Visitor
KIHAC 2025.03.10
- Collaboration meeting with Uwe Marx, founder of TissUse, Inc. held by Prof. YongKeun Park’s Lab
- Discussion on a collaboration plan between KIHAC and Tissuse in the field of new drug development utilizing microphysiological systems
KIDR 2025.04.03
- Robotics researchers from Meta visited KAIST and held a meeting with KIDR faculty
- hosted by Prof. Jee-Hwan Ryu
KIHAC 2025.04.04
- Invited seminar : Prof. Oliver Sawodny, University of Stuttgart; organized by Prof. Kyongchul Kong
- Title: Model-based Control in Robotics
KIDR 2025.04.16
- Committee on Low Birth Rate and Aging Society
- Demonstrated autonomous quadruped robot system, which won 1st place in the IEEE ICRA’23 QRC (Quadruped Robot Challenge).
KIITAIC 2025.04.17
- Seong Nak-yang, CEO of HS HYOSUNG, visited KIITAIC
- Introduction and demonstration of innovative research results of IT-AI Convergence Research Institute, and discussion of technical cooperation
KIITAIC 2025.04.21
- HANKOOK ILBO visited KIITAIC
- Introduction and demonstration of innovative research results of IT-AI Convergence Research Institute, and discussion of technical cooperation
KIHAC 2025.04.24
- Visit by Minister Mi-Ryung Song, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MARFA), Organizer: Prof. Kyongchul Kong
- Live demonstration of WalkOn Suit F1 and Angel Suit H10
KIDR 2025.04.28
- Delegates of Eurecat in Catalunya, Spain introduced research achievements and discussed future collaboration
KIHAC 2025.05.12
- Invited seminar: Prof. Michael Dickey, North Carolina State University, organized by Prof. Jae-Woong Jung
- Title: Shaping a Soft Future
KIITAIC 2025.05.30
- TWINNY visited KIITAIC
- Introduction and demonstration of innovative research results of IT-AI Convergence Research Institute, and discussion of technical cooperation
KIDR 2025.07.01
- TU Delft Robotics
- Demonstrated autonomous quadruped robot system, which won the 1st place in the IEEE ICRA’23 QRC (Quadruped Robot Challenge).
KIHAC 2025.07.22
- Invited seminar: Prof. Shigetomo Fukuhara, Nippon Medical School & Prof. Koichi Nishiyama, university of Miyazaki, organized by Prof. Pilhan Kim
- Invited lecture: Vascular and Celluar Dynamics
KIDR 2025.08.01
- Eindhoven University of Technology(TU/e)
- Demonstrated autonomous quadruped robot system, which won 1st place in the IEEE ICRA’23 QRC (Quadruped Robot Challenge).
Award
KIHAC2025.03.10
- Asan Award in Medicine – Award for Young Medical Scientist, Prof. YongKeun Park
- In recognition of contributions to the development of holotomography technology and the advancement of medical research
KIBI2025.04.21
- Prof. Sang Yup Lee awarded Order of Science and Technology-Changjo Medal (the highest honor).
KIHAC2025.04.21
- Minister of Science and ICT Commendation for Science and Technology Promotion (Science & Technology Advancement Contribution), Prof. Jae-Woong Jung
- In recognition of contributions to innovations in neuroengineering technology
KIHAC2025.05.09
- Best Paper Award, The Korean Society of Medical & Biological Engineering(KOSOMBE), Chanyoung KO (in Prof. KyongChul Kong’s Lab)
- Received the Best Paper Award for the outstanding presentation of research findings at the Spring Academic Conference.
KIDR2025.05.19
- Team of Prof. Hyun Myung won 1st place at NSS Challenge ICRA’25
- Team of Prof. Hyun Myung secured first place overall at the “Nothing Stands Still (NSS) Challenge 2025,” held during the “Future of Construction: Safe, Reliable, and Precise Robots in Construction Environments” workshop at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), the world’s premier robotics conference, which took place in Atlanta, USA, from May 19 to 23, 2025.
