Kim Sunkyoung

Affiliation
Institute of Library, Information and Media Science
Official title
Assistant Professor
ORCID
0000-0003-1868-3797
Research fields
Learning support system
Intelligent robotics
Cognitive science
Human interface and interaction
Research projects
Understanding and controlling autistic learners' engagement fluctuations through a technology-mediated learning environment2023-04 -- 2026-03SunKyoung KimJapan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research4,680,000Yen
Robot-assisted Training for Facilitating Prosocial Behaviors of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders2020-04 -- 2022-03SunKyoung KimJapan Society of 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
-- (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
  • 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.
  • 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
2022-07 -- 2022-08Survey and Data AnalysisUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-04 -- 2022-07English for Specialized Subjects B-2University of Tsukuba.
2022-04 -- 2022-07Knowledge Information Systems Lab AUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-10 -- 2022-12Knowledge Information Systems Lab BUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-12 -- 2023-02Research FoundationUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-12 -- 2023-02Human-computer InteractionUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-12 -- 2023-02Literature SurveyUniversity of Tsukuba.
University Management
2022 -- (current)Student supportmember

(Last updated: 2023-04-20)