Young Suk Lee
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About
Young Suk Lee is a visionary researcher at the intersection of human-computer interaction, interactive art, and physical machine-mediated social connection. Her work explores how kinetic, robotic systems can facilitate unexpected emotional and physical bonds between people, challenging conventional notions of machine interaction. Lee’s most cited project, “Footsie” (2021), is a groundbreaking interactive kinetic art installation comprising a table and four robotic chairs. The chairs’ legs simulate the playful, intimate gesture of “footsie,” while robotic arms gently caress users’ backs, creating a flirtatious, counter-intuitive physical dialogue mediated by machines. This work, garnering 4 citations, exemplifies her ability to blend engineering, design, and social psychology to probe how technology can foster human intimacy in novel ways. Lee’s contributions lie in reimagining furniture as active social agents, pushing boundaries in physical human-machine interaction. Her research has been recognized for its artistic and scholarly merit, inspiring discussions on embodied interaction and affective computing. For students and researchers, Lee’s work offers a compelling vision of how machines can become playful partners in human connection, not just tools.
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