School of CSE Seminar Series: Gaeun (Gwenn) Seo

Speaker: Gaeun (Gwenn) Seo, academic professional and director of graduate career development at Georgia Tech
Date and Time: June 15, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Host: TBD

Zoom Meeting Link

If link fails or joining by phone:
Meeting ID: 924 6882 4956
Passcode: 239290
Dial: +1 507 473 4847

Title: Developing Computational Judgment in the Age of AI

Abstract: AI is changing not only how computational work is learned and produced, but also how competence in that work can be evaluated. As AI-supported tools and agentic workflows increasingly shape coding, analysis, modeling, simulation, and explanation, computational education faces an important question: What does it mean to demonstrate competence when final outputs no longer fully reveal the reasoning, verification, and decisions behind the work?

In this talk, Dr. Gaeun (Gwenn) Seo introduces computational judgment as a working construct for studying learners’ ability to evaluate, verify, adapt, and communicate computational outputs and decisions in AI-mediated environments. Drawing on her research in learning systems, competency development, and professional formation in STEM and computational contexts, she connects this construct to broader questions about how students develop and demonstrate computational competence as work changes. The talk outlines a human-centered research agenda for making computational competence more visible, assessable, and responsive to emerging forms of AI-mediated computational learning and work.

Bio: Gaeun (Gwenn) Seo studies how students and professionals develop competence, judgment, and professional direction as AI and computational tools reshape learning and work. Her current research focuses on AI-mediated computational learning and work, computational judgment, STEM doctoral education, and competency development and assessment. She is currently an Academic Professional and Director of Graduate Career Development at Georgia Tech, with promotion to Senior Academic Professional effective August 2026, and serves as Co-PI and research lead on a five-year NSF Innovation in Graduate Education grant studying flexible funding models, industry engagement, internships, and STEM Ph.D. training. Dr. Seo has taught, designed, and evaluated graduate and professional learning experiences across Georgia Tech, Princeton University, Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medicine, and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Her teaching has been recognized through “Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students” honors at both UIUC and Weill Cornell Medicine, and her scholarship has appeared in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Career Development, International Journal of Doctoral Studies, and Journal of Further and Higher Education. Her teaching, leadership, and service have received major recognition, including the Georgia Tech Graduate Student Government Association’s Faculty of the Year Award and the Career Services Excellence Award from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where her dissertation research received the College of Education’s Hardie Dissertation Award.

For scheduling information, please contact Sophie McGivern at smcgivern3@gatech.edu.
For Zoom meeting and recording information, please contact Bryant Wine at bwine3@gatech.edu.