Seoyeong Park

I am a research scientist specializing in human-centered AI, with a focus on building intelligent systems that understand, model, and meaningfully collaborate with people.

My research interest spans the intersection of AI, cognitive science, and psychology. I work on user modeling, human-agent interaction, and understanding human minds — developing agents that account for human cognition, behavior, and values rather than treating them as an afterthought. My technical foundation is in reinforcement learning and multiagent systems, which I apply toward designing agents that are adaptive, interpretable, and aligned with human needs.


Research Interests

Understanding Human Minds, Persuasion, and User Modeling

  • Behavior and Preferences
    • Nudging humans by understanding dynamics of behaviors and preferences
  • Theory of Mind and Persuasion
    • Unvailing cognitive challenges to elevate human-like AI capabilities
    • Agents obtaining psychological mechanism to infer others

Education

NC State University

Ph.D. Computer Science
Research interests: User modeling, Human-agent interaction, Reinforcement learning, Multiagent systems
Advisor: Dr. Munindar P. Singh (Multiagent Systems and Social AI Laboratory)

2021 - 2025

Stony Brook University

B.S. Computer Science, Applied Mathematics and Statistics

2014 - 2018

Publications

Challenges Faced by Older Adults in Using Mobile Apps and a Way Forward

IEEE Computer

Paper

February 2026

MEAL: Model of Empathy Augmented Logistics for Food Security

IEEE Internet Computing

Paper

July 2025

Clustering-Based Multitask Classification for Predictive Consumer Behavior Modeling

7th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, 2025

Paper

April 2025

Professional Experience

AI Research

Fujitsu Research America

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Oct 2025 -

Research Intern

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Livermore, CA, USA

May 2025 - August 2025

Research Assistant

NC State University

Raleigh, NC, USA

May 2023 - Dec 2025

Research Intern

Nagoya University

Nagoya, Japan

June 2024 - August 2024

Application Solution Consultant

Google

Seoul, South Korea

August 2018 - June 2021

Archives Intern at PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic

Olympic Broadcasting Services

PyeongChang, South Korea

January 2018 - February 2018