Jiwon Yang ( ABOUT ME )

I make things that feel you back.
Every one of them senses what a screen alone can't, and gives it back as playful moments.
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Seoul, South Korea
Seoul National University, Dept. of Design (Industrial Design)
Design × Physical Computing × Creative Coding
jwyang29@snu.ac.kr
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[ .About ]

Design You Can Touch, Hear, and Play

Hi! I'm Jiwon Yang, a designer working across physical computing, interactive installation, and creative coding. I build things that respond to many different senses, and awaken them in return.

I look for the moment when technology stops feeling complicated and hard, and starts feeling like play.

[ .Skills ]
Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Figma
Rhino, Blender
PyTorch (model training), Generative AI (Diffusion Models)
OpenCV
Arduino, ESP series, sensors, actuator control
Unity-based XR, WebGL / Three.js
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
matplotlib, Tableau
[ .Education ]
Seoul National University, B.F.A. in Design (Industrial Design).
University of Sydney, Exchange Student, Interaction Design
Seoul National University, Micro Degree, two tracks in progress. Computational Design (introductory) and Cognitive Computing and Human-Interactive AI (advanced), 12 credits each, run by the Big Data innovation sharing faculty.
[ .Research ]
ASC Lab, KAIST, Student Intern.
Student Independent Research "Beyond Parentheses: Personalizing Graphical Sound Captions through Interactive Machine Learning". Built the IML Audio Workstation and a "Listen / Sculpt / Train" workflow for accessible, personalized sound captioning.
Medical AI Lab (IMSI), SNU, Undergraduate Research Intern. Data visualization and paper-figure design bridging design and Deep learning.
[ .Teaching ]
CIT Code Academy, AI Design Instructor. Teaching AI design to 10+ students in grades 10 to 12. The academy is a partner in ITU's AI Skills Coalition (AI for Good).
[ .Exhibitions ]
Playground: A Line Between Us, selected for SIGGRAPH Asia 2026 Art Gallery. Individual work: concept, interaction design, and system implementation.
[ .Activities ]
XREAL (XR Society), Design Lead
SNU Design Alliance, Member
ISEA 2025, Student Volunteer
Gwangju Design Biennale Student Challenge
[ .Certifications & Languages ]
NVIDIA DLI, Generative AI with Diffusion Models
IELTS, Overall 7.5
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[ .Contact ]

Open to collaborations, exhibitions, and conversations about making interactive things.

Email CV ( PDF ) GitHub
[ .Works ]
01Playground Physical Computing2026 02Chorus Interactive Installation2025 03Send Love Interactive Sculpture2025 04Cocoon Interactive Lighting2026 05Foldit Mobile Game Concept2025 06Tidepool Clicker Toy + AR2026 07Silhouette Series Fidget Puzzle Toys2025 to 26 08Bubblelink NFC Keyring2025 09AI Station Public Service Design2025 10Gameboy Physical Interface 11Work in Progress NodeXR, Prepared John …Now
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