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We thrive to be the world’s top IT powerhouse.

Our mission is to lead innovations
in information technology, create lasting impact,
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School of Electrical Engineering We thrive
to be the world’s
top IT powerhouse.
We thrive to be the world’s top IT powerhouse.

Our mission is to lead innovations
in information technology, create lasting impact,
and educate next-generation leaders of the world.

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School of Electrical Engineering We thrive
to be the world’s
top IT powerhouse.
We thrive to be the world’s top IT powerhouse.

Our mission is to lead innovations
in information technology, create lasting impact,
and educate next-generation leaders of the world.

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School of Electrical Engineering We thrive
to be the world’s
top IT powerhouse.
We thrive to be the world’s top IT powerhouse.

Our mission is to lead innovations
in information technology, create lasting impact,
and educate next-generation leaders of the world.

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School of Electrical Engineering We thrive
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top IT powerhouse.
We thrive to be the world’s top IT powerhouse.

Our mission is to lead innovations
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and educate next-generation leaders of the world.

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AI in EE AI and machine learning
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AI and machine learning are a key thrust in EE research

AI/machine learning  efforts are already   a big part of   ongoing
research in all 6 divisions - Computer, Communication, Signal,
Wave, Circuit and Device - of KAIST EE 

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Professor Cho SeongHwan receives ‘2023 Hae-dong Semiconductor Engineering Award from Institute of Semiconductor Engineers’

 

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<Professor Cho SeongHwan>
 
 
Professor Cho SeongHwan received 2023 Hae-dong Semiconductor Engineering Award from Institute of Semiconductor Engineers.
Congratulations on the big news, and we are extremely grateful for his effort and contributions to EE.
 
Professor Cho SeongHwan has been conducting research in analog integrated circuits, making significant contributions to the domestic and international technological advancements in this field.
 
While producing numerous outstanding papers in traditional analog circuits, Professor Cho SeongHwan also conducted unique researches such as time-based circuits to overcome low voltage and employing CMOS processes for sensing components rather than computational components. His relentless efforts in such innovative research have made numerous breakthroughs in the field.
 
The citation count for Professor Cho SeongHwan’s papers on analog circuits exceeds 3,000 citations, and he has received prestigious awards, including the IEEE Circuits & Systems Society Best Paper Award and the ISSCC Outstanding Far-East Paper Award.
 
His outstanding research was acknowledged by people in his field, as he served as an associate editor for IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems-I, TPC Chair for the IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference., and SSCS Distinguished Lecturer.
 
Furthermore, Professor Cho SeongHwan has been contributing to the development of semiconductor education in Korea for 20 years through his voluntary work at IDEC. Especially, he introduced the sub-MPW system, enhancing accessibility to MPW (Multi-Project Wafer) for domestic universities to help students.
 
* Catalog attached.

 

Notice for February 2024 Commencement Ceremony

1. Date/Time : Feb. 16 (Fri), 2024, 12:30~16:30
2. Place : Lyu Keun-Chul Sports Complex (N3)
3. Participants : Those who graduated in Aug. 2023 or are expected to graduate in Feb. 2024
4. Instructions for participants   
1) Graduate Waiting area
o Candidates for Bachelor’s degree : Chung Moon Sool B/D (E16) o Candidates for Master’s degree : Auditorium(E15)
o Candidates for Doctoral degree : A/V Room, School of Digital Humanities & Computaltional Social Science B/D(N4)
2) Time to arrive at the waiting place
o Graduates are to arrive at the waiting area between 12:30 and 13:00, after being informed about the progress of the event, prepare to enter the procession.
o Graduates who do not bring their diplomas cannot receive their diplomas from the podium.
3) Information on attendance at the degree conferment ceremony
o How to apply: Graduation uniforms and diplomas are distributed in the seminar room of the main auditorium during the graduation uniform rental period (‘24.2.01~2.07). Indicate whether or not to attend the graduation ceremony on the rental application form with O or X
※ Regardless of whether or not they attended the graduation ceremony indicated on the graduation settlement report, all graduates who received the graduation gown and diploma during the rental period and expressed their intention to attend the graduation ceremony in the application form can attend the event (however, students who did not receive the graduation gown and diploma during the rental period) cannot attend)
4) Graduation Gown Rental and Return
o Graduation gown rental period : Feb. 06(Tues.)∼Feb. 14(Wed.), 2024, 10:00∼17:00
※ weekend ․ Excluding public holidays
o Period for return : By Feb. 16 (Fri.) 19:00 / Feb.17 (Sat.) 10:00∼17:00
o Period for payment of rental fee : Feb. 06(Tues.)∼Feb. 14(Wed.), 2024
o Place for graduation gown rental/return : Auditorium(E15) 1st floor seminar room o Graduation gown rental fee : 10,000 won
o Account number for payment of rental fee : Post Office, 312512-01-000015 (account holder : Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 한국과학기술원)
o Matters to be checked when renting graduation gown: details of rental fee payment, ID card
o Note
– Graduation uniform rental fees must be paid in the name of the graduate – Check the deposit details or deposit screen when renting graduation uniforms

