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Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Development of an Adaptive XAI Safety Model for Predicting and Responding to Sudden and Unstable Driving Behaviors in Users with Cognitive and Sensory Diversity." This project will be collaboratively conducted with Dr. Jeongeun Park. It will be a collaborative research effort between the Human Factors and AI disciplines.

A paper titled "Ergonomic Insights into Bicycle Design: The Significance of Hip and Shoulder Adduction-Abduction Angles" has been accepted and will be published in Ergonomics. This work is led by our alumni, Dr. Arunachalam Muthiah. Congrats!!

A paper titled "A Comprehensive Analysis between Real Human and Virtual Human Interactions in an Online Academic Learning Context using Facial Emotion Recognition" has been accepted and will be published in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. This work is led by our alumni, Dr. Suman Kalyan Sardar. Congrats!!

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from Hanyang University. The project title is "Investigation of Automated Vehicle's Driver Behaviors in Mixed Traffic Conditions." This funding will mainly support a postdoctoral researcher's research activities. Dr. Duc Trung Luu will be supported by this funding and will lead the project. Hope to achieve meaningful results!

As of March 1, 2025, Dr. Lee has been promoted to Associate Professor. Recognized for outstanding research achievements, he has received an early promotion one year ahead of schedule. Look forward to more achievements from the lab in the future.

A paper titled "Analysis of Major Factors Contributing to Air Force Pilot Fatigue: A Case of South Korean Pilots" has been accepted and will be published in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 

A paper titled "Development of a Human Factors and Ergonomics Evaluation Scale for Virtual Reality Environment" has been accepted and will be published in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. This work is led by HCT Lab members, especially Dr. Reza Kazemi.

After spending one year of his sabbatical in our lab, he has published four journal papers 👏

Two papers have been accepted in one day. Thank you both for all your time and efforts in making it happen 😀

One is "Comparative Analysis of Teleportation and Joystick Locomotion in Virtual Reality Navigation in Different Postures: A Comprehensive Examination of Mental Workload", led by Reza and will be published in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.

The other is "Development and Validation of e-Scooter Riding Behavior Questionnaire (ERBQ) based on Error, Violation, and Behaviors", led by Tiju and will be published in Ergonomics. 

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Multimodal Interface Design for XR Environments: From Information Complexity Perspective" This funding will mainly support international research exchange for 1 year. Our partner is Dr. Myounghoon Jeon at Virginia Tech. 

A paper titled "Not Merely Useful But Also Amusing: Impact of Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Enjoyment on the Adoption of AI-Powered Coding Assistant" has been accepted and will be published in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 

A paper titled "Physical Loads on Upper Extremity Muscles while Interacting with Virtual Objects in an Augmented Reality Context" has been accepted and will be published in Applied Ergonomics. This work is led by HCT Lab members, especially Chaeheon. Congrats and thanks for all the efforts!!

A paper titled "Development and Validation of Automated Driving Behavior Questionnaire (ADBQ)" has been accepted and will be published in the Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour. This is a result of the collaboration with our research collaborators in Korea and Japan. In the lab, Tiju led this work. Congrats and thanks for all the efforts!!

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the Korea Basic Science Institute. The title of the project is "Building Driving Simulator and Physiological Data Acquisition Systems for Human Factors Research in Automated Driving Contexts." The project supports funding to outstanding young researchers to build research facilities and equipment. 

Dr. Lee (Co-PI), in collaboration with Dr. Jieun Lee (PI), has been selected as a new recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Development of Design Guideline for External Human-Machine Interfaces of Automated Vehicles based on Pedestrian Trust Formation Model." The project will be supported for 3 years (2024.04.01 ~  2027.03.31).

A paper titled "An Ergonomic Risk Evaluation using Deep Learning in a VR-based Smart Manufacturing Context" has been accepted and will be published in the Ergonomics. This work is led by HCT Lab members, especially Suman. Congrats and thanks for all the efforts!!

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Development of Deep Learning Model to Evaluate Cognitive Status based on EEG data with Wavelet Transform Techniques." This funding will support hosting outstanding international researchers. Dr. Neelakandan Subramani joined the HCT lab last year with this funding program, and we were able to get support for 1.5 years more (2024.09.01 ~ 2026.02.28).

