Muhammad Hussain, Ph.D.

Research Interests

Human Factors, Ergonomics, Human-Computer Interaction, Human-AI Interaction, UX/UI

Representation

• Professional Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (2024 ~)

• Member of the Ergonomic Society of Korea (ESK) (2019~)

• Director of International Education Affairs, All Pakistan Youth Organization (APYO) (2020~2022)

• Member Pakistani Students and Scholars Association, Korea (PSAK) (2019~)

• Education Secretary of All Pakistan Youth Organization (APYO) (2018)

• Event Organizer of the Institute of Industrial and System Engineering (IISE) (2017~2018)

Major Projects

1. Investigating Measurably Better ExperienceS (IMBUES) (University of Cambridge & Jaguar Land Rover UK , 2024 ~ Ongoing )

2. Shared CAIRE (Shared Care AI Role Evaluation): Testing different Human-Machine Interaction models for shared decision-making in healthcare, and their ethical and legal implications (MPS Foundation & Institute of Safe Autonomy, University of York, UK, 2023~ Ongoing). 

3. Usability evaluation of in-car symbols for drivers with color vision deficiency, and the user interface of in-vehicle Information systems (Hyundai Mobis, South Korea, 2019~2020)

4. The accessibility of mobile and kiosk technologies for elderly and disabled users (Sungkyunkwan University & KEIT, South Korea, 2019~2022)

5. Development of AR sickness questionnaire for the driving condition (National Research Foundation, South Korea, 2020~2021)

6. User experience and motion sickness in an augmented reality environment. (2019-2022)

7. Ergonomic design of power assistant suit for workers (2019)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Lawton, T., Porter, Z., Habli, I., Sharma, V., Morgan, P.D.J., Iacovides, J., Cunningham, A., Jia, Y., Hussain, M., Hughes, N. and Wong, N.L., (2025). Avoiding the AI ‘Off-Switch’: Make AI Work for Clinicians, to Deliver for Patients. (White Paper)

2. Hussain, M.*, Iacovides, I., Lawton, T., Sharma, V., Porter, Z., Cunningham, A., Habli, I., Hickey, S., Jia, Y., Morgan, P., Wong, NL., (2024). Development and translation of human-AI interaction models into working prototypes for clinical decision-making. In Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 1607-1619). https://doi.org/10.1145/3643834.3660697 (Honorable Mention Award)

3. Hussain, M., Park, J.* (2024). Value elements among generations: A study of smartphone use between Generations Y and Z (the COVID-19 generation) in South Korea, International Journal of Mobile Communications, DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2024.137764. (SSCI)

4. Hussain, M., Yong-Ku Kong, Sang-Soo Park, Hyun-Ho Shim, Jaehyun Park* (2023). Exoskeleton Usability Questionnaire: a preliminary evaluation questionnaire for the lower limb industrial exoskeletons. Ergonomics. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2023.2289856. (SCI/SSCI/SCIE) 

5. Hussain, M., Park, J.*, Kim, H.K. (2023). Augmented reality sickness questionnaire (ARSQ): A refined questionnaire for augmented reality environment. International  Journal of Industrial Ergonomics (IJIE). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2023.103495. (SCI/SSCI/SCIE)

6. Hussain, M., Park, J.* (2023). Effect of transparency levels and real-world backgrounds on the user interface in augmented reality environments. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI). https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2023.2212218. (SCI/SSCI/SCIE) 

7. Hussain, M., Park, J.*, Kim, H.K. (2023). Effects of interaction method, size, and distance to object on augmented reality interfaces. Interacting with Computers, iwad034.  https://doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iwad034. (SCIE/SSCI)

8. Yamin, P.A.R., Park, J.*, Kim, H.K., Hussain, M. (2023). Effects of button colour and background on augmented reality interfaces, Behaviour & Information Technology, DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2023.2183060. (SCI/SSCI)

9. Hussain, M., Park, J.*, Kim, H.K. (2022). The importance of Color Transparency levels in Augmented Reality Interfaces, ICIC Express Letters, Part B: Applications, 14(3), 265 - 270. DOI: 10.24507/icicelb.14.03.265. (SCOPUS)

10. Kim N, Choe M, Park J, Park J, Kim HK, Kim J, Hussain M, Jung S. (2021) Analysis of Relationship between Electroencephalograms and Subjective Measurements for In-Vehicle Information System: A Preliminary Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(22):12173. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212173 (SCIE/SSCI)

11. Hussain, M., Park, J.*, Kim, H.K., Lee, Y., Park, S. (2021). Motion sickness indexes in augmented reality environment, ICIC Express Letters, Part B: Applications, 12(12), 1155-1160. DOI: 10.24507/icicelb.12.12.1155. (SCOPUS)

12. Kim, H.K., Hussain, M., Park, J.*, Lee, J., Lee, J.W. (2021). Analysis of active back-support exoskeleton during manual load-lifting tasks, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering. 41, 704–714 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40846-021-00644-w . (SCIE)

13. Hussain, M., Park, J.*, Kim, N., Kim, H.K., Lee, J., Lee, J. (2020) Effects of exoskeleton robot on human posture and lumbar pressure during manual lifting tasks, ICIC Express Letters, Part B: Applications, 11(5), 439-445. DOI: 10.24507/icicelb.11.05.439.  (SCOPUS)

White Paper

1. Lawton, T., Porter, Z., Habli, I., Sharma, V., Morgan, P.D.J., Iacovides, J., Cunningham, A., Jia, Y., Hussain, M., Hughes, N. and Wong, N.L., (2025). Avoiding the AI ‘Off-Switch’: Make AI Work for Clinicians, to Deliver for Patients.

