Jinyung Jung

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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Jinyung Jung is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction, product design, and embodied cognition. Her work fundamentally explores how movement and physicality shape communication between humans and machines, with a particular focus on making robots and objects more intuitively expressive. In her highly cited 2013 paper "Guidelines for Contextual Motion Design of a Humanoid Robot" (19 citations), Jung established foundational principles for designing robot gestures that feel natural and meaningful to human observers. Her influential work "Make it Move" (14 citations) delves deeper into this territory, arguing that because humans instinctively extract meaning from body language—even from inanimate objects—designers can leverage these innate tendencies to create more communicative products. Earlier in her career, Jung conducted groundbreaking ethnographic research on childcare robots (5 citations), studying the distinct needs of dual-income versus single-income Korean families. This work demonstrated her commitment to culturally informed, user-centered design, addressing pressing social concerns through technology. Jung’s research remains essential reading for anyone interested in how motion, context, and human psychology converge to create more expressive, responsive robotic and product designs.