Hyeonbeom Yi — Researcher at ETRI

🧠 HCI Researcher

Researcher at ETRI

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

Haptics XR Interaction Human Augmentation
I am a Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher in Team EnSeption (Enhancing Sensory and Perception Technology) at ETRI. My work focuses on designing ways to bridge the digital and physical worlds to enhance human perception. Grounded in UX-analytic methods, I design and develop HCI techniques for diverse user groups.

🎓 Education #

  1. 2018.02 – 2023.02

    Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction

    Department of Industrial Design, KAIST

  2. 2016.03 – 2018.02

    M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction

    Department of Industrial Design, KAIST

  3. 2012.02 – 2016.02

    B.S. in Industrial Design

    Department of Industrial Design, KAIST

🔬 Research Interests #

Haptics for XR and music experience Designing XR interaction Embodied interaction for human augmentation UX for emerging technology

💼 Experience #

  1. 2024.07 – Present

    Researcher, ETRI

    Sensory Augmentation · Music Experience for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

  2. 2023.09 – 2024.06

    Post-doc Researcher, ETRI

  3. 2023.03 – 2023.08

    Post-doc Researcher, KAIST

    Department of Industrial Design

🏅 Awards #

2023

KAIST College of Engineering Ph.D. Dissertation Award

Designing Near-surface AR Interaction for Enhancing Museum Visitor Experience

2020

ACM DIS Honorable Mention

SoundWear: Non-speech Sound Augmentation for Children's Outdoor Play

2018

ACM SIGCHI Honorable Mention

HapCube: Wearable Tactile Device for Pseudo-Force Feedback on a Fingertip

🧪 Reviewer #

CHI 2027 TEI 2027 SIGGRAPH Asia 2026 ET DIS 2026 Student Design Competition SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 ET DIS 2025 CHI 2025 Design DIS 2024 CHI 2024 LBW Digital Creativity 2023 CHI PLAY 2021 WIP

✉️ Contact #