Hello! My name is Seokhyun (Shawn) Hwang, and I’m a Ph.D. student in Information Science at the University of Washington in the ACE Lab (Advisor: Jacob O. Wobbrock). I completed my Master’s degree in the Intelligent Robotics Program at GIST, HCIS Lab (Advisor: SeungJun Kim) in Korea. Explore more about me: ABOUT, PUBLICATIONS, EXPERIENCES, and EXTRA ACTIVITIES. My research interests lie in the field of Human-Computer Interaction and Virtual/Augmented Reality systems. Specifically, I am interested in exploring the interactions between humans and VR/AR systems, and how we can create more realistic and immersive experiences through the use of hardware devices.

I have been working on developing my own VR locomotion method and haptic feedback device, which I am building with my understanding of circuits and mechanics. My goal is to create a device that can enhance the user’s sense of presence and immersion in virtual environments.

EDUCATION

University of Washington, United States (Expected)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Information Science, Information School (September 2024 – Present)

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

Master of Science (M.S.) - Intelligent Robotics, Institute of Integrated Technology (September 2021 – August 2023)

Boston University, United States

Exchange Student (June 2018 – August 2018)

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Department of Mechanical Engineering (March 2017 – August 2021)

TECHNICAL STRENGTHS

Modeling & Designing

Autodesk Inventor
Fusion 360
SolidWorks
Blender
KiCad

Software & Tools

Unity
MATLAB
LABVIEW
COMSOL Multiphysics
Cubase
Adobe Premiere Pro
Final Cut Pro

AWARDS & HONORS

Special Recognitions, ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT), ACM

Aug 2024
Special Recognitions for Outstanding Reviews in 2024 IMWUT

Honorable Mentions, 2024 CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM

May 2024
Honorable mention for being in the top 5% of conference papers (ErgoPulse)

Honorable Mentions, 2024 CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM

May 2024
Honorable mention for being in the top 5% of conference papers (SYNC-VR)

Honorable Mentions, IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), IEEE

October 2023
Honorable mention for being in the top 1% of conference papers

Honorable Mentions, International ACM Conference on AutomotiveUI, ACM

September 2023
Honorable mention for being in the top 5% of conference papers

Special Recognitions, ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST), ACM

May 2023
Special Recognitions for Outstanding Reviews in 2023 UIST

Government supported Scholarship, Korea

September 2021 – June 2023
Master’s Degree Government Scholarship

President Award, Korea (GIST)

August 2020
1st prize in table tennis robot at the 4th GIST Creative Convergence Competition in 2020

Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Korea

September 2020 – December 2020
GIST Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Industry-Academic Cooperation Scholarship, Korea

December 2019 – February 2020
Industry-Academic Cooperation Scholarship in BA Energy Lab

Scholarship for Overseas Summer Semester Exchange Students, United States

June 2018 – August 2018
Boston University Summer Semester Exchange Student Scholarship

Government supported Scholarship, Korea

March 2017 – August 2021
GIST Bachelor’s Degree Government Scholarship

INVITED TALKS

University of Chicago, Human Computer Integration Lab

January 2024
Invited Presentation (hosted by Pedro Lopes).

HCI Korea 2024 Top-conference Sessions, ACM SIGCHI

January 2024
Presentation of Vestibular Stimuli-Based Redirected Walking Research at a HCI Korea 2024 Top-Conference Invited Talk Session.