Do Won Kim

Do Won Kim

I am a Ph.D. student in Information at the University of Maryland. I am advised by Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia and Cody Buntain.

My research combines Computational Social Science and Human-Centered AI to study how digital media shapes democratic processes at both societal (e.g., civic participation, public deliberation, dissemination of reliable information) and individual levels (e.g., informed decision-making, political engagement, attitudes toward outgroups). I investigate how platform architectures affect these dynamics and how they can be designed to promote trust, inclusivity, and constructive public discourse. Using computational methods and digital field experiments, I design and test interventions aimed at creating healthier online information environments.

News

[Dec. 2024]
Passed the milestone and will advance to PhD candidacy!
[Nov. 2024]
Awarded the College Information Studies Alumni Chapter Scholarship ($1,000).
[Sept. 2024]
Awarded the Humane Studies Fellowship from the Institute for Humane Studies ($4,000)
[Aug. 2024]
Awarded the Doctoral Students Research Awards ($1,500)
[July. 2024]
Awarded the Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant ($250) for IC2S2!
[June. 2024]
Had fun participating in A Short First Course in Network Science
[May. 2024]
🥳 Our team was selected as one of nine finalists of the Prosocial Ranking Challenge, a worldwide crowdsourcing challenge organized by the Center for Human-Compatible AI at UC Berkeley!
[April. 2024]
Accepted a poster presentation for IC2S2 2024!
[April. 2024]
Served as a Program Committee member for the International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats (CySoc 2024) at the 2024 International Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM).
[April. 2024]
Became an affiliated PhD student at the Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society (TRAILS).
[Mar. 2024]
Reviewed a paper (Behaviour & Information Technology).
[Feb. 2024]
Reviewed ICWSM 2024 papers.
[May. 2023]
🥳 I am thrilled to have received the Dean's Fellowship during my first year of doctoral studies at UMD!