- Metadata semantics and schema design
- Scalable metadata aggregation and reuse
- Data provenance modeling for traceability
- Domain expert-driven ontology engineering
- Ontology-mediated data integration and interoperability
Education
Ph.D in Informaton Studies (May 2018) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States
M.S. in Library and Information Science Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
B.A. in Library and Information Science Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
Experience
Associate Research Scientist, Data Science and Metadata Research, OCLC, Dublin, Ohio
Teaching Assistant Professor, School of Information Science at UIUC
Journal Articles
(2025)
From Editorial Records to Structured Provenance Information: Documenting Warrant in Knowledge Organization Systems Using Large Language Models.
KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION.
52,
3
(2025)
A conceptual model for tracking the provenance of activities in knowledge organization systems.
JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION.
81,
1
(2024)
Use/User Studies in Knowledge Organization.
Cataloging and Classification Quarterly.
62,
3-4
(2023)
Multilingual Support in Digital Environments: A Case Study of Online Catalogs in US Public Libraries, with a Focus on Korean-Language Speakers.
LIBRARY QUARTERLY.
93,
4
(2022)
Intercultural warrant: deploying cultural warrant ethically.
JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION.
78,
6
Honors / Awards
University's List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2022) at UIUC.
Honorable Mention at ALISE/Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition 2018
