Michael J. Lee - Curriculum Vitæ

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About Me

Michael J. Lee (he/him) is the Dorman-Bloom Associate Professor of Informatics (and affiliated with the Albert Dorman Honors College) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He directs the Gidget (Gender Inclusive Design, Game, and Educational Technology) Lab, which designs, creates, and tests tech-focused educational tools for all.

His major area of focus is in human-computer interaction (HCI) and computing education research (CER). More specifically, he is interested in how people can use technology to effectively and measurably teach novices basic programming concepts. He created Gidget, an online puzzle game designed to teach debugging and programming. People from all over the world have played the game online since its release (and you should try it out too!). He also works with Newark Public Schools (NPS) and the Urban League of Essex County (ULEC) to help run the Newark Kids Code program to teach youth coding.

You can also find him on the following pages: Google Scholar, ORCID, and NJIT.

Recruitment

I am recruiting undergraduate students who are interested in computing education research for ongoing and future projects (unfortunately, I do not currently have extra funding for additional PhD students). Please take a look at our lab's recent publications and contact me, Michael J. Lee, by email, indicating your research interests, projects that you have worked on (e.g., ePortfolio, app, website, Github repositories), and why you think you might be a good fit for our lab. I am specifically looking for those interested in topics of computing education or STEM education, preferably with some coding experience. Due to the high volume of emails I receive, I will not be able to respond to emails that do not include the information listed above.

Note: Teaching assistance (TA) and grader positions are handled at the department level (and not by individual professors), so I will not be reponding to inquiries requesting these jobs.

Education

Ph.D. in Information Science Information School \| University of Washington Thesis: Teaching and Engaging With Debugging Puzzles Committee: Amy J. Ko (Chair), Katie Davis, Julie Kientz, and Mark Guzdial	2015
Masters in Information Science (MSIS) Information School \| University of Washington Thesis: Increasing Programming Literacy in the 21st Century Committee: Amy J. Ko (Chair), Michael Eisenberg, Julie Kientz, and Steven Tanimoto	2012
Masters in Information Management & Systems (MIMS) w/Certification in Management of Technology School of Information & Haas School of Business \| University of California ‐ Berkeley Thesis: Courseland - A Standardized XML Model of Students for Extensibility Advisors: Kimiko Ryokai and Robert Glushko	2009
Honors B.S. in Cognitive Science w/Specialization in Human-Computer-Interaction University of California ‐ San Diego Thesis: Rethinking Microwaves Committee: David Kirsh (Chair), Edwin Hutchins, and John Batali	2005

Professional Experience

Associate Professor, Informatics, New Jersey Institute of Technology Informatics PhD Program Director (2021-2023) Dr. Joel & Dr. Diane Bloom Honors Faculty Fellow in STEM Leadership (Dorman-Bloom Faculty Fellow)	2021-present
Assistant Professor, Informatics, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Joel & Dr. Diane Bloom Honors Faculty Fellow in STEM Leadership (Dorman-Bloom Faculty Fellow)	2015-2021
Research Assistant, Information School, University of Washington Principal Investigator: Dr. Amy J. Ko	2009-2015
Visiting Researcher, Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Yonsei University Principal Investigator: Dr. Jinwoo Kim	Summer 2012
Graduate Student Researcher, School of Information, UC Berkeley Principal Investigators: Dr. Robert Glushko (Spring 2008) and Dr. Kimiko Ryokai (Summer 2008 ‐ Spring 2009)	2008-2009
Design Intern, Aaron Marcus and Associates	Summer 2008
Undergraduate Student Researcher, Interactive Cognition Lab, UC San Diego Principal Investigator: Dr. David Kirsh	2003-2006
Programmer, San Diego Supercomputer Center	2006-2007
Web Developer, Department of Cognitive Science, UC San Diego	2004
Systems Administrator, Department of Structural Engineering, UC San Diego	2002-2006

Publications

Unlike most of academia, premier conferences in Computing Education and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) are selective venues for archival research. These conferences exceed many journals in their selectivity, visibility, and impact. Moreover, some of the conferences below are listed as workshops (e.g., ICER), but are in fact selective, archival 2-day research venues (ACM requires that conferences of fewer than 3 days are called workshops). The key venues for my research include ICER, JCSC, SIGCSE, and VL/HCC. Access my google scholar page [here].

Book Chapters

Lee, M.J. (2024). Coarse-Grained Detection for Personalized Online Learning Interventions. In Ferwerda, B., Tkalcic, M., Germanakos, P., Graus, M. (Eds.). A Human-centered Perspective of Intelligent Personalized Environments and Systems, Chapter 8, 207-220. : [ext]
Lee, M.J. (2020). Providing Near-Peer Mentorship to Increase Underrepresented Minority Youths' Participation in Computing. In Keengwe, J.S., Tran, Y. (Eds.). Handbook of Research on Equity in Computer Science in P-16 Education, Chapter 1, 1-13. : [ext]
Macbeth, J.C., Lee, M.J., Kim, J.S., and Zhang, T.B. (2020). Children Who Code. In Green, L., Holloway, D., Stevenson, K., Leaver, T., Haddon, L. (Eds.). Routledge Companion to Digital Media and Children, Chapter 6, 67-74. : [ext]