KIDR2025.05.22
- Prof. Minkyun Noh’s group received the Best Student Oral Presentation Award from IEEE IEMDC
- Minyoung Choi, a Masters’ student of Prof. Minkyun Noh’s group, received the Best Student Oral Presentatin Award from the IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC) held in Houston on May 18-22.
KIDR2025.05.22
- Prof. Jee-Hwan Ryu received RA-L Best Paper Award at ICRA 2025 for Innovative Soft Growing Robot Technology.
KIDR2025.05.23
- Team of Prof. Hyun Myung won 2nd place at QRC Challenge ICRA’25
- Team of Prof. Hyun Myung secured second place overall at the “Quadruped Robot Challenge (QRC) 2025,” held during the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), the world’s premier robotics conference, which took place in Atlanta, USA, from May 19 to 23, 2025.
KIBI2025.06.17
- Prof. Sang Yup Lee awarded the Gregory N. Stephanopoulos Award for Metabolic Engineering.
KIBI2025.06.26
- Prof. Byung-Kwan Cho awarded CJ Special Academy Award
- at KMB 2025 52nd Annual Meeting & International Symposium.
KIDR2025.06.26
- Prof. Hyun Myung’s Ph.D student Eungchang Mason Lee won the best paper award at ICROS’25.
- Eungchang Mason Lee, Ph.D student of Prof. Hyun Myung, won the best paper award at ICROS’25 presented by KFMES (The Korea Federation of Mechanical Engineering Societies).
KIITAIC2025.07.18
- Prof. Hoi-Jun Yoo was elected as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2025.
- The Academy, under the Ministry of Education, is the nation’s highest academic institution. It selects only a very small number of distinguished scholars in each discipline who have made significant contributions to the advancement of academic research in Korea.
KIHAC2025.07.18
- Mechatronics Systems Outstanding Investigator Award, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFCA), Prof. KyongChul Kong
- In recognition of outstanding research contributions in wearable robotics and rehabilitation engineering
KIBI2025.07.24
- Prof. Won-Il, Jeong awarded 2025 KALAS Special Award.
- An award given to a person who has published a paper in the field of experimental animals as the lead author (corresponding author) in prestigious journals
KIHAC2025.08.08
- 2025 Red Dot Award: Design Concept – Best of the Best, Prof. KyongChul Kong
- Proposed a vision concept for next-generation wearable robot design through the WalkON Suit F1
Event
KIITAIC 2025.03.05
- 2nd Korea Artificial Intelligence Systems Forum (KAISF) Breakfast Lecture was held
- AI Research Technology Exchange Activities, Sharing of Ideas through Keynote Lectures
KIDR 2025.03.19
- Prof. Hyun Myung gave a special lecture at the Construction and Real Estate Forum.
- Prof. Hyun Myung delivers a special lecture at the 11th “News1 Construction and Real Estate Forum” held at the Korea Exchange in Yeouido, Seoul, on March 19th. Marking its 11th year, this year’s News1 Construction and Real Estate Forum was held under the theme ‘Construction and Real Estate in the Era of Great Transformation: Shaping the Future with AI’.
KIITAIC 2025.03.26~2025.07.09
- 1st KAIST AI Semiconductor Executive Program was held.
- The KAIST AI Semiconductor Executive Program is a premier leadership course that encompasses AI, semiconductors, and advanced applications such as robotics, biotechnology, and quantum, offering comprehensive insights into the latest technological trends, industry practices, and real-world case studies to enhance executives’ strategic vision and leadership.
KIBI 2025.04.02
- Symposium co-hosted by KAI-X, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering Biology, and KI
- Title: Genome Engineering: A new engineering discipline emerging in the 2020s?
Speaker: Prof. Bernhard Palsson (Univ. of California San Diego, US)
KICEE 2025.04.03
- LG Innotek-KAIST Signs Industry-Academic Cooperation Agreement
- Over the next three years, the two organizations will jointly develop future technologies in fields such as semiconductors, mobility, and robotics.
