Hyanghee Park

Human-Computer Interaction, Human-AI Interaction, Future of Work, Algorithmic Management, Metaverse Workspace

• Best Paper Honorable Mention Award, ACM CHI 2026 (top 5%)
• MIT Rising Stars in EECS 2025
• Best Paper Honorable Mention Award, ACM CHI 2024 (top 5%)
• NRF Science and Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow 2024 – Selected but declined the offer
• Youlchon AI Scholarship by Youlchon Foundation-SNU AI Institute (AIIS) – AI Young Researcher
• Global Research Competence Fellowship, Funds given to top 10% of recipients of the Global Ph.D. Fellowship (see below) who excel in research. Funded for visiting Carnegie Mellon University.
• NRF Global Ph.D. Fellowship: Full tuition and stipend ($100,000)
• Google Conference Travel Awards

Service

• Invited Ad-hoc Reviewer 
  U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), 2026
• Distinguished Reviewer Board
  ACM Transactions on Computer–Human Interaction (TOCHI), 2026-2028
  Selected from 180 PhD–holding applicants
• Associate Chair
  ACM CHI 2026 (Subcommittee on Interaction Beyond the Individual)  
• Juror
  ACM CHI 2026 Student Mentoring Program
  Traditional Doctoral Consortium – Dissertation Research Roundtable
• Reviewer (Since 2022)
  ACM CHI*, CSCW*, DIS, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Computers in Human Behavior, Expert Systems with Applications etc.
• *2 Special Recognition for Outstanding Reviews (2025), 2 Highly Useful Reviews (2025, 2026)

• Spring 2026 - Introduction to HCI - IS226D

Park, H., Ahn, D., Kim, J., and Huang Y. “Envisioning an Ethical and Sustainable Metaverse Workplace: Beyond AI-Driven Surveillance” In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026, Best Paper Honorable Mention Award).

Park, H., Jung, SB., Byun, YH.,  Ahn, D., Park, CW., Byun, S., and Huang Y. “Lessons from Real-World Settings: What Makes It Uniquely Difficult to Design Cognitive Training Programs for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities” In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025)

Zheng, Q., Chen, M., Park, H., Xu, Z., and Huang Y. “Evaluating Non-AI Experts' Interaction with AI: A Case Study in Library Context” In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025)

Park, H. “Re-examining User Burden in Human-AI Interaction” In the Extended Abstracts of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Doctoral Consortium at CHI 2024). 

Park, H. and Ahn, D. “The Promise and Peril of ChatGPT in Higher Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and Design Implications” In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2024) 

Park, H., Ahn, D., Lee, J. “Lessons From Working in the Metaverse: Challenges, Choices, and Implications from a Case Study” In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, (CHI 2024, Best Paper Honorable Mention Award). 

Park, H., Ahn, D., Lee, J., “Towards a Metaverse Workspace: Opportunities, Challenges, and Design Implications” In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023).

Park, H., Forlizzi, J., and Lee, J. “Voices of Sexual Assault Survivors: Understanding Survivors’ Experiences of Interactional Breakdowns and Design Ideas for Solutions.” In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2022). 

Park, H., Ahn, D., Hosanagar, K., and Lee, J. “Designing Fair AI in Human Resource Management: Understanding Tensions Surrounding Algorithmic Evaluation and Envisioning Stakeholder-Centered Solutions.” In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, (CHI 2022). 

Park, H., Ahn, D., Hosanagar, K., and Lee, J. “Human-AI Interaction in Human Resource Management: Understanding Why Employees Resist Algorithmic Evaluations at Workplaces and How to Mitigate Burdens.” In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2021). 

Park, H. and Lee, J. “Designing a Conversational Agent for Sexual Assault Survivors: Defining Survivors’ Burden of Self-Disclosure and Envisioning Survivor-Centered Solutions.” In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2021).

Hyanghee Park "Shaping the Future of Work with Human-Centered AI”, MIT Rising Stars in EECS (October 30-31, 2025), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. https://risingstars-eecs.mit.edu/participants/hyanghee-park/

Hyanghee Park. 2024. Re-examining User Burden in Human-AI Interaction: Focusing on a Domain-Specific Approach. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’24), May 11–16, 2024, Honolulu, HI, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 4 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613905.3638186