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Cha Meeyoung
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| Born | July 28, 1979 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Other names | Mia |
| Alma mater | KAIST |
| Known for | Facts before Rumors research, Measuring User Influence in Twitter: The Million Follower Fallacy |
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| Fields | Social computing, complex networks, data science, social networking services |
| Institutions | Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, KAIST, SK Telecom, Korea Internet Self-Governance Organization, Facebook, Institute for Basic Science, Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy |
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| Doctoral advisors | Moon Sue (문수복) |
| Other academic advisors | Kim Taewhan |
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차미영
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| Revised Romanization | Cha Miyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'a Miyŏng |
Cha Meeyoung (Hangul: 차미영; born July 28, 1979), also known as Mia, is a professor at KAIST, a top university in South Korea. She also leads a research group at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS). Her work focuses on data science, which is about understanding huge amounts of information. She studies how information spreads online and uses machine learning (where computers learn from data) to understand human behavior. Soon, she will become a director at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy in Germany. She has also helped edit important science journals.
Growing Up and School
Mia was born in Daejeon, South Korea. She grew up in Chuncheon City, where she often spent time thinking alone. As a child, she sometimes played with the daughter of famous novelist O Jeonghui.
She went to Bongeui Middle School. Then, she attended Kangwon Science High School, where she was one of the few female students at the time. Mia completed all her higher education at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon.
At first, she wanted to study astrophysics because she loved stars. Her father, a physicist, also influenced her. However, KAIST did not have an astrophysics program. So, she chose to major in computer science. She earned her bachelor's degree with high honors. Later, she completed her master's and Ph.D. degrees at KAIST.
Her Career in Science
In 2008, Mia worked as a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems. After that, she returned to KAIST. She became an assistant professor and then an associate professor in the School of Computing.
Outside of KAIST, she worked as a consultant for SK Telecom and the Korea Internet Self-Governance Organization. These roles involved giving scientific and technical advice.
In 2015, Mia visited Facebook in California. She worked with their Data Science Team there. In 2019, she and Oum Sang-il helped start the Pioneer Research Center for Mathematical and Computational Sciences at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS). This was one of the first special research centers at IBS.
Mia leads the Data Science Group at IBS. Her team studies many important topics. They look into fake news and how people's opinions are shaped by artificial intelligence (AI). They also use deep learning to understand human behavior and predict trends.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, her group noticed a lot of false information spreading online. To help, they started the "Facts Before Rumors" campaign. This project worked to share correct information and fight misinformation.
Mia has also been a science helper for the World Customs Organization. She is a member of the Seoul Forum for International Affairs. She has served on several important councils and committees in South Korea.
In June 2024, she moved to Germany. She became a scientific director at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy. She leads the Data Science for Humanity research group there. She is the first director from South Korea and the second Asian female scientist to hold such a position at Max Planck.
Awards and Honors
- 2024: Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award
- 2022: Test of Time Award, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGCOMM
- 2022: Commendation, 55th Science Day, Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2020: Test of Time Award, International Conference on Web and Social Media
- 2019: Young Information Scientist Award, Korean Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers
- 2016: Lifetime member, Korean Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers
- 2012: Best Paper, International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media
- 2009: Best Data Workshop Paper, 3rd Int'l AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media
- 2007: Best Paper, ACM Internet Measurement Conference
Editorial Boards
- 2016–present PeerJ
- 2016–present ACM Transactions on Social Computing
See also
- Hamed Haddadi
- Pablo Rodriguez
- Xing Xie
