Hanju Seo



EarthCode democratizes the carbon offset market using a decentralized, low-power LiDAR scanner to create tamper-proof codes for each tree. The transparent system enhances carbon credit credibility, enabling private forest owner to contribute to climate action.


PERA (2024) 


Maria Asif
Hanju Seo
Sven Winkler von Stiernhielm
Alexander Spencer


The world’s first smart health assistant for people with bowel incontinence.

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Winner - The Helen Hamlyn Award for Creativity & The Northumbrian Water Award for Inclusive Innovation 2024

Third Prize - WE Innovate 2024, the women-led start-up accelerator run by Imperial Enterprise Lab.  

Pera is a non-invasive-wearable device that tracks digestion for people with bowel incontinence. The device discreetly adheres with a patch to a user’s lower tummy and analyses bowel sound activity in real-time. It offers real-time continuous monitoring that can predict passing stool 40 minutes in advance to prevent accidents.


Being a Giraffe (2023) 

A VR kit with controllers that transforms zoo visits into interactive conservation education, enhancing empathy and understanding of giraffes and ecosystems.


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2024 Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards - Best Technical Innovation

2023 Exhibition at HSBC HQ London

2022 AcrossRCA Project from
Royal College of Art

2023 Solo-X project from Imperial College London / Royal College of Art

Being a Giraffe integrates advanced VR technology with a physical controller designed to simulate the experience of being a giraffe. The system creates a realistic African savannah environment where users, equipped with VR headsets and a giraffe-like controller, navigate through life-like challenges. These challenges include foraging and interacting with the ecosystem, all designed to provide an immersive, multi-sensory educational experience.



NovaHive (2022)
A digitally-gleaned, beeswax beehive designed for sustainable bee protection and research

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GRAND PRIZE WINNER - KOREA+SWEDEN YOUNG DESIGN AWARD 2021 

2022 Renovators Shortlist Award from OPPO

20.09.22-25.09.22 20th London Design Festival
OPPO Renovators 2022-Emerging Artists Project, Cromwell Place Lavery Studio, London

08.10.21-10.10.21 Design Korea 2021-Korea+Sweden Young Design Award, Seoul 

NovaHive is a speculative design project that combines natural and digital techniques to create a protective, research-oriented beehive. This stone-shaped beehive, constructed using a two-layer structure, leverages beeswax for the inner honeycomb and translucent resin for the outer shield.



Mandarin Language Learning Module (2023)


An interactive tool for Mandarin pronunciation and handwriting practice using dynamic visualizations.


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Cyber Physical Systems 2022 from
Imperial College London and
Royal College of Art
The project by Hanju Seo, Sabrina Tian, and Xinyi Zhou introduces an innovative system that utilizes Wekinator and 3D visualizations to aid in learning Mandarin Chinese pronunciation and character writing.





BranchLink (2021)
3D printed PLA scaffolding to connect tree branches, forming a novel interface between natural resources and digital-based artefacts.
BranchLink innovatively merges natural elements and digital technology by creating unique multi-connected structures using 3D printed PLA scaffolds and discarded tree branches.