Hidy Kong
Assistant Professor, School of Information
School of Information
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
585-475-2471
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Hidy Kong
Assistant Professor, School of Information
School of Information
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
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Journal Paper
Cullen, Riley, et al. "Designing an infographic webtool for public health." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 31. 2 (2024): 342-353. Web.
Kong, Ha-Kyung, et al. "Trends in and Effectiveness of Infographics for Health Communication: A Scoping Review." Health Communication. (2024): 1-11. Web.
Do, Hyo Jin, et al. "Inform, Explain, or Control: Techniques to Adjust End-User Performance Expectations for a Conversational Agent Facilitating Group Chat Discussions." ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW). (2023): 1-26. Web.
Published Conference Proceedings
Kong, Ha-Kyung, et al. "Co-designing Robot Dogs with and for Neurodivergent Individuals: Opportunities and Challenges." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. Ed. N/A. Newfoundland, Canada: ACM, Web.
Kong, Ha-Kyung, et al. "Understanding Online Job and Housing Search Practices of Neurodiverse Young Adults to Support Their Independence." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Ed. N/A. Hawaii, US: ACM, Web.
Currently Teaching
HCIN-630
Usability Testing
3 Credits
This project-based course will focus on the formal evaluation of products. Topics include usability test goal setting, recruitment of appropriate users, design of test tasks, design of the test environment, test plan development and implementation, analysis and interpretation of the results, and documentation and presentation of results and recommendations.
In the News
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November 5, 2026
RIT professor rethinks AI’s role in qualitative research
Assistant Professor Ha-Kyung Hidy Kong is exploring how artificial intelligence and data visualization can be used to help researchers analyze qualitative data by identifying patterns, reducing workload, and retaining control over their findings.
Featured Work
Trust and Bias: Guiding Communication through Visualizations
Hidy Kong
Effective communication is important in all areas of life, but especially so in health domains. The recent pandemic underscored the critical need for clear communication regarding preventive,...