SAN HONG [홍산; 洪山]
Currently a Ph.D. candidate at Life Enhancing Technology Lab, Seoul National University.
About
My primary interest lies in accommodations, adaptations, and modifications of environments for minority populations. Exploring human factors of people who haven’t had a chance to own tools and languages to communicate, I wish to bridge those and able-centered standardization. I believe good design comes from understanding users’ life context, resulting in pursuit of inclusion.
Research Interest
Neurodiversity, CNS Disorders, Biomechanics, Inclusive Design, Health Equity
Contact
saanhong@snu.ac.kr
Works
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Education
Ph.D Course, Seoul National University (Mar 2023 - )
- Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering: Life Enhancing Technology Lab, Human Factors and Ergonomics major, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering (Advisor: Woojin Park)
M.S., Seoul National University (Mar 2021 - Feb 2023)
- Master of Sport Science: Adapted Physical Activity Lab, Human Exercise Science major, Dept. of Kinesiology (Advisor: Yongho Lee)
B.S. & B.A., Sogang University (Mar 2014 - Feb 2019)
- Bachelor of Arts and Science: Art & Technology, School of Art & Technology
- Bachelor of Arts: British and American Language and Literature, School of Humanities (Double Major)
Publications
- Hong, S., Lee, Y., & Park, W. (2024). Evaluating the delivery of physical activity for people with developmental disabilities using an online knowledge translation approach: part 2 – content quality. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 19(8), 3130–3138. DOI
- Hong, S., Lee, Y., & Park, W. (2024). Evaluating the delivery of physical activity for people with developmental disabilities using an online knowledge translation approach: part 1 – web accessibility. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 19(8), 2925–2933. DOI
- Hong, S., Yang, J., Kim, D., & Lee, Y. (2023). Accessible Guide for People With Intellectual Disabilities in a Fitness Environment: A Delphi Study. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 40(1), 38–62. DOI
- Hong, S. & Park, W. Developing User-Centered System Design Guidelines for Explainable AI: a Systematic Literature Review. Under Review.
- Hong, S. A Pilot Study on Mapping Wheelability in Urban Environment. Under Review.
- Hong, S. Developing a Wheelchair Accessibility Audit Framework for Urban Redevelopment: A Case Study of Seoul's Cheongjin District. Under Review.
- Hong, S., Kim, H., Ahn, J., & Park, W. Influence of Disability Duration and Physical Activity Level on Upper Limb Kinematics and Muscle Activation During Wheelchair Propulsion in T12/L1 Spinal Cord Injury. Under Review.
Conference Proceedings
2024
- Hong, S., Hong, Y., Cho, W., Park, J., Jeong, S., & Yun, M. (2024, August). Adaptive Clothing for People with Spinal Cord Injury in Activities of Daily Living, Occupational Management, and Sports. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 68(1). DOI
- Hong, S., Kim, H., Ahn, J., & Park, W. (2024, August). Impacts of Disability Duration and Physical Activity Level on Wheelchair Propulsion Strategies in People with T12/L1 Spinal Cord Injury. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 68(1). DOI
- Sohn, M., Hong, S., Kim, N., Jeong, S., & Park, W. (2024, August). Effects of Glass Transmittance, Font Brightness and Font Size on Text Legibility in LCD Home Appliance Interface. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 68(1). DOI (Awarded for the Best Conference Paper)
- Kim, H., Hong, S., Ahn, J., & Park, W. (2024, August). Classifying Wheelchair Propulsion Strategies: A New Bottom-Up Approach Based on Kinematic Data Analysis. In 2024 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC). IEEE. DOI
2023
- Hong, S., Park, J., & Park, W. (2023, October). Co-Designing an Accessible Gym: Inviting ‘Others’ to the Public. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 67(1). DOI
2022
- Hong, S., Kim, S., Oh, M., Kim, S., Hwang, K., & Hwan Yun, M. (2022, October). Exploring the Eating-Out Experience of People With Vision Impairment in Korea: A Persona-Based Method. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 66(1), 1265–1269. DOI
Report
Oral & Poster Presentations
2024
- [O] San Hong, Hyeonyeong Lee, Sojeong Yoon, Minjoon Sohn, & Woojin Park. (2024). Can XR bridge leisure gaps? A qualitative study on leisure constraints and potential of XR content for individuals with mobility disabilities. 2024 Autumn Conference of the Ergonomics Society of Korea (Gyeonggi, ROK).
