Hi! I'm Hyunjoo (Jay) Ahn

I am a researcher in computational design and Human–Computer Interaction, studying how interactive media systems influence information reception and sharing. My work bridges design, technology, and communication, highlighting how digital representations affect collective understanding and interaction.

Flight Log

  • Ignition

    Emotional Illusion

    Showed how shifts in color and motion blur the boundary between vision and feeling, producing emotional illusions that question how perception is constructed.

    ✦ Houdini ✦ After Effects

  • Ascent

    Semantic/Social Illusion

    Revealed how meaning, culture, and social experience can be transformed into data, exposing semantic and social illusions in interpretation and communication.

    ✦ QGIS ✦ D3.js ✦ AI ✦ Semantic Network Analysis

  • Orbit

    Perceptual Illusions

    Experimental studies demonstrate how visual cues generate perceptual illusions, offering frameworks that connect computation, interaction, and human perception.

    ✦ Processing (Java) ✦ Unity

Mission Reports

Signals sent back from orbit
— papers and writings from my research voyage.

  • Ahn, H. and Lee, S. (2025). CIELab-Based Color Combinations Proposals for Maximizing Motion Illusion Effects Centered on Hue Angles(Theta) 📝
  • Ahn, H. and Lee, S. (2024). The Impact of Color on 2D Motion Illusion Design-Focused on Color Elements and Proximity Model within the CIE Lab Color Space 📝
  • Chung, D., Lee, J. H., Cho, E., Ahn, H., and Kho, J. (2024). The Transformation of the Design Thinking Process with AI Intervention: Focusing on Generative Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models 📝
  • Park, S., Kim, T., Chung, D., Ahn, H., and Lee, S. (2023). HMI Icon Design for Construction Machinery Operator using Critical Incident Technique (CIT) 📝

Orbit Drift

Off-orbit explorations
— the things I love beyond research.