Seungwon Yang
POSTECH
Ph.D. Student @ HISLab, POSTECH
Seungwon Yang is a third-year Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering at POSTECH. His research focuses on building human-centered systems that support social interaction and human agency, primarily through AR/VR applications. He has attended CHI 2024, CHI 2025, and UIST 2025. He envisions a future where technology empowers people in their everyday lives by supporting their agency, confidence, and meaningful social connections. He received his bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from POSTECH in 2023.
Publications
Toward Affective Empathy via Personalized Analogy Generation: A Case Study on Microaggression
CHI 2025 Interactivity
Popular Choice Honorable Mention Award
Chatperone: An LLM-Based Negotiable Scaffolding System for Mediating Adolescent Mobile Interactions
CHI 2025 Workshop