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Resumé


 

Academic Experience

Georgia Institute of Technology [2004~ may.2006]
MS degree in Human Computer Interaction (3.92/4.0)
Interest: Ubiquitous Computing, Assistive Technology, UI design & evaluation.
MS project: Design of Pervasive Home Technology

The Ohio State University [2002~2004]
MFA-Visual Communication Design (3.9/4.0)
Thesis: Survey of Ergonomic Disorders in the Computer Graphics Industry

KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology) [1998~2002]
BS in Industrial Design (3.54/4.3)



Research Projects

Georgia Tech
Etiquette Messenger
: GVU AwareHome Project (Advisor: Gregory Abowd)
- A phone-based IM interface displaying availability of household.
- submission to Pervasive & Ubiquitous Computing journal (under review)

Message Center Project: GVU AwareHome Project (Advisor: Gregory Abowd)
- A digital mailbox for senior adults, allowing instantaneous communication.
- 2005 CHI*Atlanta Poster Competition: 2nd place

MusiQ Mojo
(Advisor: Colin Potts)
- An interactive music system that enables democratic music selection in public areas.

Ohio State University

ePorfolio Project: (Advisor: Steve Acker)
- UI Design for Personal knowledge management & sharing system in online environment.
- TELR (Technology Enhanced Learning Research) Project at OSU

PatPAL Project: Sponsored by NationWide insurance (Advisor: Brian Stone)
- Building a Web Pattern library that can be universally applied to any web-based application.

AVA Shopping Mall Design: (Advisor: Phil Smith)
- Create navigation path & Search Function based on user centered design



Publications, Media & Awards

ACM CHI conference 2006: Interactive Poster (accepted)
Wiley, J., Sung, J.& Abowd, G.D. (2006) Message Center: Expanding elder communication.

Assistive Technology Journal (Under Review)
Sung, J., Wiley, J. & Cohen, L. (2005) Exploring Challenges in Elders' Daily Activities: Implications for Mobile Wireless Technology.

Personal & Ubiquitous Computing Journal
(accepted)
Nagel, K.S., Sung, J. & Abowd, G.D. (2005) Predicting and Designing of Home Availability Services.

Runner up for 2005 CHI*Atlanta Poster Competition
Wiley, J. & Sung, J. (2005) Message Center: Expanding elder communication

Featured on WSB-TV Channel 2 Newscast (May 4, 2005)
" Expressing Emotions with Sony AIBO" by Jimison, D., Sung, J. & Mateas, M.
- introduced while showing Gatech IDT Demo Day Exhibition

published in Atlanta Journal Constitution (Oct. 9, 2005)
" Watch and snap: design of wearable camera " by Sung, J. & Wiley, J.
- published as a part of wireless communication project at GATECH.

Steel Furniture Competition held by POSCO [1999, South Korea]
Award of Excellence



Internship & Experiences

Research Interns
BellSouth Human Factors Lab
[Jan, 2005~May, 2006]
- Interface evaluation, User research
Projects
- Softphone: User Study & Interface Evaluation for iterative design process for softphone
- VoIP: Competitive Analysis for current VoIP vendors
- E-mail: Usability Study of Video Web Mail Client for BellSouth
- DSL Network Management System: UI requirement analysis

Ohio 4-H Youth Development Center [April, 2003~June, 2004]
- Web Designer: redesign the site
- http://www.ohio4h.org

Volunteer
- Short Stop Art & Design Studio: taught high school students/ prospective artists
- ICSID Design Conference - translator (2002)
- Inter Design Workshop - translator (1999)



Skills

Rapid Prototyping
- Graphics: Expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Freehand
- Web: (Expertise) Dreamweaver (HTML), CSS. (Experienced) ASP, Java, JavaScript
- other experiences in 3D MAX, Autocad, Director, inDesign

User study & Research
- Plan & facilitate Usability Study, Focus Group, Interview and Heuristic Evaluation.
- Expertise in Ethnographic observation and qualitative analysis.

Basic Electronics
- Proximity sensor, motion sensor (digital), light sensor, sound manipulation, BASIC STAMP

Physical Modeling
- Building physical models using such materials as ASB, Acrylic, Yellow Foam and Wood

 

 

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