Refereed Publications

Nanon, K., Vinnikov, M., Schwartz, M., and Lee, M.J. (2024). Enhancing Learning of Matrix Transformations through Immersive Virtual and Augmented Reality Interfaces. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges (JCSC), Volume 40, Issue 3.
Lee, M.J., Lang, A., and Ferwerda, B. (2024). Comparing K-8 Computing Education Implementations between South Africa and Sweden. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges (JCSC), Volume 40, Issue 3.
Nanon, K., Vinnikov, M., and Lee, M.J. (2022). A Case Study of Serious Games with Augmented Reality for Learning Facilitating in Chemistry. International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation (iCERi), 3017-3026.
Eisenberg, D., Pias, T.S., and Lee, M.J. (2022). Increasing Engagement in Online Classrooms with Augmented Reality Filters. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges (JCSC), Volume 38, Issue 3, 28-39.
Lee, M.J., and Shen, R. (2021). Autonomy-Supportive Game Benefits Both Inexperienced and Experienced Programmers. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges (JCSC), Volume 37, Issue 2, 89-97. : [local]
Nersesian, E., Vinnikov, M., and Lee, M.J. (2021). Travel Kinematics in Virtual Reality Increases Learning Efficiency. IEEE Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), 1-5. : [ieee] [local]
Wohn, D.Y., and Lee, M.J. (2020). The Effect of Tracking and Reflecting on Study Habits on Study Behavior and Grades. IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS), 433-441. : [ieee] [local]
Lee, M.J. (2020). Auto-Generated Game Levels Increase Novice Programmers' Engagement. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges (JCSC), Volume 36, Issue 3, 68-77. : [acm] [local]
Shen, R., and Lee, M.J. (2020). Learners' Perspectives on Learning Programming from Interactive Computer Tutors in a MOOC. IEEE Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), 1-5, (acceptance rate: 30%). : [ieee] [local]
Nersesian, E., Vinnikov, M., Spryszynski. A., Ross-Nersesian, J., and Lee, M.J. (2020). Middle School Students Learn Binary Counting Using Virtual Reality. IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 1-8. (H. Robert Schroeder Best Paper Award). : [ieee] [local]
Nersesian, E., Vinnikov, M., Ross-Nersesian, J., and Lee, M.J. (2020). Interdisciplinary Collaboration Approaches on Undergraduate Virtual Reality Technology Projects. IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 1-8. : [ieee] [local]
Nersesian, E., Spryszynski, A., Espiritu, T., and Lee, M.J. (2020). Pre-college Computer Science Initiative for Augmented and Virtual Reality Development. IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 1-7. : [ieee] [local]
Nersesian, E., Ross-Nersesian, J., Spryszynski, A., and Lee, M.J. (2020). Virtual Collaboration Training for Freshman Undergraduate STEM Students. IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 1-8. : [ieee] [local]
Xu, Y. and Lee, M.J. (2020). Identifying Personas in Online Shopping Communities. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction (MTI), Special Edition on Understanding UX through Implicit and Explicit Feedback, Volume 4, Issue 2, Article 19. : [mdpi] [local]
Shen, R., Wohn, D.Y., and Lee, M.J. (2020). Programming Learners' Perception of Interactive Computer Tutors and Human Teachers. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), Volume 15, Issue 9, 123-142. : [pkp.org] [local]
Xu, Y., Ferwerda, B., and Lee, M.J. (2020). A Qualitative Study of User Participation and Challenges in a Social Shopping Context. ACM Theory-Informed User Modeling for Tailoring and Personalizing Interfaces (HUMANIZE). : [ceur] [local]
Lee, M.J. (2020). (Re)Engaging Novice Online Learners in an Educational Programming Game. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges (JCSC), Volume 35, Issue 8, 146-155. : [acm] [local]
Lee, M.J. and Chiou, J. (2020). Animated Hints Help Novices Complete More Levels in an Educational Programming Game. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges (JCSC), Volume 35, Issue 8, 136-145. : [acm] [local]
Xu, Y. and Lee, M.J. (2020). Understanding User Participation and Interaction in Online Shopping Communities from the Social and Relational Perspectives. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), 1-10. (Best Paper Award Nominee). : [scholarspace] [local]
Lee, M.J. (2019). Increasing Minority Youths' Participation in Computing through Near-Peer Mentorship. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges (JCSC), Volume 35, Issue 3, 47-56. (Best Paper Award). : [acm] [local]
Lee, M.J. (2019). Exploring Differences in Minority Students' Attitudes towards Computing after a One-Day Coding Workshop. ACM Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE), 409-415, (acceptance rate: 27%). : [acm] [local]
Shen, R., Wohn, D.Y., and Lee, M.J. (2019). Comparison of Learning Programming between Interactive Computer Tutors and Human Teachers. ACM Global Computing Education Conference (CompEd), 2-8, (acceptance rate: 33%). : [acm] [local]
Lee, M.J., and Geller, J. (2019). CodeSport: Increasing Participation in Programming Using Coding Tournaments as an Alternative to Hackathons. ACM Global Computing Education Conference (CompEd), 9-15, (acceptance rate: 33%). : [acm] [local]
Lee, M.J., Spryszynski, A., and Nersesian, E. (2019). Personalizing VR Educational Tools for English Language Learners. ACM Theory-Informed User Modeling for Tailoring and Personalizing Interfaces (HUMANIZE), 24-26. : [ceur] [local]
Xu, Y. and Lee, M.J. (2019). Personalizing User Interactions in a Social Shopping Context and Open Challenges. ACM Theory-Informed User Modeling for Tailoring and Personalizing Interfaces (HUMANIZE), 20-23. : [ceur] [local]
Ferwerda, B., and Lee, M.J. (2019). Tamagotchi++: A Serious, Personalized Game to Encourage Healthy Behavior. ACM Theory-Informed User Modeling for Tailoring and Personalizing Interfaces (HUMANIZE), 1-5. : [ceur] [local]
Nersesian, E., Spryszynski, A., and Lee, M.J. (2019). Integration of Virtual Reality in Secondary STEM Education. IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 83-90. : [ieee] [local]
Nersesian, E., Spryszynski, A., Thompson, U., and Lee, M.J. (2018). Encompassing English Language Learners in Virtual Reality. IEEE Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (AIVR), 200-203. : [ieee] [local]
Xu, Y., and Lee, M.J. (2018). Shopping as a Social Activity: Understanding People's Categorical Item Sharing Preferences on Social Networks. ACM Theory-Informed User Modeling for Tailoring and Personalizing Interfaces (HUMANIZE). : [ceur] [local]
Yan, A., Lee, M.J., and Ko, A.J. (2017). Predicting Abandonment in Online Coding Tutorials. IEEE Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), 191-199. : [ieee] [local]
Jernigan, W., Horvath, A., Lee, M.J., Burnett, M., Cuilty, T., Kuttal, S.K., Peters, A., Kwan, I., Bahmani, F., Ko, A.J., and Mendez C.J. (2017). General Principles for a Generalized Idea Garden. Journal of Visual Languages and Computing (JVLC), Volume 39, Issue C, 51-65. : [sciencedirect] [local]
Lee, M.J., and Ferwerda, B. (2017). Personalizing Online Educational Tools. ACM Theory-Informed User Modeling for Tailoring and Personalizing Interfaces (HUMANIZE), 27-30, (acceptance rate: 30%). : [acm] [local]
Lee, M.J., and Ko, A.J. (2015). Comparing the Effectiveness of Online Learning Approaches on CS1 Learning Outcomes. ACM International Computing Education Research Conference (ICER), 237-246, (acceptance rate: 26%). : [acm] [local]
Jernigan, W., Horvath, A., Lee, M.J., Burnett, M., Cuilty, T., Kuttal, S.K., Peters, A., Kwan, I., Bahmani, F., and Ko, A.J. (2015). A Principled Evaluation for a Principled Idea Garden. IEEE Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), 235-243, (acceptance rate: 29%). : [ieee] [local]
Lee, M.J., Bahmani, F., Kwan, I., Laferte, J., Charters, P., Horvath, A., Luor, F., Cao, J., Law, C., Beswetherick, M., Long, S., Burnett, M., and Ko, A.J. (2014). Principles of a Debugging-First Puzzle Game for Computing Education. IEEE Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), 57-64, (acceptance rate: 30%). (Most Influential Paper Award (10 years)). : [ieee] [local]
Lee, M.J. (2014). A Demonstration of Gidget, A Debugging Game for Computing Education. IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), 211-212. : [ieee] [local]
Lee, M.J. (2014). Gidget: An Online Debugging Game for Learning and Engagement In Computing Education. IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), 193-194. : [ieee] [local]
Charters, P., Lee, M.J., Ko, A.J., and Loksa, D. (2013). Challenging Stereotypes and Changing Attitudes: The Effect of a Brief Programming Encounter on Adults' Attitudes toward Programming. ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), 653-658, (acceptance rate: 38%). : [acm] [local]
Lee, M.J., Ko, A.J., and Kwan, I. (2013). In-Game Assessments Increase Novice Programmers' Engagement and Level Completion Speed. ACM International Computing Education Research Conference (ICER), 153-160, (acceptance rate: 24%). (John Henry People's Choice Award). : [acm] [local]
Lee, M.J. (2013). How Can a Social Debugging Game Effectively Teach Computer Programming Concepts?. International Computing Education Research Conference (ICER), 181-182. : [acm] [local]
Lee, M.J. (2012). Social Debugging Game for Learning & Engagement. IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), 227-228. : [ieee] [local]
Lee, M.J., and Ko, A.J. (2012). Investigating the Role of Purposeful Goals on Novices' Engagement in a Programming Game. IEEE Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), 163-166, (acceptance rate: 25%). : [ieee] [local]
Lee, M.J. and Ko, A.J. (2012). Representations of User Feedback in an Agile, Collocated Software Team. ACM/IEEE International Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering (CHASE), 67-82. : [ieee] [local]
Ko, A.J., Lee, M.J., Ferrari, V., Ip, S., and Tran, C. (2011). A Case Study of Post-Deployment User Feedback Triage. ACM/IEEE International Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering (CHASE), 1-8. : [acm] [local]
Lee, M.J. and Ko, A.J. (2011). Personifying Programming Tool Feedback Improves Novice Programmers' Learning. ACM International Computing Education Research Workshop (ICER), 109-116, (acceptance rate: 30%). : [acm] [local]
Dresang, E.T., Koh, K.W., Campana, K., Johnston, M., Lee, M.J., Marino, J., and Patin, B. (2011). Scratch on the Surface and Beyond: a Creative Programming Language for All Ages. Proceedings of the 2011 iConference (iConference).
Ryokai, K., Lee, M.J., and Breitbart, J.M. (2009). Children's Storytelling and Programming with Robotic Characters. ACM Conference on Creativity & Cognition (C&C), 19-28, (acceptance rate: 22%). (Best Paper Award). : [acm] [local]

