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My research centres on translating user needs and scenarios into engineering specifications for interdisciplinary teams, human–AI interaction, and human factors in product design.

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Publications

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  1. “I am still an expert”: The moving acceptability frontier in home-robot assistance for older adults

    Ismatullaev, U. V. U., Ryu, R., Gabbas, M., Barrera Garza, B. P., Saduakas, A., Lee, D., Kim, S., Kim, J., & Kim, K.

    In progressUnder review — Proceedings of the 2027 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems2027

  2. SOS Tool: Supporting human-AI scenario-to-specification work through trace-linked artifacts

    Ismatullaev, U. V. U., Sarfraz, D., Kim, J., Kim, H., & Kim, K.

    In progressUnder review — Proceedings of the 2027 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems2027

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  3. Scenario-Oriented Specification (SOS): a design method for translating user scenarios into engineering specifications

    Ismatullaev, U. V. U., & Kim, K.

    Journal articleResearch in Engineering Design, 37(4), Article 362026

    View publicationDOI 10.1007/s00163-026-00498-w

  4. Exploring user heterogeneity in autonomous vehicle acceptance: A moderated mediation model based on extended TAM

    Ismatullaev, U. V. U., Kim, S. H., & Maeng, K.

    Journal articleTransportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour, 118, 1035022026

    View publicationDOI 10.1016/j.trf.2025.103502

  5. Toward an AI-Learnable Product Form Evaluation: Linking Design Language and Quantifiable Parameters

    Ismatullaev, U. V. U., & Kim, K.

    Conference paperKSDS Conference Proceedings, pp. 376–3812026

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  6. Action Steps Sprint: Translating user scenarios into engineering specifications with interdisciplinary teams

    Ismatullaev, U. V. U., Lee, D., & Kim, K.

    In progressIn press — DRS2026: Design Research Society Conference2026

  7. When AI Disrupts Collaboration: Mechanisms of Decoupling in Interdisciplinary Design

    Ismatullaev, U. V. U., Kim, J., & Kim, K.

    In progressIn preparation — Journal of Engineering Design2026

  8. Exploring the Role and Syntax of User Scenario Elements: Toward a Structured Framework for User-Centered Engineering Specifications

    Ismatullaev, U. V. U., & Kim, K.

    Conference paperIASDR 20252025

    View publicationDOI 10.21606/iasdr.2025.1104

  9. A Component-Based Approach for Developing Actions in Non-Humanoid Elderly Care Robots

    Sarfraz, D., Ismatullaev, U. V. U., & Kim, K.

    Conference paperIASDR 20252025

    View publicationDOI 10.21606/iasdr.2025.1139

  10. Scenario to specification: promises and pitfalls of AI in developing user-centered engineering specifications with interdisciplinary teams

    Ismatullaev, U. V. U., & Kim, K.

    Conference paperProceedings of the Design Society, 5, 2841–2850 (ICED 2025)2025

    ★ Reviewers' Choice Award, ICED 2025View publicationDOI 10.1017/pds.2025.10298