Anna Surovková standing at a city crossing at night

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Anna Surovková HCI Researcher, Creative // Daejeon, South Korea

I explore how emerging technologies can expand the way people perceive, create, and interact with the physical world. Grounded in user-centered research, my work combines XR, sensing, AI, and multimodal interaction to transform invisible information into meaningful interactive experiences.

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Anna Surovková

Hi! I’m Anna, a Czech Human-Centered Researcher and first-year master’s student in Industrial Design at KAIST. I spent the second half of my bachelor’s studies as an HCI research intern with the Immersive Design Group at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen, China. My interests span HCI, interaction design, Extended Reality, technology perception, and accessibility. Alongside my studies, I have gained industry experience at companies including Microsoft and ČSOB, where I worked on UX design, accessibility, and emerging technologies.

Publications

SoundWeAR: Co-Designing AR Sound Cues to Support Outdoor Awareness for DHH Individuals. In Proceedings of CHI 2026.

Research Interests

HCI// Interaction Design// Extended Reality// Technology Perception// Accessibility

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I started my master’s program in Industrial Design at KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea.

I graduated summa cum laude from Masaryk University with a bachelor’s degree in Design of Information Services.

I attended the 5th China Haptic Technology and Application Conference (第五届中国力触觉技术与应用会议) in Beijing, China.

I presented our paper, SoundWeAR: Co-Designing AR Sound Cues to Support Outdoor Awareness for DHH Individuals, at CHI 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.

I presented SoundWeAR at the Greater Bay Area Pre-CHI 2026 event in Shenzhen, China.

I’m always open to new collaborations. Feel free to get in touch: annasurovkova@outlook.com