KAIST

Newsletter

Vol.30.2025.8.

Team Atlanta won the DARPA AI Cyber Challenge in the US, with a prize of 5.5 billion KRW​ Team Atlanta, led by Professor Insu Yun of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at KAIST and Tae soo Kim, an executive from Samsung Research, along with researchers from POSTECH and Georgia Tech, won the final championship at the AI Cyber Challenge hosted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The final was held at the largest hacking conference, DEF CON 33, in Las Vegas on August 8

Research

KAIST is identifying the cause of depression and uncovering clues for treatment​ Major depressive disorder is one of the most common psychiatric illnesses worldwide, but its molecular causes have still not been clearly identified. A domestic research team has discovered that depression may not simply be caused by neuronal damage, but can also arise from the dysregulation of specific neural signaling pathways.

KAIST Identifies Key to Slowing Aging via RNA Regulation... Unlocks Mechanism for Longevity​ As aging progresses, the quality of DNA and proteins inside cells declines, known to be the cause of various degenerative diseases. However, the connection between aging and RNA has remained largely unexplored. Now, a Korean research team has discovered that a ribosome associated quality control factor plays a central role in slowing aging and promoting longevity. This breakthrough is expected to provide a new direction for future therapeutic strategies targeting human aging and neurodegenerative diseases.

KAIST Develops World’s First Wireless OLED Contact Lens for Retinal Diagnostics​ A team of Korean researchers has developed a next-generation wireless ophthalmic diagnostic technology that replaces the existing stationary, darkroom-based retinal testing method by incorporating an ultrathin OLED into a contact lens. This breakthrough is expected to have applications in diverse fields such as myopia treatment, ocular biosignal analysis, augmented-reality visual information delivery, and light-based neurostimulation.

Campus/People

2025 APEC Youth STEM Science Exchange Program Successfully Completed​ As the 2025 APEC chair, Korea is promoting various international collaborations to discover and nurture the next generation of talent in the STEM fields. The KAIST academic exchange program was particularly meaningful as it was designed with the international goal of revitalizing science gifted exchanges and expanding the basis for cooperation among APEC member countries. It moved beyond the traditional online-centric research collaboration model to focus on hands-on, on-site, and convergence research experiences

KAIST’s Wearable Robot Design Wins 2025 Red Dot Award Best of the Best This award-winning design is the result of industry-academic cooperation with Angel Robotics Inc., founded by Professor Kyoungchul Kong from the KAIST Department of Mechanical Engineering. It is a concept design that proposes a next-generation wearable robot (an ultra-personal mobility device) that can be used by people with paraplegia in their daily lives

Key Figures in the Establishment of KAIST, Invited to the National Appointment Ceremony​ Professor Emeritus Jung-Woong Ra from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Won-ki Kwon, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, who played pivotal roles in the establishment of KAIST, were selected as special guests for the National Appointment Ceremony hosted by the Presidential Office on August 15th.

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