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, how people utilize these systems, and how it affects people. My main focus is on how people communicate and form communities in online spaces. 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. 😉

NEWS
📝 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.
📝 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 :)
📝 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
🏆 Recieved Outstanding M.S. Thesis Award
Feb 2023
My thesis, An Observation of Online Call-out Culture: Motivations, Repercussions, and Solutions to Online Harassment, received an Outstanding Thesis Award from the School of Computing.
📝 Paper Accepted to CSCW 2022
May 2022
Our paper When Does it Become Harassment?: An Investigation of Online Criticism and Calling Out in Twitter has been accepted to CSCW 2022 after minor revisions.