Youjin Hwang


About

Hi✋🏻 I am Youjin Hwang Ph.D candidate at hci+d lab., Seoul National University. My current research interest includes designing conversational AI for healthcare and well-being. Particularly, I aim to strengthen emotional support from the loved ones (e.g.family) of the user via conversational AI. Also, I am working on designing conversational AI mimicking the person in the real world. As a HCI researcher, I also deliver lectures and workshops for the public with the themes of HCI, human-AI interaction, and design thinking.

Research Interest

👩🏻‍💻 Human-AI Interaction
🤖 Conversational AI
🏃🏻‍♂️ Healthcare and Wellbeing

Recent Publications

  1. Leveraging challenges of an algorithm-based symptom checker on user trust through explainable AI. CHI 2021 Workshop on Realizing AI in Healthcare. Challenges Appearing in the Wild (2021) Paper
    Youjin Hwang, Tae Hwan Kim, Junhan Kim, Joonhwan Lee, Hwajung Hong

  2. Design Guidelines of Computer-based Intervention for Computer Vision Syndrome: Focus Group Study and In-the-wild Deployment. Journal of Medical Internet Research (2021) Paper
    Youjin Hwang, Donghoon Shin, Jinsu Eun, Bongwon Suh, Joonhwan Lee

  3. Exploring Abnormal Behavior Patterns of Online Users With Emotional Eating Behavior: Topic Modeling Study.Journal of Medical Internet Research (2020) Paper
    Youjin Hwang, Hyung Jun Kim, Hyung Jin Choi, Joonhwan Lee

  4. Linguistic Features to Consider When Applying Persona of the Real Person to the Text-based Agent. ACM Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct (2020) Paper
    Youjin Hwang, Seokwoo Song, Donghoon Shin, Joonhwan Lee

  5. Applying the Persona of User’s Family Member and the Doctor to the Conversational Agents for Healthcare. CHI 2020 Workshop on Conversational Agents for Health and Wellbeing (2020) Paper
    Youjin Hwang, Donghoon Shin, Sion Baek, Bongwon Suh, Joonhwan Lee

  6. Applying Design Thinking Method for Public Libarary Innovation. Proceedings of HCI Korea (2020) Paper
    Youjin Hwang, Youngjin Kwon, Jieun Lee, Sori Joo, Joonhwan Lee

  7. Chatbot Design for Users with Metabolic Syndrome and Heuristic Evaluation. The Korean society for biotechnology and bioengineering (2019) Paper
    Hyo Yi Choi, Jun Woo Lee, Ju Ha Baek, Ji Young Ko, Youjin Hwang(corresponding)

  8. A study on the children’s preference on the persona of conversational agents. Proceedings of HCI Korea (2019) Paper
    Hyuna Park, Youjin Hwang, Joonhwan Lee

  9. Predicting Attention and Memory Ability based on the Combination of EEG and HRV data in Children. Brain and Learning (2019) Paper
    Hyeong Seok Jeon, Junhee Lee, June Lee, Youjin Hwang, Siyoung Lee, Hee Yang, Jung Han Yoon , Jun Soo Kwon, Jung Ho Won, Jun Dong Cho, Ki Won Lee

  10. Exploring Digital phenotypes of Emotional Eating Behavior Patterns in Reddit. Proceedings of HCI Korea (2019) Paper
    Youjin Hwang, Hyung Jun Kim, Hyung Jin Choi, Joonhwan Lee

  11. “Eat What You Want and Be Healthy!” Comfort Food Effects: Human-Food Interaction in View of Celebratory Technology. Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Multisensory Approaches to Human-Food Interaction, ACM (2018) Paper
    Youjin Hwang, Siyoung Lee, Hyeongseok Jeon, Jung Han Yoon, Kiwon Lee, Joonhwan Lee

Education

🖋 Ph.D. at Seoul National University, South Korea (2017.09-present)
🖋 M.A. at Seoul National University, South Korea (2014.09-2016.08)
🖋 B.A. at Ewha Woman’s University, South Korea (2010.03-2014.08)
🖋 Exchange student at UC Davis, United States (2013)
🖋 Gwachen Foreign Language High School, South Korea (2006-2009)
🖋 Shirley intermediate School, New Zealand (2003-2005)

Work Experience

🏢 Science Commucator at Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity (KOFAC) (2018.05-present) site
🏢 Researcher at Advanced Institute of Convergence and Technology (2016.08-2017.03) site

🏢 Associate Instructor at LG electronics (2020.11-present) site
🏢 Researcher at Korean Food and Drug Administration (2012.01-2012.02) site

On Media

📺 YTN, Practical use of mathematics in Cognitive science video
📺 Naver TV, How AI that learns by itself through deep learning changes our lives video
📺 MBN, Design thinking education in rural areas video
📺 KTV, Food Technology
📺 JoonAng Daily, Healthy Comfort Food news

Scholoarship and Award

🏆 Scholarship for Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, Seoul National University (Dec 2020) 🏆 Scholarship for Research of Good Will, Seoul National University (Mar 2018) 🏆 Science Communicator Approved by Ministry of Science and ICT (May 2018) 🏆 WCU Biomodulation Certificate of Research Excellence, Seoul National University (Jun 2016) 🏆 Leadership Scholarship, Ewha Women’s University (Oct 2013)

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