Taejae University students win first place in CHI 2025 Student Design Competition 

We are elated to announce that a team of four Taejae University students was awarded first place in the Student Design Competition at 2025 CHI (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems). CHI is widely recognized as the most prominent global academic conference in the field of Human-Computer Interaction. This year’s event was held from April 26 to May 1 in Yokohama, Japan.

The winning team — Dahee Chun, Dawit Chun, Lina Jellibi, and Yoonmin Cha — are all second-year students at Taejae University. They presented their paper titled: “Watch-Out: Real-Time Tracking and Assistance for Wandering Alzheimer’s Patients Using Wearable Technology,” written under the mentorship of Taejae University’s Professor Sungjun Park (School of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence).

The Taejae student team was selected as one of 18 finalists shortlisted from a global pool of 84 graduate and undergraduate student submissions. The finalists were invited to present in person at the conference in Yokohama. After a highly competitive second-round poster session alongside teams from leading institutions such as Georgia Tech, the University of Michigan, UCLA, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and University College London, the Taejae team advanced as one of only four finalists.

In the final round, each team gave a 15-minute presentation, including a Q&A session before a panel of judges. After fielding rigorous questions on their design intent and methodology, the Taejae team was awarded the student competition’s highest honor, and received their awards at the closing ceremony of the conference.

Given the stature of the conference and the level of competition, being named a finalist was already a significant accomplishment for second-year undergraduate students. Winning first place is a truly remarkable achievement and it is a privilege to offer our students our sincerest congratulations for this exceptional recognition of their vision and dedication.

The team’s award-winning paper has been published in the official conference proceedings: CHI EA '25: Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. The full paper can be accessed at this link.

We would like to applaud all the participating student teams for their enterprise and innovation. Congratulations again to Dahee, Dawit, Lina, and Yoonmin and thank you to Professor Sungjun Park for his invaluable guidance. 

We look forward to many more accomplishments that reflect Taejae University’s commitment to innovation, excellence, and meaningful global impact.