Publications

Enhancing Counselor Education with Artificial Intelligence Chatbots: Attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence and Counseling Skill Self-Efficacy

Published in Journal of Counseling & Development, 2026

Recommended citation: Han, E., Hsu, P. L., & Shin, J. (2026). Enhancing Counselor Education With Artificial Intelligence Chatbots: Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence and Counseling Skill Self‐Efficacy. Journal of Counseling & Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.70058
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Social Determinants and Adverse Childhood Experiences as Predictors of Cannabis Use: A Machine Learning Analysis of 2023–2024 BRFSS Data

Published in , 2026

Contribution: Data engineering, machine learning model development and evaluation, data analysis, and writing of the Methods and Results sections.

Recommended citation: Manuscript submitted May 26, 2026.

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Determinants of Mental Health as Predictors of Adult Depression: A Machine Learning Approach

Published in Journal of Counseling & Development, 2026

Recommended citation: Han, E., & Shin, J. (2026). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Determinants of Mental Health as Predictors of Adult Depression: A Machine Learning Approach. Journal of Counseling & Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.70029
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Evaluating Generalization Mechanisms in Autonomous Cyber Attack Agents

Published in arXiv preprint (Computer Science > Cryptography and Security), 2026

Recommended citation: Lukáš, O., Shin, J., Rivas, E., Forni, D., Rigaki, M., Catania, C., Piplai, A., Kiekintveld, C., & Garcia, S. (2026). Evaluating Generalization Mechanisms in Autonomous Cyber Attack Agents. arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.10041. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.10041
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Understanding Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Foundational Concepts for Counselor Education

Published in Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 2025

ACES Recognition (December 23, 2025)
Recognized by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) as one of the most accessed articles of 2025 (ACES newsletter feature). This publication introduces foundational concepts of artificial intelligence and machine learning for counselor education.

Recommended citation: Han, E. & Shin, J. (2025). Understanding Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Foundational Concepts for Counselor Education. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 19(3), 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.70013/7b5l47yn
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Towards Building Generalizable Models for Malware Detection

Published in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData), 2024

Recommended citation: Shin, J., Rivas, E., Lucio, D., Piplai, A., & Elluri, L. (2024, December). Towards Building Generalizable Models for Malware Detection. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData) (pp. 5656–5663). IEEE.
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