Skip to main content

A-Z Index

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W

Flashes Safe Seven utility icon

  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give Now
  • Flashes Prevention Information
  • FlashLine Login
  • Calendars
  • Phone Directory
    • Faculty & Staff Phone Directory
    • Emeriti or Retiree
    • All Departments
  • Maps & Directions
  • Search
Kent State University Home
Computer Science
College of Arts & Sciences
Menu
  • About Us
    Close About Us Overview
    • PhD and Masters Alumni
    • Why Computer Science?
    • News Archive
    • Contact Info
    • STUDENT SUCCESSES
  • Undergraduate
    Close Undergraduate Overview
    • Letter to Prospective Applicants
    • Online Information Sessions
    • Online Info Sessions for International Students
    • CS Scholarships
    • Undergraduate Advising
    • CS Tutoring
    • BS
    • BS Concentrations
    • Combined BS/MS Program
    • BA
    • Minor
    • Schedule of Courses
    • Course Information
    • Women in Computer Science
    • CSLC
  • Graduate
    Close Graduate Overview
    • General Student Resources
    • Prospective Students: Online Infomation Session
    • Admission Requirements
    • M.S. in CS
    • M.S. in CS Concentrations
    • M.A. in CS
    • Ph.D. in CS
    • M.S. in AI
    • M.S. in DS
    • Advising
    • Schedule of Courses
    • Graduate Student Resources
    • Forms & Guidelines
    • Grad Student Info
    • Student Aid
    • CS Scholarships
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • General Student Resources
  • Faculty & Staff
    Close Faculty & Staff Overview
    • Faculty / Staff Directory
    • Faculty Office Hours
    • Resources
  • Research News
    Close Research News Overview
    • NSF Grant to Benefit Researchers needed Massive Data
    • Professor Papers, Awards and Honors
    • Research Labs
  • Flashes Prevention Information
  • FlashLine Login
  • Calendars
  • Phone Directory
    • Faculty & Staff Phone Directory
    • Emeriti or Retiree
    • All Departments
  • Maps & Directions
  • Search
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give Now
Live Chat
Photo of Kwangtaek Kim, PhD

Kwangtaek Kim

Computer Science
Assistant Professor
Campus:
Kent
Office Location:
MSB 260 
Contact Information
Email:
kkim [at] cs.kent.edu
Phone:
330.672.9061
Personal Website:
https://sites.google.com/view/ictl-ksu/

Kwangtaek Kim has a background in computer engineering and electronic engineering and has been doing research in haptics to design/develop novel immersive user interfaces utilizing touch sensing and feedback in three main areas: (1) haptics-enhanced medical imaging systems, (2) 2D/3D haptic user interfaces, and (3) touch feedback-based rehabilitations.

 

He has over 20 journals published in the three areas and some of his work has appeared in leading journals such as Sensors, IEEE Transactions on Haptics, and IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. He is an inventor on 10 issued patents in Korea and China.

He has been a faculty member in the Computer Science Department since August 2019 and holds an affiliate visiting professor position at University of Paris-Est Creteil (UPEC), Paris, France. He is a former researcher at Microsoft Research Asia, LG Electronics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI). He is currently a member of IEEE Technical Committee on Haptics, IEEE RAS (Robotics and Automation Society) Technical Committee on Cognitive Robotics, IEEE Signal Processing, and ACM.

Potential applications of his research are broad such as smart biomedical devices, content-oriented security, cybernetics (cyber human interface), human computer/machine interface, cutting edge education/training technologies, immersive game interfaces, and VR/AR/MR based user interfaces.  

Representative research projects are haptics-enhanced human skin exam, wearable haptic orthosis for gait rehabilitation, haptic soft keyboard with piezoelectric actuators on touchscreens, haptics-assisted driver seat for the hearing impaired, haptic guidance feedback for in-air hand gestures, etc.

Member, Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI)

 

Immersive Computing for Touch Lab

 

Education

Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University

 

Expertise

Haptics based rehabilitation, add-on haptic technologies for biomedical imaging systems, visual and touch perception (psychophysics), touchable virtual/augmented reality, tactile feedback on touchscreens, piezo actuator and tactile signal designs for wearable haptic feedback, usability study, 3D haptic watermarking.

 

 

Education

Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
Computer Science
College of Arts & Sciences
Street Address
241 Mathematical Sciences Building, Kent, OH 44242-0001

Mailing Address
800 E. Summit St.
Kent, OH 44242
Contact Us
  • 330-672-3000
  • info@kent.edu

Contact Us
330-672-9980
depsec [at] cs.kent.edu
Facebook Facebook
Twitter Twitter
Instagram Instagram
Quick Links
  • Faculty Office Hours
  • Undergraduate CS Tutoring
  • Online Information Sessions
  • Kent State Kent Campus - Facebook
  • Kent State Kent Campus - Twitter
  • Kent State Kent Campus - YouTube
  • Kent State Kent Campus - Instagram
  • Kent State Kent Campus - LinkedIn
  • Kent State Kent Campus - Snapchat
  • Kent State Kent Campus - Pinterest
  • ...
Information
  • Accessibility
  • Annual Security Reports
  • Emergency Information
  • For Our Alumni
  • For the Media
  • Health Services
  • Jobs & Employment
  • Privacy Statement
  • HEERF CARES/CRRSAA/ARP Act Reporting and Disclosure
  • Website Feedback
Kent State University Home
© 2022 Kent State University All rights reserved.