PUBLICATIONS  [ Link to Google Scholar Profile ]​

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• ​K.Y.Choi, T.Jung, N.Harasha, H.Ishii, Picto: Crafting Remote Tangible Gestures via Recordable, Replayable, and
  Shareable Motions. (To appear), ACM TEI’25

• A. Lapedriza, J. Albo-Canals, N. Elhaouij, J. Lee, J. Hernandez, J. Amores, K.Y. Choi, C.J. Molina, L. Lahuerta, N. Gonzalez, M.V. Fernandez, M.A. Soler, S.F. Quartino, A. Ballesteros, R.W. Picard, Deploying a Robotic Ride-on Car in the Hospital to Reduce the Stress of Pediatric Patients before Surgery, ACM HRI LBR 2024 

• A.Jain*, K. Y. Choi*, H. Ishii, P.Maes, Modulating Interoceptive Signals for Influencing the Conscious Experience, ACM CHI’EA 2023

• K. Y. Choi, H. Ishii, The Stranger - .... . ... - .-. .- -. –. . .-. , ACM DIS’23

• K. Y. Choi, N. Elhaouij, J. Lee, R. W. Picard, H. Ishii, "Design and Evaluation of a Clippable and Personalizable
  Pneumatic-haptic Feedback Device for Breathing Guidance", ACM IMWUT, March 2022

• K. Y. Choi, J. Lee, N. Elhaouij, R. W. Picard, H. Ishii, "aSpire: Clippable, Mobile Pneumatic-Haptic Device for Breathing Rate Regulation via Personalizable Tactile Feedback", ACM CHI EA, 2021

• K. Y. Choi, H. Ishii, "Therms-Up!: DIY Inflatables and Interactive Materials by Upcycling Wasted Thermoplastic Bags", Work-in-progress, ACM TEI, 2021

• T. Yoshida, J. Ogawa, K. Y. Choi, S. Bushnaq, K. Nakagaki, and H.Ishii. "InDepth: Force-based Interaction with Objects beyond A Physical Barrier". ACM TEI, 2021

• K. Y. Choi, H. Ishii, "ambienBeat: Wrist-worn Mobile Tactile Biofeedback for Heart Rate Rhythmic Regulation", ACM  Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interactions (TEI) 2020 [DOI]

• K. Y. Choi, V. Sumini, H. Ishii,"reSpire: Self-awareness and Interpersonal Connectedness through Shape-changing Fabric Display", ACM Proceedings of the 2019 on Creativity and Cognition (C&C) 2019 [DOI]

• K. Y. Choi, H. Ishii, "Bubble Talk: Open-source Interactive Art Toolkit for Metaphor of Modern Digital Chat", Arts Track Exhibition, ACM  Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interactions (TEI) 2019 [DOI]

• F. Tasnim, A. Sadraei, B. Datta, M. Khan, K. Y. Choi, A. Sahasrabudhe, T. A. V. Gálvez, I. Wicaksono, O. Rosello, C. Nunez-Lopez, C. Dagdeviren, "Towards personalized medicine: the evolution of imperceptible health-care technologies", [Outstanding paper award], Foresight, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018 [pdf]

• K. Y. Choi, K. Nakagaki, H. Ishii, "reMi: Translating Ambient Sounds of Moment into Tangible and Shareable Memories through Animated Paper" Poster presentation, ACM Conference on User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (UIST) 2018 [DOI]

• K. Y. Choi, A. Akhtar, T. Bretl, "A compliant four-bar linkage mechanism that makes the fingers of a prosthetic hand more impact resistant​", in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Singapore, May. 2017  [pdf]

• K. Y. Choi, T. Bretl, "Emot: Soft Social Robot", workshop on 'Innovative Haptic Interfaces emerging from Soft Robotics' at IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Singapore, May. 2017  [Poster]

• K. Y. Choi, A. Akhtar, T. Bretl, "Multidirectional High Impact Resistant Compliant Four-bar Linkage Mechanism for a Prosthetic Hand", workshop on 'Evaluation and Benchmarking or Underactuated and Soft Robotic Hands' at IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Oct. 2016 [Poster]  [pdf]

• A. Akhtar, K. Y. Choi, M. Fatina, J. Cornman, E. Wu, J. Sombeck, C. Yim, P. Slade, J. Lee, J. Moore, D. Gonzales, A. Wu, G. Anderson, D. Rotter, C. Shin, and T. Bretl, “A low-cost, open-source, compliant hand for enabling sensorimotor control for people with transradial amputations,” in International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Orlando, FL, Aug. 2016. [Poster], [pdf]

