Byoungjae Kim at Mt. Daedun-san, South Korea — Veni, vidi, cepi? A moment at Mt. Daedun-san, South Korea

I am an interaction designer, nature enthusiast, and technologist, investigating human-nature engagement in HCI. I am currently a Ph.D. student at the Affective Systems and Cognition Lab in the Dept. of Industrial Design, KAIST, South Korea, under the supervision of Prof. Chang Hee Lee.

On a personal note, I am also an amateur birder who enjoys taking photos and creating bird memes!

Email: bj.kim@kaist.ac.kr

eBird profile (Birding Log)

Publications

Palpable Night Forest: A Sensorial Interface for Remote Engagement with Nocturnal Nature

Byoungjae Kim and Chang Hee Lee. UIST'25 Poster

Silent Suspense: Multimodal Haptics for Horror Film Experiences for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Audiences

Byoungjae Kim, Yoonji Lee, Jongik Jeon, Gurim Kim, Geumjin Lee, and Chang Hee Lee. UIST'25 Poster

Poly: Shape-changing Conversational Agent Helps Identify Multiple Characters in Storytelling

Byoungjae Kim, Jiwoo Hong, and Woohun Lee. TEI'22 Work-in-Progress

Designing a Shape-changing Conversational Agent Displaying Multiple Characters with a Single Embodiment

Byoungjae Kim, Jiwoo Hong, and Woohun Lee. KSDS'20 (in Korean)

Awards, Honors and Qualifications

Field Investigator @ National Ecosystem Survey (Citizen Participation), 2025

Certified Wildlife Videographer (Birds) @ eBird, 2025

Outstanding TA Award @ Edu4.0Q Program, Spring 2022

iF Design Award (Communication), 2021

Outstanding Paper Award @ DSUS, Spring 2020

Exhibitions

Gwangju Design Biennale, Gwangju Biennale, 2025

Korea Young Designer's Exhibition (KYODEX), Seoul SMWU, 2022

Seoul Design Festival, Seoul COEX, 2021

ID KAIST Graduation Show, Daejeon KAIST, 2021

( ) Objects, Daejeon KAIST, 2017