Minsuk Kahng 강민석

I'll be joining Seoul National University in the Graduate School of Data Science and SNU College in September 2026.

Hi, I'm an Assistant Professor at Yonsei University in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the School of Computing, where I co-lead the Human-Data Interaction Lab.

I work at the intersection of HCI, responsible AI, and data visualization. My research group takes a human-centered approach to AI, developing interactive tools and human-AI collaboration workflows that help people responsibly develop, evaluate, and use AI, with a particular focus on the role of data throughout these processes. For example, we created LLM evaluation tools widely used at Google.

Before joining Yonsei, I was a Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind in the People + AI Research (PAIR) team and an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University. I received my Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, advised by Polo Chau, along with a Dissertation Award.

Research Interests

AI systems are inherently imperfect. They fail unexpectedly, reflect societal biases, or produce unsafe outputs. To address them, my group develops interactive tools and human-AI collaboration workflows that help people analyze model behavior, large datasets, and evaluation results, and critically examines how real-world AI systems are built and used. Our research topics include:

Note for Prospective Students

My research group is actively recruiting Ph.D. and Master's students and undergraduate interns. Prospective graduate students should contact me in advance of the application deadline for the relevant SNU graduate programs, such as Data Science or AI. I typically expect applicants to complete an internship in my group before applying so that we can assess mutual fit.

If you're interested, please email me your CV, transcript, and a one-page statement describing why you'd like to work with us and what relevant experience you have. If there's a potential fit, I'll get back to you within a week regarding next steps.

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Bio

Minsuk Kahng is an incoming Assistant Professor at Seoul National University, jointly appointed in the Graduate School of Data Science and SNU College. His research aims to empower researchers and practitioners to responsibly develop and evaluate AI systems through a human-centered, data-centric approach. His research group builds interactive tools and methods, including LLM evaluation systems deployed at Google and AI interpretability tools for Facebook. He publishes papers at leading venues in the fields of data visualization (VIS), Human-Computer Interaction (CHI), Responsible AI (FAccT), and machine learning. His research has been recognized by prestigious awards, including a Google PhD Fellowship and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, and supported by government and industry sponsors in both the U.S. and Korea (including NSF, DARPA, Google, IITP, and NAVER). Before joining Seoul National University, Minsuk was an Assistant Professor at Yonsei University, a Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind in the People + AI Research (PAIR) team, and an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University. He received his Ph.D. from Georgia Tech with a Dissertation Award.

Website: https://minsuk.com
CV: https://minsuk.com/minsuk-kahng-cv.pdf