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<Professor Yoonjin Yoon from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at KAIST>
KAIST's City AI Research Institute (Director: Professor Yoonjin Yoon) has been selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT's Brain Pool (BP) Institutional Recruitment Program. This achievement is the culmination of a joint proposal spearheaded by Institute Director Professor Yoonjin Yoon, along with Professor Soyoung In of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor Sujin Han of the School of Electrical Engineering. It is the result of high praise for the institute's research capabilities in the field of Urban AI and its potential for international collaboration.
This BP project, with a total budget of 2.1 billion KRW, will be carried out over 28 months. It plans to actively pursue AI research focused on solving urban problems by inviting renowned overseas scholars to focus on three core areas: Geospatial AI, Climate AI, and Physical AI. Through this, the institute aims to develop core AI technologies based on a collaboration system involving industry, academia, research institutions, and government. This will lead the way in sustainable urban growth and the transition to an 'Cognitive City,' continuing research to proactively diagnose and respond to various issues that citizens can experience firsthand.
This project is particularly significant as it is a female-centered institutional Brain Pool project. KAIST plans to systematically support the growth of early-career female researchers and actively expand the participation of next-generation female scientists and engineers in international research networks. This is expected to significantly contribute to the development of female research personnel and the strengthening of research leadership, areas that are relatively lacking in domestic science and engineering fields.
Furthermore, through long-term joint research with researchers from world-leading universities such as MIT, NYU, UIUC, UBC, USF, and the University of Toronto, the City AI Research Institute is set to become a leading Urban AI research hub in Korea and Asia.
Moving forward, the institute will continue to dedicate itself to core research for responding to the complex challenges of future cities and advancing innovative technology through artificial intelligence, based on global cooperation.
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