Hera works at the intersection of performance and technology, building self-contained systems that braid machine learning models, sensors, cameras, projectors, and people. Her practice spans theatre, in-vehicle entertainment, projection, AR/XR, and AI-driven VFX — treating each cabin, stage, or screen as a surface where software can quietly weave itself into experience.

Education

  • 2027 MFA, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Valencia, CA, US
  • 2023 BAS, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea

Awards

  • 2026 iF Design Awards, d'strict Korea, Interior Architecture, Winner (Designer)
  • 2024 MAMA, Mnet Asian Music Awards, Best Music Video, Winner (AI VFX Artist)
  • 2024 CalArts, School of Theater, Merit Scholarship
  • 2023 Sogang University Convergence Technology Award

Freelance

  • 2024 Projection Design Assistant, Redwood, Nederlander Theater, New York, US
  • 2024 Projection Design Assistant, Mitridate, Boston Lyric Opera, Boston, US
  • 2024 AI VFX Artist, Aespa, Armageddon, Rigend Film, SM Entertainment, Seoul, Korea
  • 2024 MV Director, Youra, Worm in the Apple, Stone Music Entertainment, Seoul, Korea
  • 2022 3D / AR Designer, Heights, Seoul, Korea
  • 2020 VR MV Director, Textures Mix 005, Textures Seoul, Seoul, Korea
  • 2019 Projection Designer, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea

Employment

  • 2026– AI Pipeline Engineer, Technical Artist, Zerospace, Brooklyn, US — Developed a pipeline bridging a vision-language model (Gemini) with Segment Anything Model 3 to automatically detect, label, localize, and segment regions in video, exporting per-region masks for downstream use.
  • 2023–24 3D Designer, d'strict Korea Inc, Seoul, Korea — Led AI visual development and built interactive 3D prototypes for Arte Kid's Park attractions, using Unity, Cinema 4D, and Stable Diffusion in close collaboration with the engineering team.
  • 2023 Industry-Academia Research Lead, LG Electronics, Seoul, Korea — Proposed a UX prototype for the file-sorting ML function, adopted as a default feature in the gram Link app for the 24" LG gram Pro series. Also proposed an ML-based 3D visualization tool for designers using LG's EXAONE foundation model.

Projects

  • 2026 Particle Theory, California Institute of the Arts, CA, US
  • 2025 Volver, Walt Disney Modular Theater, California Institute of the Arts, CA, US
  • 2025 hebora.studio, In-Vehicle Entertainment Studio Prototype
  • 2025 What you believe is where you are, California Institute of the Arts, LA, US
  • 2023 Miss Hwang will ALWAYS be there, HCI Korea, Gangwon, Korea
  • 2023 OutVenture, In-Vehicle Education Service, AI Capstone, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2019 Twentysip VR, Art & Technology Conference, Hanghwatang, Seoul, Korea

Teaching

  • 2024 Lecturer, 3D x AI for Designers, Seoul National University Library, Seoul, Korea
  • 2024 Lecturer, 3D Motion Graphics with Stable Diffusion, Fast Campus, Seoul, Korea — Designed the curriculum and produced an online lecture series on advanced ComfyUI workflows.