# Sunny Choi

> Sunny Choi is a senior researcher and innovator working at the intersection of arts, digital technology, education, games, and aging to create human-centered social impact. PhD in Music Education from New York University. Recording artist for Steinway & Sons. Inventor of two patented digital-learning technologies.

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## Current roles

- Senior Researcher, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku
- Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Jyväskylä
- Co-Founder, My Dog is the Best

## Expertise

Human–AI Interaction, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Serious Games, Aging and Digital Inclusion, Digital Education, Music Education, Improvisation, Product Innovation.

## Pages

- [About](https://www.choisunny.com/): Sunny Choi is an innovator and senior researcher working at the intersection of arts, digital technology, education, games, and aging to create human-centered social impact.
- [Research](https://www.choisunny.com/research): Summary of Sunny Choi's PhD research on serious games, digital technologies, aging, and music.
- [Practice](https://www.choisunny.com/practice): Overview of Sunny Choi's industry practice and projects, including My Dog is the Best, Clefer, Yousician, Steinway & Sons, and Carnegie Hall.
- [Publications](https://www.choisunny.com/publications): List of Sunny Choi's peer-reviewed papers, professional publications, patents, artistic output, conference presentations, and workshops.
- [Education & Artistic Training](https://www.choisunny.com/education): Overview of Sunny Choi's academic degrees, institutions attended, and artistic expertise gained through The Royal Conservatory of Music.
- [Contact](https://www.choisunny.com/contact): Contact information, LinkedIn, and ORCiD link for Sunny Choi.

## Key works

- [Moving Beyond Precision: Adapting to New Measures of Learning via Improvisation in Music Education](https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-00534-2) (2025). Discover Education, Volume 4, Article 219. Springer Nature.
- [Puzzlegram: a serious game designed for the elderly in group settings](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-74138-8_36) (2024). 10th Joint Conference on Serious Games, JCSG 2024. Springer Nature Switzerland. [Conference Proceedings]. pp.440-446 (New York City, USA, November 7-8, 2024).
- [Motivation and engagement behind music learning in a digital environment](https://www.isme.org/sites/default/files/documents/proceedings/Ruthmann%20%26%20Bowe%20%282020%29%20Proceedings%20of%20the%2023rd%20MISTEC.pdf?ref=choisunny.com#page=1.00&gsr=0) (2020). Proceedings of the 23rd International Seminar of the ISME Music in Schools and Teacher Education Commission (MISTEC). [Conference proceedings]. Virtual seminar. pp. 210.
- [Collaboratively Navigating Liminality in Music Education Doctoral Studies](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349742291_Collaboratively_Navigating_Liminality_in_Music_Education_Doctoral_Studies?ref=choisunny.com#fullTextFileContent) (2020). Remarks on a Visionary’s Journey: An Anthology Celebrating Heidi Westerlund. (Eds. T. Laes & L. Hautsalo). Sibelius Academy Publications 18. pp. 194–221.
- [Musical score performance alignment for automated performance evaluation](https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2024107949A1/en?inventor=Sunny+Sungeun+Choi&ref=choisunny.com) (2024). (Worldwide Patent No.WO2024107949).
- [Automated musical-score referenced evaluation of haptic-based rhythmic performance](https://patents.google.com/patent/US11880507B1/en?ref=choisunny.com) (2023). (Worldwide Patent No.WO2024072394, US Patent No. 11880507B1).
- [Broadening Music Performer Identity Through Free Accompaniment Practices at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland](https://www.proquest.com/openview/e1db9e9122602901cd7d12364085e2f6/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y&ref=choisunny.com) (2023). New York University. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (Publication No. 2869155611) [Doctoral dissertation, New York University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. 202 pages.
- [Components contributing to growth in the field of piano improvisation using popular music](https://059c1503-af4f-4734-aecf-1ec4b878d30f.filesusr.com/ugd/b15140_99cc8f8b587743d8aa3d21bcb73c7e0e.pdf?ref=choisunny.com#page=1.00&gsr=0) (2017). New York University. [Masters thesis, New York University]. 46 pages.

## Verified profiles

- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3823-1149)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iPh5gkQAAAAJ)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnyschoi)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/SunnyChoiMusicWorld)
- [ISME](https://www.isme.org/member/sunny-choi)