Matthew K. Hong
Human-Centered AI, Toyota Research Institute.

Dr. Matthew K. Hong is a research scientist on the Future Product Innovation team within the Human-Centered AI division at Toyota Research Institute. His research in human-centered AI is focused on democratizing domain specific knowledge to improve people’s daily practice and quality of living. Currently, he leads a team of designers, behavioral scientists, ML and HCI researchers to innovate the AI-assisted conceptual design process.
Matthew’s research has led to deployed technologies (e.g., HAX Playbook) and publications in leading conference proceedings and journals, including ACM SIGCHI JAMIA. Recently, his research on Human-AI interaction has been covered by the WIRED.
He holds a Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing from Georgia Tech, Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.S. in Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego.
news
Aug 8, 2023 | Our work on using generative AI and semantic diversity in design inspiration has been accepted at CI 2023!. |
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Jul 11, 2023 | Our work on anticipatory thinking in design is published in AI magazine. Check out the paper here. |
Jun 27, 2023 | Happy to have been part of a multidisciplinary effort to chart a path forward for human-centered generative AI. ArXiv paper available here. |
Jun 20, 2023 | Happy to share our team’s media feature on the topic of AI-based design optimization with aerodynamics. Check out the media coverage here. |
Mar 9, 2023 | Workshop paper on generative AI for product design has been accepted as a panel talk at GenAI and HCI 2023. Full program available here. |