Scholar
Kirak Kim
Google Scholar ID: HUdLXewAAAAJ
PhD Student, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Citations & Impact
Citations
21
H-index
2
i10-index
1
Publications
10
Co-authors
8
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published multiple papers at international venues including ISMIR 2025, IEEE VR 2025, ISEA 2025, and ASA 2025
- Published several domestic papers in HCI Korea, Korean Game Society, and Journal of Computer Graphics
- Served as Volunteer Co-Chair for ISMIR 2025 (International Society for Music Information Retrieval)
- Won 3rd Prize at the 2024 AI x Art Hackathon
- Received 2nd Prize at the 2023 KEA AR/VR Specialist Training Program Research Exchange
- Awarded Best Research Prize at the 2022 KEA AR/VR Specialist Training Program Research Exchange
- Project 'Bada Sseugi' received Creative Award at HCI KOREA 2023
Research Experience
- Participated in KAIST x Daejeon Arts Center Performance Lab [X-Space] (Sep 2024) as a member of the MAC Lab piano performance team
- Engaged in multiple art and XR projects such as 'Star upon a Wish', 'To Sea To Write', and 'Metaroom', blending AI, VR, and artistic expression
- Developed 'Ddansingppongsa', an XR collaborative dance game (2024)
- Implemented a real-time emotion-based dialogue and facial expression generation system for virtual humans (2022)
- Built an emotion-driven real-time background music system to enhance immersion in metaverse conversations (2023)