International Proceedings and Presentations

1. Park, S., Lee, Y., Jeon, H., Kim, H.K.*, Hussain, M., Park, J. (2020). Comparison of input methods and button sizes in augmented reality devices, ACHI 2020, Valencia, Spain.

2. Jeon, H., Park, S., Lee, Y., Kim, H.K.*, Hussain, M., Park, J. (2020). Factors affecting motion sickness in an augmented reality environment, ACHI 2020, Valencia, Spain.

International Conference attendance

• Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT25), St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge, 2-4 April 2025, UK

• Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, co-located with the British Computer Society BCI-HCI 2023 Conference, August 28-September 1, 2023, York, UK. 

• International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutoUI2022), September 17-20, 2022, Seoul, South Korea.

• ACM CHI Virtual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI2021), May 8-13, 2021 Online Virtual Conference originally Yokohama, Japan.

• International Conference on Innovative Computing, Information and Control (ICICIC). (2019 ~ 22)

Conference Presentations

1. Hussain M, and Park J* (2022). The Usability Challenges of  Augmented Reality interfaces (증강 현실 인터페이스의 사용성 이슈), Ergonomic Society of Korea Fall Conference and The 24th Korea-Japan joint Symposium and International Symposium, Jeju Island, Korea.

2. Hussain M, Park J* and Song J (2022). Usability of augmented reality interfaces based on transparency level and background condition (투명도 수준과 배경 조건에 따른 증강현실 인터페이스의 사용성), Ergonomic Society of Korea Spring Conference, Seoul, Korea.

3. Hussain M, Kim H and Park J* (2021). Development and verification of a motion sickness measurement tool for augmented reality input devices (증강 현실 입력 기기의 멀미 측정 도구 개발 및 검증), Ergonomic Society of Korea Spring Conference, Seoul, Korea.

4. Hussain M, Choi B, Seong S, Kim N, Park S, Jeon H, Lee Y, Kim H and Park J* (2020). Analysis of motion sickness and usability of augmented reality input interface (증강현실 입력 인터페이스의 멀미 및 사용성 분석), Ergonomic Society of Korea Fall Conference, Jeju Island, Korea.

5. Kim N, Bitkina O, Hussain M, Choi B, Seong S, Park J*, Jung S, Choi M, Jung H and Lee S (2020). Exploring and analyzing driving behavior and color-sensitive characteristics of color-blind people (색각이상자의 운전 행동과 색인지 특성 발굴 및 분석), Ergonomic Society of Korea Spring Conference, Jeju Island, Korea.

6. Hussain M, Park J*, Seong S, Choi B and Lim D (2020). Analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on Generation Z's smartphone usage behavior (코로나19가 Z세대의 스마트폰 이용 행태에 미친 영향 분석), Ergonomic Society of Korea Spring Conference, Buyoung Hotel, Jeju Island, Korea.

7. Hussain M, Park J * (2019). Analysis of long-term changes in smartphone behavior and value fulfillment (스마트폰 이용 행태 및 가치 충족의 장기 변화 분석), Ergonomic Society of Korea Fall Conference, BEXCO, Busan, Korea.

8. Jung S, Kim H, Park J*, Hussain M, Hwang H and Kim B (2019). Evaluation of manufacturing education platform based on virtual reality for assembly of electronic products (전자제품 조립을 위한 가상 현실 기반의 제조 교육 플랫폼 평가), Ergonomic Society of Korea Spring Conference, Buyoung Hotel, Jeju Island, Korea.

Awards and Honours

1. White Paper, 'Avoiding the AI 'Off-Switch': Make AI Work for Clinicians, to Deliver for Patients', UK (2025) 

2. Honorable Mention Award, ACM SIGCHI Designing Interactive Systems (DIS), Copenhagen, Denmark (2024) 

3. Global Talent Endorsement in the field of HCI by The Royal Society, London, UK (2023)

4. Best Presentation Award, 15th International Conference on Innovative Computing, Information and Control (ICICIC, 2021)

5. Honorary Reporter for Korean Culture and Information Service of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (2021)

6. Winner Poster Competition, Pakistan Embassy Korea (2020) 

7. Best Poster Award, Ergonomic Society of Korea (ESK) (2019)

8. Honorary Student Award, Incheon National University, South Korea (2019)

9. Merit-Based Scholarship, Gilgit Baltistan Government DUET, Pakistan (2017-2018).

10. Merit-Based Scholarship, Uswa College Islamabad, Pakistan. (2013)

11. Winner, FBISE Inter-college Basketball Competition (2013)

Lectures

1. Designing the Connected Future: HCI in the Age of IoT (National University of Science of Technology NUST, Pakistan - 2025.04.24)

2. Factors influencing VR effectiveness (International Virtual Course - Human factor in Virtual Reality - 2021.11.12)

3. Development of VR/AR Technology (International Virtual Course - Human factor in Virtual Reality - 2021.11.26)

Project supervision / Mentoring

1. Abhijith Manoj - MS (University of York, UK)

2. Joshua Levett - PhD (University of York, UK)

3. Byunkyu Choi - MS (Incheon National University, South Korea)

4. Hasina Wajid - MS (Incheon National University, South Korea)