Publications
3D Simulation Super-resolution Near-realtime Facial Animation by Deep 3D Simulation Super-resolution Hyojoon Park, Sangeetha Grama Srinivasan, Matthew Cong, Doyub Kim, Byungsoo Kim, Jonathan Swartz, Ken Museth, and Eftychios Sifakis
ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG) 2024
paper | github | presented at SIGGRAPH ASIA 2024
  • 3D simulation super-resolution achieving high-resolution facial animation 115x faster (at 18 FPS) than traditional method while maintaining similar quality.
  • Enhances low-resolution simulations to high-resolution surfaces while generalizing to unseen facial expressions, external forces, and dynamics.
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Collagen Fiber Centerline Tracking Collagen Fiber Centerline Tracking in Fibrotic Tissue via Deep Neural Networks with Variational Autoencoder-based Synthetic Training Data Generation Hyojoon Park*, Bin Li*, Yuming Liu, Michael S. Nelson, Helen M. Wilson, Eftychios Sifakis, and Kevin W. Eliceiri. (* equal contributions)
Medical Image Analysis 2023
paper | github
  • Proposes DuoVAE, a dual-VAE framework that probabilistically links an auxiliary VAE to a controllable latent space, enabling robust property-controlled generation even under noisy labels.
  • Generates diverse synthetic training data for medical imaging, mitigating limited annotated data for downstream deep learning.
Capturing Detailed Deformations Capturing Detailed Deformations of Moving Human Bodies He Chen, Hyojoon Park, Kutay Macit, and Ladislav Kavan
ACM SIGGRAPH 2021
paper | project page | multi-camera calibration codes
  • Introduces a novel motion capture system in a multi-camera setup using a specially designed low-cost suit, enabling the accurate 3D reconstruction of a moving human body.
  • Uses deep neural networks and geometric algorithms for accurate corner detection, labeling, and 3D reconstruction.
  • Developed and deployed the multi-camera calibration framework enhanced by machine learning-based anomaly corner detection.
Adaptive Precision-Enhancing Hand Rendering Adaptive Precision-Enhancing Hand Rendering for Wearable Fingertip Tracking Devices Hyojoon Park and Jung-Min Park
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2020
paper | short video
  • Introduces 3D hand rendering framework in VR for wearable fingertip tracking devices, focusing on reconstructing realistic hand poses using only fingertip positions.
  • Key contributions include motion retargeting and new hinge constraints for real-time inverse kinematics to enhance visual plausibility and precision.
Dental Simulator Dental Simulator with Increased Z-width of Haptic Rendering Hyojoon Park, Myungsin Kim, and Dongjun Lee
AsiaHaptics 2018
MS thesis | short paper | short video | long video[*]

[*] Outstanding MS Thesis Presentation AwardOutstanding MS Thesis Presentation Award (Seoul National University 2019)
  • Introduces a VR dental simulator that renders highly stiff haptic feedback, achieving up to 10× greater maximum stiffness (Z-width) from virtual teeth using commercially available haptic devices.
Stretchable Skin-Like Cooling/Heating Device Stretchable Skin-Like Cooling/Heating Device for Reconstruction of Artificial Thermal Sensation in Virtual Reality Jnwoo Lee, Heayoun Sul, Wonha Lee, Kyung Rok Pyun, Inho Ha, Dongkwan Kim, Hyojoon Park, Hyeonjin Eom, Yeosang Yoon, Jinwook Jung, Dongjun Lee, and Seung Hwan Ko
Advanced Functional Materials 2020
paper
  • Introduces a stretchable, bi-functional skin-like thermo-haptic (STH) device for VR, capable of precise cold and hot sensations with a single structure and 230% stretchability.
Highly Stretchable Cu Nanowire Heater Highly Stretchable and Oxidation-resistive Cu Nanowire Heater for Replication of the Feeling of Heat in a Virtual World Dongkwan Kim, Junhyuk Bang, Wonha Lee, Inho Ha, Jinwoo Lee, Hyeonjin Eom, Myungsin Kim, Jungjae Park, Joonhwa Choi, Jinhyung Kwon, Seungyong Han, Hyojoon Park, Dongjun Lee, and Seung Hwan Ko
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020
paper
  • Proposes laser-assisted dual-function copper nanowire (CuNW) polyurethane acrylate (PUA) patterns as feedback-controllable stretchable heaters for a 12-pixel thermal haptic device, with enhanced mechanical and chemical durability.
  • Demonstrates a stretchable thermal haptic device on a nylon glove that replicates heat transfer in various virtual environments, achieving temperature control with less than 5% error.
Rigid-body Collaborative Manipulation Rigid-body Collaborative Manipulation among Remote Users with Wearable Cutaneous Haptic Interfaces Myungsin Kim, WonHa Lee, Hyojoon Park, Junghan Kwon, Yong-Lae Park, and Dongjun Lee
AsiaHaptics 2018
paper | video
  • Introduces a remote multiuser collaboration system via wearable cutaneous haptic interfaces, leveraging passivity-based simulations for stable and realistic interactions.
Design and Performance Evaluation of Wearable Haptic Interfaces WonHa Lee, Myungsin Kim, Hyojoon Park, and Dongjun Lee
International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems 2018
Wearable Cutaneous Haptic Interface with Soft Sensors and IMUs Yongjun Lee, Myungsin Kim, Yongseok Lee, Hyojoon Park, and Dongjun Lee
Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference 2018