HCII Seminar Series - Byungjoo Lee
Speaker
Byungjoo Lee
Mechanical Engineer and Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science,Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
When
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Where
Newell-Simon Hall 1305
Video
Video link
Description
"A Decade of Research on Interaction Under Time-Pressure: Key Insights and Future Directions"
Research on time-pressured interactions in the history of HCI has been surprisingly scarce. In this talk, I will present a decade of my research, arguing that the rapid growth of related fields, particularly esports, has underscored the growing need and significance of studying interactions under time pressure. Specifically, the talk will address potential time pressure issues in traditional interaction scenarios, the fundamental input tasks in time-pressured interactions (i.e., temporal pointing), interaction techniques for maximizing esports athletes' performance while minimizing injury risks during training, and methods for operationalizing esports mechanical skills. The talk will conclude by exploring future directions in esports interaction research and emphasizing the increasing importance of addressing time pressure issues, which will be crucial not only for esports but also for the broader field of HCI, as the interaction paradigm shifts toward more seamless, continuous, and natural experiences.
Speaker's Bio
Dr. Byungjoo Lee is a mechanical engineer and an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Yonsei University, where he leads the Esports & High-Performance HCI Lab. Over the past decade, he has conducted extensive research on time-pressured interactions, culminating in the publication of 21 papers at CHI, 7 of which received Best Paper Honorable Mention Awards. In 2022, Dr. Lee was awarded the Google Research Grant (supported by Dr. Shumin Zhai) and, in 2024-2025, was selected as a Fulbright Scholar, currently visiting the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University, hosted by Dr. David Lindlbauer. Dr. Lee has served annually as an Associate Chair for CHI since 2019 and is a founding member of the CHI Computational Interaction Subcommittee. As a principal investigator, he has secured approximately $5.2 million in national research funding. In recent years, he has collaborated with world-class professional esports teams and, in 2024, founded YESLAB (Yonsei Esports Lab), a company dedicated to the commercialization of his research innovations.
Speaker's Website
https://esports.yonsei.ac.kr/
Host
David Lindlbauer