Dr. Lee (Co-PI), in collaboration with Dr. Sangwon Lee (PI), Dr. Yong Gu Ji, Dr. YoungJae Yu, and Dr. Min Chul Cha, has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the Korea Creative Content Agency. The project title is "Development of multimodal UX evaluation platform technology for XR spatial responsive content optimization" and it will be supported for three years (2024.04.01 ~ 2026.12.31).

A paper titled "Pairing appropriate in-vehicle intelligent assistants (IVIAs) with different levels of automation: Implications on driver performance, evaluation, and trust towards an automated vehicle system" has been accepted and will be published in the Human-Computer Interaction. This paper has a special meaning. Dr. Lee suggested this topic in 2019 at Virginia Tech, and Manhua followed up after 2020. Thanks for leading this project, Manhua and Dr.Jeon's guidance.

Chaeheon has been selected as a PI of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The project title is "The Effects of Superimposed Information on Motion Sickness in eXtended Reality Contexts." This funding will support his research activities for 1 year (2024.07.01 ~ 2025.06.30). 

A paper titled "Effects of Trust and Customer Value on the Acceptance of Urban Air Mobility as Public Transportation" has been accepted and will be published in the Travel Behaviour & Society. HCT Lab members, especially Ratawut, led this work. Congrats and thanks for all the efforts!!

The HCT lab has relocated to Hanyang University ERICA. We hope to achieve another milestone in our new home.

A paper entitled "How Do User Regulate Interaction Behaviors while Performing a Drag-and-Drop Task in a Virtual Reality Environment?" has been accepted and will be published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.

A paper entitled "Development and Classification of Autonomous Vehicle's Ambiguous Driving Scenario" has been accepted and will be published in the Accident Analysis and Prevention. This work is led by HCT Lab members, especially Tiju, with collaborators. Congrats and thanks for all the efforts!!

It has been a year since Dr. Rattawut Vongvit returned to his home country and reclaimed his original position. Yet, we continue to maintain a strong relationship, both professionally and personally!! He gave a presentation to GNU university faculties in Bangkok, and Sehyeon visited there to meet him during her vacation 😀 

Dr. Lee has been appointed as a member of the AutoUI Steering Committee, operating the International ACM AutoUI conference.

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Development and Evaluation of XR User Interface for Human-Robot Collaboration based Manufacturing Environment." This funding will support hosting outstanding international researchers. Dr. Arunachalam Muthiah will join the lab as a research professor for 1 year through this funding (2023.12.31 ~ 2024.12.31).

A paper entitled "Evaluation of Drag-and-Drop Task in Virtual Environment: Effects of Target Size and Movement Distance on Performances and Workload" has been accepted and will be published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. This work is led by HCT Lab members, especially Reza. Congrats and thanks for all the efforts!!

We had a first lab meeting in Fall semester.

A new member Dr. Neelakandan Subramani has joined, Welcome!! Hope that we can make something together :)

A paper entitled "Effects of Posture and Locomotion Methods on Postural Stability, Cybersickness, and Presence in a Virtual Environment" has been accepted and will be published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. This work is led solely by HCT Lab members, especially Naveen. Congrats and thanks for all the efforts!!

Chaeheon is visiting the University of Calgary. He will spend six months at the institution conducting collaborative research on VR topics under the supervision of Dr. Kangsoo Kim.  

Lab members had a social outing in the summer vacation :)

A paper entitled "The Effects of Degrees of Freedom and Field of View on Motion Sickness in a Virtual Reality Context" has been accepted and will be published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. This work is led solely by HCT Lab members, especially Chaeheon. Congrats and thanks for all the efforts!!

A special issue "HCI for Future Mobility" edited by Dr. Lee has been published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of extra funding for the project "Development of Visual Complexity Model of XR Interface and Its Application" from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). This funding will support to build research environment and equipment for early-career researchers.

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Developing a Modified Deep Belief Network with Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithm for Predicting Face Emotion and Sentimental Analysis using Electroencephalogram." This funding will support hosting outstanding international researchers. Associate Professor Dr. Neelakandan Subramani will join the lab as a Research Professor for 1 year through this funding (2023.09 ~ 2024.08).

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Effects of 2D and 3D Virtual Human on User Experience in XR Environments". This funding will support international collaborative research with Dr. Kangsoo Kim at University of Calgary. Chaeheon will visit University of Calgary for the collaboration.

A paper entitled "Human Factors/Ergonomics (HFE) Evaluation in the Virtual Reality Environment: A Systematic Review" has been accepted and will be published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. This work is led by HCT Lab members, especially Dr. Reza Kazemi. Congrats and thanks for all efforts!!