Juried Publications

Pammer-Schindler, V., Harpstead, E., Xie, B., DiSalvo, B., Kharrufa, A., Slovak, P., Wiliams, J.J., Ogan, A., Lee, M.J. (2020). Learning and Education in HCI: A Reflection on the SIG at CHI 2019. ACM Interactions (IX). : [acm]
Xie, B., Harpstead, E., DiSalvo, B., Slovak, P., Kharrufa, A., Lee, M.J., Pammer-Schindler, V., Ogan, A., Williams, J.J. (2019). Learning, Education, and HCI. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI), 6-7. : [acm] [local]
Burnett, M., Churchill, E., Lee, M.J. (2015). SIG: Gender-Inclusive Software: What We Know About Building It. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI), 857-860. : [acm] [local]
Lee, M.J., Ferwerda, B., Choi, J., Hahn, J., Moon, J.Y., and Kim, J. (2013). GitHub Developers Use Rockstars to Overcome Overflow of News. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 133-138. : [acm] [local]
Gilbert, M., Choe, E.K., Lee, M.J., and Kientz, J.A. (2012). Firefly: Designing a Game for Promoting Relaxation Before Sleep. Proceedings of the Workshop on Interactive Healthcare Systems (WISH), 29.
Ryokai, K., Lee, M.J., and Breitbart, J.M. (2009). Multimodal Programming Environment for Kids: A "Thought Bubble" Interface for the Pleo Robotic Character. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 4483-4488. : [acm] [local]

Non-Refereed Papers

Shen, R., Chiou, J., Lee, M.J. (2020). Becoming Lifelong Learners: CS Learners' Autonomy. Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges - Northeastern Region (CCSC-NE).
Lee, M.J. (2017). What's Next for Computing Education. KSEE Ingenium Magazine, Volume 24, Issue 4 (Ingenium), 20-23.
Lee, M.J. (2014). Gidget: An Engaging Online Game for Learning Introductory Programming. ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Workshop on Designing Futures for Peer-to-Peer Learning (CSCW). : [local]
Lee, M.J. (2013). Gidget: An Online Debugging Game for Novice Programmers. Proceedings of the 2013 US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship (UKC), 139.
Lee, M.J. (2012). Increasing Novice Learners' Engagement with Programming in an Online Programming Environment. Proceedings of the 2012 Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference (YGTLC), 99.
Lee, M.J. (2011). Effects of Personified Feedback in Novice Programmers' Learning. Proceedings of the 2011 US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship (UKC), 285. (Best Poster Award).
Lee, M.J. (2011). Representations of User Feedback: From Support to Software Change. Proceedings of the 2011 US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship (UKC), 284.