– Graduation clothes are only available for rental during the specified period
※ proxy collection of graduation uniforms and diplomas is possible only when the proxy recipient and proxy applicant have their ID cards.
5) Guidelines for families accompanying graduates
o For safety reasons, eating and drinking is prohibited at the event venue, and the number of accompanying family members per graduate is limited. We ask for your understanding as it is limited to a maximum of 2 people.
※ Families with limited access to the event can watch the event on the relay screen in the main auditorium (E15)
o Admission tickets for accompanying family members will be distributed during the rental period of graduation clothes, and must be entered on the day of the event. You must bring a ticket to enter.
o Accompanying families must enter the graduation ceremony hall by 1:30 pm (30 minutes before the event) and graduates Please congratulate them with a round of applause as they enter the procession.
[Commencement Inquiries ] Student Affairs Team Ext. 2162∼2167

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Prof. Hyun Myung Receives Academic Awards from Korea Robotics Society and ICROS

 

<Professor Hyun Myung>
 

Professor Hyun Myung from the School of Electrical Engineering has received academic awards from two major domestic robotics societies, the Korea Robotics Society and the ICROS (Institute for Control, Robotics and Systems).

 

Professor Hyun Myung was awarded the academic award at the regular meeting of the Korea Robotics Society, held at the SC Convention in Seoul on December 1st.

The Korea Robotics Society’s academic award is the most prestigious award given by the society at the end of each year.

It is awarded to a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to the development of domestic and international robotics technology and related fields through innovative research achievements and publication activities.

 

Professor Hyun Myung’s research team has published over 100 SCI papers and presented more than 300 international conference papers in the field of autonomous robot navigation.

Additionally, they received recognition for their excellent achievements, including winning the Autonomous Quadruped Robot Competition at the 2023 IEEE ICRA (International Conference on Robotics and Automation) held in London, UK, and being double-crowned champion of the HILTI SLAM Challenge.

 

Furthermore, Professor Hyun Myung was honored with the IEEE Academic Activity Award at the regular meeting of the ICROS (Institute for Control, Robotics and Systems) held at the Venezia Hotel in Yeosu on October 19th.

The IEEE Academic Activity Award is one of six academic awards presented annually by ICROS and is awarded to researchers who have demonstrated outstanding IEEE-related academic activities.

Professor Hyun Myung received this award in recognition of his achievements this year, including winning the IEEE ICRA Autonomous Quadruped Robot Competition and achieving double championships in the HILTI SLAM Challenge.

 

 

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<Academic Award & IEEE Academic Acitivity Award>

 

 

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<Award Ceremony, Korean Robotics Society>

 

/Reference/ Robot News (December 5, 2023): “Completion of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Korean Robotics Society”

https://www.irobotnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=33416 

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Professor Lee Si-Hyeon Selected as Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Information Theory Society

<Professor Lee Si-Hyeon>
 
 
Professor Lee Si-Hyeon from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has been selected as a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Information Theory Society (ITSoc). She will serve the role for two years starting from 2024.
 
Every year, the IEEE ITSoc selects a few world-renowned scholars in the field of information theory as Distinguished Lecturers.
They support invited lectures in chapters around the world, providing society members and the general public with the latest research trends and an opportunity to directly communicate with the Distinguished Lecturers.
 
Professor Lee Si-Hyeon was selected as a Distinguished Lecturer in recognition of her excellence in research on network information theory and statistical inference.
Recently, she was also appointed as the TPC Co-Chair for the IEEE Information Theory Workshop 2024, one of the most prestigious conferences in the field of information theory.
 
The list of IEEE ITSoc Distinguished Lecturers can be found at the link below.

 

Kim Minje, PhD Candidate in Professor Choi Junil’s Research Lab at the Department of EE, Awarded the 15th ICT Paper Competition Grand Exhibition

 

<Professor Choi Junil and Ph.D. candidate Kim Minje>

 

Professor Choi Junil’s research lab at the Department of EE congratulates doctoral candidate Kim Minje for receiving an excellence award at the 15th ICT Paper Competition Grand Exhibition, hosted by the Electronic Newspaper, Web Keshi Group, and the Software Credit Union.

 

Over the past five years, professor Choi Junil’s research team has been recognized with outstanding awards, including the highest honors and excellence awards, in the ICT Paper Competition Grand Exhibition.

 

The research by PhD candidate Kim Minje, titled “Meta-Heuristic Fronthaul Bit Allocation for Cell-free Massive MIMO Systems,” proposes an algorithm to efficiently solve the problem of distributing front-haul link capacity in Cell-free multi-antenna systems.

 

This research suggests a technology that can effectively reduce the computational workload of central processing units (CPUs), which rapidly increases with the growing number of terminals and access points (APs).

