Hyeshim Kim

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Lifelike Avatar & Agent Laboratory at KAIST, advised by Prof. Sung-Hee Lee. My research focuses on how artistic principles and experiences can be generalized into computational methods and systems. I am currently working on generative 3D scene synthesis, 3D reconstruction, and telepresence.

If you are interested in discussing research or exploring a collaboration, feel free to reach out at hyedeep(at)kaist.ac.kr.

News

Aug. 2026Neighborhood is accepted to ACM UIST 2026.

Jul. 2026TranSpace is accepted to ACM Multimedia (MM) 2026.

Nov. 2025Voronoi Rooms is accepted to ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG).

Nov. 2025ParameterRooms is launched in Meta Quest platform (Early Access).

Jun. 2025Our paper is accepted to IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG).

Oct. 2024Our ISMAR demo received the Best Demo Honorable Mention Award.

Publications

TranSpace: Progressive Anchoring for Metric-Consistent Scene Synthesis

Hyeshim Kim, Taehei Kim*, Jihun Shin*, Hyeonjin Kim, Sung-Hee Lee

ACM Multimedia2026

Synthesizes transition spaces between overlapping rooms while progressively anchoring generated geometry to preserve metric consistency.

Neighborhood: Dynamic Spatial Alignment for Traversable Telepresence Across Remote Spaces

Taehei Kim, Hyeshim Kim, Jihun Shin, Hyeonjin Kim, Sung-Hee Lee

ACM UIST2026

Aligns multiple remote spaces to create a traversable neighborhood, allowing users to walk into each other's spaces.

Voronoi Rooms: Dynamic Visibility Modulation of Overlapping Spaces for Telepresence

Taehei Kim, Jihun Shin, Hyeshim Kim, Hyuckjin Jang, Jiho Kang, Sung-Hee Lee

ACM TOG2025

Dynamically modulates visibility of overlapping remote spaces based on user locations using Voronoi regions.

Real-Time Translation of Upper-Body Gestures to Virtual Avatars in Dissimilar Telepresence Environments

Jiho Kang, Taehei Kim, Hyeshim Kim, Sung-Hee Lee

IEEE TVCG2025

Translates upper-body gestures in real time so avatars convey users' intended movements across dissimilar remote spaces.

Evaluating User Perception Toward Physics-Adapted Avatars in Remote Heterogeneous Spaces

Taehei Kim, Hyeshim Kim, Jeongmi Lee, Sung-Hee Lee

Computers & Graphics2025

Studies how users perceive and prefer physics-adapted avatars when remote spaces do not match.

Visibility Modulation of Aligned Spaces for Multi-User Telepresence

Taehei Kim, Jihun Shin, Hyeshim Kim, Hyuckjin Jang, Jiho Kang, Sung-Hee Lee

IEEE ISMAR (Demo)2024Best Demo Honorable Mention

Demonstrates dynamic visibility modulation of aligned spaces for multi-user MR telepresence.

Last updated August 2026