KIM Sunkyoung

Affiliation
Institute of Library, Information and Media Science
Official title
Assistant Professor
ORCID
0000-0003-1868-3797
URL
Research fields
Intelligent robotics
Learning support system
Human interface and interaction
Cognitive science
Research projects
Understanding and supporting human decision-making based on web-based information2024-06 -- 2025-03SunKyoung KIMJapan Science and Technology Agency (JST)/AIP challenge program1,000,000Yen
Identifying the effects of time delays on human decision-making of trustworthiness in web-based information2023-06 -- 2024-03SunKyoung KIMJapan Science and Technology Agency (JST)/AIP challenge program1,000,000Yen
Understanding and controlling autistic learners' engagement fluctuations through a technology-mediated learning environment2023-04 -- 2026-03SunKyoung KIMJapan Society for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists4,680,000Yen
Robot-assisted Training for Facilitating Prosocial Behaviors of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders2020-04 -- 2022-03SunKyoung KIMJapan Society for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows1,700,000Yen
Degree
2021-03Doctor of Human InformaticsUniversity of Tsukuba
2014-02Master of Arts in PsychologyEwha Womans University
2012-02Bachelor of Arts in PsychologyEwha Womans University
Academic societies
2022 -- (current)ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
2021 -- (current)American Psychological Association
2022 -- (current)ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
Honors & Awards
2018-12“HOLOTHERAPY: Empowering telemedicine with AR and Holographic Telepresence” Leading Program Forum 2018. Awards for Excellence
Articles
  • Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability Teach a Robot
    KIM Sunkyoung; Iwai Yuichi
    Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2024)/pp.1022-1028, 2024-08
  • Augmenting the Sense of Social Presence in Online Video Games Through the Sharing of Biosignals
    HASSAN Modar; Kennard Maxwell; Yoshitake Seiji; Ishac ...
    IEEE Access/12/pp.98977-98989, 2024-07
    Tsukuba Repository
  • MirrorCampus: A Synchronous Hybrid Learning Environment That Supports Spatial Localization of Learners for Facilitating Discussion-Oriented Behaviors
    Sawada Shota; Kim Sunkyoung; Hirokawa Masakazu; Suzuki...
    Multimodal Technologies and Interaction/8(4)/pp.1-22, 2024-04
  • What Is It Like for Visually Impaired Individuals To Touch a Table-Top Humanoid Robot?
    Kobayashi Hayato; Kim Sunkyoung
    Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction/pp.623-627, 2024-03
  • Analysis of unconscious behavior appeared when a person explains to a robot listener
    小林 隼; 金 宣経
    ヒューマンインターフェースシンポジウム2023/pp.534-539, 2023-09
  • Tangible-E-M-otion: Interactive cloth that calms people down
    Lee Jaeryoung; Kim SunKyoung; Jeon Eunjeong
    Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2023), 2023-08
  • Parental Influence in Disengagement during Robot-Assisted Activities: A Case Study of a Parent and Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Kim SunKyoung; Hirokawa Masakazu; Funahashi Atsushi; Kenj...
    MULTIMODAL TECHNOLOGIES AND INTERACTION/6(5)/pp.1-16, 2022/05
  • What Can We Do with a Robot for Family Playtime?
    Kim SunKyoung; Hirokawa Masakazu; Funahashi Atsushi; Suzu...
    Proceedings of the 2022 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction/pp.847-849, 2022-03
  • Effect of Using Embodied Avatars on Turn-taking during Conversational Activities in a Social VR Space
    Sawada Shota; Kim SunKyoung; Hirokawa Masakazu; Suzuki K...
    IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Education/pp.934-937, 2021-12
  • Smiles as a Signal of Prosocial Behaviors Toward the Robot in the Therapeutic Setting for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Kim SunKyoung; Hirokawa Masakazu; Matsuda Soichiro; Funah...
    Frontiers in Robotics and AI/8(599755)/pp.1-16, 2021-05
  • Smiles of Children with ASD May Facilitate Helping Behaviors to the Robot
    Kim SunKyoung; Hirokawa Masakazu; Matsuda Soichiro; Funah...
    International Conference on Social Robotics/pp.55-64, 2018-11
  • Users’ Perception Based on Engagement Strategies of a Social Robot in a Conversation
    Kim SunKyoung; Kim Go Woon; Kang Dahyun
    Design Convergence Study/17(5)/pp.1-15, 2018-10
  • The Effects of the Physical Contact in the Functional Intimate Distance on User's Acceptance toward Robots
    Kang Dahyun; Kim SunKyoung; Kwak Sonya S.
    Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction/pp.143-144, 2018-03
  • The Effect of Hangul Print Size on Reading Speed of Young and Older Adults in a Computer Environment
    Kim SunKyoung; Kim Sun-Kyoung; Lee Hye-Won
    The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology/27(3)/pp.367-384, 2015-06
  • The Effect of Hangul Font on Reading Speed in the Computer Environment
    Kim SunKyoung; Lee Ko Eun; Lee Hye-Won
    Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea/32(5)/pp.449-457, 2013-10
Conference, etc.
  • Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability Teach a Robot
    KIM Sunkyoung
    2024 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)/2024-08-26--2028-08-30
  • What Is It Like for Visually Impaired Individuals To Touch a Table-Top Humanoid Robot?
    Kobayashi Hayato; Kim Sunkyoung
    Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction/2024-03
  • 自閉症スペクトラム症児が動物介在活動中に示す笑顔と共感的 行動との同期および尿中オキシトシンの関連の定量的検討
    Funahashi Atsushi; Yoshida Tomoaki; Hirokawa Masakazu; Ao...
    日本自閉症スペクトラム学会第19回研究大会/2021-08-29--2021-08-30
  • A relationship between synchronization of the smiles and empathetic behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorder and the Oxytocin
    Funahashi Atsushi; Yoshida Tomoaki; Hirokawa Masakazu; Ao...
    The Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society/2020-07-29--2020-08-01
  • User Perception on IoT-based Social Robot Applications in Hospital Settings
    Kim Min-Gyu; Lee Nahyun; Kim SunKyoung; Yun Sang-Seok
    The Workshop on the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction/2019-03-11--2019-03-14
  • Social Human Robot Interaction Design Toolkit
    Kang Dahyun; Kim SunKyoung; Kwak Sonya S.
    The Workshop on the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction/2018-03-05--2018-03-08
  • Verbal and Nonverbal Greetings as a Unit of Social Interaction between Human and Robot
    Kim Sunkyoung; Kang Dahyun; Kim Go Woon; Kwak Sonya S.
    The Workshop on the International Conference on Social Robotics/2017-11-22--2017-11-24
Teaching
2024-07 -- 2024-08Practical Seminar AUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-12 -- 2025-02Practical Seminar BUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2024-12Knowledge Information Systems Lab BUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-12 -- 2025-02Research Foundation in InformaticsUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-04 -- 2024-07English for Specialized Subjects B-2University of Tsukuba.
2024-12 -- 2025-02Literature SurveyUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-04 -- 2024-07Knowledge Information Systems Lab AUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-07 -- 2024-08Survey and Data AnalysisUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-12 -- 2025-02Human-computer InteractionUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-01 -- 2024-02Practical Seminar BUniversity of Tsukuba.
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University Management
2023 -- (current)International Exchange GroupMember
2024 -- (current)Degree Review GroupMember
2023 -- 2023Student Life GroupMember
2022 -- (current)Student Support Groupmember

(Last updated: 2024-10-25)