Major Awards

Below is a list of major awards I have received from both academia and industry. (Please note that the content will be updated periodically.)

  • Nominated for Nanyang Research Award, NTU, Singapore. 2022
    • Description: Nanyang Research Award is the highest recognition of distinguished scholarship at Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
  • International Communication Association (ICA) Fellow. 2019
    • Description: ICA Fellowship is the highest recognition of distinguished lifetime scholarly contributions to the broad field of Communication
  • Top Paper Awards, 2002 – Present
    • AEJMC Annual Conference; ICA Annual Conferences; HCI Annual Conference
  • Major awards of Samsung products that I directed as the Directors of UX Group and C-Lab
    • Mirror Display (2015)
      • Samsung Electronics Annual Awards – Innovation Category, 2015, S. Korea
      • Prototype displayed, IFA, Germany
      • Prototype displayed at Raemian Model House, S. Korea
    • Smart Signage, Digital Mirror (2015)
      • Commercial prototype displayed, 8-Seconds & BeanPole flagship stores, S. Korea
    • Movable TV (2015)
      • Prototype commercialized, branded, and marketed as “Galaxy View” by Samsung Mobile Division, USA, EU, S. Korea.
    • Samsung Smart TV (2014)
      • Best of Innovations Award, CES (Consumer Electronics Show), USA
      • iF Design Award, Germany
    • Samsung UHD TV & Smart Hub Interface (2013)
      • Best of Innovations Award, CES (Consumer Electronics Show), USA
      • Editor Choice Award by Popular Mechanics, 2013, USA
      • Best Smart Platform Award, Best of Year Television Award, Reviewed.com, USA
    • Samsung Smart TV AR (2013)
      • Red Dot Award, Communication Design, Germany
    • Samsung Smart TV Voice & Motion Control (2012)
      • Good Design Award, Japan
  • KACA Distinguished Young Scholar Award., Chicago, IL, 2008.
  • USC-Mellon Awards for Excellence in Mentoring (Highest award for professional mentorship at USC). University of Southern California, 2007.
  • Stanford Endowed Fellowships
    • Nathan Maccoby Fellowship, Stanford University, 2002
    • Lily M. and Henry J. Budde Fellowship, Stanford University, 2001
    • The Stanford Asia Pacific Scholars Fellowship, Stanford University, 2000