• G.N. Kim, J.P. Park, K. Y. Choi, J.P Lee, S. Y. Park. "CubeSat Structure Design and Lunch Environmental Test for CANYVAL-X Mission", The Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences (KSAS), Korea, 2016     

• K. Y. Choi, G.N Kim, J.P Lee,  Sang-Young Park, "CubeSat Structure Design and Structural Analysis for CANYVAL-X Mission", Proceedings of The Korea Space Science Society, Oct. 2014 [pdf] 

• J. Myung, H. Lee, K. Y. Choi, S.H. Lee, "A Development of the Intra-Op Process Recorder", The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013 

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PATENTS

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• K. Y. Choi, H. Ishii, Methods and Apparatus for Wrist-Worn Tactile Biofeedback for Heart Rate Regulation, Filed for provisional patent application, 2020

• K.Y. Choi, J. Lee, N. Elhaouij, R. W. Picard, H. Ishii, Methods and Apparatus for Pneumatic-Tactile Feedback for Breathing Control, Filed for provisional patent application, 2020

• A. Akhtar, T. Bretl, K. Y. Choi, Compliant four-bar linkage mechanism for a robotic finger, Application # 16397457, U.S  [URL] 

• K. Y. Choi, B.M Choi, H.W Hong, J.H Ji, Y.W Kim, Underwater Mobile Robot for Aquarium, Application Serial No. 10-2013-0137791, Korea [URL]

• K. Y. Choi, Tactile Sensing Device, Application Serial No. 10-2013-0100106, Korea [URL]

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BOOK

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• 20 Korean women engineers (including K.Y.Choi), Women engineers who change the world. Vol.16, Women in Science, Engineering and Technology in Korea (ISBN 9791167520647(1167520645)) 2021, Published in Korea

• K. Y. Choi, The 220-days on the Other Sides of the Earth: I Just Left, Knowledge Nomad Publishing Company. (ISBN 978-89-93322-53-8 03810), Published in Korea. [Link]

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ACADEMIC SERVICES

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• Program Committee for the pictorials track of ACM TEI 2022-25.

• Reviewed Peer-reviewed Conferences:

MEC Symposium ’17, IEEE BioRob’18, IEEE IROS’18, MEC Symposium’20, ACM UIST ’20, 24, ACM TEI ’20-25, ACM CHI’20, ’21,  ’23, ’24, ACM SIGGRAPH’21, ACM DIS’22, ’23

• Reviewed Journal Papers:  

ACM IMWUT ’21, ‘23, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing ’21, Int. Journal of Human-Computer Interaction’20, Applied Ergonomics’24

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INVITED TALKS​

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• Guest Speaker, ‘Beyond the Screen: Connected Experiences and Immersive Human-computer Interaction through Tangible User Interface’, Graduate School Seminar, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei Univ. Sept. 2024

• Keynote Speech, Kia Future Design Team, Hyundai Motor Group, Sept. 2024

• Keynote Speech, MIT Nord Anglia Collaboration, MIT Museum, Jun. 2024                        

• Guest Lecturer, HCI Seminar, Dept. of Computer Science, Purdue Univ., Apr. 2024

• Guest Speaker, Graduate Seminar, Dept of Industrial Design, KAIST, Korea, Mar. 2024

• Keynote Speech, THE ART OF CRAFT AND PLAY: between art and engineering, ZER01NE CODEX, Seoul, Korea, Jan.2024

• Guest Speaker, Responsive Shape-changing Car Seat, Hyundai UX Tech Day, Seoul, Korea, Sept. 2022

• Guest Speaker, ‘From Imagination to Reality’, MIT Abstracts, Dec. 2021

• Guest Lecturer, MAS.834 Tangible Interfaces Class, MIT Media Lab, Nov. 2021

• ‘HCI: Different Methods of Human and Computer Interaction and Communication’ Guest Lecturer, YCS1001 Information and Technology Class, Dept. of Computer Science, Yonsei Univ. June 2021

• Guest Lecturer, MAS.834 Tangible Interfaces Class, MIT Media Lab. Nov. 2020

• ‘Create My Own Story’, Keynote Speech, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei Univ. June 2015       

• 'Coming back with inspirations', Hong-sung Library, Korea, April 2014  

• ‘Different World from the Other Side of the Earth’, Keynote Speech, Samsung Electronics Dream Concert, October 2013  [Link]

• ‘The Life full of Challenges’, Keynote Speech, Ewha Womans University Students Festival, May 2013           

• ‘Find What Makes Your Heart Beat!’, Keynote Speech, The Korea Expressway Corporation, April 2013          

• ‘The Other Side of the Earth’, Keynote Speech, BU Ultrasound Clinical Product Division Healthcare Sector, Siemens, March 2013        

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