Technical Reports

Hong, S., Jung, Y., Ahn, Y., Lee, Y., Lee, D., Ahn, T., Choi, Y., Lee. M.J. (2018). The Development of a Teacher Training Program for the Enhancement of Teacher Competence in an Intelligent Information Society: Focusing on Classroom Teaching Skills. Korea Institute of Curriculum & Evaluation (KICE). : [NIS] [local]
Lee, M.J. (2015). Teaching and Engaging with Debugging Puzzles. University of Washington Dissertation (UW). : [UW] [Full Document] (86MB); [Document without Appendix] (19MB)

Grants

External Funding

Increasing Underrepresented Youth and Older Adults' Participation in Computing Activities through Intergenerational Coding Google Research Scholar Program, Human Computer Interaction Track Michael J. Lee (Sole PI)	$60,000 2023
Diversity in Computing Northeastern University – Center for Inclusive Computing, Best Practices Grant Michael J. Lee (Co-PI), D.Y. Wohn (Co-PI), James Geller (PI)	$498,896 2020-2022
WORKSHOP: VL/HCC 2020 Graduate Consortium National Science Foundation, Grant IIS-2041418 Michael J. Lee (PI), Steve Oney (Co-PI)	$1,355 2020-2021
Advanced Computer Science Grant (Elizabeth Public Schools) New Jersey Department of Education (NJ DOE), Grant 19E00126 Michael J. Lee (Collaborator), Eric Nersesian (Collaborator)	$95,101 2019-2020
Increasing Urban Youth Participation in Computing through Mentorship and Coding Resources National Science Foundation, Grant DRL-1837489 Michael J. Lee (PI), James Geller (Co-PI)	$296,339 2019-2021
Investigating Virtual Learning Communities for STEM Undergraduate Students Oculus Research Michael J. Lee (Co-PI), Eric Nersesian (PI)	$143,062 2018-2019
Educational Efficacy of Virtual Reality in the Public School System: Ensuring No Child is Left Behind when New Technology is Introduced into the Classroom Oculus Research, Oculus VR Blog Michael J. Lee (Co-PI), Tara Alvarez, (Co-PI), Eric Nersesian (PI)	$146,000 2017-2018
CRII: Cyberlearning: Keeping Computer Programming Learners Engaged Online National Science Foundation, Grant IIS-1657160 Michael J. Lee (Sole PI)	$174,053 2017-2020
EAPSI: The Effect of Game Elements on Learning for Novice Programmers National Science Foundation, Grant OISE-1210205 Michael J. Lee (Sole PI)	$5,836 2012

Internal Funding

Increasing Underrepresented and Underserved Youth and Older Adults’ Participation in Computing Activities New Jersey Institute of Technology: Faculty Seed Grant Michael J. Lee (Sole PI)	$7,500 2021
Encouraging the Use of Built-in Language Features for Learning Control Flow New Jersey Institute of Technology: Provost Undergraduate Summer Research Program Michael Mobilio, Michael Lee (Advisor)	$3,000 2019
Longitudinal Study of Virtual Collaboration and Learning Communities Among First Year College Students New Jersey Institute of Technology: Faculty Seed Grant Eric Nersesian (PI), Michael Lee (PI), and Laurent Simon (PI)	$10,000 2018
Gamifying Spaced Repetition Software for Teaching Python New Jersey Institute of Technology: Provost Undergraduate Summer Research Program Ulysee (Bo) Thompson, Michael Lee (Advisor)	$3,000 2017
Automated Encouragement in Debugging Puzzles for Computing Education New Jersey Institute of Technology: Faculty Seed Grant Michael J. Lee (Sole PI)	$7,500 2016
Equality Network: Connecting Patients with LGBTQ Friendly Healthcare Providers New Jersey Institute of Technology: Provost Undergraduate Summer Research Program Liem Ho, Michael Lee (Advisor)	$3,000 2016
Big Ideas: Creating a Standardized XML Model of Students for Extensibility Rudd Family Foundation, Big Ideas, UC Berkeley Michael J. Lee (Co-PI), Seung Hyung Lee (Co-PI)	$6,500 2008

Awards

Best Paper & Honorable Mentions

Principles of a Debugging-First Puzzle Game for Computing Education Most Influential Paper (10 years), IEEE Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing	2024
Middle School Students Learn Binary Counting Using Virtual Reality H. Robert Schroeder Best Paper, IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference	2020
Understanding User Participation and Interaction in Online Shopping Communities From the Social and Relational Perspectives Best Paper Nominee, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences	2020
Increasing Minority Youths' Participation in Computing Through Near-Peer Mentorship Best Paper, ACM Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges	2019
In-Game Assessments Increase Novice Programmers' Engagement and Level Completion Speed John Henry People's Choice Paper Award, ACM International Computing Education Research Conference	2013
Effects of Personified Feedback in Novice Programmers' Learning Best Poster, KSEA US-Korea Conference	2011
Children's Storytelling and Programming with Robotic Characters Best Paper, ACM Creativity & Cognition Conference	2009

