Lee Kwan Min

Prof Lee Kwan Min is a Professor and the inaugural Korea Foundation Professor in Contemporary Korean Society and New Media at Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI), where he directs the UX Lab. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and has held leadership roles, including founding director of Interaction Science Research Center at Sungkyunkwan University and Vice President at Samsung Electronics, overseeing UX strategy and innovation. His research focuses on user experience (UX), human-machine interaction (HCI/HRI/HAI), digital culture, and Korean society’s technological evolution. He has secured over $12M in research grants and holds patents in display interfaces and gesture control. Notable awards include ICA Fellowship and USC Mellon Teaching Award.

Education: Ph.D. (Stanford University), M.A./B.A. (implied from career timeline). Previous affiliations include Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) and the University of Southern California (USC), where he was tenured at 40. His work bridges academia and industry, advising startups in fintech, smart mobility, and UX design.

Research Interests:

• UX design and evaluation
• Social/psychological impacts of ICT
• Human-robot/vehicle interaction
• Smart cities and disruptive technologies
• Korean digital society studies

Recent work trends emphasize conversational interfaces in vehicles, metaverse analysis, and Fintech agents. His articles explore topics like autonomous vehicle trust, cross-cultural gaming psychology, and VR advertising. Awards include ICA Fellow status and multiple top-paper recognitions.

Grants and Patents: Over $12M funding from NSF, Samsung, and Korean/US governments. Patents span smart displays, gesture control, and multimedia systems. Advises global firms on UX strategies and innovation.

Labs/Teams: Director of UX Lab at NTU, leading interdisciplinary research. Collaborates with MIT Cognet and editorial boards of top journals like Journal of Communication and Human Communication Research.