JooYoung Seo
Assistant Professor
Primary Affiliation
Cognition, Lifespan Engagement, Aging, and ResilienceAffiliations
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Biography
JooYoung Seo is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Sciences where he directs Accessible Computing Lab. His primary affiliation is Cognition, Lifespan Engagement, Aging, and Resilience. JooYoung Seo's research topics involve accessible computing, universal design, inclusive data science, and equitable healthcare technologies. As an information and learning scientist, his research focuses particularly on how to make computational literacy more accessible to people with dis/abilities by using multimodal data representation. His research projects have involved not just web accessibility, but also human-centered design and development studies, including inclusive makerspaces, tangible block-based programming, accessible data science (e.g., data tactualization, sonification, and verbalization), and accessible/reproducible scientific writing tools for people with and without dis/abilities.
Education
Ph.D. Candidate (ABD), Learning, Design, and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2021
M.Ed., Learning, Design, and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2016
Double B.A., Education and English Literature, Sungkyunkwan University, 2014
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Honors
2023-2026: Early Career Award, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
2023: Teach Access Faculty Award
2021-2022: Emerging Scholar, International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
2020: Qualcomm Fellowship, ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference
2020: Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University
2019: Cengage Best Doctoral Proposal Fellowship, International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography
2019: Andrew V. Kozak Memorial Fellowship, The PDK Educational Foundation
2015,2017: Delta Gamma Golden Anchor Award, The Pennsylvania State University
2014-2016: Global Korean Government Scholarship (2014-2016), National Institute for International Education, Korean Government, Seoul, South Korea
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Research
Research areas:
Accessible computing/data science
Ability-based human-computer interaction
Inclusive Learning Sciences/STEM+C education across dis/abilities
Accessible health informatics
Research interests:
Learning Analytics/Statistical Computing
Data Science-Based Reproducible Research
Large-Scale Virtual/Quantitative Ethnography
JooYoung Seo's research addresses accessibility barriers at the intersection of information and learning. He designs, develops, and evaluates accessible technologies that can offer better usability and learnability to blind and low-vision individuals. JooYoung Seo's two primary focus areas are accessible computing and accessible healthcare, given the increasing importance of computing and healthcare in our daily lives. He is particularly interested in multimodal data representation methods, such as physical data visualization, spatial audio sonification, and generative AI-assisted visual descriptions, to make data and information more accessible to people with visual impairments.
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2023
- Kaushik, S., Barbosa, N. M., Yu, Y., Sharma, T., Kilhoffer, Z., Seo, J., Das, S., & Wang, Y. (2023). GuardLens: Supporting safer online browsing for people with visual impairments. Nineteenth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2023), 361–380. [Link](https://www.usenix.org/conference/soups2023/presentation/kaushik)
- Kim, S. H., Yoon, A., & Seo, J. (2023). Trend of Collaboration in STEM Education in Informal Learning Institutions Based on IMLS-funded Projects. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 60(1), 625–629. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.828
- Lee, J. G. W., Lee, K., Lee, B., Choi, S., Seo, J., & Choe, E. K. (2023). Personal Health Data Tracking by Blind and Low-Vision People: Survey Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25(1), e43917. [Link](https://doi.org/10.2196/43917)
- Moon, J., Choi, G. W., & Seo, J. (2023). Revisiting multimedia learning design principles in virtual reality-based learning environments for autistic individuals. Virtual Reality. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-023-00856-2
- Moon, J., Lee, D., Choi, G. W., Seo, J., Do, J., & Lim, T. (2023). Learning analytics in seamless learning environments: A systematic review. Interactive Learning Environments, 0(0), 1–18. [Link](https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2023.2170422)
- Park, J., Seo, J., & Lee, J. Y. (2023). Exploring an Online Community of Blind Programmers by Using Topic Modeling and Network Analysis. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 60(1), 1096–1098. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.956
- Seo, J., & Dogucu, M. (2023). Teaching Visual Accessibility in Introductory Data Science Classes with Multi-Modal Data Representations. Journal of Data Science, 1–14. [Link](https://doi.org/10.6339/23-JDS1095)
- Seo, J., & Rogge, M. (2023). Coding Non-Visually in Visual Studio Code: Collaboration Towards Accessible Development Environment for Blind Programmers. Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1145/3597638.3614550
- Seo, J., Xia, Y., Yam, Y. J., & McCurry, S. (2023). MAIDR: Multimodal Access and Interactive Data Representation System for Inclusive Data Science Education. 2023 International Conference of the Learning Sciences.
