Improving speech intelligibility with Privacy-Preserving Augmented Reality   A Privacy-Preserving AR system can augment a speaker’s speech with real-life subtitles to overcome the loss of contextual cues caused by mask-wearing and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Article | Spring 2022     Degraded speech intelligibility induces face-to-face conversation participants...

ALINE: A mobile investment service that helps people align their investment and consumption   Professor Sangsu Lee’s team designed ‘Aline,’ a mobile investment service to help people align their investment and consumption with their values. The team won the Gold Award at the iF Design Award 2021.   Article | Spring 2022     Professor Sangsu Lee and his team from ID KAIST ...

Toward future cloud computing: Accelerating cloud file systems using programmable network cards.   Professor Youngjin Kwon and his research team (leading student Jongyul Kim) in Computer Architecture and Systems (CASYS) Lab proposed a novel distributed file system (similar to Dropbox) that leverages SmartNIC to improve performance and availability. The proposed system outperforms state-of-the-art persistent-m...

Atomic-Scale Unveiling of Hydrated Zn-Ion Insertion for Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries   Using atomic-column-resolved scanning transmission electron microscopy, the simultaneous intercalation of both H2O and Zn is directly visualized during discharge of Zn ions into a V2O5 cathode with an aqueous electrolyte. In particular, when further Zn insertion proceeds, multiple intermediate phases are clearly imaged at...

Anode-free lithium battery enabled by electron-deficient current collector   An anode-free lithium (Li) battery, free of Li metal when initially assembled, represents an exceptional advance for Li-based anodes. Here, an anode-free Li battery has been developed by tuning the electronic structure of the current collector. The electron-deficient current collector achieves high reversibility of Li plating/stripp...

Designing a Digital Health Service that Supports Behavioral Change with Flexible Evaluations   The research introduces a SPC-based flexible evaluation method that permits small failures in goal achievement with corresponding positive and motivating assessments. The study demonstrates the feasibility of this method in goal-based digital health systems with the aim of guiding behavioral changes.   Article&...