Jung Lee

Jung Lee is a Senior Lecturer III in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), affiliated with the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. Their work bridges technical disciplines with sociocultural critique, focusing on ethical design principles in smart technologies. Lee holds a unique position at the intersection of engineering, philosophy, and humanities, reflecting their multidisciplinary background.

Research interests emphasize posthuman ethics, human-technology coexistence, and the sociopolitical implications of emerging technologies like IoT devices and AI assistants. Their work critiques gendered design choices (e.g., female-voiced assistants) and explores Taoist philosophies to reimagine human-nonhuman relationships. Recent projects investigate smart technology's silent partnership potential and the digital divides in idealized smart home environments.

Publications span over a decade, from early explorations of cybernetic organisms in sci-fi films (2011-2013) to contemporary analyses of voice assistant gendering (2021) and posthuman IoT frameworks (2022). This trajectory reflects evolving technological landscapes and persistent ethical concerns.

Teaching and advising focus on cultivating critical technical literacy, though no specific student advisement records are documented here. No academic awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in available records.