Hello! I am an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering. The goal of my interdisciplinary research is to design human-AI interactions that are safe, trustworthy, and usable, with applications in transportation including autonomous vehicles. My methods span human-subjects experiments, statistical analyses, and ML to explore and model human behavior, and effectively design human-centered technologies. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Washington, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering in 2026, as well as my B.S. and M.S. from Yonsei University.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle WA | Jun. 2026

  • Discipline: Industrial & Systems Engineering

  • Advisor: Dr. Prashanth Rajivan

  • Dissertation: Human-AI Interaction in Vehicles during Safety-critical Events

• M.S., Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

  • Major: Industrial Engineering

  • Advisor: Dr. Yong Gu Ji

  • Thesis: The Effects of Physical Coherence Factors on Presence during User-object Interaction in Extended Reality Experiences

Teaching Experience

• Oregon State University

  • IE 355 Quantitative Methods for System Analysis and Improvement

• University of Washington

  • (Pre-doctoral Instructor) IND E 250 Fundamentals of Engineering Economy. Spring 2024.