Human-AI Collaboration Lab · Sogang University

People and AI,
further together.

Advancing human potential through Human-AI Collaboration.

AI / NLP ResearcherPh.D. in Computer Science and Engineering

Assistant Professor · Division of English, Sogang University

We study how people can think and work with AI as a collaborative partner—advancing productivity and human capabilities through knowledge, creativity, culture, and learning.

Yoonseok Heo (허윤석), Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering
Our research

Four paths to better collaboration.

Four research directions advancing Human–AI Collaboration.

01

Knowledge-centric AI & NLP

Language understanding and AI-ready knowledge

We study language understanding and the construction of domain knowledge that AI can retrieve, connect, and use in reasoning.

Knowledge CurationRetrieval-Augmented GenerationAgentic Retrieval
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02

Pluralistic Alignment

AI across cultures and perspectives

We study AI that understands diverse cultures and values, examining and improving how cultural context shapes its reasoning and responses.

Cultural ReasoningSynthetic Data GenerationProcess Reward Models
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03

Human-AI Co-Creativity

Human–AI co-creation

We develop AI that helps people explore possibilities and transform their ideas and creative intentions into accomplished works.

Narrative PlanningInteractive Co-CreationHuman-Computer Interaction
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04

AI for Language Learning & Assessment

AI for language learning and assessment

We evaluate language performance and provide personalized feedback to help learners improve their speaking and writing abilities.

Language AssessmentPersonalized FeedbackAdaptive Scaffolding
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Latest News

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  • 2026.10.24Paper[Paper Accepted] CulturePRM: A Process Reward Model for Mitigating Cultural Overriding in Cultural Reasoning — accepted to EMNLP 2026 (Main, Poster)
  • 2026.10.07Paper / AwardSoyoung Cho (조소영) received a Best Paper Award for an oral presentation at HCLT 2026: Evaluating Agents’ Regulatory Retrieval Using a Synthetic Benchmark Based on Broadcast Review Violations.방송심의 위반 사례 기반 합성 벤치마크를 활용한 에이전트 규정 검색 평가
  • 2026.06.26AwardSeowoo Lee (이서우) and Goeun Nam (남고은) received an Outstanding Undergraduate Paper Award (Encouragement Prize) at KCC 2026 for their LLM-based analysis of narrative function transitions in Hemingway’s short stories and their alignment with literary criticism.헤밍웨이 단편 소설에 대한 LLM 기반 서사 기능 전이 패턴 분석과 문학 비평의 정합성 검증

Latest Awards

Recent recognition for our research and projects.

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Lab Recruitment

Research inquiries are welcome from Korean undergraduate and master’s students with learning or practical experience in AI. I am also recruiting graduate students in Sogang University’s Division of English to join under my supervision starting in Spring 2027. Please see Contact for details and supervision requirements.

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