Specializations
- HCI
- UX Research / Design
- Creativity Support Tool
Research Areas
Courses
- LIS 570 - Research, Assessment, And Design
Biography
I am a first-year PhD student in Information Science / HCI, co-advised by Professors Katie Davis and Jason Yip. My research focuses on creating human-centered AI technologies to enhance the psychological well-being of youth through creative learning and user-centered design. I believe that the creative process can help people stay resilient and connected with loved ones.
During my master’s at Harvard, I developed 'Mind Palette,' an AI-assisted drawing tool for mental well-being, which I presented at UNESCO, demonstrating its value in improving emotional regulation. Prior to that, I worked for 3.5 years at Samsung as a UX researcher and designer, designing cross-platform, multi-modality solutions, including SmartThings (500M+ downloads) and e-commerce systems, and also worked at BCG.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daeun-yoo-72a3a1186/
Education
- MS, Design Engineering, Harvard University, 2024
- BA, Information & Industrial Design (Major), Business Administration (Minor), Korea University, 2019
Awards
- MIT Ignite: Generative AI Entrepreneurship Competition - 1st prize ($15,000 grant) - MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, 2023
- IF Design Award - Winner - IF Design Award, 2022
- Good Design Award - 3rd prize - Korea Institute of Design Promotion, 2021
- Adobe Design Achievement Awards - Semi-finalist - Adobe, 2018
- Korea University Graduation Project - Best Individual Project, Best Team Project - Korea University, 2018
- Samsung Design Membership - Ranked 1st in UX Design - Samsung Design Membership, 2018
- Adobe Design Achievement Awards - Semi-finalist - Adobe, 2017
Publications and Contributions
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Conference Extended AbstractApp Planner: Co-creating mobile applications with Generative AI (2024)Interaction Design and Children
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Conference Extended AbstractBI-CST: Behavioral Science-based Creativity Support Tool for Overcoming Design Fixation. (2024)Designing Interactive Systems
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Conference Extended AbstractMind Palette: Co-creative reflection tool that integrates art education and conversational AI. (2024)International Conference on Affective Computing + Intelligent Interaction
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Conference PaperGoal Based Bundling: A Behaviorally Informed Strategy to Combine Multiple Smart Products (2022)Springer
Presentations
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UX Design Lecturer at Korea Creative Content Agency (KCCA)
Korea Creative Content Agency (KCCA) - Seoul, Korea
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UX Design Mentoring at Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP)
Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP) - Seoul, Korea
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Gwangju International Design Biennale
Gwangju International Design Biennale - Gwangju, Korea
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UNESCO Digital Learning Week - Presenter for ‘Generative AI + Art’
2023 UNESCO Digital Learning Week - Paris, France