The HCT Lab attended ESK 2023 Spring Conference and gave two presentations.

A paper entitled "Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Manufacturing Works during Virtual Reality Interaction" has been accepted and will be published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. This work is led by HCT Lab members, especially Dr. Suman Kalyan Sardar. Congrats and thanks for all efforts!!

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Development of Visual Complexity Model of XR Interface and Its Application".  The project will be supported  for 3 years (2023.03 ~  2026.02).

The HCT Lab members had a social outing at the last working week of Dr. Vongvit. Thank you so much for your contributions and let's keep in touch!

Lab outing for Dinner!

Dr. Lee visited University of Tsukuba to discuss the collaborate research progress and exchange information about lab research and facilities.

First lab seminar of the year. Let's make another milestone this year!! 

New members Dr. Reza Kazemi and Dr. Tiju Baby has joined, Welcome!! Hope that we can make something together :)

The HCT Lab attended KIIE 2022 Fall Conference held in Incheon National University. 

The HCT Lab attended ESK 2022 Fall Conference held in Jeju Island.

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Adaptive Driving Style and Policy for Better User Experience in Automated Driving". This funding will support international collaborative research with Dr. Philipp Wintersberger at TU Wien for 2 years (2022.10~2224.09).

A paper entitled "Slow down. Rail crossing ahead. Look left and right at the crossing: In-Vehicle Auditory Alerts Improve Driver Behavior" has been accepted and will be published in Applied Ergonomics.

AutomotiveUI'22 was successfully held in Seoul, Korea (https://www.auto-ui.org/22/). 

• Dr. Lee served as technical program chair and helped out the whole process of the conference.

• The HCT Lab presented one full paper, two WIP posters, and one video presentation.

• The HCT Lab co-organized two workshops:

  • Build Your Own Genie and Jarvis: 2nd Workshop on Characteristics and Design Considerations of In-Vehicle Intelligent Agents. 

  • A Workshop on Driving Style of Automated Vehicles in Ambiguous Driving Scenarios 

• Video submission led by Se Hyeon won the Best Video Award, Congrats!!

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from Gyeongsang National University (GNU). The title of the project is "Social Acceptance and User Experience of Urban Air Mobility." The funding program supports early-stage researchers at GNU for 1 year (2022.08 ~ 2023.08).

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Development of an Ergonomic Assessment Tool for Musculoskeletal Symptoms in VR/AR Environment". This funding will support hosting outstanding international researchers. Assistant Professor Dr. Reza Kazemi at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences will join the lab as a Research Professor for 1 year through this funding (2022.10 ~ 2023.09).

One full-paper, two workshops, two WIPs, and one video submissions have been accepted at the 14th international Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (Automotive' UI 22).

A paper entitled "A Systematic Literature Review on Machine Learning Techniques for Human Status Detection" has been accepted and will be published in IEEE Access. Special thanks to Dr. Suman Kalyan Sardar for all his efforts and congrats!!

A paper entitled "A Systematic Review of Functions and Design Features of In-Vehicle Agents" has been accepted and will be published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies.

The HCT Lab attended ESK 2022 Spring Conference held in Seoul. Sehyun presented her ongoing research on in-vehicle intelligent agent. 

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Social Acceptance and User Experience on AI Virtual Human". The project will be supported for three years (2022.05~2225.04).

One Late-Breaking Work Paper "Is This Flight Headed Downtown?: Exploring New User Experience Considerations for Urban Air Mobility"  has been accepted at the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’22).

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Dr. Rattawut Vongvit joined our lab as postdoc. Hope that we can make something together!

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Developing and Validating a Trust-Building Model in Automated Vehicles". This funding will support international collaborative research with Dr. Makoto Itoh at University of Tsukuba for 2 years (2022.04~2224.03).

Dr. Lee has received the 2nd year funding from Gyeongsangnam-do on the project, "Evaluating and Monitoring Human Operator's status for Human-Centered Smart Factory".

A paper entitled "Human-Machine Interface in Smart Factory: A Systematic Literature Review" is accepted and will be published in Technological Forecasting & Social Change. This is the first publication led by only HCT Lab members, especially Dr. Kumar. Congrats and Thanks for all efforts!!

Dr. Lee hosted three workshops as a co-organizer at Automotive UI (Sep 9-10, 2021). See the following website for the details.

