About Me

Hi there!
I’m Jeongju Park, a master’s student at the HCIS Lab at GIST.

I’m interested in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), especially in the areas of Haptics and Virtual Reality.
You can find more about me in my CV, and if you’re curious about my work or just want to chat, feel free to email me at
jeongjupark@gm.gist.ac.kr!

Selected Publications

EarPressure VR: Ear Canal Pressure Feedback for Enhancing Environmental Presence in Virtual Reality

Kang, S., Kim, G., Gim, B., Park, J., Shin, S., and Kim, S.
UIST ’25: ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

AttraCar: Multisensory In-Car VR with Thermal, Airflow, and Motion Feedback through Built-In Vehicle Systems

Yeo, D., Kim, G., Oh, M., Park, J., Gim, B., Kang, S., Elsharkawy, A., and Kim, S.
UIST ’25: ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
🏆 Demo Honorable Mention Award (UIST '25)
🏆 People’s Choice Best Demo Award (UIST '25)
🏆 Best Demo Award (ISMAR '25)

You’re the One Whom I’m Talking To: The Role of Contextual External Human-Machine Interfaces in Multi-Road User Conflict Scenarios

Kang, Y., Park, J., Hwang, S., Seong, M., Kim, G., and Kim, S.
IMWUT ’25: Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies

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Award & Honors

About Me

Best Demo Award, ISMAR ’25: IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (Oct. 2025)
Demo Honorable Mention Award, UIST ’25: ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (Oct. 2025)
People’s Choice Best Demo Award, UIST ’25: ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (Oct. 2025)
Best Paper Award (Top 1%), CHI ’25: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (May 2025)
Outstanding Student Paper Award at the 2022 Summer Annual Conference, The Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers, Korea (Jul. 2022)
2021 Capstone Design Industry-Academic Cooperation Competition, Convergence and Open Sharing System, Korea (Dec. 2021)
Oasis Hackathon Special Award, Oasis Hackathon Business Team, Korea (Aug. 2021)
The 18th 2020 Chonnam National University Startup Item Competition, Chonnam National University, Korea (Dec. 2020)
2020 Mock Crowdfunding Competition, Chonnam National University Start-Up Education Center, Korea (Aug. 2020)
2020 Crowdfunding Linked Commercialization Competition, Chonnam National University Start-Up Education Center, Korea (Jun. 2020)
2020 Student Start-up Promising Team 300 Selection, The Ministry of Education, Korea (Aug. 2020)
The 4th 2020 Creative Idea Contest, Chonnam National University Madulmaru Project Group, Korea (Feb. 2020)

Experience

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

2023 – Present

Master of Science (M.S.)
Intelligent Robotics, Institute of Integrated Technology
Research Intern & M.S at HCIS LAB (Human-Centered Intelligent Systems)
- M.S: Feb 2024 – Present
- Intern: Sep 2023 – Feb 2024

Maker Space – Staff & Instructor

2020 – 2023
Worked as a professional equipment manager and instructor at Madulmaru

Managing
CNC, 3D Printer, UV Printer, Laser Cutter, etc.
Instructing
Arduino, 3D Printer, Laser Cutter

Chonnam National University

2017 – 2023

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Department of Electronics & Computer Engineering
(TGPA 4.08, Major GPA 4.1)
Research assistant student at VIPS LAB
(Visual Information Processing & System)

Technical Skills

Modeling & Design Tools: Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, SolidWorks, Blender
Adobe Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro
Video Editing: Final Cut Pro
Software: Unity, Python