{"id":77,"date":"2026-06-15T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/hwanheepark\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:00:52","slug":"research-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/hwanheepark\/research-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Research Assistant on National Science Foundation Award #\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2032292&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2032292<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> 2024 Spring \u2013 present\r\n\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\nNSF-funded project designed to broaden participation in cybersecurity education by teaching social engineering and the human dimensions of cyber threats. The project engaged students, educators, and community members through hands-on competitions, classroom projects, and outreach workshops across diverse STEM disciplines.\r\n\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Communicated with risk management, IT services, the ethics board, and CAT to ensure subject matter\u00a0expertise\u00a0and ethical AI use across social media competitions<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Conducted research to\u00a0observe\u00a0adversarial behavior in cyberattacks<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Reported and analyzed data to understand adversarial behavior and group dynamics in cyberattacks<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Assisted\u00a0with designing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/socialengineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">international cybersecurity competitions<\/a>\u00a0(A nationally recognized, prevention-focused cybersecurity competition examining the human dimensions of cybercrime through hands-on social engineering simulations grounded in the social science. Engaged over 650 high school, undergraduate, and graduate students across six annual competitions from 2020 to 2026)<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Assisted\u00a0with designing course projects for cybersecurity education<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<strong>Research Assistant at the Office of CLA Community Engagement<\/strong>\u00a0 2025 Fall \u2013 present\r\n\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Facilitated and sustained meaningful connections between local Philadelphia communities and CLA students, faculty, and staff to better education.<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Supported administrative operations and program delivery such as community engaged learning for undergraduates, the CLA Community Scholars Program, and CLA Translation Institute, and the University-Community Collaborative.<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Assisted\u00a0in information-gathering, including research, grants; compiled grant documentation and\u00a0maintain\u00a0submission records<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Supported outreach and scheduling for program partners<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Processed stipend requests for external facilitators and guest speakers<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Managed social media account<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Research Assistant\u00a0at the\u00a0CARE Lab\u00a0(Cybersecurity\u00a0Community Outreach)<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> 2024\u00a0Spring\u00a0\u2013 present\r\n\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Designed and developed cybersecurity and cyberhygiene educational content tailored\u00a0for diverse age groups, delivering programming across youth-only, older adult-only, and intergenerational formats<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Facilitated regular awareness sessions on topics including\u00a0cyberhygiene,\u00a0scams\u00a0and fraud, deepfakes, surveillance, and AI safety,\u00a0adapting\u00a0frequency and format to each program\u2019s needs<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li><em>Youth Cyber Hygiene and Security Training Program:<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>We raise cybersecurity awareness among youth with the Juvenile Justice Center of Philadelphia (JJCP), the Institute for the Development of African American Youth (IDAAY), Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA), and Temple Upward Bound. Our program covers essential topics such as deepfakes, dangers of texting, surveillance, the role of AI in future cybercrime, the use of social media, online safety, and careers in cybersecurity.<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li><em>Hunting Park Community Revitalization Corporation:<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>We partnered with the\u00a0HPCRC\u00a0to host a cybersecurity and awareness session for members of the Hunting Park Community.<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li><em>Community Cybersecurity Clinics (C3):<\/em>\u00a0We host free, hands-on cybersecurity workshops\u00a0open to community members of all ages, covering practical online safety topics such as romance\u00a0scam, tax fraud, digital security best practices to help the public stay safe online.<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li><em>Cyber Security Day:<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>We partnered with Temple University\u2019s Digital Access Center to help raise awareness about cybercrimes targeting older populations and how to stay safe.<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<strong>DEF\u00a0CON\u00a034\u00a0Hacking Conference<\/strong> Summer 2026\r\n\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Analyzed live vishing calls, documenting attacker tactics and techniques in real-time findings reports<\/li>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\r\n \t<li>Identified\u00a0and categorized attacker pretexts and cover stories, which background stories worked, assessing their effectiveness 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