Desiree Cho
MSc Student
Desiree Cho
MSc Student
Desiree is an interdisciplinary MSc student at the University of Oxford (Oxford Internet Institute) and a recent First Class Honours graduate from the BSc in Psychology at UCL, where she attained a Best First Class in her final-year dissertation on designing technology to improve well-being (human-computer interaction). She focuses on the societal implications of emerging technologies such as AI, with a research interest in the context of child digital safety and rights. She is a methodological enthusiast: Her quantitative expertise includes statistical analysis, computational methods, and data science techniques. She is also well-versed in qualitative methods such as user interviews.
Her broader research interests focus on understanding human behaviour in relation to technology. As a research assistant in three labs, she has gained research experience which includes co-authoring a paper at ACM CHI’23 (the premier conference for human-computer interaction). Beyond research, she has worked on academic digital projects, such as organising AI forums—including the Human-AI Workshop 2024 at the University of Oxford—and being a Digital Consultant for The Oxford Strategy Challenge 2024.
Outside academia, Desiree is passionate about using technology for good and uplifting marginalised communities. For eight years, she has been a Digital Support Volunteer in Singapore and the UK, building on her long-standing commitment to digitising kindness initiatives. She is also a social media fundraising runner for medical organisations such as the Oxford Children’s Hospital, covering 841km in 2024. Additionally, Desiree is committed to empowering women through sport and currently leads Women’s Development as co-captain of the Women’s 3s at the Oxford University Association Football Club.
Science Communication, Public Understanding of Emerging Technologies, Child Digital Well-being and Safety, AI Governance, Computational Social Science.