Howdy!
I'm Sammi Kwon, a
I build software that provides ease of comfort but with control, clarity but with transparency.
Most recently I was a UI/UX Intern at Hanwha Life, conducting user research and translating complex financial rules into relatable product features for parents & guardians to invest and save for their children.
Projects
A weather-based stylist that builds personalized outfits from your own closet using live weather conditions
A real-time installation that turns drawings and messages from visitors’ phones into a shared animation on a large-scale display
A field-service operations platform for managing appointments, equipment, parts, and invoices in one place
Interactive maps revealing the geographic breadth of Yale Library’s language collections from complex catalog metadata
A search engine for Yale Art Gallery’s full collection across four metadata fields, with images, histories, and artwork details
Experience
Data Engineer @ Yale University Library Technical Services
Data Analysis
Cloud
Machine Learning
Python
OCR
GlotLID
Plotly
D3
SQLite
Built Python data pipelines to analyze 12,031 catalog records spanning 1,671 language codes, using OCR and language-identification tools to improve how language resources could be classified and explored.
Combined Yale catalog metadata with geographic language data to build interactive Plotly and D3 visualizations across 22 world regions.
Software Engineering Intern @ CreativeMUT
Full Stack
Dev Ops
Networks
VR
JavaScript
WebSocket
React
TypeScript
Next.js
Docker
Led technical deployment for interactive media exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore, setting up containerized services, remote device control, VR headsets, projection systems, and exhibition interfaces.
Built the real-time Message Wall installation to support exhibition crowds of up to ~2,000 visitors per hour; presented usage analytics and expansion ideas to the CEO.
Student Researcher @ Yale University, Brown Lab
Automation
Signal Processing
Hardware
KiCAD
Python
Built a DataRay-to-Python pipeline to automate laser measurements, allowing experiments to run continuously for 24-hour cycles. Used Fourier analysis to trace recurring signal drift to HVAC fluctuations.
Worked on a feedback system that detected changes in laser position and automatically adjusted motorized mirrors based on the voltage difference to recenter the beam.