Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. in Computer Science

University of Toronto, Canada

Thesis: Multimodal AI Systems for Music Accessibility for d/Deaf individuals
Committee: Khai N. Truong (Advisor), Fanny Chevalier, Ashton Anderson

B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering

Ewha Womans University, South Korea

Summa Cum Laude · Dean's List for all semesters

Research Scientist/Engineer Intern · Adobe Research

CAVA - STORIE LAB, New York, USA
Advisors: Anh Truong, Oriol Nieto, Prem Seetharaman, Justin Salamon

Created SoundStager, a generative AI tool for sound effect design for video creators (CHI '26). Selected for Adobe MAX Sneaks 2025.

Ph.D. Research Intern · NAVER AI Lab

HCI Research Group, Seoul, South Korea
Advisor: Dr. Young-Ho Kim

Built a conversational AI system (LLM-leveraged) for song-signing translation (CHI '25).

Ph.D. Research Intern · Samsung AI Center (SAIC)

Mobile and Distributed Intelligence Lab, Toronto, Canada
Advisor: Dr. Iqbal Mohomed

Developed feature-based video summarization methods for activity recognition.

Research Assistant · University of Toronto

Dynamic Graphics Project (DGP) Lab
Advisor: Prof. Khai N. Truong

Human-AI Interaction for Accessibility & Creativity. Thesis projects at CHI '23, '24, '25, '26.

Undergraduate Research Intern · Ewha Womans University

HCI Lab
Advisor: Prof. Uran Oh

Accessible Digital Comics app using AWS Polly and SVG (W4A '21, TACCESS '22).

Research Intern · Ewha Womans University

Distributed Computing and OS Lab
Advisor: Prof. Hyokyung Bahn

Optimized scheduling algorithms for real-time tasks in multiprocessors (IIBC '20, RTCSA '20, TII '21, RTSS '21).

SRI (Schwartz Reisman Institute) Graduate Fellows

University of Toronto

For students who are committed to ensuring that technologies benefit all of society.

Korean Honor Scholarship

Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Toronto

For outstanding students of Korean heritage to encourage achievement in academic performance.

PPEF – Beatrice 'Trixie' Worsley Graduate Scholarship

University of Toronto

Awarded to promote women in Computer Science.

Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation (KCSF)

Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation

For exemplary Korean post-secondary students in Canada.

OGS (Ontario Graduate Scholarship)

Province of Ontario

Merit-based provincial scholarship for graduate students.

Wolfond Fellowship

University of Toronto

Awarded to outstanding students in mobile computing & HCI.

Best Honors Scholarship

Ewha Womans University

For students in 1st place in each major (1 / 364).

Fulbright Graduate Student Program Award (Declined)

Fulbright Korea

Competitive award for study/research in the United States.

Lead Teaching Assistant · University of Toronto

The Design of Interactive Computational Media (CSC318 — Undergraduate)

Supervised TAs, facilitated tutorial sessions.

Teaching Assistant · University of Toronto

Topics in Interactive Computing (CSC2524 — Graduate)

Moderated paper discussions, graded weekly reaction reports and final projects.

Teaching Assistant · University of Toronto

Topics in Ubiquitous Computing (CSC2526 — Graduate)

Provided feedback on weekly paper summaries.

Teaching Assistant · University of Toronto

The Design of Interactive Computational Media (CSC318 — Undergraduate)

Led tutorial sessions, provided feedback on assignments and projects.

Teaching Assistant · University of Toronto

Topics in Computational Social Science (CSC 2552 — Graduate)

Guided class discussion, provided feedback on paper reviews.

Teaching Assistant · University of Toronto

Human Computer Interaction (CSC 428/2514 — Undergraduate/Graduate)

Created class material, corresponded with Guest Speakers, held tutorials for assignments/projects.

Peer Instructor (Tutorial TA) · Ewha Womans University

Operating Systems (20477-01 — Undergraduate)

Uploaded a 400 min tutoring video of concepts explanation, and answered students' questions.