Yelin Kim

Yelin Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY), leading the Inspire Lab for Interaction Sensing and Perception in Real Environment.

Her research focuses on:

• machine learning
• multimodal signal processing
• affective media analysis
• human-machine interaction

She quantifies nonverbal behavioral cues (vocal changes, facial expressions, body gestures) to analyze human behavior in real-world interactions using techniques from machine learning, computer vision, and behavioral science.

Key recognitions include:

• Google Faculty Research Award (2018)
• SUNY-A Faculty Research Award (2017–2019)
• ACM Multimedia Best Student Paper Award (2014, lead author)
• Korean Government KETEP Scholarship (2011–2013)
• Qualcomm Scholarship (2011)

She served as ACM ICMI Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair (2018) and delivered invited talks at University of Rochester HCI, RIT AI Seminar Series, and USC EE Seminar.

The Inspire Lab (http://albany.edu/inspirelab) develops AI systems for sensing and interpreting affective/social signals in communication.