Greetings!

I'm a 3rd-year Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Toronto, working under the supervision of Prof. Khai Truong.

My research centers on accessibility and mobile health, with a specific interest in improving "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. Currently, I am a research intern at NAVER AI (HCI group) working with Dr. Young-Ho Kim.

Curriculum Vitae

 

SUHYEON YOO 

suhyeon.yoo@mail.utoronto.ca

EDUCATION

Sep 2021- Present

Ph.D. in Computer Science

University Of Toronto ðŸ”— 

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 ðŸ”—

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 ðŸ”—

Working on a project on LLM (Large Language Models) to support translation.


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

Jun  2022 - Feb 2023

Mobile and Distributed Intelligence Lab

Advisor: Dr. Iqbal Mohomed ðŸ”—

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 ðŸ”—

Working on Accessibility & Mobile Health projects.

  • 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. Utilizing Large Language Models (GPT) to support lyrics translation. Examining how positionality statements can impact cultural acceptance of contents. 
  • 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. 
  • 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. 



Undergraduate Research Intern | Ewha Womans University

Jul 2020 - May 2021

Human-Computer Interaction Lab ðŸ”—

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 2023,  | University of Toronto

Teaching Assistant

Department of Computer Science

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)

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 ðŸ”—



PUBLICATIONS



Journal Article


[1] Fan, V., Krosinki, A., Yoo, S., Hwang, A. Truong, K. & Wang, R. (2024). Multiple case study: Exploring the out-of-home experiences with persons with dementia. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 0(0) (Submitted) 


[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). ðŸ”—


[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) ðŸ”—


[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. ðŸ”—


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) ðŸ”—

[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). ðŸ”—

[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). ðŸ”—


[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). ðŸ”—


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) ðŸ”— 


[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 ðŸ”— 



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 ðŸ”—




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


2023

HCI (Human Computer Integration) Lab  | University of Chicago, USA

Host: Romain Nith, Prof. Pedro Lopes

Making music accessible for d/Deaf people


2023

CAIR (Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research) Lab  | RIT, USA

Host: Caluã de Lacerda Pataca, Prof. Matt Huenerfauth

Making music accessible for d/Deaf people


2023

HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) Lab  | Ewha Womans University, South Korea

Host: Prof. Uran Oh

Making music accessible for d/Deaf people


2023

SCI (Soft Computing & Interaction) Lab  | GIST, South Korea

Host: Prof. Jin-Hyuk Hong

Making music accessible for d/Deaf people




SCHOLARSHIP

& AWARDS


2024

PPEF - Beatrice "Trixie" Worsley Graduate Scholarship  | University of Toronto

For students who have taken an active role in helping promote women in Computer Science


2023

Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation | KCSF

For exemplary Korean post-secondary students in Canada 


2022 - 2023

Ontario Graduate Scholarship  | Province of Ontario

Ontario's ☀️best☀️ graduate students in all disciplines of academic study.

2021 - 2022

Wolfond Fellowship | University of Toronto

For students studying Mobile Computing and HCI.


2021

Faculty of Arts and Science Program-Level Fellowship

For a grad student studying Computer Science.


2020

Fulbright Graduate Student Program Award (Alternate Candidate - Declined) | Fulbright

Grants possible up to 80K for 2 years. ðŸ”—


Spring 2020, Fall 2019

Best Honor Scholarship | Ewha Womans University

For students in 1st place in each major.

Spring 2020

Best Tutor Award (Teaching Excellence Award) | Ewha Womans University

For responsible and sincere tutors.


Spring 2020

Academic Activity Support Scholarship | Ewha Womans University

For students who have demonstrated good research results. 


Fall 2019, Fall 2018

Future Competent Scholarship | Ewha Womans University

For undergraduate research intern who is recommended by the assigned professor.


Spring 2019, Fall 2017

Honor Scholarship | Ewha Womans University

For students who are in the top 4 percent in each college.


Dec 2020

National Portfolio Contest  | Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea  | 3rd Place

Students who represent each region (who passed qualifiers) in Korea 

presented their portfolios.


Nov 2020

Capstone Design Contest | Ewha Womans University | 3rd Place

36 teams were awarded for capstone projects.


Oct 2020

Seoul Portfolio Contest (Qualifier) | Korea University Innovation Center for Engineering Education | 2nd Place

Two representative students from each university in Seoul presented their portfolios. ðŸ”—

 

Jul 2020

Graduation Project Contest | Ewha Womans University  | 4th Place

15 teams did a poster and oral presentation of their graduation project. ðŸ”—

Nov 2018

Linux Programming Contest | Ewha Womans University | 4th Place

50 students were asked to solve 20 problems in 1 hour using C. ðŸ”—





REFERENCES


Khai Truong

Full Professor of Computer Science

University of Toronto

https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~khai/



Hyokyung Bahn

Full Professor of Computer Science and Engineering 

Ewha Womans University 

http://home.ewha.ac.kr/~bahn



Dongbo Min

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering 

Ewha Womans University

http://cvl.ewha.ac.kr/


Uran Oh

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering 

Ewha Womans University

http://www.uranoh.com/


Iqbal Mohomed

Director/Principle Scientist

Samsung AI Centre Toronto

https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~iq/


Young-ho Kim

Director/Principle Scientist

NAVER AI (HCI) Lab

http://younghokim.net/








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