Teaching

NJIT Ying Wu College of Computing (Tenure-Track Faculty) Teaching Award

2018

Fellowships and Scholarships

Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC) Scholar	2014-2015
National Science Foundation EAPSI Graduate Research Fellowship	2012
Univ. of Washington, Graduate School Fund for Excellence and Innovation	2011
Korea-US Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO-KSEA) Graduate Scholarship	2011
Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) Fellowship	2011
UC Berkeley, International House: C.H. Ramsden Scholarship	2008, 2009
UC Berkeley, School of Information: Merit Fellowship	2007

Competitions

US‐Korea Conference on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (UKC) Best Poster Award	$500 2011
Korea Foundation for Advancement of Science & Creativity (KOFAC) Team Competition ‐ 2nd Place	$400 2011
Big Ideas @ Berkeley Contest Improving Student Life Category, 2nd Place	2008

Graduate/Doctoral Consortia

IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing Graduate Consortium, Melbourne, Australia	2014
ACM International Computing Education Research Conference Doctoral Consortium, San Diego, California	2013
IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing Graduate Consortium, Innsbruck, Austria	2012

Other Recognition

ACM CHI Conference: Excellent Reviewer Recognition	2017
ACM CHI Conference: Student Volunteer Award	2010, 2012
UC San Diego: Provost Honors	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Invited Keynotes

Gidget: Gender Inclusive Debugging-first Goal-driven Educational Technology

US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship (UKC), San Francisco, CA

August 7th, 2014

Invited Talks

Web Development Trajectory - Experience and Advice Marlboro High School, Summer Bridge Web Design Pathway Program, Freehold, NJ	August 11, 2020
Web Development Trajectory - Experience and Advice Freehold Township High School, Summer Bridge Web Design Pathway Program, Freehold, NJ	August 11, 2020
Web Development Trajectory - Experience and Advice Freehold High School, Summer Bridge Web Design Pathway Program, Freehold, NJ	August 11, 2020
A Day in the Life of a Professor Freehold High School, Summer Bridge Web Design Pathway Program, Freehold, NJ	June 25, 2019
Increasing Engagement and Diversity in Computing Education Konkuk University, Department of Smart ICT Engineering, Seoul, South Korea	May 24, 2019
Increasing Engagement and Diversity in Computing Education Kyung Hee University, Department of Software Convergence, Yongin, South Korea	May 23, 2019
What's Next for Computing Education KSEA Northeast Regional Conference, Vienna, VA	April 30, 2016
Inspiring the Next Generation of Programmers NJIT College of Computing Sciences Advisory Board Meeting, Newark, NJ	April 20, 2016
What's Next? KSEA Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ	March 2, 2016
Keys to Success for Graduate Students and Postdocs KSEA, Scientists and Engineers Early-Career Development (SEED) Workshop, Vienna, VA	December 6, 2015
Global Citizens' Forum: Gender Equality Overseas Koreans Foundation (OKF), 18th Annual Future Leaders' Conference (FLC), Jeju City, South Korea	November 3, 2015
Gidget: A Tool for Online Computing Education ACM SIGPLAN Conf. on Sys., Programming, Lang. and App.: Software for Humanity (SPLASH), Portland, OR	October 21, 2014
A New Approach to Computing Education The US-Korea Conference (UKC) on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, San Francisco, CA	August 7, 2014
How In-Game Assessments Affect Novice Programmers in a Debugging Game Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association & Univ. of Washington Seminar, Seattle, WA	March 1, 2014
Successful Project Management in South Korea for US Researchers The 4th Annual NSF EAPSI-Korea Conference, US-Korea Conference, East Rutherford, NJ	August 9, 2013
Increasing Novice Learners' Engagement in an Online Programming Game Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association & Univ. of Washington Seminar, Bellevue, WA	May 4, 2013
Performing Research in South Korea National Science Foundation (NSF) EAPSI Orientation Program, Washington, D.C.	April 2, 2013
Exploring Game Elements Affecting Novices' Engagement in Learning Programming Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea	June 18, 2012
Increasing Novice Learners' Engagement in an Online Programming Game Critical Gaming Project: Video Game Studies Colloquium, University of Washington, Seattle, WA	May 19, 2012
Exploring Game Elements Affecting Novices' Engagement in Learning Programming Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Suwon, South Korea	March 22, 2012
Engaging Novices Through a Programming Game Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference, San Francisco, CA	January 7, 2012

Media and Press

Advice for Students Interested in Gaming Careers Joanna Tronina, USA Today	March 26, 2021
Honors Students Learn to Merge Information Tech and Social Consciousness Evan Koblentz, NJIT Feature Stories	October 13, 2020
Online Shopping Study Can Help Explain the Internet's Social Connections Evan Koblentz, NJIT Feature Stories	June 18, 2020
Newark's Girls Who Code Shine During City's Inaugural Showcase at NJIT Jesse Jenkins, NJIT Feature Stories	December 17, 2019
High Schoolers Come to NJIT to Learn About Virtual Reality and Research Brian Malina, NJIT Feature Stories	December 11, 2019
New Smartphone App Encourages Women & Minorities to Learn STEM Patrick Lombardi, Best of New Jersey	February 21, 2018
PBS Conversations: NJIT's Michael Lee on Teaching the (Multicultural) World to Code Tracey Regan, NJIT Feature Stories	January 17, 2018
New App Helps Attract Women and Minorities to STEM Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Life & Living with Joanna Gagis (Season 2018, Episode 1)	January 6, 2018
Biology Student Creates Service to Connect Patients with LGBTQ-friendly Health Care Providers Shydale James, NJIT Feature Stories	September 26, 2016
NJIT Information Systems Professor Mike Lee NJIT Strategic Communications, NJIT Youtube	May 12, 2016
Prodding Technology to Do Better Tracey Regan, NJIT Feature Stories	February 23, 2016
From Resilient Infrastructure to Intelligent Computing, NJIT's New Faculty are Designing the Future Tracey Regan, NJIT Feature Stories	February 19, 2016
재미 한인 차세대 과학기술자 모여 경력 개발 워크숍 Seung Chul Kang, Yonhap News Agency	December 7, 2015
미국 컴퓨터학회 최고논문상 받은 마이클 리 Seung Chul Kang, Yonhap News Agency	November 5, 2015
미주 청년 과학기술자 '휴스턴 학술대회' Shin Gyu Park, Korea World News	January 17, 2014
재미과기협(KSEA) 2014 청년과학기술자 리더십 학술대회 성료 Sung Joo Byun, Korean Journal Houston	January 17, 2014
Information School Research Fair 2013 Courtney Leach, UW Information School	January 14, 2014
Happy Campers Clark Heideger, UW Information School	December 6, 2013
2014 청년과학기술자 리더쉽 학술대회 Soonoo Kwon, Korea Daily - Atlanta	October 4, 2013
재미과기협, 제10회 YGTLC 개최 내년 1월 TX 휴스턴서 사흘간 Seung-Lim Yoo, Korea Daily - Washington DC	October 4, 2013
손 잡은 선후배들…이젠 '과학한류'도 물꼬 튼다 Sangoo Park, Korea Daily	January 6, 2013
미래 밝힐 한인 과학·기술자들 Sang Jin Kim, Korea Daily - Los Angeles	January 4, 2013
Tangible fun at UC Berkeley's virtual projects Patricia Yollin (Chronicle Staff Writer), SFGate	December 11, 2008

