Scholar
Matthew K. Hong
Google Scholar ID: QmwGV_sAAAAJ
Toyota Research Institute
Citations & Impact
Citations
638
H-index
13
i10-index
15
Publications
20
Co-authors
11
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published papers in top conferences such as ACM SIGCHI and received a best paper award. His research on creativity and Human-AI interaction has been covered by MIT Sloan and WIRED. Involved in multiple projects like HAX Playbook and had two workshop papers accepted to GenAI and HCI workshop @ CHI 2024.
Research Experience
- Currently, he is a Senior Research Scientist at Toyota Research Institute, managing a portfolio of projects to innovate the conceptual design process, including augmenting design space exploration with semantics and analogical transfer, supporting visual style mixing with zero-shot interpolation, and developing interventions aimed at supporting professional creatives.
Education
- Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing from Georgia Tech; Master's in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University; B.S. in Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego.
Background
- Research Interests: Human-Centered AI, Creativity Support, Human-Computer Interaction. Professional Field: Human-Centered Computing. Background: He is a Senior Research Scientist in the Human-Centered AI division at Toyota Research Institute, leading a team of behavioral scientists, ML and HCI researchers, exploring the use of generative AI in product design.
Miscellany
- Recent updates: May 11, 2024, visiting Hawaii to attend CHI 2024; April 25, 2024, promoted to Senior Research Scientist; March 20, 2024, work on using GenAI and semantic diversity in design inspiration featured in the news; March 13, 2024, two workshop papers on creativity accepted to GenAI and HCI workshop @ CHI 2024; February 29, 2024, late-breaking work on LLM-augmented biological inspirations accepted to CHI 2024.
