Yeonsu Kim
4th year Ph.D. Student in KAIST HCIL (Advisor: Geehyuk Lee)
In the physical world, people rely on proprioception and touch—with only intermittent visual attention—to reach, explore, and confirm actions. I build XR interaction techniques that transfer these sensorimotor skills to computing, keeping interaction fast, reliable, and low in visual demand.
I developed STButton (CHI 2024 Interactivity), a 2D spatiotemporal pin-array button that conveys system and input state through touch, thereby minimizing the need for visual focus. Building on this, I presented Pro-Tact (UIST 2024), which enables eyes-free pointing in VR menus by combining proprioceptive reaching with fingertip tactile exploration for confirmation and correction.
Research Interests: Multimodal XR Interaction, Eyes-free/eyes-light Interaction, Haptic Interfaces