Heekyoung Jung, Ph.D.

Master of Design Program Director
Associate Professor of Interaction Design
Myron E. Ullman Jr. School of Design
College of DAAP at University of Cincinnati
Curriculum Vitae
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Drawing on human-computer interaction design and creative practice, my work approaches technology as material, tool, and object of design, extending design as a reflective mode of inquiry across these areas:
Collective Futuring
Augmented Creativity
Sensory Engagement
Reconnect people, ideas, and goods
Images created by Nathan Weber using Midjourney.


Computational Aesthetics 

How can artistic creation support self-expression, reflection, and growth in the margin of current self-tracking apps? My research promotes everyday creativity and inspiration through algorithmic or expert guidance in digital communication platforms. 
ARTCAN Teens is an app-based digital art therapy program developed by team: Dr. Soma Sengupta, Heekyoung Jung, Claudia Rebola, and Meghan Sawyer (2023). 
Poetic compositions generated by randomly alternating shapes in grid using p5js (student work by Micah Shannon, Evie Watson, Josie Paxton, Ben Culls, Caroline Kappas, and Ben Solinski / from top to bottom).


Human-Machine Collaboration

This collaborative studio extends the current UX/UI design approach to automated and AI-enabled systems. Beyond optimizing workflows to increase efficiency, we envision new modes of work that is augmented by human-machine collaboration, speculating about their un/intended consequences. 
Yibo Jao’s MDes Thesis project, “UX Design Approach to Guide Parametric Product Customization,” was presented at IASDR 2023 in Milan, Italy. (Chair: Heekyoung Jung; Committee: Alejandro Lozano Robledo, Brigid O'Kane)
A student group project, “GardenSpace with Eden,” was selected as one of the 24 finalists in 2023 IxDA Awards.
Crown Equipment sponsored to design safe and smart lift truck training systems. Our research and design outcomes were presented at SEGD 2016 in Seattle.