Jin Ryong Kim

Ph.D. - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue University - 2014

M.S. - Computer Science
Purdue University - 2010

M.S. - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hanyang University - 2004

B.S. - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hanyang University - 2001

Yatharth Singhal, Haokun Wang, and Jin Ryong Kim, “FIRE: Mid-Air Thermo-Tactile Display,” SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Emerging Technologies, Sydney, Australia. Winner of the Best Student Demo Award 🏆. 2023 - publications

Haokun Wang, Yatharth Singhal, and Jin Ryong Kim, “Fabric Thermal Display using Ultrasonic Waves,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) 2023, Sydney, Australia. 2023 - publications

Hyungki Son, Haokun Wang, Yatharth Singhal, and Jin Ryong Kim, “Upper Body Thermal Referral and Tactile Masking for Localized Feedback,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE TVCG). IEEE VR 2023 Best Paper Nominee 🏆. 2023 - publications

Jin Ryong Kim, “Multimodal Interaction with Mid-Air Haptics,” Ultrasound Mid-Air Haptics for Touchless Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction Series, pp. 185-205, Springer, 2022. [Chapter] 2022 - publications

Ayush Bhardwaj, Sungjoo Kang, and Jin Ryong Kim, Data Abstraction for Visual and Haptic Representations in Flow Visualization, Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST 2022) Poster, November 29 – December 1, 2022 (Best Poster Award 🏆). [Paper | Video] 2022 - publications

Henry Kim, Ayush Bhardwaj, Brandon Coffey, Dongbeom Ko, Sungjoo Kang, and Jin Ryong Kim, MetaTwin: Synchronizing Physical and Virtual Spaces for Seamless World, Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST 2022) Poster, November 29 – December 1, 2022. [Paper | Video] 2022 - publications

Yatharth Singhal, Richard Huynh Noeske, Ayush Bhardwaj, and Jin Ryong Kim, “Improving Finger Stroke Recognition Rate for Eyes-Free Mid-Air Typing in VR,” In Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2022), April 30 – May 6, 2022. [Paper | Video] 2022 - publications

Tae-Heon Yang, Jin Ryong Kim, Hanbit Jin, Hyunjae Gil, Jeong-Hoi Koo, and Hye Jin Kim, “Recent Advances and Opportunities of Active Materials for Haptic Technologies in Virtual and Augmented Reality,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 (co-first author; IF: 16.836). Top Downloaded Article 🏆 [Paper] 2021 - publications

Best Demo Award - ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 [2023]

Best Paper Nominee - IEEE VR 2023 [2023]

Best Poster Award - ACM VRST 2022 [2022]

Distinguished Service Award - IEEE Robotics and Automation Society [2022]

Young Researcher Award - Korea Haptics Community [2019]

Third Prize at Samsung Software Competition - Samsung Electronics [2003]

Hanyang Technology and Science Fellowship - Hanyang University [2002]

Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2020–Present]

Staff Researcher
Alibaba Group [2018–2020]

Senior Researcher
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) [2004–2018]