Teaching

Instructor

Designing the User Experience (IS247) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 32 undergraduate students (Spring 2021 Rating: 3.80/4.0)	Spring 2021
Design Thinking; Honors Course (IS485) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 5 undergraduate students (Spring 2021 Rating: 4.00/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 8 undergraduate students (Spring 2020 Rating: 4.00/4.0)	Spring 2020-present
Advanced Website Development (IS219) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 29 undergraduate students (Spring 2019 Rating: 3.81/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 29 undergraduate students (Spring 2018 Rating: 3.57/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 30 undergraduate students (Spring 2017 Rating: 3.85/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 30 undergraduate students (Spring 2016 Rating: 3.70/4.0)	Spring 2016-present
User Experience Design (IS661) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 22 graduate students (Fall 2020 Rating: 3.83/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 21 graduate students (Fall 2019a Rating: 4.00/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 10 graduate students (Fall 2019b Rating: 3.88/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 27 graduate students (Fall 2018a Rating: 3.87/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 22 graduate students (Fall 2018b Rating: 3.72/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 26 graduate students (Fall 2017a Rating: 3.88/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 28 graduate students (Fall 2017b Rating: 3.92/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 29 graduate students (Fall 2016 Rating: 3.93/4.0) New Jersey Institute of Technology; 28 graduate students (Fall 2015 Rating: 3.84/4.0)	Fall 2015-present
Code Saves the World New Jersey Institute of Technology, STEM Family Workshops; 21 middle school students and their parents/guardians (12 families)	Winter 2020
Girls Do Technology: Using Computers to Solve Problems Univ. of Washington, Summer Youth Programs; 16 (in 2013) + 16 (in 2014) high school students	Summer 2013 & 2014
Computing Through Collaboration Oregon State University, STEM Academy; 18 (in 2013) + 18 (in 2014) high school students	Summer 2013 & 2014

High School Partnerships

I work with NJIT's Center for Pre-College Programs to offer college courses to high school students (for college credit) through the Options Program. Partnering schools/districts can offer various NJIT courses to their high school students at discounted tuition rates. The following courses are those for which I am the (co-)creator and NJIT faculty liaison.

Information Design Techniques (IT201) John E. Dwyer Technology Academy Elizabeth Public Schools, NJ	2019-present
Advanced Website Development (IS219) Freehold High School, Freehold Township High School, and Marlboro High School Freehold Regional School District, NJ	2019-present

Guest Lecturer

Research Methods in Informatics (INFO470) University of Washington (Information School), instructor Katie Davis	November 20th, 2014
Research Methods in Informatics (INFO470) University of Washington (Information School), instructor Katie Davis	November 19th, 2013
Collaborative Aspects of User‐Centered Design (INFO461) University of Washington (Information School), instructor Amy Ko	May 25th, 2011
Design Thinking (INFO360) University of Washington (Information School), instructor Amy Ko	May 27th, 2011
Design Thinking (INFO360) University of Washington (Information School), instructor Amy Ko	April 15th, 2011

Course Development / Teaching Practicum

Design Thinking (INFO360) University of Washington (Information School), instructor Amy Ko	Spring 2011
Collaborative Aspects of User‐Centered Design (INFO461) University of Washington (Information School), instructor Amy Ko	Fall 2010
Information Systems and Service Design: Strategy, Models, and Methods (INFO290) UC Berkeley (School of Information), instructor Robert Glushko	Spring 2008

Teaching Assistant

Designing Environments (COGS87) UC San Diego (Dept. of Cognitive Science), instructor David Kirsh (Winter 2006) UC San Diego (Dept. of Cognitive Science), instructor David Kirsh (Spring 2005) UC San Diego (Dept. of Cognitive Science), instructor David Kirsh (Winter 2005) UC San Diego (Dept. of Cognitive Science), instructor David Kirsh (Fall 2005) UC San Diego (Dept. of Cognitive Science), instructor David Kirsh (Fall 2004)	2004-2006
Cognitive Aspects of Digital Design II (COGS187b) UC San Diego (Dept. of Cognitive Science), instructor David Kirsh	Spring 2005
Cognitive Aspects of Digital Design (COGS187a) UC San Diego (Dept. of Cognitive Science), instructor David Kirsh (Winter 2006) UC San Diego (Dept. of Cognitive Science), instructor David Kirsh (Winter 2005) UC San Diego (Dept. of Cognitive Science), instructor David Kirsh (Fall 2005)	2005-2006
Introduction to Programming for Cognitive Science (COGS18) UC San Diego (Dept. of Cognitive Science), instructor John Batali	Spring 2004
Cognitive Aspects of Digital Design (COGS187a) UC San Diego (Dept. of Cognitive Science), instructor David Kirsh	Fall 2004

