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Younghyun Chung

Graduate student researcher
Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh

email: risknfun ~at~ gmail.com
website: http://risknfun.com
resume: available upon request

Younghyun Chung is a doctoral student in the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology at University of Pittsburgh. He is an engineer and artist with interests in assistive technology and interactive media art. His vision is to design systems that improve the welfare of humankind. With this goal in mind, he implements the idea that will benefit broad audiences, especially those who have limited access to technology’s diverse applications.

Using digital media technology, Younghyun is developing media art pieces focused on participation of the audience so that they can have extraordinary experience over their everyday life. His past works include an adaptive photography system and a wheelchair drawing system that provide platforms for people with disabilities to express themselves artistically beyond their limitations and to reach their full potential. Younghyun studied computer science at Seoul National University, Korea and then went on to receive a master’s degree from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University prior to coming to Pittsburgh.

Vision

Advance civilization by designing systems which improve welfare of humankind.

 

Research Interests

Assistive Technology, Interactive Media Art, Sustainable Design

 

Education

2009 - present | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate student researcher in Rehabilitation Science and Technology

2008 | New York University, New York, NY
M.P.S. in Interactive Telecommunications Program
Thesis: Digital Wheel Art: A Digital Drawing Tool for Physically Challenged Young Individuals

2003 | Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering

 

Experiences

2008 - 2009 | Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, New York, NY
Consultant
• Working on the Shutterbugs program for adaptive photography under a grant from the Christopher Reeves foundation in collaboration with Technology & Social Justice Program/Assistive Technology Lab at the New York University

2008 - 2009 | NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
Consultant
• Designing and developing software and hardware for the adaptation of Digital Wheel Art in collaboration with Technology & Social Justice Program/Assistive Technology Lab at the New York University

Fall 2007 | Pitaru, Inc., New York, NY
Intern, Technology & Social Justice
• Designed adaptive camera interface for physically challenged individuals at the the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

2003 - 2005 | NetSarang Computer, Inc., Seoul, Korea
Assistant Manager, Software Development Team
• Provided technical support to customers from over 60 countries
• Executed Linux/Unix system administration
• Performed quality assurance of network connectivity software

2000 - 2001 | OOZZOO Connections, Inc., Seoul, Korea
Co-Founder/Chief Programmer, Mobile Software Development Team
• Designed database system that connects data between the Internet and the real world objects
• Developed Internet website for mobile devices

 

Interactive Media Activities


• Exhibited My Motion at Fred Forward Conference, Latrobe, PA (2010)

• Exhibited Tangible Dots at Media Lounge, New York (2009)

• Exhibited Digtial Wheel Art at Saatchi Gallery, New York (2008); Society for Disabilitiy Studies Conference, New York (2008); Sony Wonder Lab Technology, New York (2008); Maker Faire 2008, Austin, TX (2008); Telfare Museum of Art, Savannah, GA (2009); National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan (2009); Smith Farm Center, Washington, DC (2009); Fred Forward Conference, Latrobe, PA (2010)

• Exhibited Camera for K at Maker Faire 2007, Austin, TX (Oct, 2008)

• Participated ITP Show, New York (exhibition of interactive sight, sound and physical objects) with Digital Wheel Art (May 2008), nonoise (Dec 2007), Camera for K (May 2007), Interactive Puppet Theater (Dec 2006)

• Participated interactive media art group sponsored by Art Center Nabi, Seoul, Korea; Exhibited locative media art project at Urban Vibe: The Art of Playing City, Seoul, Korea (2005)

 

Computer Skills

Programming: C/C++, Java, AJAX, CSS, Perl, PHP, OpenGL, Processing, SQL, Pascal, bash, assembly
Physical Computing: Familiarity with electronics and network connection (Arduino, Xport and ZigBee)
OS: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix
Applications: Dreamweaver, CVS, Blog, WikiWiki, X window system, Microsoft Office, Photoshop

 

Personal

• English (fluent), Korean (native), Japanese (native), Chinese (intermediate)
• Traveled to over 20 countries
• Taichi black belt / Tennis player / Open water diver
• Classical music and contemporary art enthusiast

 

Reference

Available upon request