HCI Society of Korea
Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
Korean Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Korean Association of Computer Education
Reviewer
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (SCIE)
Behaviour & Information Technology (SSCI)
Universal Access in the Information Society (SSCI)
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (SSCI)
International Journal of Automotive Technology (SCIE)
Mobile Information Systems (SCIE)
Applied Sciences (SCIE)
Invited Talks / Seminars
2023 "The Future of Internet", Namdaemoon middle school
2023 "Connectivity and Value Design: Software-defined Vehicle", KIA
2023 "The Present and Future of Data-Driven UX: Human-Centered Data Science", Korea HCI & UI/UX Grand Summit
2023 "Human-centered Data Science", Samsung SDS
2022 "Human AI Interaction", Namdaemoon middle school
2022 "UX/CX with Data", LG Uplus
2022 "Data Science Practice", Kyunghee University
2020 "Recommendation System", Ewha Womans University
2020 "HCI and AI", Pusan National University
2020 "HCI in B2B sector", Dept. of Industrial & Management Engineering, POSTECH
2019 "UX Design in perspective of Engineer", Dept. of Industrial & Management Engineering, Incheon National University
2017 "User Segmentation with Clustering Technique", Dept. of Industrial & Management Engineering, POSTECH
2016 "Introduction to Computer Engineering and App development", Dept. of Educational Technology, Ewha Womans University
Awards
2024 Best paper award, Korean Association of Computer Education
2023 Silver award, Korea Digital Contents Society
2022 Gold award, Bronze award, Korea Digital Contents Society
2022 장려상, Korea Information Processing Society
2017 2nd Prize, Excellent Paper Award, Ergonomics Society of Korea
2016 1st Prize, Technology Commercialization Contest, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning in Korea
2016 3rd Prize, Hackathon Contest, POSTECH Entrepreneurship Center
2016 1st Prize, Startup Business Idea Contest, Kyungbook Software Convergence Center
2015 1st Prize, Hackathon Contest, POSTECH
2014 1st Prize, Best Paper Award, ACM Conference in HCI Korea
2013 2nd Prize, Business Plan Contest with Knowledge Service, National IT Industry Promotion Agency in Korea
2012 1st Prize, Idea Contest Exhibit of Science and Technology Policy, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies