Kim Sunyoung

Kim Sunyoung is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. As a leading Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher, she specializes in designing ubiquitous computing technologies that address everyday health, well-being, and environmental sustainability challenges.

• Health Informatics & Digital Health
• Environmental Sustainability & Social Justice
• Citizen Science & Participatory Design

Her research spans applications in chronic healthcare (asthma management, heart failure monitoring), healthy aging (smart speakers, tablet adoption), and environmental protection (indoor air quality visualization, low-cost sensor development). She employs user-centered design approaches with marginalized populations including children in underserved communities and older adults during global health crises.

Recent publications focus on mobile health applications (AirBuddy for asthma), longitudinal studies on technology adoption, and participatory frameworks for environmental data collection. Her work appears in leading venues like JMIR, CHI, and ACM Pervasive Health.

Scientific Awards:

• 2010 Busch Biomedical Grant ($39,963) for children's IAQ monitoring tool
• Best paper honorable mention at HICSS 2019 for SwellFit wearable

Kim actively seeks self-motivated students to join her research, emphasizing collaboration in healthcare technology design and environmental sustainability innovations. She has served on program committees for CHI, Pervasive Health, and DIS conferences.