Focus of research

How we adapt and adjust speech styles in communication and interaction with robots and AI, and vice versa (how they can influence our experiences).

Interests

Psycholinguistics; Speech Perception; Phonology; Phonetics

Education

Aug. 2024 - Linguistic Society of Korea (LSK)-Simone Linguistic Summer School
Feb. 2024 - BA in English Language & Literature, Ewha Woman's University, Summa Cum Laude
Feb. 2024 - BBA in Business Administration, Ewha Woman's University, Summa Cum Laude

About

I received a BA in English Language & Literature from Ewha Womans University in 2024, where I developed a broad interest in psycholinguistics, speech perception, phonology, and phonetics. My first role was as a research assistant for Prof. Jinwook Choi at Seoul National University in the Medical Informatics Lab, where I gained hands-on experience in applying computational linguistics to real-world settings through NLP projects. Following that, I joined Prof. Sujin Yang's A Growing Experience Lab in the Psychology Department, where I assisted with projects on child language acquisition and human-computer interaction, learning various experimental methods such as fNIRS. I was also fortunate to work on research projects in syntax and corpus linguistics with Prof. Hye-Won Choi. Drawing on these experiences, my current research interests focus on understanding how we use, adapt, and adjust speech styles in communication and interaction with robots and AI, utilizing both experimental and computational methods. I'm excited to delve deeper into these topics at SFU Linguistics. 

Publications and presentations

Ha Eun Shim, Seoyoung Oh, & Sujin Yang*. The Effect of User Interaction Styles on User Satisfaction and Attitudes Towards ChatGPT. Poster presented at the 2024 Korean Psychological Association Annual Conference, Gyeongju, South Korea.

Ha Eun Shim, Hyeryun Park, Jeongwon Kwak, & Jinwook Choi*. Detection and Correction of Hallucinations in Formalized Thyroid Operation Records using Generative AI. Poster presented at the 2023 Annual Korean Society of Artificial Intelligence (KoSAIM) Conference, Seoul, South Korea.

Awards and recognitions

Poster Presentation Award, 2024 Korean Psychological Association Annual Conference (Fall 2024)
Undergraduate Thesis Paper Award, Ewha Womans University (Winter 2023)
Poster Presentation Award, 2023 Annual Conference on Korean Society of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (KoSAIM) (Fall 2023)
Humanities-based Interdisciplinary Convergence Award, Ewha Womans University (2021)
Dean's List, Ewha Womans University (2018-2020)

Scholarships and grants

Recipient of Kyung-Won Cultural Foundation Scholarship (2020, 2023)
Alumni Scholarship from the Department of English Language & Literature, Ewha Womans University (2022)
Academic Scholarship, Ewha Womans University (2018-2020)
Research Travel Grant to Swedish Higher Education Field, Ewha Media Center (2019)