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Lighting as UX: Byeongjin Wins Best Paper Award
Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented his research, titled “Exploring the Effects of Lighting in Home Appliances (가전제품 조명의 효과에 대한 탐색),” at the 2025 Spring Conference of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility (한국감성과학회). His study highlighted how in-product lighting goes beyond mere illumination—enhancing user experience and reinforcing brand value. For this achievement, he received…
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Award-Wining Paper on Skin Tone–Specific Motivations for Face Makeup
Hyungseok Moon (문형석), an undergraduate intern of Color Lab, presented his study at the 2025 Spring Conference of Korean Society of Emotion and Sensibility (한국감성과학회), and received a ‘Special Award(특별상)’ in a session of ‘Next Generation Scholars’. Titled “Skin Tone–Specific Motivations for Face Makeup: Insights from an E-Commerce Review Analysis (리뷰 데이터 기반 피부톤 별…
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Color Lab’s Seminar Talk at the ICD Event
Invited by the Korean Society of Color Studies (한국색채학회), Professor Suk of delivered a seminar titled “나는 무슨 색일까?” (What Color Am I?). Held at Ewha Womans University (이화여자대학교), the talk introduced Color Lab’s ongoing research on subtle color nuances in facial skin tone, hair dye, and tooth whiteness. During her presentation, she emphasized how…
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Color Lab’s Four Papers at the 2024 KSDS Conference
Color Lab presented four recent studies at the 2024 KSDS Fall International Conference (2024 국제디자인학술대회), held at the KAIST campus in Daejeon. Three of these papers, authored by Byeonjin (김병진), Stella (스텔라 욜란다), and Heesu (김희수), highlighted their ongoing research progress. The fourth brought special recognition: Sunwoo (정선우) received a ‘Merit Award (장려상)’ in a…
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Byeongjin Wins Best Student Award at ALC 2024
Byeongjin Kim (김병진), a Ph.D. candidate of Color Lab, had a presentation titled ‘Lighting Design for Product Personality Expression: A Study Utilizing Refrigerator’ at the 15th Asia Light Conference conducted in Seoul. He investigated the impact of lighting design in home appliances on the perceived personality. His study focused on how different lighting attributes, such…
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Dr. Taesu Kim and Heesoo Kim Present at the 15th Asia Lighting Conference
Dr. Taesu Kim [김태수] and Hee-soo Kim [김희수] recently presented their latest research at the 15th Asia Lighting Conference. Taesu is a post-doctoral researcher, and Heesoo is a master student of Color Lab. Their study, titled “Aesthetic Satisfaction in Product Design through Lighting Color Combinations,” examines how the use of lighting color combinations in home…
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Giyun’s Computational Study on Light Scene and Affective Quality
Giyun has successfully debuted her first poster, “How to explore the visual features of images with lighting”, at the KIIEE(The Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers) 2023 poster session. This marks Giyun’s first participation in an in-person conference, where she presented her work during the conference in Jeju from November 15th to 17th.…
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Byeongjin’s Context-Aware Lounge Lighting
Byeongjin Kim, a Ph.D. candidate of Color Lab, had a presentation titled ‘Context-Aware Lighting for Office Lounge: Algorithm Proposal and User Study’ at the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Autumn Conference 2023. He researched to build a smart lighting system that adjusts the illumination based on the context occurring in the office…
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Affections for the future AutoUI
At the recent AutomotiveUI 2023 held in Ingolstadt, Germany, Taesu Kim, a post-doc researcher in Color lab shared his research titled “Affective role of the future autonomous car interior.” Together with Gyunpyo Lee and Jiwoo Hong, he delved deep into the future of autonomous vehicle interiors, identifying eight distinct affective roles: Focused, Stimulating, Amused, Openness,…
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Ready to make XR in-vehicle lighting testbed, presented by Dr. Taesu Kim
Taesu Kim, as a post-doc researcher in the Color Lab, proudly presents that preparations for the XR in-vehicle lighting testbed are in their final stages. In the ISAL 2023, he presented his research under the title “Mixed Reality-Based Interior Lighting Testbed for Autonomous Vehicles.” The presentation highlighted three pivotal components: The feedback from the symposium…
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Byeongjin Illuminates Asia Lighting Conference with Study on Attractive Light
At the Asia Lighting Conference 2023 (ALC 2023) hosted by the University of Tokyo, Byeongjin Kim, a Ph.D. candidate of Color Lab, presented his study, titled ‘Archiving the Personal Memories of Attractive Light: Database Building and Applications,’ sought to dive deep into the psyche of lighting experts, capturing their most memorable interactions with light. Byeongjin’s…
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Byeongjin and Taesu at EI2023
Byeongjin Kim, a Ph.D. candidate in the Color Lab, had the opportunity to attend the Electronic Imaging Symposium 2023, a cutting-edge event dedicated to the latest developments in electrical imaging technology. During the conference, he had the chance to present the research entitled “Image color-based preset light matching algorithm for an electric vitrine.” Furthermore, he…