People

HAI-Lab Members

Lab director

Hayeon Song

Professor

Hayeon is the director of the HAI-Lab. Her primary research interest is ways to use new media (e.g., artificial intelligence, robots, games, social media, mobile phones, etc.) as persuasive and educational vehicles to promote health. Her broader research areas include media psychology, health communication, and human-computer interaction. She received a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Southern California, USA, in 2008. She was a Professor at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI, USA, and Gachon University in South Korea. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Interaction Science at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. She co-authored Technology and health: Promoting attitude and behavior change (Elsevier, 2020). Dr. Song is a member of the International Communication Association and has received several top paper awards. Her research has been mentioned in the media worldwide including CNN, PsychologyToday, Daily Mail (UK), Yahoo Philippines News, Times of India, and Korea Central Daily.

Graduate Students

Inho Kim

Ph.D. Student 

@ Applied Artificial Intelligence

Interests : Property in the virtual world; Using of data generated from houses; Peer learning with AI agent

Jiyeon Lee

Ph.D. Student 

@ Applied Artificial Intelligence

Interests : Educational Technology; HAI; Psychology; Learning Science

Jungwoo Jang

Ph.D. Student 

@ Interaction Science

Interests : HCI; Visual/sound technology; Media psychology; Media semiotics

Youngeun Kim 

Ph.D. Student 

@ Interaction Science

Interests : HCI; UX; AI; Data Analytics; Social Issues

Hee Eun Lee

Ph.D. Student

@ Applied Artificial Intelligence

Interests : HCI; Human-centered AI;  Artificial Intelligence; UX

Kyung Jin Kim

Ph.D. Student

@ Interaction science

Interests : HCI; HAI; Game

Youjin Kim

M. S. Student 

@ Interaction Science

Interests : HCI; User experience; Human-centered design; Autonomous vehicle; Ageing

Stevany

M. S. Student 

@ Interaction Science

Interests : HCI; UIUX; Media Psychology

Yoonvin Park

M. S. Student 

@ Interaction Science

Interests : HCI; UX; Voice User Interface; Human-centered AI

Jeongin Choi

M. S. Student 

@ Interaction Science

Interests : HCI; HAI; HRI; Social Computing; Healthcare; Education

Ariane Apigo

M. S. Student 

@ Interaction Science

Interests : UIUX; User-Centered Design; Education; Media Psychology

Undegraduate Students

Ihjeong Choi

Research Assistant (2022.10. ~ Present)

Interests : HCI; Media Psychology; Social phenomenon; AI Techonlogy

Seungje Baek

Research Assistant (2024.07. ~ Present)

Interests : HCI; UI/UX; LLM; Data analytics

Haemin Lee

Research Assistant (2024.07. ~ Present)

Interests : HCI; HAI; Conversational AI; Healthcare; Wellbeing