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Michelle Boyoung Huh

Assistant Professor

Michelle Boyoung Huh is an Assistant Professor in the Interior Design Program. She received a Bachelor of Architecture from Korea University and a Master of Interior Design from the University of Texas at Austin through the post-professional program. She has practiced in the retail industry for 10 years as a designer and a project manager. To respond to the changes in the built environment that technology brings, her current research focuses on exploring the application of technology in the physical environment, such as VR and AI, in design education and using EEG in design intervention experiments. 

Exploring the application of technology in the physical environment, such as VR and AI, in design education and using EEG in design intervention experiments. 

  • Design Research for Interiors

  • Design Studio III

  • Huh, M. B. (2023). Korean Public Bathhouse: Potential of Interiority. Interiority, 6(2), 159–176. https://doi.org/10.7454/in.v6i2.354

  • Huh, M. B. and Choi, S. (2023). Exploring the Potential of Physical Space Design Techniques for Immersive Experiences in the Metaverse: An Interpretation of Spatial Perception. Proceedings of 2023 Architectural Research Centers Consortium International Conference, April 12-15, 2023, Dallas, Texas, USA.

  • Huh, M. B. and Choi, S. (2023). A Design Optimization Model for Utilizing Vacant Buildings for the Infrastructure of Temporary Housing: A Circular Economy Approach. Proceedings of Environmental Design Research Association Conference, June 20-23, 2023, Mexico City, Mexico.

  • Choi, S. and Huh, M. B. (2023). Incremental development model to use vacant buildings for affordable housing. Proceedings of the ASCE INSPIRE 2023, Arlington, VA. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485163.057

Grant

  • (Awarded) Tracy, T.D.E., Huh, M.B., Miri,M. (2023). Artificial to Conceptual Intelligence. $34,900. Angelo Donghia Foundation Grant 2023

  • (Awarded) Park, J., Hoelting, M., Flores, S., Huh, M.B., Miri, M. (2023). Inattentiveness Reduction through Environmental Interventions: Workplace Designing for Inattentive Type ADHD. $30,000. AIA Upjohn Research Initiative 2023

Education

MID., Interior Design, University of Texas at Austin

B'Arch., Architecture, Korea University

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