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Hello everyone! I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where I successfully defended my Ph.D. in May 2024. I currently work with Professor Yannis Theocharis at the Chair of Digital Governance (link). I am also a member of European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) mentoring program.

My academic background spans sociology, media communication, and political science, and I am particularly interested in researching how technology influences immigrant integration and the information environment. You can check my published works here (Google scholar).

Originally from Seoul, South Korea, I earned my bachelor’s degree in sociology and media communication at Hanyang University. After graduating, I spent a year working at the political start-up WAGL (link), where I participated in projects that promoted grassroots democracy through digitization. These projects included developing online legislation and debate tools in collaboration with politicians and citizens. However, I found the research aspect more fascinating, which led me to move to Mannheim, Germany, to pursue my master’s. Since then, I have continued my academic career in Germany.

You can contact me via email.