Soyeon Choi
PDFEducation
Mar 2023 –
B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering
Chungnam National University (CNU) | Daejeon, South Korea
Expected graduation Feb 2027
Publications
Oct 2026 (to appear)
Now or Later? Exploring Feedback Delivery Timing in AI-Based Emotional Support
ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp'26)
Soyeon Choi, Yuju Kang, Gyeyoung Jung, Jaejeung Kim
Jun 2026
Mimicall: Design and Evaluation of a Speech Elicitation System for Children with Language Development Delay
KCC 2026 (한국컴퓨터종합학술대회)
Chaeeun Noh, Yuju Kang, Soyeon Choi, SeoHyeong Lee, Sewon Ahn, Youngwoo Jo, Hojung Choi, Jaejeung Kim
SPEAR: Sorting-based Permuted Embedding Architecture for Recognition
KCC 2026 (한국컴퓨터종합학술대회)
Hojung Choi, Chaeun Mun, Soyeon Choi, Gyugeon Yoo, Venkatesan Muthukumar
Oct 2024
ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp'24)
Gyeyoung Jung, Soyeon Choi, Yuju Kang, Jaejeung Kim
Patent
Mar 2025
System and Method for Creating a Diary Based on User Context Inference
Patent No. 1027788990000 · Issued Mar 5, 2025
Experience
Jul 2026 –
Research Intern
Collaborative Social Technologies Lab (CSTL), KAIST
Advised by Joseph Seering.
Jan 2024 –
Research Intern
Wellness Computing Lab (WellComLab), CNU
Advised by Jaejeung Kim. Developed an LLM-based AI journaling application and conducted user studies to evaluate its impact on mental health and wellbeing. Performed user testing, interviews, and statistical analysis.
Feb 2026
Short-term Student
Dept. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Advised by Venkatesan Muthukumar. Completed Embedded AI/ML workshops with hands-on experience in sensor integration and IoT programming using Raspberry Pi, M5Stack, and drones.
Activities
2023 – 2024
Treasurer (2024) · Member (2023)
Managed annual budgeting and coordinated with club executives to ensure financial transparency across the ~70-member team, while organizing seminars and other club activities.
Projects
Full project portfolio available here
Awards & Honors
2025 – 2026
Academic Achievement Scholarship (Full Tuition)CNU CSE
2023 – 2024
Academic Achievement Scholarship (Partial Tuition)CNU CSE
Aug 2024
2nd Prize · KAIST-CNU 2024 Joint Startup CampStartup KAISTCNU Startup Support Center
Jul 2024
2nd Prize · A.B.C.D. Intellectual Property Startup HackathonCNU Startup Support CenterLINC 3.0IP Workforce Program
Jun 2024
2nd Prize · 2024 CNU SW/AI Project Fair — Junior categoryCNU CSE
Dec 2023
1st Prize · 2023 Idea CollathonCNU, National Center of Excellence in Software
Aug 2023
3rd Prize · KAIST-CNU 2023 Joint Startup CampStartup KAISTCNU Startup Support Center
Certifications
Nov 2025
Advanced Learning Algorithms
DeepLearning.AI
Credential ID M8QLFHO0MBX9
Oct 2025
Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification
DeepLearning.AI
Credential ID U9DVCRO75HPQ
Jun 2025
SQLD (SQL Developer)
Korea Data Agency (K-DATA)
Credential ID SQLD-057015676