As of Sep 1st

• Dr. Suman Kalyan Sardar join our lab as a research professor. Welcome!!

• Chae Heon started an integrated BS-MS program. 

One full-paper, three workshop, and one video submissions have been accepted at the 13th international Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (Automotive' UI 22).

Jihan and Seong Yong joined our lab as undergraduate researchers. Jihan will start the integrated BS/MS program, and Seong Yong will join master program. Welcome all!!!

A paper entitled "Eliciting User Needs and Design Requirements for User Experience in Fully Automated Vehicles" is accepted and will be published in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient of new research funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Development of an Algorithm for Evaluating and Classifying User Status in VR Environments". This project will fully support the research activities of Dr. Gokulnath Babu as a postdoc.

Five undergraduate students joined the HCT Lab in 2021 Spring. Welcome all :D

A paper entitled "Effects of Auditory Display Types and Acoustic Variables on Subjective Driver Assessment in a Rail-Crossing Context" is accepted and will be published in Transportation Research Record

1. Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient for a new research funding from Gyengsangnam-do. The title of the project is "Evaluating and Monitoring Human Operator's status for Human-Centered Smart Factory". This funding is for supporting an early career faculty member to build lab facilities.

2. Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient for a new research funding from Gyengsangnam-do. The title of the project is "Effects of Augmented Reality Technology on Assembling Tasks". The project will be supported for four months.

3. One paper entitled "Modeling Takeover Time Based on Non-Driving Related Task Attributes in Highly Automated Driving" has accepted and will be published in Applied Ergonomics.

4. Two journal papers have been accepted and will be published in the Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea. 

• Effects of Design Variables of In-Vehicle Touch Interface on Driving Performance, Glance Behavior, and Subjective Workload

• A Systematic Review on Design Space of External Human-Machine Interface for Autonomous Vehicle

A paper entitled "Effects of non-Driving-Related Task Attributes on Takeover Quality in Automated Vehicles" is accepted and will be published in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.

One WIP peper and one Workshop proposal have been accepted at the 12th international Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (Automotive' UI 20)

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient for a new research funding from National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Evaluation and advancement of a baby-crying monitoring application based on UX scenarios". The project will be supported for six months.

Dr. Lee has been selected as a recipient for a new research funding from National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK). The title of the project is "Development of Human Factors Design Guideline for Virtual Reality Device". The project will be supported for three years.

Dr. Lee joined the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Gyeongsang National University as an assistant professor.

One Late-Breaking Work paper has been accepted at the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’20).

Yonsei University has been selected as a host for the AutomotiveUI 2021 (September 26-29, 2021), which is the premium forum for user interface research in the automotive domain. Dr. Ji and Dr. Jeon will be be General Co-Chairs. Seulchan will provide services as a Program Co-Chairs.

Dr. Lee will join the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Gyeongsang National University as an assistant professor. The position will start in March 2020

"Why did not this Voice User Interface Understand me?”: Error Recovery Strategy for In-vehicle Voice User Interface" has been selected for  the WIP honorable mention award at the 11th international Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (Automotive' UI 19) held in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Two WIP pepers and one Workshop proposal have been accepted at the 11th international Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (Automotive' UI 19)

Dr. Lee has received new funding from national research foundation of Korea. The title of the project is "Evaluating the stepwise transition of controllability between automated vehicle and driver for driving safety"

A paper entitled "Effects of visual complexity of in-vehicle information cluster: Age-related differences in visual search task in the driving context" is accepted and will be published in Applied Ergonomics

A paper entitled "Modeling task completion time of in-vehicle information systems while driving with keystroke level modeling" is accepted and will be published in International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Dr. Lee joined Mind Music Machine Lab and started working with Dr. Jeon

Dr. Lee will join Mind Music Machine Lab (Supervisor: Dr. Jeon) in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virgina Tech as a postdoc research associate in March 2019

A paper entitled "Investigating smartphone touch area with one-handed interaction: Effects of target distance and direction on touch behaviors" is accepted and published in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Dr.Lee attended HFES 2018 (Oct 1-5) in Philadelphis, USA

Dr. Lee attended AutoUI 2018 (Sep 22-25) in Toronto, Canada

Dr. Lee started working with Dr. Ji  as a Postdoctoral researcher

Seulchan has succefully defended and finished Ph.D. dissertation under the supervision of Dr. Ji

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