The Story of Beau: Exploring the Potential of Generative Diaries in Shaping Social Perceptions of Robots
Hyungjun Cho
Department of Industrial Design, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Hyungjun Cho is pursuing his Ph.D. in Industrial Design at KAIST, where he earned both his B.S. and M.S. degrees. His research is focused on exploring human-nonhuman interactions in the context of the posthuman era, specifically examining the influence of artificial intelligence (AI). He seeks to create innovative artifacts and utilize them to speculate future experiences that shed light on the evolving dynamics between humans and nonhuman entities.
Tek-Jin Nam
Department of Industrial Design, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Korea, Republic Of
Tek-Jin Nam is a professor and the director of the Co.Design:Inter.action Design Research (CIDR) Lab at KAIST, Korea. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Design from KAIST and a Ph.D. in Design from Brunel University. He is the deputy editor-in-chief of the Archives of Design Research journal, the Secretary General of IASDR (International Association of Societies of Design Research), and an International Advisory Committee Member of DRS (Design Research Society). His research interests lie in design-oriented human-computer interaction, focusing on creating people-centric values of future products and services and systematic approaches to creative design and innovation. He is also interested in practice-led, practice-oriented design research.