Woojin Jung
Researcher of Poverty & Development
Global Poverty & Aid
Dr. Jung’s research focuses on development aid policy as an instrument to alleviate global poverty. She applies data science techniques to examine the relationship between poverty and aid, particularly in fragile states.
Recent Honors
recipient of
Microsoft's Azure Grant
AI for Humanitarian Action Project Initiatives
The grant will support Dr. Jung’s latest project in the Republic of Congo to estimate its population’s food security vulnerability using satellite and social media data.
recipient of the 2020
Society for Social Work and Research
Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award
“Combating Poverty through Aid:
A Critical Analysis of Alternative Models.”
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recipient of the 2016
Korea Association of International Development Cooperation
Highest Honors in Graduate Research Award
Recent Avtivities
Invited Presenter at the
Korea Association of
International Development & Cooperation (KAIDEC)
& Seoul National University Asia Center
Seoul, Korea (July 2020)
"Combining Satellite Imagery with Deep Learning to Predict Poverty in Data-Sparse Contexts"
Invited Presenter at the
Institute of Governmental Studies
Department of Public Administration
Korea University
Seoul, Korea (January 2020)
"Using Machine Learning to Evaluate Aid Distribution"
Recent Publications
New Journal Article Published in:
World Development (2020)
"Two Models of Community-Centered Development in Myanmar"
New Journal Article Published in:
Journal of Governmental Studies (2020)
"Using Data Science to Strengthen the Social Safety Net: Prediction Risk for Medicare and Medicaid Insurers"
