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Researcher · Engineer · Designer

Sueyoon
(Susie) Lee

I build immersive worlds to understand how people behave, from observations to numbers.

Currently — PhD, TU Delft & CWI

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Work

Earlier, 2016 — 2024 +
  • 2024VR prototyping: from brainwriting to bodystormingWorkshop · TU Delft
    VR prototyping: from brainwriting to bodystorming

    A 3.5-hour lecture and workshop guiding students through ideation techniques for designing VR experiences.

  • 2024Reinventing Korean banchan in Dutch cultureCo-creation research
    Reinventing Korean banchan in Dutch culture

    A week-long diary study and co-creation workshop: Korean side-dish tradition meets Dutch everyday eating.

  • 2024Co-design theory and practiceWorkshop · Seoul
    Co-design theory and practice

    A two-hour workshop on user-centred design methods and collaborative ideation.

  • 2020De'Longhi PrimaDonna redesignProduct design
    De'Longhi PrimaDonna redesign

    A usability-driven redesign of a high-end coffee machine interface.

  • 2020MoodFlight — an eVTOL cabin for 2030Service design
    MoodFlight — an eVTOL cabin for 2030

    An interactive aircraft interior for group travellers in 2030.

  • 2019How Was yoAR Movie?AR · Interaction
    How Was yoAR Movie?

    An augmented-reality experience for reflecting on a film after leaving the cinema.

  • 2018Shall We Light?Interactive object
    Shall We Light?

    An interactive curtain that responds to voice and gesture.

  • 2017Science ExpeditionService design
    Science Expedition

    A science-museum programme for families with elementary-age children.

  • 20163-Steps to HobbyService · Product
    3-Steps to Hobby

    A hobby-box subscription that helps elderly people start a new hobby in three easy steps.

  • 2016Color PaletteProduct · Interaction
    Color Palette

    An educational lamp for children: mix coloured light with brushing motions.

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Papers

Updates itself from OpenAlex. Full record on Google Scholar.

03

Paintings

I picked up oil painting after a sudden call at Christmas 2023. First brush in January 2024. I never knew I could paint, until I was subconsciously influenced by Dutch museums. Wish me luck on future (possible) exhibitions :-)

Café scene with a striped awning, work in progress
Untitled2026 · Oil on canvas · 40 × 50 cm · In progress
Mom at the Van Gogh Museum
Mom at the Van Gogh Museum2025 · Oil on canvas · 70 × 50 cm
Summer in France with Sister: Cap-d'Ail
Summer in France with Sister: Cap-d'Ail2025 · Oil on canvas · 40 × 50 cm
Summer in France with Sister: Antibes
Summer in France with Sister: Antibes2024 · Oil and soil on canvas · 40 × 50 cm
Beautiful Solitude
아름다운 고독2024 · Oil on canvas · 40 × 50 cm
Cheese cake
Cheese cake2024 · Oil on canvas · 24 × 30 cm

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About

Industrial design at KAIST, interaction design engineering at TU Delft, now a PhD at TU Delft and Design Engineer at CWI.

Education
PhD, TU Delft · CWI
MSc Design for Interaction, TU Delft
Full-ride scholarship · top 2 of 300
BSc Industrial Design, KAIST
Full-ride scholarship · Magna Cum Laude
Also
Certified yoga teacher (RYS 200)
Korean, English, Chinese and more

Full record

Experience 7 +
  • 2021 —Researcher · Design Engineer (XR)CWI · Amsterdam
  • 2024 — 25Researcher · Lecturer (XR)TU Delft · Delft
  • 2019 — 20Game DesignerX!Delft × Aegon · Delft
  • 2019Research InternMcKinsey & Company · Seoul
  • 2017UX · UI DesignerCreatrip · Seoul
  • 2017Research InternHarvard-MIT-MGH · Boston
  • 2016 — 17XR LecturerNational Science Museum · Daejeon
Education 5 +
  • PhD Candidate, TU DelftExternal PhD · funded by CWI
  • MSc Design for Interaction, TU DelftFull-ride scholarship · top 2 of 300
  • BSc Industrial Design, KAISTFull-ride scholarship · Magna Cum Laude
  • IB Diploma, YCIS BeijingValedictorian
  • 2024Yoga Teacher, Ashtanga & Vinyasa (RYS 200)Bali Yoga Ashram · Bali
Talks & workshops 5 +
  • 2024Co-design theory and practiceMaru 360 · Seoul
  • 2023A practical guide to human-centred design: co-creation for XRStereopsia Europe · Brussels
  • 2023A practical guide to human-centred design workshopsCognizant · Rotterdam
  • 2021Social VR and operaArtistic Musical Society of Pousos
  • 2021Social VR and opera: immersive shared performing artsVRDays 2021
Honors & awards 12 +
  • 2019 — 21Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarship (€60,000)TU Delft
  • 2019Magna Cum Laude, excellence in leadership & volunteeringKAIST
  • 2016 — 17National Scholarship for Outstanding EngineersNational Student Aid Foundation
  • 2016 — 17Guwon ScholarshipGuwon Scholarship Foundation
  • 2016 — 17Academic Excellence ScholarshipKAIST
  • 2016Excellent Paper Presentation AwardKIISE
  • 2016Dean's List, EngineeringKAIST
  • 2016KAIST Leadership AwardKAIST
  • 2016Idea Contest, 3rd placeKAIST
  • 2015Excellence in Volunteering (Ethiopia)KAIST
  • 2015Certificate of ExcellenceStartup KAIST
  • 2014Highest Academic Achievement, ValedictorianYCIS Beijing
Service & community 7 +
  • 2023 —Reviewer: CSCW, DIS, CHIACM
  • 2018 — 19Tech TranslatorNAVER Connect Foundation
  • 2017 — 18CS101 TutorKAIST
  • 2016 — 18Korea Design MembershipDaejeon
  • 2016 — 17Freshman Department ProctorKAIST
  • 2015 — 16IT & Science Educator, KAIST Global VolunteersEthiopia · Cambodia
  • 2015President, KAIST Tennis Club STROKEDaejeon