Hyunyoung Kim
Lecturer Assistant Professor at University of Birmingham
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolHyunyoung Kim is a Lecturer and Assistant Professor in Human–Computer Interaction with nine years of experience bridging digital fabrication, shape-changing interfaces, and practical UX design. Her research and PhD work on PhyFlex advanced flexible tangible user interfaces that dynamically change shape, complemented by hands-on prototyping skills (3D printing, laser cutting, electronics) and cross-platform UI design for mobile, tablet and TV. She has a strong industry-to-academia trajectory—from UX roles at Samsung to postdoctoral work in Copenhagen—bringing user research and usability testing into hardware-centric interaction design. Based in Birmingham, she combines rigorous HCI scholarship with applied system-building, often turning theoretical ideas into physical prototypes that reveal new interaction possibilities.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Université Grenoble AlpesBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering at Sungkyunkwan UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Digital Media, Master of Science (MS), Digital Media at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
English, Korean
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Github contributions (5)
shape-changing-interfaces/MorpheesPlug
Dec 2020 - Jul 2022
Contributions:31 commits, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
shape-changing-interfaces/AirLogic
Apr 2022 - Jul 2022
Contributions:16 commits, 3 pushes in 3 months
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