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Amina showed AI-Powered Lighting Ideation Tool at 2025 KIIEE
Amina Rakhimzhanova (아미나 락힘츠하노바) and Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented a recent study at the 2025 Annual Autumn Conference of the Korean Institute of Illumination and Electrical Installation Engineers (한국조명·전기설비학회), held in Buyeo (부여). Amina delivered an insightful perspective on the use of AI in product lighting by introducing an AI-powered platform that enables designers to…
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Heesoo Presents Lighting Cube at 2025 KIIEE
Heesoo Kim (김희수) and Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented a paper entitled “Lighting Cube: A Lighting Experiment Unit for Product Lighting Design Exploration,” at the 2025 Annual Autumn Conference of the Korean Institute of Illumination and Electrical Installation Engineers (한국조명·전기설비학회), held in Buyeo (부여). The study introduced the Lighting Cube, a compact experimental unit developed to…
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Prof. Suk Delivers Keynote at CIC33
At the 33rd Color and Imaging Conference (CIC33) held in Hong Kong, Professor Suk shared her long-standing research journey that explores the intersection of color science, human perception, and design practice. Her keynote, “Skin Color in Culture and Technology“, offered an integrative perspective on how color science can illuminate both cultural and technological aspects of…
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Byeongin Presents Dark Mode Logo Study at CIC33
Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented a paper entitled “Color Adjustment of Brand Logos for Dark Mode Display,” co-authored with Giyun Lee (이기윤), at the 33rd Color and Imaging Conference (CIC33) in Hong Kong. Originating from Giyun’s master’s thesis, the study explored how designers optimize brand logo colors for dark mode displays. Byeongjin delivered insightful findings that…
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Byeongjin Wins Best Student Award for Smart Lighting System
Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented his recent work on automated lighting for home appliances at the 2025 Asia Lighting Conference (ALC) in Chongqing, where he received the Best Student Award. Titled “Context-Aware Automated Lighting System for Winecellars and Home Appliances,” the study introduces a smart rule-based lighting system that adapts to user context and surrounding conditions,…
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Lighting as UX: Byeongjin Wins Best Paper Award
Byeongjin Kim (김병진) presented his research, titled “Exploring the Effects of Lighting in Home Appliances (가전제품 조명의 효과에 대한 탐색),” at the 2025 Spring Conference of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility (한국감성과학회). His study highlighted how in-product lighting goes beyond mere illumination—enhancing user experience and reinforcing brand value. For this achievement, he received…
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Award-Wining Paper on Skin Tone–Specific Motivations for Face Makeup
Hyungseok Moon (문형석), an undergraduate intern of Color Lab, presented his study at the 2025 Spring Conference of Korean Society of Emotion and Sensibility (한국감성과학회), and received a ‘Special Award(특별상)’ in a session of ‘Next Generation Scholars’. Titled “Skin Tone–Specific Motivations for Face Makeup: Insights from an E-Commerce Review Analysis (리뷰 데이터 기반 피부톤 별…
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Color Lab’s Seminar Talk at the ICD Event
Invited by the Korean Society of Color Studies (한국색채학회), Professor Suk of delivered a seminar titled “나는 무슨 색일까?” (What Color Am I?). Held at Ewha Womans University (이화여자대학교), the talk introduced Color Lab’s ongoing research on subtle color nuances in facial skin tone, hair dye, and tooth whiteness. During her presentation, she emphasized how…
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Color Lab’s Four Papers at the 2024 KSDS Conference
Color Lab presented four recent studies at the 2024 KSDS Fall International Conference (2024 국제디자인학술대회), held at the KAIST campus in Daejeon. Three of these papers, authored by Byeonjin (김병진), Stella (스텔라 욜란다), and Heesu (김희수), highlighted their ongoing research progress. The fourth brought special recognition: Sunwoo (정선우) received a ‘Merit Award (장려상)’ in a…
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Byeongjin Wins Best Student Award at ALC 2024
Byeongjin Kim (김병진), a Ph.D. candidate of Color Lab, had a presentation titled ‘Lighting Design for Product Personality Expression: A Study Utilizing Refrigerator’ at the 15th Asia Light Conference conducted in Seoul. He investigated the impact of lighting design in home appliances on the perceived personality. His study focused on how different lighting attributes, such…
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Dr. Taesu Kim and Heesoo Kim Present at the 15th Asia Lighting Conference
Dr. Taesu Kim [김태수] and Hee-soo Kim [김희수] recently presented their latest research at the 15th Asia Lighting Conference. Taesu is a post-doctoral researcher, and Heesoo is a master student of Color Lab. Their study, titled “Aesthetic Satisfaction in Product Design through Lighting Color Combinations,” examines how the use of lighting color combinations in home…
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Giyun’s Computational Study on Light Scene and Affective Quality
Giyun has successfully debuted her first poster, “How to explore the visual features of images with lighting”, at the KIIEE(The Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers) 2023 poster session. This marks Giyun’s first participation in an in-person conference, where she presented her work during the conference in Jeju from November 15th to 17th.…