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Eunki as a Researcher

By: eunki

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Hi, I am

Eunki Joung. I am a researcher working across Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), and Science and Technology Studies (STS). I’ve recently completed my mandatory military service (Sep 2026), and am now applying for PhD programs (Fall 2027).

I was advised by Prof. Uichin Lee at the Interactive Computing Lab, KAIST, where I received an M.S. and B.S. in Computer Science.

Please see my CV and projects.

My research aims to understand existing and build new sociotechnical systems for formal and informal care practices in organizations. I am interested in the following broad questions:

  • Whose voices are invisible?
  • How are the existing sociotechnical systems configured with such invisibility?
  • What should those sociotechnical systems look like?

I critically studied Care Fish, a technology probe of an AI scribe for social work document automation, discussing how it may reinforce an epistemic hierarchy that undervalues street-level discretion. I designed and studied Robotic Counseling Center, a dedicated room with a counseling robot, discussing its potential as an active listener and how it is situated in the campus-wide mental healthcare infrastructure.

My work has been presented at CSCW and in workshops at CHI and CSCW.

I served on the Student & Minority Human Rights Committee of the Undergraduate Student Council and worked as a trained peer counselor at KAIST.

Some readings that have influenced my research journey (not exclusive)