Hye Sun Yun

Hello! 👋

My name is Hye Sun Yun (윤혜선 in Korean).

I am a Computer Science PhD candidate at Northeastern University in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences. I work on Human-Computer Interactions (HCI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP), mainly on applications in health. I am co-advised by Timothy Bickmore and Byron Wallace. I am interested in human-centered AI and applying HCI and NLP research methods to meet the needs, interests, preferences, and requirements of end users. Specifically, my focus is on designing and evaluating language technologies to improve access to medical research information. I love collaborating with diverse domain experts in multi/interdisciplinary projects tackling real-world problems.

Before starting my PhD in fall of 2020, I worked as a full-stack software engineer/manager for three years at Wayfair. I earned my bachelor’s in Computer Science and Africana Studies at Wellesley College.

I love playing Ultimate Frisbee, running, cooking, and baking. A couple of years ago I completed Reddit’s 52 weeks of cooking challenge. You can read all about my cooking adventures in my cooking blog.

If you are interested in knowing more about my research or want to chat about CS PhD application process, please feel free to email me!