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Background

  • MSc in Robotics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
  • BSc in Microengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Yong-Joon Thoo

PhD Student in Computer Science

Research interests

My research focuses on improving the quality of life for blind and low-vision (BLV) individuals through the development of a collaborative augmented reality (AR) platform. This platform provides interactive and personalized training tasks that simulate real-world scenarios, helping users enhance their residual vision and develop adaptive strategies. Both participants and vision specialists wear AR headsets, creating a shared visual environment that facilitates real-time observation and interaction. Designed in collaboration with vision rehabilitation centers, the tasks are tailored to individual needs, fostering greater engagement and motivation. The platform also enables vision specialists to gain real-time insights into their clients’ visual strategies through shared visual cues, allowing for more effective feedback and personalized guidance. By connecting clients and specialists in meaningful ways, this research aims to transform vision rehabilitation into a more accessible, engaging, and impactful process.

My research interests include:

  • Mixed Reality (MR), particularly Augmented Reality (AR)
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Multimodal Interaction

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Publications

  • Maximiliano Jeanneret Medina, Yong-Joon Thoo, and Cédric Baudet. 2024. "3.1 Accessibilité numérique: évolution et état actuel". In Innovation Booster Technologie et Handicap, pp. 157-169. Association Sociographe, 2024.
  • Yong-Joon Thoo, Maximiliano Jeanneret Medina, Jon E. Froehlich, Nicolas Ruffieux, and Denis Lalanne. 2023. A Large-Scale Mixed-Methods Analysis of Blind and Low-vision Research in ACM and IEEE. In The 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '23), October 22–25, 2023, New York, NY, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 20 pages. 10.1145/3597638.3608412
  • Yong-Joon Thoo, Jérémy Maceiras, Philip Abbet, Mattia Racca, Hakan Girgin and Sylvain Calinon. 2021. Online and Offline Robot Programming via Augmented Reality Workspaces. 10.48550/arXiv.2107.01884

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