Speakers

Byungsoo Kim

Assistant Professor in the Department of Interior Architecture & Industrial Design at Kansas State University

Biography: Byungsoo Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interior Architecture & Industrial Design at Kansas State University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Product Design from Hong-ik University (2012), master’s degree in Industrial Design at North Carolina State University (2016), and Ph.D. degree in Design at North Carolina State University (2020).

Byungsoo Kim’s research interests are user experience and usability study, Design Thinking, technology and design, Universal Design, and interdisciplinarity in design research. His research work was published as journal papers, received a paper award, and has been presented at national and international conferences and seminars.

Byungsoo Kim have worked for multinational corporations, such as General Motors (GM) and JLG Industry (an Oshkosh Corporation company). He also has been working as a design consultant at Design Paradigm and Conifer research firm for various clients. He is a global design awards winner, including the GM Interactive Design Competition, iF Design Award, Red Dot Design Award, and other national and international awards.

Title: Study of AI-Driven Furniture Design Process

Abstract: In the field of design education, designers and design researchers have been actively seeking opportunities to use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the design process. Text-based interaction and generative AI were used to support design idea inspiration in a previous study. According to one previous study, AI is even treated as a co-creation partner rather than a teammate during the design process. There are however few studies that have examined the use of artificial intelligence as part of the educational furniture design process. In June 2022, there was an online AI-Driven Furniture Design Workshop. A total of eleven industrial design students participated in the workshop and provided feedback on the experience. As part of this presentation, the workshop process, results, and feedback from the students will be discussed.