Student Supervision & Mentoring

Doctoral Students - Dissertation Committee Chair

Esther Mba, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation: (tbd)	2025 - present
Jiaxing Zhang, NJIT, Informatics (co-advised with Hua Wei) Dissertation: Towards Explainable AI for Graph Neural Networks (XAIG)	2023 - present
Kantida Nanon, NJIT, Informatics (co-advised with Margarita Vinnikov) Dissertation: Game-Based Learning with Augmented Reality NJIT GSO Research Showcase - Best Visual Presentation Award (2024)	2022 - 2024
Yi Li, NJIT, Informatics (co-advised with Iulian Neamtiu; advised by David Wang 2017-2022) Dissertation: Learning Representations for Effective and Explainable Software Bug Detection and Fixing	2022 - 2023
Ruiqi Shen, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation: Improving Programming Learners' Experience Through Interactive Computer Tutor Based MOOCs	2018 - 2021
Eric Nersesian, NJIT, Informatics (co-advised with Margarita Vinnikov) Dissertation: Impact of User Traversal on Performance of STEM Learners in Immersive Virtual Environments IEEE ISEC - H. Robert Schroeder Best Paper Award (2020) Oculus Education Grant/Gift Awardee (2018) Oculus Education Grant/Gift Awardee (2017)	2017 - 2021
Yu Xu, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation: Supporting User Interaction and Social Relationship Formation in a Collaborative Online Shopping Context HICSS-53 Conference Best Paper Nomination (2020) Ying Wu College of Computing Graduate Instructor Teaching Award (2018)	2015 - 2020

Doctoral Students - Former Dissertation Committee Chair

David Eisenberg, NJIT, Informatics	2022 - 2023
Joseph Chiou, NJIT, Informatics	2018 - 2019

Doctoral Student - Dissertation Committee Member

Wenbo Wang, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation Proposal: Automated Fact-Checking by Incorporating Multi-Faceted Reference Search and Contextual Knowledge	Defended 2023
Kaustav Bhattacharjee, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation Proposal: Look Before You Link - Interactive Visualization Workflows for Assessing Privacy-Utility Trade-Offs in Linkable Open Data	Defended 2022
Jun Yuan, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation Proposal: Demystifying Rankings - Conceptualizing Visual Analytic Interventions	Defended 2022
Samia Alblwi, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation: Minimizing Mutant Sets - An Optimization Problem	Defended 2024
Kian Motahari, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation: Gaze-Contingent Attention Redirection in Virtual Reality	Defended 2023
Raina Samuel, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation: Android Security: Analysis and Applications	Defended 2022
Erick Sanchez Suasnabar, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation: Participatory Learning: Measuring Learning and Educational Technology Acceptance	Defended 2021
Mousa Ahmadi, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation: Designing Collaborative Lifelogging to Facilitate Learning in Collaborative Physical Activities	Defended 2021
Mashael Almoqbel, NJIT, Informatics Dissertation: Exporing, Understanding, Then Designing: Twitter Users' Sharing Behavior for Minor Safey Incidents	Defended 2021

Doctoral Student - Qualifying Exam (QE) Committee Member

Asif Ahmmed Joy, NJIT, Informatics (Committee Member)	(tbd)
Khang Dang, NJIT, Informatics (Committee Member)	Passed 2023
Keita Oshiro, NJIT, Informatics (Committee Member)	Passed 2023
Dahlia Musa , NJIT, Informatics (Committee Member)	Passed 2023
Kian Motihari, NJIT, Informatics (Committee Member)	Passed 2021
Kaustav Bhattacharjee, NJIT, Informatics (Committee Member)	Passed 2021
Jun Yuan, NJIT, Informatics (Committee Member)	Passed 2021
Jie Cai, NJIT, Informatics (Committee Member)	Passed 2018
Mousa Ahmadi, NJIT, Informatics (Committee Member)	Passed 2017

Masters Students - Theses

David Preciado, NJIT, Informatics Thesis: Making the Hybrid Workplace Work	Completed 2023
Annie Lang, Jönköping University, Computer Science and Informatics Thesis: Is There a Difference in Computational Thinking Between Countries? An Investigative Study Comparing Sweden and South Africa Approach to Computational Thinking in Programming	Completed 2023
Christothea Koniou, Jönköping University, Computer Science and Informatics Thesis: Integrating UX Research into Conversation Design and Continuous Improvement Pipelines	Completed 2022
Ashley Joseph, NJIT, Informatics Thesis: Digital Expungement and the Right to Digital Privacy	Completed 2022

Masters Students - Research

Naureen Pathan, NJIT, Informatics	2018-2019
Saketh Vemuru, NJIT, Computer Science	2016 - 2017
Siddharth Arora, NJIT, Information Systems	2015 - 2016

Undergraduate Students

Michael Mobilio, NJIT, Information Technology	2019-2020
Richard Febres, NJIT, Information Systems / Computer Science	2019-2020
Ulysee (Bo) Thompson, NJIT, Information Technology	2017 - 2018
Liem Ho, NJIT, Biology First position at JetBlue Airways	2016 - 2017
Matthew Maravilla, NJIT, Information Systems First position at BNY Mellon	2015 - 2016
Steven Raden, Univ. Washington Informatics First position at IBM	Summer - Fall 2014
Staffan Hellman, Univ. Washington Informatics First position at Weebly	Summer 2014
Christina Xiao, Univ. Washington Informatics First position at UnBound Seattle	Summer 2014
Nadav Ashkenazi, Univ. Washington Informatics First position at Google	Fall 2013 - Spring 2014 Fall 2014
Chris Choi, Seattle Pacific Univiversity, Physiology First position at Harvard University's Rowland Institute	Spring - Fall 2013
Polina Charters, Univ. Washington Psychology First position at UW Graduate School (Master's Degree in HCI+Design)	Summer & Fall 2013
Michael Beswetherick, Univ. Washington Informatics First position at The New York Times	Summer & Fall 2013
Fanny Luor, Univ. Washington Visual Communications Design First position at Dropbox	Spring - Fall 2013
Andre Stackhouse, Univ. Washington Informatics First position at code.org	Winter 2013
Padmavathy Vaithyam, Univ. Washington Informatics First position at Microsoft	Winter & Spring 2012
Diana Jiang, Univ. Washington Informatics First position at zuilily.com	Winter & Spring 2012

