Jinwook Kim, Ph.D.
I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Information Electronics at KAIST, advised by Prof. Sang Ho Yoon. I received my M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Graduate School of Culture Technology at KAIST, where I worked in the Visual Cognition Lab under the supervision of Prof. Jeongmi Lee. During my graduate studies, I conducted interdisciplinary research bridging Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and cognitive science.
My research interests lie at the intersection of HCI and Extended Reality (XR), with a specific focus on multimodal interaction utilizing gaze, hand gestures, and EEG and exploring and measuring cognitive features to evaluate novel interaction techniques. My ultimate goal is to augment human performance and enhance immersive experiences through advanced multimodal I/O systems in XR environments for productive XR workspace.
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News
- July. 2026 I'm actively seeking a Post-doc/Faculty position focusing on XR-based Multimodal Interaction, Teleoperation, Training!
- Sep. 2025 I started as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Institute of Information Electronics & HCI Tech Lab, KAIST (1-year alternative military service).
- Apr. 2025 I was selected for KAIST Jang Young Sil Fellow Post-doctoral Program ($35K).
- Apr. 2025 Successfully defended my Ph.D. thesis!
- Apr. 2024 Fly to Aarhus University, Denmark to join Prof. Ken Pfeuffer's XI group at Aarhus University as a Visiting Researcher.
Education
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Ph.D. in Graduate School of Culture Technology, KAIST2021 – 2025Thesis: Tailoring and Blending Functions on Natural Input based Hybrid Interaction for Enhanced Practicality in Controller-Free Extended Reality EnvironmentAdvisor: Visual Cognition Lab, Prof. Jeongmi Lee
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M.S. in Graduate School of Culture Technology, KAIST2019 – 2021Thesis: Multisensory Pseudo-Haptic Feedback for Weight Perception of Virtual ObjectsAdvisor: Visual Cognition Lab, Prof. Jeongmi Lee
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B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University2014 – 2018Global SW Track member & CNU Eng. Student of the Year (Dean award)
Work Experience
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Institute of Information Electronics, KAIST(Daejeon, Korea)Sep. 2025 - PresentPostdoctoral Fellow (Advisor: Prof. Sang Ho Yoon)
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XI Research Group, Aarhus University (Aarhus, Denmark)Apr. 2024 - Jul. 2024Visiting Researcher (Advisor: Prof. Ken Pfeuffer)
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Hyundai ZERO1NE (Seoul, Korea)May 2021 - Dec. 2022Researcher & Creator
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ibs Center for Cognition & Sociality (Daejeon, Korea)Jan. 2020 - Dec. 2022Research Assistant
Publications
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Grants
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2025
KAIST Jang Young Sil Fellow Program (A0801026001)
Development of XR Hybrid Interaction for Expanding Interoperability between 2D-3D Interfaces and Platforms (PI, $35K)
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2022
Hyundai ZER01NE Day Project 2022
Holobot: Hologram based Next Generation XR Social Interface Robot (PI, over $35K)
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2021
Hyundai ZER01NE Day Project 2021
Automatic Sonata: Blurring the Boundary of Mobility (Co-PI, over $35K)
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2020
National R&D Real Challenge Program, KIRD (N01200918)
Enhancing Performance during AR-VR Remote Collaboration by Reducing Cognitive Load via Attentional Cue (PI, $12.6K)
Selected Awards
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Apr. 2025
KAIST Jang Young Sil Fellow Program
Postdoctoral Researcher Track ($35K)
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Jul. 2024
Young-Han Kim Global Leader Scholarship
KAIST Scholarship ($2.8K)
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Jun. 2021
NCSOFT Ph.D. Scholarship
NC-KAIST Scholarship ($7K)
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Aug. 2017
2017 NEXON Idea challenge
1st Prize
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Mar. 2016
2016 Microsoft Imagine Cup
Semi Final (TOP 7)
Academic Services
Invited Talk & Lecture
HCI Korea Outstanding Young Researcher Session, 2026.01.26
Psychological Experiment Implementation with Unity 3D, CNU, 2024.02~03
[Article] Increasing the sense of immersion in extended reality: A sensory augmentation system, Dongascience, 2023.10
CSE333 Intro to Human-Computer Interaction, UNIST, 2023.06.01
Academic Contribution
ACM CHI 2027 (Associate Chair)
IEEE VR 2027 (Associate Chair)
SIGGRAPH ASIA 2026 Educator's Forum Committee
BrainLink 2026 X-Lab (Organizing Assistant)
ACM UIST 2026 (Associate Chair)
ACM CHI Poster 2026 (Associate Chair)
IEEE ISMAR 2025 – 3rd Workshop on Gaze and Eye Movement in Interaction in XR (GEMNI) (Organizer)
ACM CHI LBW 2025 (Associate Chair)
ACM TEI 2021 (Student Volunteer)
Reviewer
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI) - Distinguished Reviewer
IEEE VR, ISMAR, TVCG, ACM CHI, CSCW, UIST, IMWUT, EuroHaptics, HRI, VRST, IEEE Access, IJHCI
Special Recognitions for Outstanding Reviews: CHI2025, UIST2025, UIST2026, ISMAR2024
Mentoring
7 M.S. and Ph.D. Students Research Mentoring with PI (Prof. Jeongmi Lee & Sang Ho Yoon)
Naver Connect Foundation (Python, C, Data Analysis)
KAIST Gifted Youth Camp (Block Programming, Unity Basic)
MODU Lab - LG ML/AI bootcamp
2021 ARKO Art Center ART TALK Program Mentor
2020 Young-In Upcycling Hack-A-Thon Mentor