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Suyeon Nam

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Hello :) I’m first year Master’s Student in the Department of Industrial Design at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). Now I’m working with Prof. Hwajung Hong at DxD Lab. I graduated Sookmyung Women’s University majoring Computer Science. I’m interested in interaction between human and large language models and front-end development.

PROJECTS

Sae:ra
2023.01 - 2023.05

Doeun Kim, Suyeon Nam, Jueun Lee, Yeonjin Hwang

Sae:ra(새라) is a cross-platform mobile application for North Korean refugees to learn standard South Korean accent and pronunciation. I was responsible for python server development and UI/UX design. This project was recognized as a Global Top 100 Solution in the 2022 Solution Challenge.

NotiNote
2022.01 - 2022.05

Suyeon Nam, Hee Suh, Hyeonae Jang, Jiyeon Yoo

A school newsletter translation and calendar management application for parents of multicultural families. Selected as a Global Top 50 Semi-Finalist in the 2022 Solution Challenge organized by Google Developers. Also, NotiNote's development story was featured on the official Google Developers YouTube channel.

WORK EXPERIENCES

GOODLIFELAB

Software Engineer
2022.02 - 2022.12

Psychology-based mental care and wellness startup

  • Developed a React-based client application for the MVP service, generating personalized PDF reports and reducing export time from 7-10 days to under 2 hours for 200-300 users.
  • Created an engaging, storyline-driven psychological test named ‘바라던 바다 성격유형 테스트’, inspired by the Big 5 model, attracting over 5.1 million users by implementing dynamic backgrounds and answer sheets.

EDUCATIONS

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

2024.02 - Present
GPA 4.0 / 4.3

Department of Industrial Design, Master’s course Advisor: Prof. Hwajung Hong

Sookmyung Women's University

2019.03 - 2024.02
GPA 4.22 / 4.3

Computer Science, Bachelor’s degree Summa cum laude

HONOR & AWARDS

2023.052023 Solution Challenge Global Top 100 Finalist
2022.052022 Solution Challenge Global Top 50 Finalist
2021.05National Merit Scholarship for science and engineering majors (throughout 4th - 8th semesters)
2021.02Honors student, 2nd semester 2020
2020.07Academic Honors Scholarship (Top 5%)
2020.07Honors student, 1st semester 2020
2020.01Academic Honors Scholarship (Top 5%)
2019.07Academic Honors Scholarship (Top 10%)