High School Students

Theodore Chun, Gidget Lab Summer High School Student Intern Millburn High School (Millburn, NJ) to college at (tbd)	Summer 2023 & 2024
Emmet Houghton, Gidget Lab Summer High School Student Intern The Pingry School (Bernards Township, NJ) to college at Yale University	Summer 2021
Brian Ren, Gidget Lab Summer High School Student Intern Sanford H. Calhoun High School (St. Merrick, NY) to college at University at Buffalo	Summer 2020
Shrey Sanghvi, NJIT Summer High School Student Intern West Orange High School (West Orange, NJ) to college at University of Pennsylvania	Summer 2019
Alison Yeonwoo Park, Gidget Lab Summer High School Student Intern Herricks High School (New Hyde Park, NY) to college at Johns Hopkins University	Summer 2019
Noor Syed, NJIT Summer High School Student Intern Noor-Ul-Iman School (Monmouth Junction, NJ) to college at Rutgers University	Summer 2017
Eric Schneider, NJIT Summer High School Student Intern New Providence High School (New Providence, NJ) to college at Rutgers University	Summer 2016

Service

Editorial Boards

Review Editor: Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics	2021-present
Associate Chair, CHI: ACM SIGCHI - Learning, Education, and Families Subcommittee	2018-present
Information Director, TOCE: ACM Transactions on Computing Education	2017-present
Associate Editor, TOCE: ACM Transactions on Computing Education	2016-present

Program Committees

Program Committee, Blocks & Beyond: IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages & Human-Centric Computing	2019-present
Program Committee, SIGCSE: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education	2018-present
Program Committee, PLATEAU: ACM Workshop on Evaluation and Usability of Programming Languages and Tools	2016-2017
Program Committee, HUMANIZE: ACM Workshop on Theory-Informed User Modeling for Tailoring and Personalizing Interfaces	2016-present
Program Committee, ICER: ACM International Computing Education Research Conference	2015-present

Conference Organization (Organizing Committees)

Graduate Consortium Chair, VL/HCC: IEEE Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing Conference Oversaw program and logistics for the Graduate Student Consortium in collaboration with Co-Chair Steve Oney. Co-wrote NSF grant proposal for funding to host 10 graduate students and 3 faculty panelists for the program. Hosted remote workshop.	2020
Advisor, YGTLC: KSEA Young Generation Technical & Leadership Conference	2015
Chair, YGTLC: KSEA Young Generation Technical & Leadership Conference Oversaw budget ($115,000), hotel logistics, tracked programs, scheduling, reimbursements, and speaker recruitment. Was the commemorative 10th annual conference. 300+ attendees	2014
Co-Chair, YGTLC: KSEA Young Generation Technical & Leadership Conference Oversaw graduate student program, website, and application review. 200+ attendees	2013
Organizer, KSTLC: KSEA Young Generation Technical & Leadership Conference	2012
Organizer, YGTLC: KSEA Korean Student Technical & Leadership Conference	2012

Reviewer

HRI: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction	2019-present
HICSS: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences	2019-present
IJoC: International Journal of Communication	2018-present
PLATEAU: ACM Workshop on Evaluation and Usability of Programming Languages and Tools	2017-present
ICER: ACM International Computing Education Research	2015-present
Computers and Education: International Journal of Computers and Education	2014-present
CSCW: ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing	2014-present
CHI: ACM Conf. on Human Factors in Computing	2011-present
UIST: ACM User Interface Software and Technology	2016
TOCHI: ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interactions	2015
C&C: ACM Conference on Creativity & Cognition	2015
IDC: ACM Conference on Interaction Design & Children	2015
EIST: Educational Interfaces, Software, and Technology Workshop	2012
YGTLC: KSEA Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference	2012-2015

Other Academic Service

Ying Wu College of Computing Diversity Committee, NJIT YWCC	2019-present
Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) - Student Success Committee, NJIT	2018-present
Ying Wu College of Computing Web Dev. Search Committee, NJIT YWCC	2019
Informatics Tenure-Track Faculty Search Committee, NJIT Informatics	2017-2018
Information Science and Information Technology Tenure-Track Faculty Search Committee, NJIT Informatics	2016-2017
Faculty Advisor, NJIT Information Systems Club	2015-2016
Student Mentor, VL/HCC Conference Graduate Consortium	2014
"Digital Youth" Tenure-Track Faculty Search Committee, UW Information School	2013-2014
Technology Chair, Information School Doctoral Student Association (iDSA)	2011-2012
Director of Graduate Affairs, KSEA - Seattle Chapter, Young Generation (YG) Group	2011-2012
Technology Chair, UC Berkeley Information Management Students Association	2008-2009
Co-Founder, UC San Diego Cognitive Science Student Association	2004-2005

Other Professional Service

IT Director, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)	2016-2017
YG Director, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)	2013-2014, 2015-2016
Vice President - Seattle Chapter, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association	2014-2015
NSF EAPSI - Korea Resource Advisor, National Science Foundation (NSF)	2013
EAPSI-Korea Committee, Korea-U.S. Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO)	2013-present
Steering Committee Member, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association - YG	2012-present
Senior Advisor, KSEA - Seattle Chapter, Young Generation (YG) Group	2012-2015
Executive Board Member, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity (FIJI), Chi Lambda Chapter	2002-2004

Other Professional Membership

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	2012-present
Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2009-present
Member, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)	2009-present
Member, Information School Doctoral Student Association (iDSA)	2009-2015
Member, UC Berkeley Korean Graduate Student Association (KGSA)	2007-2009
Member, San Diego Usability Professionals Association	2004-2005

Miscellaneous Skills and Activities

Spoken Natural Languages

English, Native Proficiency
Korean, Bilingual Proficiency (Hertitage Speaker)
Japanese, Elementary Proficiency

Martial Arts

First-Degree Black Belt (초단/初段), Kumdo/Kendo (검도/劍道)
Level 6, Close Range Tactics (CRT)