· Seongjun Kang

Seongjun Kang

Hello! My name is Seongjun Kang, and I am currently a Ph.D. candidate at the HCIS Lab of Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST).

My Vision: rewiring & restoring sensory gaps to bridge digital and physical worlds

My research primarily focuses on haptic technology within Virtual Reality. I am dedicated to developing hardware and software that seamlessly integrate various human senses. This involves designing innovative interfaces and exploring the potential of human somatosensory perception to create more immersive and intuitive interactions. By bridging the gap between the virtual and physical worlds, my goal is to contribute to a more nuanced and engaging user experience.

Publications from PhD research: rewiring & restoring sensory gaps

Full Papers

	TelePulse: Enhancing the Teleoperation Experience through Biomechanical Simulation-Based Electrical Muscle Stimulation in Virtual Reality Hwang, S., Kang, S., Oh, J., Park, J., Shin, S., Luo, Y., DelPreto, J., Lee, S., Lee, K., Matusik, W., Rus, D., Kim, S. ( equal contribution) CHI 2025: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Accepted 🏆 Best Paper Award (Top 1%)
	I Want to Break Free: Enabling User-Applied Active Locomotion in In-Car VR through Contextual Cues Gim, B., Hwang, S., Kang, S., Kim, G., Yeo, D., Kim, S. CHI 2025: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Accepted
	Flip-Pelt: Motor-Driven Peltier Elements for Rapid Thermal Stimulation and Congruent Pressure Feedback in Virtual Reality Kang, S., Kim, G., Hwang, S., Park, J., Elsharkawy, A., Kim, S. UIST 2024: The ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology Paper \| Video
	ErgoPulse: Electrifying Your Lower Body With Biomechanical Simulation-based Electrical Muscle Stimulation Haptic System in Virtual Reality Hwang, S., Oh, J., Kang, S., Seong, M., Elsharkawy, A., Kim, S. CHI 2024: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 🏆 Honorable Mention Award (Top 5%) Paper \| Video
	Giant Finger: A Novel Visuo-Somatosensory Approach to Simulating Lower Body Movements in Virtual Reality Kang, S., Kim, G., Kim, S. (2023) ISMAR 2023: IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Paper \| Video

Posters, Demos, and Workshop Papers

	Magneto: Enabling Multimodal Haptic Feedback on Paper through Magnetic Fields Park, J., Shin, S., Kang, S., Kim, G., Kim, S. CHI LBW 2025: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Late-Breaking Work - Accepted
	TeleHopper: Simulating a Jumping Sensation as Proprioceptive Feedback for Teleportation in Virtual Reality via Electrical Muscle Stimulation Um, J., Gim, B., Kang, S., Kang, Y., Jeon, E., Kim, S. CHI LBW 2025: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Late-Breaking Work - Accepted
	LegSense: Inducing Walking Sensation in Seated VR by Providing Movement Illusion via Electrical Muscle Stimulation Um, J., Jeon, E., Kang, Y., Kang, S., Elsharkawy, A., Joseph DelPreto, Wojciech Matusik, Daniela Rus, Kim, S. UbiComp Companion 2024: Companion of the 2024 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing Paper
	Proposal of a Framework for Enhancing Teleoperation Experience with Biomechanical Simulation-Based Electrical Muscle Stimulation in Virtual Reality Hwang, S., Kang, S., Oh, J., Park, J., Shin, S., Yiyue Luo, Joseph DelPreto, Wojciech Matusik, Daniela Rus, Kim, S. UbiComp Companion 2024: Companion of the 2024 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing Paper
	Dual-sided Peltier Elements for Rapid Thermal Feedback in Wearables Kang, S., Kim, G., Hwang, S., Park, J., Elsharkawy, A., Kim, S. 2024 IEEE ICRA Workshop on Wearable Paper
	Curving the Virtual Route: Applying Redirected Steering Gains for Active Locomotion in In-Car VR Gim, B., Kang, S., Kim, G., Yeo, D., Hwang, S., Kim, S. CHI LBW 2024: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Late-Breaking Work Paper \| Video
	Giant Finger: Visuo-Proprioceptive Congruent Virtual Legs for Flying Actions in Virtual Reality Kang, S., Kim, G., Lee, K.T., Kim, S. (2023) IEEE VRW 2023: Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops Paper

More Publications

	How Do Background and Remote User Representations Affect Social Telepresence in Remote Collaboration?: A Study with Portal Display, a Head Pose-Responsive Video Teleconferencing System Kang, S., Kim, G., Lee, K-T., Kim S. Electronics. 2023; 12(20):4339 Paper
	Portal Display: Screen-based 3D Stereoscopic Conferencing System for Immersive Social Telepresence Kang, S., Kim, G., Lee, K., Kim, S. (2022) KSII the 14th international conference on internet (ICONI) 2022 symposium 🏆 Best Paper Award (1st) Paper

Fun Projects

Virtual arm visualization to reduce In-Car VR motion sickness

Finger-based miniature avatar mapping

Motion tracking action game

Reinforcement learning based redirected walking

In-CarVR contents

XR screen bus simulator

Air Click

Food delivery turtlebot

	TelePulse: Enhancing the Teleoperation Experience through Biomechanical Simulation-Based Electrical Muscle Stimulation in Virtual Reality Hwang, S., Kang, S., Oh, J., Park, J., Shin, S., Luo, Y., DelPreto, J., Lee, S., Lee, K., Matusik, W., Rus, D., Kim, S. ( equal contribution) CHI 2025: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Accepted 🏆 Best Paper Award (Top 1%)
	I Want to Break Free: Enabling User-Applied Active Locomotion in In-Car VR through Contextual Cues Gim, B., Hwang, S., Kang, S., Kim, G., Yeo, D., Kim, S. CHI 2025: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Accepted
	Flip-Pelt: Motor-Driven Peltier Elements for Rapid Thermal Stimulation and Congruent Pressure Feedback in Virtual Reality Kang, S., Kim, G., Hwang, S., Park, J., Elsharkawy, A., Kim, S. UIST 2024: The ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology Paper \| Video
	ErgoPulse: Electrifying Your Lower Body With Biomechanical Simulation-based Electrical Muscle Stimulation Haptic System in Virtual Reality Hwang, S., Oh, J., Kang, S., Seong, M., Elsharkawy, A., Kim, S. CHI 2024: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 🏆 Honorable Mention Award (Top 5%) Paper \| Video
	Giant Finger: A Novel Visuo-Somatosensory Approach to Simulating Lower Body Movements in Virtual Reality Kang, S., Kim, G., Kim, S. (2023) ISMAR 2023: IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Paper \| Video