Phone: 765-775-9163
Email: sl226@illinois.edu
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Seung Heon Lee
About Me
I am a CS PhD student at the UIUC, currently working with Dr.
Craig
Shultz and Interactive Display Lab in the
ECE Department.
I worked with Dr. Heather Culbertson on VR, Haptic Rendering, Graphic Rendering and Perceptual Illusion research at HaRVI Lab USC.
I also worked with Dr. Voicu Popescu on VR and Graphic Rendering research at Purdue University.
Education
- Ph.D. Computer Science, UIUC (2024–present)
- M.S. Computer Science, USC (2022–2024)
- B.S. Computer Science, Purdue (2018–2022)
Fields of Research
Human Visuo-Haptic Perception, Haptic Rendering, Haptic Interface, Perceptual Illusion
Graphic Rendering, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR)
Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Fellowships & Research Honors
Pre Doctoral Fellowship, 2024 Fall - 2025 Spring, renewed 2025 Fall
Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Best Computer Science Research Award, 2024
Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California
Oral Presentations
April 9, 2024: "Beyond Sight: The Role of Kinesthetic Feedback in Redirected Walking Within Virtual Reality"
Oral Presentation at IEEE Haptics Symposium, Session 5B: Haptics in Gaming and Virtual Reality,
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session chaired by Allison M. Okamura & Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, held in Long Beach. Presented
methods and devices developed to enhance the spatial efficiency of redirected walking (RDW) in VR.
Discussed the alignment of haptic and visual perceptions to provide unified user experiences.
Academic Honors & Awards
Best Software Engineering Project Award, 2022
Department of Computer Science, Purdue University
Semester Honors (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022)
Department of Computer Science, Purdue University
Dean’s List (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
Department of Computer Science, Purdue University
