Greetings

I'm a 4th-year Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Toronto, working under the supervision of Prof. Khai Truong.

My research centers human-AI interaction, with an emphasis on accessibility and creativity support, particularly in enhancing "music accessibility" for d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. One of my main projects involves song signing to support culturally responsive content creation and encourage collaboration between d/Deaf and non-d/Deaf artists. Another aspect of my work focuses on enhancing people's well-being. I am engaged in projects that support individuals with dementia in their out-of-home experiences and encourage mindful eating behaviours among children.

I completed my B.Sci in Computer Science and Engineering at Ewha Womans University, where I was advised by Prof. Uran Oh (Human-Computer Interaction Lab) and Prof. Hyokyung Bahn (Distributed Computing and Operating System Lab). Additionally, I worked as a research intern at the Samsung AI Centre Toronto under the guidance of Dr. Iqbal Mohomed, and at NAVER AI (HCI group) with Dr. Young-Ho Kim.

November 11, 2023

Curriculum Vitae

SUHYEON YOO 류수현

suhyeon.yoo@mail.utoronto.ca

EDUCATION

Sep 2021- Present

Ph.D. in Computer Science

University Of Toronto 🔗

Cumulative GPA: 3.93/4.0

Coursework: Human-Computer Interaction, Introduction to Machine Learning,

Visual and Mobile Computing Systems, Ubiquitous Computing and Mobile Health,

Information Visualization, Computational Social Science, Neural Networks and Deep Learning,

Theories in HCI.

Mar 2017 - Feb 2021

B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering

Ewha Womans University 🔗

Cumulative GPA: 4.14/4.3

Summa Cum Laude

Dean’s List for all semesters

WORK

EXPERIENCE

Ph.D. Research Intern | NAVER AI Lab, Seoul, South Korea

May 2024 - Sep 2024

Human-Computer Interaction research group

Advisor: Dr. Young-Ho Kim 🔗

Designed an LLM-leveraged interactive system to support lyric translation (ENG-ASL).

Ph.D. Research Intern | Samsung AI Centre, Toronto, Canada

Jun 2022 - Feb 2023

Mobile and Distributed Intelligence Lab

Advisor: Dr. Iqbal Mohomed 🔗

Developed video summarization methods for activity recognition system application.

RESEARCH

EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant (RA) | University of Toronto

Sep 2021 - Present

Dynamic Graphics Project (DGP) Lab

Advisor: Prof. Khai Truong 🔗

Human-AI Collaboration on Accessibility & Creativity Support (ASSETS'24):

AI system to enhance creativity and collaboration

Music accessibility for d/Deaf individuals: Making song signing more accessible for people who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing (CHI'23). Designing a captioning tool to visualize musical elements (CHI'25). Utilizing Large Language Models (GPT) to build AI systems for lyrics translation (CHI'25). Examining how positionality statements can impact cultural acceptance of contents (CHI'25).
Supporting Creative workers: Understanding motivation, challenges, and work involved in creating and managing pet influencer accounts (CHI'24). Content analysis on pet influencer accounts utilizing computer vision and natural language processing.
Out-of-home accessibility for people with dementia: Providing support for out-of-home activities and incorporating everyday tech to assist individuals with cognitive deficits, especially those with dementia.
Mindful eating for children: Developing real-time web-based intervention methods to encourage mindful eating behaviour for children.

Undergraduate Research Intern | Ewha Womans University

Jul 2020 - May 2021

Human-Computer Interaction Lab 🔗

Advisor: Prof. Uran Oh

Participated in research on increasing the accessibility of comics for people with visual

impairments. Made an ‘Accessible Digital Comics’ web application using AWS Polly and

SVG files. (W4A'21, TACCESS'22)

Sep 2019 - June 2020

Distributed Computing and Operating System Lab
Advisor: Prof. Hyokyung Bahn

Led research on scheduling algorithms for real-time and interactive tasks. Dynamic Voltage Scaling (DVS), Hybrid Memory (HM), and Genetic Algorithm (GA) are used to reduce the power of the system. (IIBC ’20, RTCSA ’20, TII ’21, RTSS'21)

Dec 2018 - Feb 2019

Distributed Computing and Operating System Lab

Advisor: Dr. Kyungwoon Cho, Prof. Hyokyung Bahn

Worked on analyzing simulation programs about TBS (Thread Block Scheduling).

Searched rules to reduce execution time in GPU and visualized experimental results.

