Young-Ho Kim, PhD - HCI Researcher & Builder
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Young-Ho Kim, PhD
HCI Researcher & Builder
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The HCI group at NAVER AI Lab explores how AI can support and enhance people's health and well-being, with a particular focus on designing AI-infused systems that account for and acknoledge the lifelong challenges of marginalized populations, thereby extending the benefits of contemporary AI to a broader audience.

Present and Past Interns

*The affiliations are based on the internship period and may not reflect the latest information.

Portrait of Migyeong Yang
Migyeong Yang
Sungkyunkwan University
Internship: 2025.3 - 9
Portrait of Suhyeon Yoo
Suhyeon Yoo
University of Toronto
Internship: 2024.5 - 9
Outcome: [ELMI-CHI25]
Portrait of Inhwa Song
Inhwa Song
KAIST
Internship: 2024.3 - 9
Outcome: [ExploreSelf-CHI25]
Portrait of Dasom Choi
Dasom Choi
KAIST
Internship: 2024.3 - 9
Outcome: [AACessTalk-CHI25]
Portrait of Woosuk Seo
Woosuk Seo
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Internship: 2023.5 - 8, 2024.5 - 8
Outcome: [ChaCha-CHI24] [MediatorChatbot-CHI25]
Portrait of Eunkyung Jo
Eunkyung Jo
University of California, Irvine
Internship: 2022.6 - 9, 2023.6 - 10
Outcome: [CareCall-CHI23] [CareCallLTM-CHI24] [CareCallStakeholder-CHI25]
CHI Best Paper
Portrait of Donghoon Shin
Donghoon Shin
University of Washington
Internship: 2023.6 - 9
Outcome: [PlanFitting-Arxiv23]
Portrait of Taewan Kim
Taewan Kim
KAIST
Internship: 2023.1 - 7
Outcome: [MindfulDiary-CHI24]
Portrait of Sukhyun Lee
Sukhyun Lee
Yonsei University
Internship: 2023.1 - 7
Portrait of Jing Wei
Jing Wei
University of Melbourne
Internship: 2022.5 - 7
Outcome: [LLM-Chatbot-CSCW24]
Portrait of Mina Huh
Mina Huh
University of Texas, Austin
Internship: 2022.4 - 6
Outcome: [AVscript-CHI23]
Publication from Internship Projects
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AACessTalk: Fostering Communication between Minimally Verbal Autistic Children and Parents with Contextual Guidance and Card Recommendation
Dasom Choi,
SoHyun Park,
Kyungah Lee,
Hwajung Hong,
and Young-Ho Kim
ACM CHI 2025 (Cond. Accept) (Full Paper)
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ELMI: Interactive and Intelligent Sign Language Translation of Lyrics for Song Signing
Suhyeon Yoo,
Khai N. Truong,
and Young-Ho Kim
ACM CHI 2025 (Cond. Accept) (Full Paper)
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ExploreSelf: Fostering User-driven Exploration and Reflection on Personal Challenges with Adaptive Guidance by Large Language Models
Inhwa Song,
SoHyun Park,
Sachin R. Pendse,
Jessica Lee Schleider,
Munmun De Choudhury,
and Young-Ho Kim
ACM CHI 2025 (Cond. Accept) (Full Paper)
Understanding Public Agencies' Expectations and Realities of AI-Driven Chatbots for Public Health Monitoring
Eunkyung Jo,
Young-Ho Kim,
Sang-Houn Ok,
and Daniel A. Epstein
ACM CHI 2025 (Cond. Accept) (Full Paper)
Enhancing Pediatric Communication: The Role of an AI-Driven Chatbot in Facilitating Child-Parent-Provider Interaction
Woosuk Seo,
Young-Ho Kim,
Megan Tao Fan,
Ji Eun Kim,
Mark S. Ackerman,
Sung Won Choi,
and Sun Young Park
ACM CHI 2025 (Cond. Accept) (Full Paper)
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ChaCha: Leveraging Large Language Models to Prompt Children to Share Their Emotions about Personal Events
Woosuk Seo,
Chanmo Yang,
and Young-Ho Kim
ACM CHI 2024 (Full Paper)
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MindfulDiary: Harnessing Large Language Model to Support Psychiatric Patients' Journaling
Taewan Kim,
Seolyeong Bae,
Hyun Ah Kim,
Su-woo Lee,
Hwajung Hong,
Chanmo Yang*,
and Young-Ho Kim*
(*co-corresponding)
ACM CHI 2024 (Full Paper)
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Understanding the Impact of Long-Term Memory on Self-Disclosure with Large Language Model-Driven Chatbots for Public Health Intervention
Eunkyung Jo,
Yuin Jeong,
SoHyun Park,
Daniel A. Epstein,
and Young-Ho Kim
ACM CHI 2024 (Full Paper)
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Leveraging Large Language Models to Power Chatbots for Collecting User Self-Reported Data
Jing Wei,
Sungdong Kim,
Hyunhoon Jung,
and Young-Ho Kim
PACM HCI (CSCW 2024) (Full Paper)
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PlanFitting: Tailoring Personalized Exercise Plans with Large Language Models
Donghoon Shin,
Gary Hsieh,
and Young-Ho Kim
Arxiv (Full Paper)
Best Paper Award
Understanding the Benefits and Challenges of Deploying Conversational AI Leveraging Large Language Models for Public Health Intervention
Eunkyung Jo,
Daniel A. Epstein,
Hyunhoon Jung,
and Young-Ho Kim
ACM CHI 2023 (Full Paper)
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AVscript: Accessible Video Editing with Audio-Visual Scripts
Mina Huh,
Saelyne Yang,
Yi-Hao Peng,
Xiang 'Anthony' Chen,
Young-Ho Kim,
and Amy Pavel
ACM CHI 2023 (Full Paper)