- [O] San Hong, Hyunji Kim, Jooeun Ahn & Woojin Park. (2024). Impacts of Disability Duration and Physical Activity Level on Wheelchair Propulsion Strategies in People with T12/L1 Spinal Cord Injury. ASPIRE: Presented by HFES (Phoenix, AZ, USA).
- [P] San Hong, Yujin Hong, Junseok Park, Woojin Cho & Myunghwan Yun. (2024). Adaptive Clothing for People with Spinal Cord Injury in Activities of Daily Living, Occupational Management, and Sports. ASPIRE: Presented by HFES (Phoenix, AZ, USA).
- [O] Hyunji Kim, San Hong, Woojin Park & Jooeun Ahn. (2024). Classifying Wheelchair Propulsion Strategies: a New Bottom-Up Approach Based on Kinematic Data Analysis. 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (Orlando, FL, USA).
- [O] San Hong, Minjoon Sohn, Namhee Kim, Sungwoo Jeong, & Woojin Park. (2024). Effects of glass transmittance, lighting luminance, and font size on home appliance legibility: LED display. 2024 IEA (Jeju, Korea).
- [O] Minjoon Sohn, San Hong, Namhee Kim, Sungwoo Jeong, & Woojin Park. (2024). Factors Affecting Text Legibility on LCD Interfaces of Home Appliances. 2024 IEA (Jeju, Korea).
- [O&P] San Hong, Qinghua Piao, & Woojin Park. (2024). Developing User-Centered System Design Guidelines for Explainable AI: A Systematic Literature Review. KCC 2024 (Jeju, Korea).
- [O&P] Qinghua Piao, San Hong, & Woojin Park. (2024). A Systematic Literature Review of Human-Centered Evaluation Constructs for Explainable AI. KCC 2024 (Jeju, Korea).
2023
- [O] San Hong, Hyunji Kim, Jooeun Ahn & Woojin Park. (2023). Duration of Disability, Professional Experience in Sports, and Wheelchair Propulsion Strategy in People with Spinal Cord Injury: Case Study. 2023 Winter KSSB (Jeonju, Korea) (Awarded for Best Oral Presentation).
- [O] Hyunji Kim, San Hong, Woojin Park & Jooeun Ahn. (2023). Analysis of Wheelchair Propulsion Patterns in Wheelchair Users with Various Spinal Cord Injury Levels: A Study on Strategy Development through Bottom-Up Classification. 2023 Winter KSSB (Jeonju, Korea) (Awarded for Best Oral Presentation).
- [P] San Hong, Junhong Park & Woojin Park. (2023). Co-Designing an Accessible Gym: Inviting ‘Others’ to the Public. HFES 67th International Annual Meeting (Washington, USA).
2022
- [P] San Hong, Junhong Park & Yongho Lee. (2022). Bridging hospital and community: Exploring physical literacy for people with spinal cord injury in Korea. 2022 Fall KOSAPA (Seoul, Korea).
- [P] San Hong & Yongho Lee. (2022). Evaluating online knowledge translation of adapted physical activity for people with developmental disabilities. 2022 NAFAPA (Toronto, Canada).
- [P] San Hong, Soeun Kim, Minah Oh, Sungmin Kim, Kitae Hwang & Myunghwan Yun. (2022). Exploring the eating-out experience of people with vision impairment in Korea. HFES 66th International Annual Meeting (Georgia, USA).
- [P] San Hong & Yongho Lee. (2022). Evaluating online knowledge translation of adapted physical activity for people with developmental disabilities. 2022 Spring KOSAPA (Cheonan, Korea).
2021
- [O] San Hong, Jieun Yang, Donghyun Kim & Yongho Lee. (2021). Accessible guide for people with intellectual disabilities in fitness environment: A Delphi study. 2021 Fall KOSAPA (Online).
