Jini Kim PDF


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Education

2023 -
2023 -
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea
M.S. in Industrial Design (Specialization : Human-Computer Interaction)
• Advisor: Ki-Young Nam
• Thesis Committee: Ki-Young Nam, Sangsu Lee, Changhee Lee
• GPA: 4.08/4.3
2016 - 2022
Handong Global University (HGU), Pohang, Korea
B.S. in Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICT)
B.S. in Product Design (Specialization : UX Design)
• Total GPA : 4.21/4.5 | Major GPA : 4.39/4.5 | Magna Cum Laude
• Honors: Academic Excellence Scholarship for 5 semesters (Top 1%)

Research Interest

Human-AI Interaction, Human-Centered Interaction, Design Research, Creator-AI Collaboration, Responsible AI

Publications

2024
2023
2022
2020
Service Design Strategies for Seamless EV Charging Experienc
Jini Kim, Jinhyun Kim, Jihyun Jang, Jiyeon Choi, Ki-Young Nam
KSDS 2020.

Research Experience

2020 - 2022
Designize Lab , KAIST
• Mentor: Ki-Young Nam
2019
UX Design Research collaborated with LG Electronics R&D , HGU
• Mentor: Eunjong Lee
2018 - 2019
Human-Computer Interaction Lab, HGU
• Mentor: Wonsup Lee
2019
Ergonomic Design & Technology Lab, POSTECH
• Mentor: Heecheon You
2018
User Experience Lab, SNU
• Mentor: Joong-Seek Lee
2018-2020
The Answer (UX Design group), HGU
• Mentor: Eunjong Lee
2017-2018
Design Lab, HGU
• Mentor: In-Wook Choi

Research Project

2022
Development of Crowd-sourcing System for the Local Sharing of Social Resources, KAIST
• Funded by KAIST, working as a UX Researcher
2021
Design Interventions for Empowering User Deliberation in Online Petition Platform , KAIST
• M.S. Research Thesis, KAIST • Published in CHI 2022 LBW (Kim J., Kim C., Nam K.)
Developing Deliberation Augmented AI-Infused Civic Participation Platform using BERT
2020-2021
Innovating Classroom Desks to Improve Student Experience in Future Classrooms, KAIST
• Funded by YESEM & KAIST
2020
Public Display Design Strategies for Passive Citizen Engagement in Civic Activities, KAIST
• Funded by Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) Social Venture
2020
Design Guidelines for Building AI Chatbots in Online Museum , KAIST
• Mentor: Youn-kyung Lim
2019-2020
Service Design Strategies for Seamless EV Charging Experience , HGU
• UX Design Research, collaborated with LG Electronics R&D
• Published in KSDS 2020 (Kim J., Kim J., Jang J., Choi J., Nam K.)
2019
Development of a Community Mapping App for the Non-Ambulatory, HGU
• Funded by Korea Telecom (KT) • The Answer (UX Design group), HGU
2019
Data Collection and Analysis of Korean Faces for Samsung Mask Design
• Research Intern, Ergonomic Design & Technology Lab, POSTECH
2018
Development of Voice-based Crowdsourcing Platform for the Enhancement of Self-support for the Visually Impaired
• Published in AHFE 2019 (Kim J., Song G.R., Kim H., Kim E., Lee W.) • Human-Computer Interaction Lab, HGU
2017-2018
Development of a Conversational AI Chatbot Framework for the Arts and Tourism Contents
• Funded by Korea Creative Content Agency
• User Experience Lab, Seoul National University
2017-2018
A Study on the Development of VR Education Contents for the Mentally impaired, HGU
• Design Lab, HGU

Honors and Awards

2022
Grand Prize in MTS UX / HCI Heuristic Evaluation Competition, Shinhan Investment
■ Heuristic report about UX / HCI Mobile Trading System (MTS) improvement
2022
James Dyson International Design Competition
■ National Runner-up 2020 • Vortex Laundry: Water-powered Laundry Kit for LEDC
2020
Magna Cum Laude, Graduated with Honors, HGU
■ 4.21/4.5 (Overall), 4.39/4.5 (Major)
2015-2019
Top 1% Academic Excellence Scholarship, HGU
■ Top 1% Academic Excellence Scholarship - ■ Awarded for five consecutive semesters

Reviewer

2024
ACM CHI 2022, 2024