Joseph Seering
Joseph Seering is an associate professor in the School of Computing at KAIST, where he leads the Collaborative Social Technologies Lab. His work focuses on understanding the social and organizational dynamics of conflict and coordination on online social platforms in order to drive the development of new forms of social tools. He has received awards for his papers at the ACM CHI, CSCW, and CHI PLAY conferences, and was named one of the CCC/CRA Computing Innovation Fellows of 2021.
Joseph received his Ph.D. and MS from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and his Bachelor's from Harvard University, and was a postdoctoral researcher in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University and a fellow at the Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute.
Announcements
Recruiting MS students for Fall 2026
The Collaborative Social Technologies Lab is recruiting MS students for Fall 2026. Candidates must have already been admitted to the KAIST School of Computing or AI Computing Department for Fall 2026. Ideal candidates will have experience and interest with HCI and/or AI. If you are an interested candidate, please email Professor Joseph Seering by July 10th, 2026 with the following information:- A copy of your CV, transcript, and MS application package.
- Any courses you are currently taking that are not listed on your transcript.
- Your current plans for what you want to do after you finish your masters.
- A one page statement of purpose (in English) detailing your research interests and relevant experience.
Instructions for applying - International MS, MS/PhD, and PhD applicants
I am frequently contacted by students outside Korea inquiring about whether I will be accepting MS, MS/PhD, or PhD students for an upcoming cycle. It is difficult to respond to all of these inquiries due to the volume I receive. In order to ensure your email receives consideration, please make sure to include the following:
- A resume or CV showing your relevant background, including university, major, GPA, employment experience (if any), and research experience (if any).
- A summary of your interests and the direction you hope to pursue in graduate school.
- An explanation of how your interests align with the work that my lab does. The best way to do this is probably to look at one or two papers published from my lab in the past year and write a few sentences about how you would build on or improve a core concept from one of those papers.
- An email subject line formatted as "[Prospective Student] Name - Desired Degree - Semester" (e.g., "[Prospective Student] Firstname Lastname - MS program - Fall 2030")
Please note that I prioritize applicants who demonstrate that they have read some of my recent work. Due to time constraints, I may not respond to inquiries that do not follow the above format.
Call for Applications β Undergraduate Research Assistants, Summer 2026
The Collaborative Social Technologies Lab is recruiting undergraduate interns for Summer 2026. Projects seeking interns are listed in this document. Please note that this summer we are only able to recruit interns who are already affiliated with a university in Korea. Research assistant positions during the summer are full-time positions. Interns are expected to work in-person at KAIST for the full internship. Remote internships are not currently possible.
Please note that lab business is currently primarily handled in English, so applicants should be prepared to communicate in English for research-related activities.The deadline for applications is 11:59PM KST on May 8th, 2026 (Monday). In order to apply, please fill out this form in English.
Application review will begin immediately once the deadline has passed, and candidates who will be interviewed will be contacted within the following week.