Seoyeong Park
I am a PhD student in Computer Science at NCSU, driven by a deep-rooted enthusiasm for leveraging technology to understand human minds and advance societal welfare.
My research endeavors revolve around the intersection of AI, Psychology, Cognitive science, societal values, and ethics. Specifically, I am dedicated to imbuing AI systems with human factors to augment human-agent interaction and cognitive behavior, thereby maximizing the advantages of technology to provide enhanced personalized experiences. My research interests encompass a broad range of topics, including user modeling, human-agent interaction, and understanding human minds through agents–all of which converge to tackle real-world challenges. My primary focus lies in optimizing agents to interpret human minds and fostering effective collaboration between humans and intelligent agents. My technical expertise spans reinforcement learning, multiagent systems, and natural language processing (NLP). Ultimately, my work aims to elevate technology by bridging the gap between the capabilities of AI and human minds, shaping technological advancement to be more accessible, human-centric, and beneficial to society, but simultaneously align with human values and needs.
Throughout my academic and professional journey, I have honed my skills in effective communication, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving.
With a solid background in the mobile industry, where I served as an application solution consultant for Google Play, I have gained valuable insights into the practical implementation of technological solutions.
I am excited to further explore these research areas and contribute to the ongoing advancement of AI technologies with a human-centered focus.
Focus areas: Human-centered AI, Responsible AI, AI for Social Impact
Research Interests and Roadmap
- AI for Social Good
- Understanding Human Minds & User Modeling
- Behavior and preferences
- Nudging humans by understanding dynamics of behaviors and preferences
- Thoughts and beliefs
- Unvail cognitive challenges to elevate human-like AI abilities
- Obtain psychological architecture to infer others
- Emotions and mental states
- Behavior and preferences
Education
NC State University
Advisor: Dr. Munindar P. Singh (Multiagent Systems and Social AI Laboratory)
- Graduate Merit-Based Awards (Summer 2023)
Stony Brook University
- Dean’s List: Spring 2015, Spring 2016, and Fall 2017
Publications
MEAL: Model of Empathy Augmented Logistics for Food Security
Identifying Barriers Faced by Older Adults in Mobile App Usage (under review)
Research Projects
Ongoing research and collaboration work
Professional Experience
Research Intern
Application Solution Consultant
Archives Intern
- PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic
Programming Projects
A collection of projects including course works.
Slash - Price comparison web
[Project - Software Engineering] Website for price comparison
Discord bot - StockImpulse
[Project - Software Engineering] Discord bot that retrives stock information
Course scheduling with CSP
[Final project - Artificial Intelligence] An automated course scheduler for students based on dataset of course listing and individual profile
Skills
- Python
- JavaScript
- Java
- git
- Google Apps script
- Flutter
- Pytorch
- Pandas
- Numpy
- TensorFlow
- scikit-learn
- Flask
- Streamlit
- SQL
- Google BigQuery
- Technical consultation
- Korean (native)
- English