 

Link:  https://www.etnews.com/20231117000193

 

 

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Ph.D. candidate Sunjae Yoon (Prof. Chang D. Yoo) wins Best Paper Award

 

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<Professor Chang D. Yoo and Ph.D. candidate Sunjae Yoon>
 
 
Ph.D. candidate Sunjae Yoon from Professor Chang D. Yoo’s lab at our department won the Best Paper Award at the 2023 Korean Artificial Intelligence Association.
The Korean Artificial Intelligence Association holds conferences every spring and fall, and this academic conference was held by Naver from November 23 to 25, 2023.
Ph.D. candidate Sunjae Yoon presented a paper titled ‘Pivotal Prompt Tuning for Video Dynamic Editing’ and was selected as the award recipient in recognition of its excellence.
 
 
The detailed information is as follows:
 * Conference Name: 2023 Fall Conference of the Korean Artificial Intelligence Association
 * Period: November 23 to 25, 2023
 * Award Name: Best Paper Award
 * Authors: Sunjae Yoon, Gwanhyeong Koo, Ji Woo Hong, Hee Suk Yoon, Chang D. Yoo (Supervising Professor)
 * Paper Title: Pivotal Prompt Tuning for Video Dynamic Editing
 
 
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 <ph.D Miryeong Kwon, Prof. Myoungsoo Jung, ph.D. candidate Donghyun Gouk and Hanyeoreum Bae>

 

Our department’s Professor Myoungsoo Jung’s research team has developed ‘DockerSSD,’ which allows storage devices to be utilized as independent server that processes data without computer.
 
 
The DockerSSD employs Docker, a widely used operating system-level virtualization software, to provide a complete environment for executing user-level applications.
Such a complete environment empowers the users to easily leverage Smart SSD technology.
The evaluation result showed that DockerSSD accelerates the execution by 2x and reduces the power consumption by 2x.
 
Smart SSD technology has been discussed for decades as a solution to accelerate data processing by minimizing data movement. To leverage Smart SSD’s advantage, there were numerous approaches from memory/storage vendors.
 
However, these approaches have not been widely deployed due to their poor usability. This is because the vendors did not want their internal hardware and software disclosed.
Instead, they have provided their internal environments through different interfaces, forcing applications to be modified to fit these interfaces.
 
To enhance the usability of Smart SSD technology, Prof. Jung’s research team developed DockerSSD, a new way of Smart SSD that employs Docker inside the storage device.
Docker is an operating system-level virtualization software that provides all the necessary environments for user applications running on the operating system. By leveraging Docker, DockerSSD can implement an environment used in a host within the storage device.
 
This allows users to run their application in storage, without being bounded by vendor-specific interfaces. Since this work relieves a significant burden on the users while providing high performance and high energy efficiency, the research team expects this work to be widely adopted in growing data centers.
 
 
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(picture 2   Docker SSD’s logotype)

 
The KAIST Ph.D. Candidates (Donghyun Gouk, Miryeong Kwon, and Hanyeoreum Bae) participated in this research, and the paper (DockerSSD: Containerized In-Storage Processing and Hardware Acceleration for Computational SSDs) will be presented in March at ‘IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture, (HPCA) 2024’ held in Edinburgh, Scotland.
 

The research was supported by Panmnesia(http://panmnesia.com) and Institute for Information and Communication Technology Promotion Planning and Evaluation(IITP).

 
More information on this paper can be found at CAMELab website (http://camelab.org)

This result has been reported by domestic media as followed.

 

[Link]

 

Han Seung-jae (Ph.D candidate from Professor Yoon Young-Gyu’s lab) receives the Trainee Professional Development Award and the AKN Outstanding Research Award at Neuroscience 2023

 

 

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<Han Seung-jae ph.D candidate>

 

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<Award Ceremony>

 

Ph.D candidate Han Seung-jae from professor Yoon Young-Gyu’s lab, received the Trainee Professional Development Award and the IBS/AKN Pre-doctoral Award at Neuroscience 2023.

Neuroscience 2023 is a conference organized by the Society for Neuroscience, held in Washington DC, USA, from November 11th to 15th, with approximately 30,000 official participants.

 

The Trainee Professional Development Award is given to students who have shown outstanding research achievements in the field of neuroscience. Recipients have the opportunity to present their research findings through a separate poster session and engage in networking with other students in the field.

Additionally, the recipients receive benefits such as a $2,500 scholarship, waived conference registration fees, and participation in workshops provided by institutions.

 

The 2023 AKN Outstanding Research Award is presented by the Association of Korean Neuroscientists based on comprehensive neuroscience research achievements.

The pre-doctoral award was given to a total of five doctoral candidates. A prize of $400 and a certificate are awarded to the recipients. Han Seung-jae received sponsorship from the Institute for Basic Science while writing his paper for the award.

 

At this conference, Han Seung-jae presented research that was selected as the cover article for the October 2023 issue of Nature Methods (Title: “Statistically unbiased prediction enables accurate denoising of voltage imaging data”).

This research proposes an effective method for removing noise from fluorescence microscopy images using machine learning and demonstrates its effectiveness in various experimental environments.

 

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