Publications * equal contribution

2026
InterAICion: Multi-turn Simulation Framework for Relational Harm in AI Companions
Minchae Kim*, Jung Lee*, Minjeong Shin, Kyusik Kim, Bongwon Suh
EMNLP 2026 (Under Review) AI Companion NLP / LLM Simulation
"What Keeps Fans on the Silent Field?": Understanding Lean-Back Football Fans via AI Sports Broadcasting in Non-Event Time
Kyusik Kim, Jaehoon Choi, Hoyeol Yang, Hyunsoo Choi, Minchae Kim, Minjeong Shin, Bongwon Suh
CHI 2026 Sports & Media HCI AI Companion
"Just Listening Was Enough—Until it Wasn't": Relationship-Stage-Aware Cognitive Scaffolding in AI Companions
Minchae Kim, Hyungwoo Song, Jung Lee, Bongwon Suh
CHI EA 2026 AI Companion Mental Health HCI
From Relief to Resilience: Designing Adaptive AI Companions via Social Penetration Theory and Implicit Cognitive Reframing
Minchae Kim, Hyungwoo Song, Bongwon Suh
HCIK 2026 (HCI Korea) AI Companion Mental Health
2024
Poster: Analysis of User Characteristics by Depression Levels Based on Mobile Data
Minchae Kim, Hyunji Kim, Jibin Hwang
KDMS 2024 (Korea Data Mining Society – Autumn Conference) Mental Health Data Mining