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Yun Gyung Cheong
Ph.D candidate
Department of Computer Science
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
aimecca@gmail.com, http://www4.ncsu.edu/~ycheong/
919.247.2058
EDUCATION
Summer 2006
(expected)
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Raleigh, NC
Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science
 Dissertation Title: Narrative Generation System for Suspense
 Advisor: R. Michael Young, Ph.D., Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University
 Pertinent classes: Special Topic on Discourse, Human Computer Interaction, Intelligent Media Systems,
Computational Applied Logic, Algorithm, Introduction to Linguistics, Narrative Analysis, Computational
Models of Interactive Narrative, Compiler Construction, E-Commerce Technology
 Member of Liquid Narrative Group, Departmental Ambassador
Feb. 1998
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
Seoul, South Korea
Master of Science in Information Engineering
 Thesis: A study on Tracking and Predicting the Face Trajectories Using a Neural Network
 Advisor: Moon-Hyun Kim, Ph.D., Department of Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
 Pertinent classes: Pattern Recognitions, Neural Network and Fuzzy, Software Engineering Applications,
Multimedia Communications, Special Topics on Information Theory
 Member of Artificial Intelligence Group, Awarded Information Engineering Graduate Scholarship
Feb. 1996
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
Seoul, South Korea
Bachelor of Science in Information Engineering
 President of The Voice of Science group, Keyboardist of a rock band Les fleurs du mal
RESEARCH INTEREST
Discourse Generation, Natural Language Processing, Narrative Generation, Computational Linguistics,
Planning, Intelligent User Interface, Interactive Media, Multi-Agent System, Artificial Intelligence
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
8/2004-Present
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Raleigh, NC
Research Assistant, Computer Science Department
 Narrative generation for suspense: Researching narrative generation and interactive drama; Designing
and developing a framework for suspenseful story creation; Developed a story summarization module
 Warning Generation: Researched and developed a prototype of an automated prohibitive instruction
generation system; Reviewed dynamic user interface literature and natural language generation
techniques
 Implemented a registry module for Mimesis, an intelligent distributed system in C#.NET; Handled XML
encoding and decoding; Implemented XML message routing.
1998-2001
LG ELECTRONICS
Seoul, South Korea
Assistant Researcher, Research and Development Center
 Home Location Register: Implemented network management system interface on a UNIX-based system;
Implemented the operation and maintenance system dealing with real–time database; Developed webbased operation and maintenance system; Wrote user manuals, technical reports, and proposals
 Authentication Center: Designed and developed the fraud detection system using CLIPS; Implemented
and maintained mobile applications protocols; Implemented the operation and maintenance system
1996-1998
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
Seoul, South Korea
Research Assistant, Information Engineering Department
 Researched neural network and dynamic image recognition; Applied ART neural network to predicting
eye trajectories; Researched Korean hand written character segmentation
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2001-2004
2001-2004
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Raleigh, NC
Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department
 Operating Systems, Compiler Construction, Database Management Systems, Artificial Intelligence
 Graded assignments and projects; Held office hours regularly; Technical assistance with programming
SUNKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
Seoul, South Korea
Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department
 Lectured on UNIX and circuit practice to classes of over 40 students; Developed the course contents
PUBLICATIONS
PAPERS IN CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOP
A Framework for Summarizing Game Experiences as Narratives. to appear in the Second Conference on
Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE 2006), CA, USA, June 20-23, 2006.
A Computational Model of Narrative Generation for Suspense. to appear in the AAAI Doctoral Consortium,
Boston, MA, USA, July 16-17, 2006.
A Computational Model of Focalization in Narrative Planning. to appear in the International and
Interdisciplinary Symposium on Point of View, Perspective, Focalization: Modeling Mediacy, Hamburg,
Germany, October 13-15, 2006.
Operation & Maintenance System for Replicated HLR in Mobile Communications. In Proceedings of the
Korea Institute of Communication Sciences, 22(1), 220-223, 2000.
Fraud Detection & Management System in Mobile Communications. In Proceedings of the Korea Institute of
Communication Sciences, 19(2), 1374-1377, 1999.
Prediction of Eye Trajectories Based on the ART Neural Network. IC-AI2000, v. 2, 845-850, 2000.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Automatic Generation of Warning Instructions from Plan Spaces. Technical Report TR04-002, Liquid
Narrative Group, Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University, 2004.
PATENTS
Terminal Equipment Fraud Sensing and Management Method in Mobile Communication Network. Korea
Patent No. 10-0298290-0000.
Operator Command Processing Method in the MobileCommunication System. Korea Patent No. 10-03723420000.
Terminal Fraud Sensing Management Apparatus and Method in Mobile Communication Network. Korea
Patent No. 10-2001-0002797.
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Foreign Languages: native in Korean, fluent in English, familiar with French and Japanese
Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, Visual .NET, Visual C#, Smalltalk, Lisp, Prolog, Perl, Clipper, Fortran
Web: JSP, Java Servlet, Javascript, CGI, PHP, XML, HTML
OS: Windows, UNIX, LINUX
HONORS AND AWARDS
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Awarded NCSU RA/TA Scholarship, Raleigh, NC, 2001–present
Awarded Grand Prize for developing new enterprise, LG Electronics, Seoul, South Korea, 1999
Awarded Information Engineering Graduate Scholarship, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea, 1996–1997
LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
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Treasurer of Women in Computer Science, North Carolina State University, 2005
Treasurer of Women in LG Electronics Research & Development Center, 1999
President of The Voice of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, 1993
Representative of Information Engineering Undergraduate Student Association, Sunkyunkwan University, 1992–1993
Volunteer activity: Member of Nanoom, a group for helping kids from low-income families, 1998–2001
A full CV can be found at http://www4.ncsu.edu/~ycheong/pdffile/yun-cv.pdf
References Available Upon Request