Soojin Jun

Soojin Jun is a professor at the Graduate School of Communications and Arts at Yonsei University, specializing in interaction design, user experience design, information visualization, and emotional design. She joined Yonsei University in 2011 and serves as the director for the Information and Interaction Design track under the Techno-Art Division. Previously, she completed her Ph.D. and master's degree at Carnegie Mellon University and worked at renowned design firms in San Francisco, New York, and Pittsburgh, including MetaDesign and SiegelGale. Her research focuses on human-computer interaction, social robotics design, and emotion-based design approaches. Her works have been widely awarded or cited in international design competitions.

• 2011–Present·Yonsei University·Professor at the Graduate School of Communications and Arts
  • Leads the Information and Interaction Design track under the Techno-Art Division, designing educational objectives and curriculum.
• 2011–Present·Yonsei University·Assistant Professor
  • Teaches graduate courses such as Design Seminar, Experience Design, Information Visualization, and undergraduate courses including Interface Design and Information and Perception.
• 2005–2007·Carnegie Mellon University·Instructor
  • Conducted courses on Information Design and Rhetoric, and Globalization and Design.

• 2006–2011·Carnegie Mellon University·Ph.D.
  • Major: Design
• 2000–2006·Carnegie Mellon University·Master’s (M.Des.)
  • Major: Interaction Design
• 1992–1996·Seoul National University·Bachelor’s (B.F.A.)
  • Major: Visual Communication Design

• 2001 | I.D. Magazine Interactive Media Design Review | Bronze Award
• 2001 | The Art Direction Club 80th Annual Awards | Excellence Award