KICEE 2025.04.21
- Post Human Colloquium Series Seminar was held
- Novel wet-spun nanocomposite fibers: from bioelectrochemistry to smart textiles by Director Philippe Poulin (Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal – CNRS University of Bordeaux – France)
KIDR 2025.04.26
- Prof. Hyun Myung gave a lecture at TECHCONE 2025
- Prof. Hyun Myung delivers a lecture at the TECHCONE 2025 held at the National Science Museum. TECHCONE was held under the theme ‘Robots permeating people’s lives’. The lecture title was about ‘Spatial AI for Robot Autonomous Navigation’.
KIITAIC 2025.05.13
- 3rd Korea Artificial Intelligence Systems Forum (KAISF) Breakfast Lecture was held
- AI Research Technology Exchange Activities, Sharing of Ideas through Keynote Lectures
KIHAC 2025.05.19
- KAIST Symposium for Vascular Disease, Modeling and Treatment, held by Pilhan Kim’s Lab
- Symposium composed of seven domestic and international speakers; distinguished guests included Prof. Tetsuro Watabe (Institute of Science Tokyo) and Prof. Yuichiro Arima (Kumamoto University). The program featured symposium lectures and discussions on international collaborative research.
KIBI 2025.05.20
- Symposium co-hosted by KAI-X, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering Biology, and KI
- Title: Engineering microbes to rewire host-microbiome interactions
Speaker: Prof. Matthew W. Chang (Univ. of Singapore)
KIHAC 2025.06.05
- The 5th Quantitative Phase Imaging Symposium, held by YongKeun Park’s Lab
- QPI International Researcher Exchange Meeting featuring invited lectures by seven domestic and international speakers, over 30 poster presentations, and more than 200 participants both online and onsite.
KICEE 2025.06.10
- Post Human Colloquium Series Seminar was held.
- Novel wet-spun nanocomposite fibers: from bioelectrochemistry to smart textiles by Prof. Jeehwan Kim (Mechanical Engineering, MIT)
KIHAC 2025.06.20
- Cybathlon AT (Assistive Technology) Records – Powersuit Category, held by Kyongchul Kong’s Lab
- The Powersuit competition was conducted under the supervision of an invited referee and included two events: 10-meter walking with crutches and 10-meter walking without crutches.
KIBI 2025.07.08
- Symposium co-hosted by KAIST Graduate School of Engineering Biology and KI for BioCentury
- Title: In Vivo Genetic Screen to Investigate the Survival Factor of Human Dopamine Neuron During Engraftment
Speaker: So Yeon Koo, Ph.D. (IBS, Institute for Basic Science)
KIITAIC 2025.07.14
- Summer Annual Conference of ISE_Special Session was held
- PIM Semiconductor Design Research Center: Introduction and Key Research Achievements
KICEE 2025.07.16
- Post Human Colloquium Series Seminar was held.
- Network Structures in Functional Materials by Prof. Volker Abetz (University of Hamburg,
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Hamburg, Germany)
KICEE 2025.08.01
- Post Human Colloquium Series Seminar was held.
- Chiral Nanostructures: Next Steps by Prof. Nicholas A. Kotov (University of Michigan)
KICEE 2025.08.12
- Post Human Colloquium Series Seminar was held.
- CARBON AND BORON NITRIDE MATERIALS:
BASIC SCIENCE AND BROADER IMPACT by Prof. Rodney S. Ruoff (Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, IBS Department of Chemistry, UNIST)
KIBI 2025.08.18
- 7th BATL Symposium
- About 100 researchers (clinicians, medical scientists, students, etc.) related to liver disease gathered to hold the Basis and Translational Liver Research Symposium at KAIST Munji Campus.
KIDR 2025.08.28
- Prof. Hyun Myung delivers a special lecture at National Assembly’s Highest-Level Course.
- The lecture title was “Robotics technology: Development trends and future strategies”.
