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  • Byeongjin Wins Best Student Award at ALC 2024

    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…

  • Dr. Taesu Kim and Heesoo Kim Present at the 15th Asia Lighting Conference

    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…

  • Welcome back, home!

    Welcome back, home!

    Welcome HOME! Colorlab is delighted to welcome our alumnae and alumni as we celebrate Teacher’s Day. We are incredibly proud of your professional achievements and contributions to society. This is the most beautiful day of the year! We took a group photo in front of Saeng-Saeng-I [생생이], a sculpture donated by the world-renowned artist Jinsub…

  • Color Lab’s MagicZone at the Korea Science Festival

    Color Lab’s MagicZone at the Korea Science Festival

    As a result of its collaboration with AmorePacific[아모레퍼시픽] Corporation, Color Lab is excited to unveil its latest digital beauty solution, “MagicZone[자동측정존],” at the Korea Science Festival[대한민국 과학축제]. Developed jointly with AmorePacific since 2018, MagicZone embodies a series of significant technological advancements. This innovative service determines users’ Personal Color types and recommends suitable facial and lip…

  • Apple’s visit to Color Lab

    Apple’s visit to Color Lab

    In an exciting development, Color Lab had the pleasure of welcoming Apple’s esteemed Camera Team from Cupertino. This visit marked a significant milestone in our ongoing collaboration, spotlighting the intersection of cutting-edge research and technological innovation. During the visit, Color Lab showcased its latest advancements in color science research, offering a deep dive into our…

  • A Pop-up event at the Hyundai[더현대]

    A Pop-up event at the Hyundai[더현대]

    Color Lab is excited to announce the launch of “byME,” our innovative skin color solution for the AmorePacific Corporation, at a special pop-up booth in the Hyundai[더현대] Department Store in Seoul. This groundbreaking service stems from our “Skintone Finder,” a personalized curation service designed to find the perfect matching foundation using Color Lab’s proprietary algorithm.…

  • Design donation to KAIST

    Design donation to KAIST

    After significantly contributing to KAIST’s brand development, Prof. Suk and Dr. Kim have generously decided to donate their design license fees to the KAIST Foundation. They played a pivotal role in crafting a distinctive brand culture for KAIST, including creating NUBZUKI(넙죽이), the university’s mascot. Their designs have been commercialized by the souvenir shop since Fall…

  • Color Lab at Lighting Workshop, Prague

    Color Lab at Lighting Workshop, Prague

    Byeongjin and Prof. Suk recently participated in the Lighting Workshop hosted by New York University in Prague. At the event, they showcased Color Lab’s latest research findings and projects related to light to attendees from the US, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, and the Czech Republic. Given its multidisciplinary nature, the field of lighting attracts expertise and…

  • Boram’s New Study on Dyed Hair Color Perception

    Boram’s New Study on Dyed Hair Color Perception

    Boram’s latest research, titled “Brightness and Hue Judgment of Dyed Hair Color,” has been featured in the prestigious journal, Acta Psychologica. This insightful study unveils the psychological principles behind how individuals perceive and categorize dyed hair colors. Boram discovered that people typically assess hair brightness based on a power function of .7 times the L*…

  • Giyun’s Computational Study on Light Scene and Affective Quality

    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.…

  • Byeongjin’s Context-Aware Lounge Lighting

    Byeongjin’s Context-Aware Lounge Lighting

    Byeongjin Kim, a Ph.D. candidate of Color Lab, had a presentation titled ‘Context-Aware Lighting for Office Lounge: Algorithm Proposal and User Study’ at the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Autumn Conference 2023. He researched to build a smart lighting system that adjusts the illumination based on the context occurring in the office…

  • Affections for the future AutoUI

    Affections for the future AutoUI

    At the recent AutomotiveUI 2023 held in Ingolstadt, Germany, Taesu Kim, a post-doc researcher in Color lab shared his research titled “Affective role of the future autonomous car interior.” Together with Gyunpyo Lee and Jiwoo Hong, he delved deep into the future of autonomous vehicle interiors, identifying eight distinct affective roles: Focused, Stimulating, Amused, Openness,…

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