
Justin Moon (문공평), M.Arch, Ph.D., is a researcher in the intersection of design, digital-fabrication, smart materials, and human computer interaction. His research is dedicated to empowering individuals—designers, engineers, researchers, and makers—by democratizing access to advanced manufacturing technology that incorporates smart materials. He is particularly interested in developing generative design software for fabricating thermo-reactive and electrically conductive materials to produce interactive prototypes.
His works have been published in top tier Human-Computer Interaction venues such as ACM CHI and UIST, as well as leading engineering journals, including Additive Manufacturing (#1 google scholar - manufacturing). Additionally, his works has been exhibited at Ars Electronica (Austria), Tate Britain (UK) and Barbican Centre (UK).
He earned his Ph.D in Industrial Design at KAIST (Advisor: Andrea Bianchi), master's degree (with Distinction) in architecture from the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London (UCL) and bachelor's (with Honors) in architecture at Middle East Technical University (METU) in Turkey.
jkpmoon (at) kaist.ac.kr
Research Vision
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Tools are extension of human's physical and intellectual capabilities. They empower humans to think, design, create, and to constantly challenge our inherent limitations.
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Tools are not confined to a single field but wave between multiple disciplines.
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My research vision is to design and build tools that augment individuals to create interactive and functional objects through three avenues: Material and Manufacturing, Human-Centered VR Experience, and user-driven software and hardware interfaces (Physical Computing).