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  • Taesu’s investigation about drivers’ emotional responses to in-car light

    Taesu’s investigation about drivers’ emotional responses to in-car light

    Taesu KIM, a Ph.D. candidate of Color Lab has published an article entitled, “EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO IN-CAR DYNAMIC LIGHTING” in volume 22, the 4th issue of International Journal of Automotive Technology. In the study, cluster lightings were designed by combining five colors and five dynamic patterns, and the emotional responses were assessed. The empirical evidence…

  • Qinyue’s “Bubble Coloring” at CHI 2021

    Qinyue’s “Bubble Coloring” at CHI 2021

    Qinyue presented an extended abstract entitled, “Bubble Coloring to Visualize the Speech Emotion” at CHI 2021 virtual conference, and Yuchun has co-authored the paper. As a part of Qinyue’s master thesis, the study explored the emotional effect of the chat bubble’s background color on voice messages. The empirical result demonstrated that the bubble color intensified…

  • Prof.Suk received the Lee Soo-Young Award

    Prof.Suk received the Lee Soo-Young Award

    As a recipient of the 2021 Lee Soo-Young’s Award for Innovative Education, Professor Suk delivered a speech about Education 4.0Q initiated by the KAIST Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching(CELT). Since 2012, she has participated in active learning programs, including the Coursera MOOC. She shared her experiences and thoughts about paradigm leading university education…

  • Wake-Up Word recognizes your mood, investigated by Taesu

    Wake-Up Word recognizes your mood, investigated by Taesu

    AI speaker is now everywhere. For example, if you are in a KIA car, “Hi, Kia!’ should boot the car’s system. When most of the technical studies have focused on accuracy, we were curious about the emotional state contained in the voice. Led by Taesu, a Ph.D. candidate constructed a voice database recorded in various…

  • Amore Pacific’s “Base Picker” to launch

    Amore Pacific’s “Base Picker” to launch

    Amore Pacific’s base picker based on Color Lab’s patented technology is finally launched in the Seongsu branch, Seoul. Our algorithm installed in the base picker is deliberately tailored in analyzing Korean women’s skin while providing precise and accurate skin color reading. If you dream of going out sometimes for a pleasant outing, how about going…

  • Byeongjin(병진) is back as a master student

    Byeongjin(병진) is back as a master student

    Byeongjin joined the Color lab in Spring 2021. He recently received a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Electric Engineering and Computer Science of GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology). Additionally, he minored in psychology and participated in a psycholinguistics lab for a year. During the undergraduate study, he conveyed a language comprehension test using an…

  • Dr.Kyungah Choi is appointed as an assistant professor at Sungshin Women’s University

    Dr.Kyungah Choi is appointed as an assistant professor at Sungshin Women’s University

    Congratulations! Dr. Kyungah Choi is appointed as an assistant professor by the Department of Service and Design Engineering(서비스 디자인 공학과) at Shungshin Women’s University. Based on her teaching, research, and practical experience at KAIST and Samsung Electronics, she will be a great leader in the education of convergent design, such as data-driven service design. As…

  • Gyunpyo(건표) joined Color Lab!

    Gyunpyo(건표) joined Color Lab!

    Gyunpyo joined the Color lab in Spring 2021. Before joining the Master’s program at KAIST, he worked as an automotive exterior designer for four years in Changan European Designing Center in Torino, Italy. During his four years in Changan, he participated in multiple production and concept vehicle design projects. He has a Bachelor of Fine…

  • Yuchun’s Deep learning study on face color published in JIST

    Yuchun’s Deep learning study on face color published in JIST

    Yuchun Yan, a Ph.D. candidate of Color Lab has published an article entitled, “Exploring the Facial Color Representative Regions Using the Humanae Images” in the December issue of Journal of Imaging Science and Technology(JIST). The article was submitted to the journal-first track of the Electronic Imaging 2021(EI 2021) conference and accepted for publication. In the…

  • Color lab’s research in KAIST archives

    Color lab’s research in KAIST archives

    The award-winning research from Color Lab leaves a mark in KAIST archives and released on Youtube. The highlighted research is mainly related to the awakening effect of blue-enriched light led by the doctoral work of Dr. Kyungah Choi. In the Youtube video, Prof. Suk puts an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration to discover novel ideas and…

  • Hyeonju reported about the excessive light from home appliances

    Hyeonju reported about the excessive light from home appliances

    As an invited talk to the 17th China International Forum on Solid-State Lighting (SSL China 2020) held in Shenzhen, China, Hyeonju delivered a video presentation entitled “Thoughts and Approaches toward the Guideline of Light Interface of Home Appliances”. The study introduced three approaches: a review of domestic legal guidance concerning outdoor light pollution, a consumer…

  • Is “Hi… Kia…” sufficient to express sad mood? Yes. Deep learning driven investigation by Youngwoo and Taesu

    Is “Hi… Kia…” sufficient to express sad mood? Yes. Deep learning driven investigation by Youngwoo and Taesu

    Youngwoo Kim, an undergraduate intern has presented a paper entitled, “Hi, Kia, HI… Kia…, HI, KIA!” at the 2020 Fall Conference of Korea Society for Emotion and Sensibility. This study investigated the affective quality from the Wake-Up Words(WUW) in a passenger car. Having collaborated with Kia Design Center, Color lab has carried out a series…

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