Join us for an enlightening discussion on the future of digital fabrication tools. We'll delve into the challenges of fabricating shape-changing interfaces and explore how digital fabrication techniques can help overcome these hurdles. Our talk will showcase several exciting projects, including KnobSlider, a shape-changing interface that cleverly combines the benefits of knobs, sliders, graphical user interfaces, and tangible user interfaces. We'll also introduce MorpheesPlug, a powerful toolkit for the parametric design and 3D printing of shape-changing widgets, and AirLogic, a revolutionary 3D-printed logic gate system that can serve as the "brain" of shape-changing interfaces, potentially replacing electronics and programming. Through these examples, we'll emphasize the potential of digital fabrication to empower anyone to create physical, functional objects that can tackle their unique challenges. We'll conclude by sharing our current research and future directions in this dynamic field, highlighting the cutting-edge of digital fabrication and its potential to revolutionize the way we interact with the physical world.

Hyunyoung Kim is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Birmingham. Her research focuses on Digital Fabrication and Human-Computer Interaction, with a particular interest in empowering individuals to create physical, functional objects that address their unique challenges. Her research has been published in top-tier HCI conferences, including CHI and UIST. Prior to her current position, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher with Daniel Ashbrook at the University of Copenhagen. She completed her PhD in 2020 at the University of Grenoble Alpes under the supervision of Céline Coutrix and Anne Roudaut.