TEACHING

EXPERIENCE

Winter 2024, 2022, Fall 2024, 2023 | University of Toronto

Teaching Assistant

Department of Computer Science

Lead Teaching Assistant of The Design of Interactive Computational Media (CSC318)

Teaching Assistant of The Design of Interactive Computational Media (CSC318)

Teaching Assistant of Topics in Computational Social Science (CSC 2552)

Teaching Assistant of Human-Computer Interaction (CSC428/2514)

Led TA meetings, Taught In-class Activity sessions, Provided guidance on grading.

Graded paper reviews, Created class materials, Corresponded with Guest Speakers,

Led tutorials and studio sessions for assignments/projects

Spring 2020

Peer Instructor (Tutor) | Ewha Womans University

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Tutor of Operating System (20477-01)

Uploaded a 400 min tutoring video and answered students' questions 🔗

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Article

[1] Choi, Y., Lee, CH., Chung, S., Cho, E., Yoo, S., & Hong, JH. (2025). Enhancing collaborative signing songwriting experience of the d/Deaf individuals. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 🔗

[2] Lee, Y., Joh, H., Yoo, S., & Oh, U. (2022). AccessComics2: Understanding the User

Experience of an Accessible Comic Book Reader for Blind People with Textual Sound Effects.

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS). 🔗

[3] Yoo, S., Jo, Y., & Bahn, H. (2021). Integrated scheduling of real-time and interactive tasks

for configurable industrial systems. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 18(1), 631

641. (IF: 9.112) 🔗

[4] Yoo, S., Jo, Y., Cho, K. W., & Bahn, H. (2020). Real-Time Power Saving Scheduling Based

on Genetic Algorithms in Multi-core Hybrid Memory Environments. The Journal of The Institute

of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication, 20(1), 135-140. 🔗

Conference Paper

[1] Yoo, S., Pu, K., & Truong, K. (2024, May). Behind Pup-pularity Curtain: Understanding Motivations, Challenges, and Labors Performed in Creating and Managing Pet Influencer Accounts. In Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 🔗

[2] Yoo, S., Lin, G., Byeon, H., Hwang, A., & Truong, K. (2023, April). Understanding music accessibility through song signing for and with d/Deaf and non-d/Deaf persons. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). 🔗

[3] Lee, Y., Joh, H., Yoo, S., & Oh, U. (2021, April). AccessComics: an accessible digital comic

book reader for people with visual impairments. In Proceedings of the 18th International Web

for All Conference (pp. 1-11). 🔗

[4] Jo, Y., Yoo, S., & Bahn, H. (2020, August). Student Session: Power-Saving Integrated Task

Scheduling in Multicore and Hybrid Memory Environment. In 2020 IEEE 26th International

Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA) (pp.

1-2). 🔗

Conference Presentation

[1] [Work already Published] Yoo, S., Jo, Y., & Bahn, H. (2021, December). Integrated

scheduling of real-time and interactive tasks for configurable industrial systems. In 2021 IEEE

Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS) 🔗

[2] [AGE-WELL Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge] Fan, V., Krosinki, A.,

Hwang, A., Yoo, S., Truong, K. & Wang, R. (2023, October). Out-of-home Experiences of

People with Mild Cognitive Deficits. AGE-WELL Annual Conference 🔗

VOLUNTEERING

EXPERIENCE

Oct 2023

External Reviewer | CHI 2024

Reviewed 2 papers and 2 LBWs

Sep 2022

Current Graduate Student | Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto

Served as a volunteer in DCS Grad Orientation for the 2022 cohort; Organized social events

Mar 2022, 2023

Graduate Student Panel| Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto

Served as a panel in Grad Visit Week 2021; Shared experience with prospective students

Oct 2021

Student Volunteer | ASSETS 2021

Reviewed videos for Poster and Demo sessions

MENTORING

EXPERIENCE

Undergrad students

Sep 2021 - Feb 2022

Hyeonjeong (Jeong) Byeon | Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto

Visiting/exchange student from Ewha Womans University

Now a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington 🔗

Mentoring Program

Jan 2023 - Present

GSM Mentor | Girls SySTEM Mentorship Program

Mentoring grade 9 and 11 students who are interested in pursuing STEM study

Winter 2023, 2024

PRISM Mentor | Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto

Supported 2nd/3rd-year university students' preparation for research

Nov 2022, 2023

GAAP Mentor | Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto

Graduate Application Assistance Program (GAAP); Reviewed application docs (CV, SOP)

Mar 2021

SAGE Mentor | Studying Abroad Graduates of Ewha Womans University

Led a graduate school prep session, Helped students grad school application process

Fall 2021

DCS Women Mentor | Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto

Guided undergrad students who dream of going to grad school

INVITED TALKS

2024

Ix (Interaction Experience) Lab | Chung Ang University, South Korea

Host: Prof. Eunji Park