Publications

Books

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"AI, The War of Gods" (나남, 2024)

Co-authored with Park Young-sun

This book explores the philosophical and societal implications of artificial intelligence, examining how AI is reshaping power dynamics in society and creating new forms of governance. It presents a framework for understanding these changes and proposes approaches to ensuring that AI development serves human flourishing rather than undermining it.

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"OXO Playbook" (2023)

A practical guide to building data-driven democratic platforms, based on my experience with OXOpolitics. This book outlines methodologies for creating digital tools that enhance civic participation, improve political transparency, and facilitate more informed decision-making by citizens.

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"Selfish Employees Make the Best Company" (2019)

This book challenges conventional wisdom about organizational culture, arguing that companies thrive when they align individual employee interests with organizational goals rather than demanding selfless dedication. It presents a framework for creating work environments that respect individual autonomy while fostering collective success.

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"Drawing Silicon Valley" (2018)

Based on my experience working in Silicon Valley tech companies, this book provides insights into the culture, practices, and innovation methodologies that drive the world's leading technology hub. It examines how these approaches can be adapted to other contexts to foster innovation and technological development.

Selected Academic Publications

Ryu, H., You, J., Noh, G., & Hwang, H. (2025). "Proposing a Synergetic Intelligence Governance Model for 'Human-AI' Agents."HCI 2025 Conference Download PDF

This paper proposes a governance model for human-AI combined agents, focusing on how to create synergetic intelligence that enhances human capabilities while maintaining appropriate oversight and control mechanisms. The research explores new frameworks for understanding the relationship between humans and AI systems in decision-making contexts.

Lee, J., Ahn, J., Oh, JS., Ryu, H. (2015). "Twitter and Elections around the World: Campaigning in 140 Characters or Less."iConference 2015 Proceedings

This paper examines how Twitter has transformed political campaigning globally, analyzing the use of the platform in various electoral contexts and its impact on political communication strategies.

Mu, X., Lu, K., & Ryu, H. (2014). "Explicitly integrating MeSH thesaurus help into health information retrieval systems: An empirical user study."Information Processing & Management, 50(1), 24-40.

This study examines how integrating controlled vocabulary systems like the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) thesaurus into information retrieval interfaces can improve user search experiences and outcomes in health information seeking. The research demonstrates how structured knowledge organization systems can enhance information discovery in specialized domains.

Ryu, H., Lease, M. (2013). "Generating automatic keywords for conversational speech asr transcripts."Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGIR Workshop on the Exploration, Navigation, and Retrieval of Information in Cultural Heritage (ENRICH)

This paper presents methods for automatically generating keywords from conversational speech transcripts, addressing the challenges of extracting meaningful information from informal spoken language.

Ryu, H., Lease, M., & Woodward, N. (2012). "Finding and exploring memes in social media." InProceedings of the 23rd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media(pp. 295-304).

This research examines how information spreads through social media networks, with a focus on identifying and tracking "memes" or units of cultural information that propagate across platforms. The work develops methods for detecting emerging patterns in social media content and understanding how ideas evolve as they spread.

Ryu, H., Lease, M. (2011). "Crowdworker filtering with support vector machine."Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 48

This paper presents a method for filtering and selecting high-quality crowdworkers using Support Vector Machine learning techniques, improving the reliability of crowdsourced data collection.

Mu, X., Ryu, H., & Lu, K. (2011). "Supporting effective health and biomedical information retrieval and navigation: A novel facet view interface evaluation."Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 44(4), 576-586.

This paper presents an evaluation of a novel faceted navigation interface for biomedical information retrieval. The research explores how structured information presentation can help users more effectively navigate complex information spaces and find relevant health information.

Mu, X., Lu, K., Ryu, H. (2010). "Search strategies on a new health information retrieval system."Online Information Review, 34(3), 440-456.

This paper analyzes user search strategies on a newly developed health information retrieval system, identifying effective approaches for finding relevant health information and suggesting improvements for health information system design.

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Learn about the Four Ages of Information and Power Transformation and how they inform my approach to AI governance and democratic innovation.

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