Stanford University
B.A. Philosophy, '23
M.S. Computer Science, '24
Hi! I'm Sophia and I'm a Master's student at Stanford University studying Computer Science with a concetration in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). I also earned my Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy at Stanford. My background in the humanities makes me interested in how technology interacts with its users and communities, which is why I decided to pursue HCI. My interest in interdisciplinary learning has also given me a diverse array of interests, like coding, design, art, and writing. Here you can find some of the projects I've worked on that showcase my interest in these topics!
My education has familiarized me with coding langauges like C, C++, Python, JavaScript, and R. Here are a few of the projects I've worked on as a Computer Science student. Code is not displayed per the Stanford Honor Code, but is available upon request.
As part of the class "CS 124: From Languages to Information", I worked with a group of four students to implement a working movie-recommender chatbot in Python using natural language processing. Our chatbot, named Cass, provided movie recommendations based on user input and item-item collaborative filtering, and included typo-checking, multiple movie input, and sentiment extraction. You can view a live demo of what an interaction with Cass might look like here!
As part of "CS 107: Computer Organization and Systems", I created an implicit heap allocator in C that included a first-fit method using headers and reallocation. Code available upon request.
As a self-guided final project in "CS 106B: Programming Abstractions", I created a program in C++ that utilized recursive backtracking to find the highest scoring words in the word game "Scrabble". Full project writeup and code available upon request.
I've loved being able to learn about the iterative design process in my Human-Computer Interaction Concentration! Thorugh my projects, I've gained familiarity with prototyping tools like Figma and Miro, as well as mobile and web app development tools like React Native and Expo. I've also loved learning more about user research and needfinding, going from initial interviews to personas, journey mapping, and brainstorming. Here are a couple of my notable design projects.
In "CS 147: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction", I worked in a group of four to design a mobile social media app centered around sharing your music, utilizing the Spotify API. Some of my roles included UI/UX research and interviewing, Figma prototyping, and full-stack developing with React-Native and Expo. You can view our website detailing our design process here, or watch our live video demo of the app here!
In "CS 247B: Design for Behavior Change", I worked in a group of four to design a mobile app that aimed to reduce "doom-scrolling" and negative phone usage, especially for a Gen-Z audience. Our design process started with interviews, a diary study, and competitor analysis, from which we gathered our results to craft personas, empathy maps, and journey maps. From there, we conducted assumption testing and iterated on different prototypes. For our final deliverables, my main role was implementing the high-fidelity clickable prototype in Figma! You can view our entire design process in our writeup here! You can also check out our clickable Figma prototype here.
This was a self-guided project where I designed a brand development guide for an imagined company in Adobe InDesign. It was created as a Capstone to the “Graphic Design Specialization” online course hosted by the California Institute of the Arts. You can view the full brand development guide here.
Along with Computer Science, I'm also interested in art, Asian-American issues, and writing. Here you can find a couple of creative projects, as well as some of my papers.
A research paper discussing South Korea's beauty standards and unpacking the often overlooked historical and cultural nuances that underlie them. This paper was written with the support of Prof. Yanshuo Zhang in "Writing & Rhetoric 1: In the Eyes of Different Beholders: Rhetoric of Beauty across Cultures". It was published in Synergy: The Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies in October 2020. You can read the full paper here.
This was a project where I worked with a partner to compile interviews that explored the perspectives of Koreans and Korean-Americans on beauty standards in South Korea. We were the recipients of the 2022 Stanford Arts + Justice Grant. You can view our work here.
A Philosophy paper discussing the issue of bodily continuity in regards to the question of personal identity. It was written with the support of Prof. Antonia Peacocke in "Phil 80: Mind, Matter, and Meaning". It was accepted for publication in Falsafa, the UC Irvine Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy, but the exact release date is TBD. You can read the full paper here.
If you'd like more details about my experience, you can find a copy of my resume here.
personal email: sophiejin28@gmail.com
school email: sophiej@stanford.edu
phone number: (949) 378-9427