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I am a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and design researcher, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I am a member of the ESC Lab and have Shaowen Bardzell as my advisor.
My work centers on human agency and empowerment in an age of technical dominance. We live in an age where socio-technical infrastructures such as AI systems, information and communication technology (ICT), and tech-driven policies shape, constrain, and even dominate our lives. In such a world, I see agency as the human ability to carve out authentic lives within systems that cannot be easily escaped. Guided by this orientation, my current work spans three interconnected areas:
(1) critically reimagining AI through postmodern, ambiguous, and spiritual lenses, exploring how AI agents may engage with human experiences beyond productivity, efficiency, and accuracy;
(2) community-based research with Korean queer communities, examining how individuals "make do" under hostile conditions through and alongside technology; and
(3) examining how people navigate data- and technology-driven policy and civic processes to safeguard their ways of being.
My works, grounded in critical, feminist, design, and qualitative approaches, have been introduced and awarded at venues such as Ars Electronica, CHI, CSCW, and DIS, and supported by NSF-funded grants.
NEWS | 2025
NEWS | 2025
[2025-04] Invited as a speaker for GT x Emory x UGA Korean Graduate Student Symposium.
[2025-03] A workshop that I co-authored was accepted for DIS 2026. My first DIS workshop!
[2025-03] One first-author paper was conditionally accepted for DIS 2026. My first DIS paper!
[2025-03] Two first-author papers were conditionally accepted for CSCW 2026. My first CSCW papers!
[2026-02] Received two Special Recognition for Outstanding Review for DIS 2026 and one for CHI Poster 2026.
NEWS | 2025
NEWS | 2025
[2025-11] Received two Special Recognition for Outstanding Review for CHI 2026 and one for CSCW 2026.
[2025-07] Invited as a panelist on trans-disciplinary queer methods and methodologies at the Korean Association for LGBTQ+ and Queer Studies Conference 2025
[2025-07] Presented research on how parents of LGBTQ+ children navigate misinformation at the Korean Association for LGBTQ+ and Queer Studies Conference 2025
[2025-05] Invited as a speaker and guest lecturer for Tech for Impact, Interaction Design, and Senior Project courses at Yonsei University
[2025-05] Invited Distinguished Alumni Panelist for Yonsei University’s Information and Interaction Design major.
[2025-05] Presented Digital Legacy Systems for Young Adults at CHI 2025 [Video] [Article]
[2025-04] Received a Special Recognition for Outstanding Review for DIS 2025.
[2025-02] Joined the steering committee for Korean Association for LGBTQ+ and Queer Studies Conference 2025.
[2025-02] Digital Legacy Systems for Young Adults was accepted for CHI 2025. My first CHI paper!
[2025-02 ] Received two Special Recognitions for Outstanding Reviews for CHI 2025.
NEWS | 2024
NEWS | 2024
[2024-09] Attended Tapia 2024 with a scholarship from the College of Computing, Georgia Tech.
[2024-09] AI Fortune-Teller received an Honorary Mention in the Interactive Art+ category of the 2024 Prix Ars Electronica. (58 awarded out of 2950 submissions)
[2024-08] Started my Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing at Georgia Tech.
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