Professional Experience
2019-2021
Art Director, DDB Korea (2019-2021)
- Major Clients: LG Electronics, LG HE Design Lab, AXA, Royal Canin, Papa John’s, ARAMCO, Burt’s Bees, Athé.
- Responsible for concept development, ideation, and visual design for accounts including prints, web and mobile content, and OOH.
Account Executive, Domo Brodeur (2019)
- Major Clients: MetLife, Ministry of Employment and Labor, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Source Music of HYBE Ent.
- Developed campaign ideas and designed visuals for projects.
2018-2019
Content Designer, MISO
- Created an accessible cleaner mobile web to onboard new cleaners and instruct cleaning procedures.
- Achievement: Successfully reduced incoming onboarding calls by 20%.
2016
Undergraduate Intern, SG Robotics
Prof. Kyoungchul Kong, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University (currently at KAIST).
Projects
Life Enhancing Technology Lab (2023-)
- (2024-2026) [SPI] Development of barrier-free experiential XR contents technology to improve accessibility to online activities for the physically disabled (Funding: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
- (2023-2024) [SPI] Plug and Play Explainable AI (Funding: Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation)
- (2024) [SPI] Ergonomic study on real-time automatic audio descriptions for visually impaired individuals (Funding: Junghun Foundation)
- (2023) [SPI] Establishing factor-specific criteria for legibility of home appliance controls (Client: Samsung Electronics)
- (2023) Research on smart clothing technology and design idea generation (Client: Huachang Korea)
- (2023) Study of excavator operator-work lever-machine system control experience (Client: HD Hyundai Construction Equipment)
Adapted Physical Activity Lab (2021-2022)
- SNU Fun & Kick (Funding: Seoul City Council)
- SNUComm (Part Funding: Siheung Local Government)
- SNU Fit&Able (Part Funding: Siheung Local Government)
Commercials (2019-2021)
- ARAMCO (of Saudi Arabia)
- Papa John’s
- Royal Canin
- AXA
- LG Care Solution
- LG Signature (2019)
- LG Signature (2020)
- LG Pra.L
- Burt's Bees
- Athé
Outsourced Projects
- Will: Your Own Story
- Plan B Community by Seoul Institute for Lifelong Education
Other Projects
- Ad Critic, AP News (2020-2022; 2024-2025)
- SK Coding Challenge for Teenagers with Disabilities (2022)
- Inclugym: Inclusive gym for all (2021-2022)
Teaching Experience
2024
- Course Instructor, Nodeul Center for Independent Living: Group Physical Activity Program for Women with Severe Brain Lesions
- Program Instructor, Autism Society of Korea: Group Physical Activity Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
2018, 2023
- Course & Project Instructor, Seoul Institute for Lifelong Education: Basic Photography and Self-Expression
2021-2022
- Course Instructor, SNUComm: Sports class for children with developmental disabilities
- Course Instructor, SNU Fit&Able: Inclusive sports class for children with disabilities
- Course Instructor, SNU Fun&Kick: Sports class for children with developmental disabilities and brain lesions
- Assistant Instructor, SNU Good: Swimming class for people with physical disabilities
- Teaching Assistant, 054.032(001) Bicycle and Sports Science: A 2-credit class of theory and outdoor practice
Honors and Awards
- Next Generation Scholarships in Fundamental Academic Sciences: Seoul National University (2023-2024)
- BK21 Research Fund: Seoul National University (2021-2022)
- Alumni Scholarship: Sogang University (2018-2019)
- Selection (Photography): Trend MZ 2019, Hanbit Biz (Dec 2018)
- 1st Place: Imagination Startup Contest, Sogang University (Nov 2015)
- Selection: Women in SNU (Essay), Seoul National University (2021)
- 3rd Place: Artwall Competition (Graphic Design), Seoul National University (Apr 2021)
- 3rd Place: Essay on Sexual Harassment at Workplace, Seoul Sexual Harassment Prevention Center (Jul 2021)
- Selection: Education Content for Equality (Photography), Seoul National University (Nov 2021)
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