- Zhang, Z. (Jerry)., Kaushik, S., Seo, J., Yuan, H., Das, S., Findlater, L., Gurari, D., Stangl, A., & Wang, Y. (2023). ImageAlly: A Human-AI hybrid approach to support blind people in detecting and redacting private image content. Nineteenth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2023), 417–436. [Link](https://www.usenix.org/conference/soups2023/presentation/zhang)
2022
- Huh, M., & Seo, J. (2022). A duoethnographic study of a mixed-ability team in a collaborative group programming project. In Proceedings of the 15th international conference on computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL), 2022. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
- Lee, C. Y. P., Zhang, Z., Herskovitz, J., Seo, J., & Guo, A. (2022). CollabAlly: Accessible Collaboration Awareness in Document Editing. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1–17. [Link](https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3517635).
- Seo, J., & Choi, S. (2022). Are blind people considered a part of scientific knowledge producers?: Accessibility report on top-10 SCIE journal systems using a tripartite evaluation approach. Journal on Technology and Persons with Disabilities.
- Seo, J., Moon, J., Choi, G. W., & Do, J. (2022). A scoping review of three computational approaches to ethnographic research in digital learning environments. TechTrends. [Link](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-021-00689-3)
2021
- Choi, S., & Seo, J. (2021). Trends in healthcare research on visual impairment and blindness: Use of bibliometrics and hierarchical cluster analysis. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 28(4), 277–284. [Link](https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2020.1863993)
- Lee, C. Y. P., Zhang, Z., Herskovitz, J., Seo, J., & Guo, A. (2021). CollabAlly: Accessible collaboration awareness in document editing. The 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, 1–4. [Link](https://doi.org/10.1145/3441852.3476562)
- Seo, J., & Richard, G. T. (2021). SCAFFOLDing all abilities into makerspaces: A design framework for universal, accessible, and intersectionally inclusive making and learning. Information and Learning Sciences. [Link](https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-10-2020-0230)
2020
- Choi, S., & Seo, J. (2020). An exploratory study of the research on caregiver depression: Using bibliometrics and LDA topic modeling. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 1–10. [Link](https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2019.1705944).
- Seo, J., & Richard, G. T. (2020). Coding through touch: Exploring and re-designing tactile making activities with learners with visual dis/abilities. In M. Gresalfi & I. Horn (Eds.), Interdisciplinarity in the learning sciences, 14th international conference of the learning sciences (ICLS) 2020 (Vol. 3, pp. 1373–1380). Nashville, TN: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
2019
- Seo, J. (2019). Is the maker movement inclusive of ANYONE?: Three accessibility considerations to invite blind makers to the making world. TechTrends, 63(5), 514–520. [Link](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-019-00377-3).
- Seo, J., & McCurry, S. (2019). LaTeX is NOT easy: Creating accessible scientific documents with r markdown. Journal on Technology and Persons with Disabilities, 7, 157–171.
2018
- Seo, J. (2018). Accessibility and inclusivity in making: Engaging learners with all abilities in making activities. In Proceedings of the 3rd learning sciences graduate student conference (pp. 141–142). Nashville, TN: LSGSC.
- Seo, J., & Richard, G. T. (2018). Accessibility, making and tactile robotics: Facilitating collaborative learning and computational thinking for learners with visual impairments. In J. Kay & R. Luckin (Eds.), Rethinking learning in the digital age: Making the learning sciences count, 13th international conference of the learning sciences (ICLS) 2018 (Vol. 3, pp. 1755–1757). London, UK: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
2017
- Konecki, M., Lovrencic, S., Seo, J., & LaPierre, C. (2017). The role of ICT in aiding visually impaired students and professionals. Proceedings of the 11th Multidisciplinary Academic Conference, 148.
- Seo, J., AlQahtani, M., Ouyang, X., & Borge, M. (2017). Embracing learners with visual impairments in CSCL. In B. K. Smith, M. Borge, E. Mercier, & K. Y. Lim (Eds.), Making a difference: Prioritizing equity and access in CSCL, 12th international conference on computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) 2017 (Vol. 2, pp. 573–576). Philadelphia, PA: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).