Dr. Hyung Jin Chang

I am an Associate Professor of the School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham and leading the Human-Centred Visual Learning Lab (HCVL). I am also affiliated to the Institute of Data and Artificial Intelligence (IDAI) and The Birmingham Institute for Robotics, and I was the University Turing Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute. I was a Visiting Academic Researcher at Microsoft. Before joining the University of Birmingham, I was a Research Associate at Imperial College London and received my BSc and PhD degrees from Seoul National University.

My research advances human-centred AI that enables machines to understand, learn from, and interact with people in the physical world. At the intersection of computer vision, machine learning, and robotics, I develop methods for understanding human behaviour, modelling gaze and attention, and enabling human–robot interaction. My goal is to build AI systems that perceive and reason about people more naturally, supporting more intuitive and effective collaboration between humans and intelligent machines.

I am always looking for fully motivated & talented PhD students!