Picture of me with short hair and round glasses, sitting in a meadow with a Dodo bird necklace.
Me, during my Humans of SNU Interview

Hi. I'm Haesoo Kim 😎

I'm currently working on my Ph.D in Information Science at Cornell University, member of the Social Media Lab led by Prof. Natalie Bazarova.

My research interests are focused on online social interactions, specifically around social media. My interest lies in the interesction of exploring online risks and negative experiences, and how they intersect with individuals' self-expression, exploration, and community building. My main focus is on how people explore and express aspects of the self through online spaces, despite or in spite of these risks. Other interests include interactive narratives, accessible computing, AI/tech ethics, and fandom studies.

Previously, I earned Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science & Engineering, Psychology, and Information Science & Culture at Seoul National University College of Liberal Studies. I also have a Master's degree at KAIST School of Computing, co-advised by Prof. Juho Kim and Prof. Jeong-woo Jang as a member of KIXLAB.

Outside of research, I spend my free time reading, singing, playing video games and obsessing over something or another. πŸ˜‰

NEWS
πŸ—£ Attenting CSCW 2024
Nov 2024
I will be attending CSCW 2024 in-person at San Jose, Costa Rica! Excited to present and meet the community.
πŸ“ Paper accepted to CSCW 2025
Sep 2024
Can Fans Build Parasocial Relationships through Idols’ Simulated Voice Messages?: A Study of AI Private Call Users’ Perceptions, Cognitions, and Behaviors has been accepted to CSCW 2025 after a major revision cycle.
πŸ“ Paper accepted to CSCW 2024
Nov 2023
Re:SPect: Enabling Active and Scalable Responses to Networked Online Harassment has been accepted to CSCW 2024 after a major revision cycle.
πŸ“ Paper accepted to Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
Nov 2023
Our paper, The double-edged influence of self-expansion in the Metaverse: A two-wave panel assessment of identity perception, self-esteem, and life satisfaction has been accepted to the Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking Journal.
🏫 Beginning Ph.D. Studies @ Cornell University
Sep 2023
I will be beginning my Ph.D Studies in Fall 2023 in Cornell Information Science :)
πŸ“ Workshop Paper Accepted to CHI 2023
Mar 2023
Our workshop paper, Towards an Experience-Centric Paradigm of Online Harassment: Responding to Calling out and Networked Harassment has been accepted to the Workshop on Combating Toxicity, Harassment, and Abuse in Online Social Spaces