event
KAIST attended the World Economic Forum’s “Summer Davos Forum” held from September 13 to 15 in Tianjin, China. The Summer Davos Forum hosted various sessions and meetings with international dignitaries from governments, business and public organizations, and academia on the main theme of “Driving Growth through Sustainability.”
On September 14, four subjects including “Electric Vehicles,” “Humanoid Robotics,” “Next Generation of Biomaterials,” and “New Developments in Neuroengineering” were presented by KAIST, followed by discussions with forum participants.
Professor Jae-Seung Jeong of the Bio and Brain Engineering Department, Sang-Yup Lee of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Joon-Ho Oh of the Mechanical Engineering Department, and President Nam-Pyo Suh participated in the forum as presenters of the topic. Of these speakers, Professors Jae-Seung Jeong and Sang-Yup Lee were nominated by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as members of the “Young Global Leader” and “Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies,” respectively.
President Suh was also invited to the CEO Insight Group and delivered an opening speech on OLEV (Online Electric Vehicle) and the Mobile Harbor. President Suh plans to sign an MOU for research cooperation with Jong-Hoo Kim of Bell Lab and Shirley Jackson of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the near future, respectively.
Since 2007, the WEF, in charge of the world’s largest international conference called “Davos Forum” has hosted a “Summer Davos Forum,” also called as the “Annual Meeting of New Champions.” The Summer Davos Forum consists of nations, rising global companies, next generation of global leaders, and cities or nations that lead technological innovations. Unlike the annual Davos Forum held in January, the “Annual Meeting of New Champions” is held in September of each year in Tianjin and Dalian, China.
Since 2009, the WEF has added a special session called IdeasLab in the Davos and Summer Davos Forums. Through IdeasLab, prominent universities from all over the world, research organizations, venture businesses, NGOs, and NPOs are invited to exchange and discuss innovative and creative ideas that can contribute to the development of mankind. Until now, universities including INSEAD, EPFL-ETH, MIT, Oxford, Yale, Harvard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Tsinghua University, and Keio University have been invited to the IdeasLab. KAIST is the first Korean university to attend this session.
-
research KAIST Shows That the Brain Can Distinguish Glucose: Clues to Treat Obesity and Diabetes
<(From left)Prof. Greg S.B Suh, Dr. Jieun Kim, Dr. Shinhye Kim, Researcher Wongyo Jeong) “How does our brain distinguish glucose from the many nutrients absorbed in the gut?” Starting with this question, a KAIST research team has demonstrated that the brain can selectively recognize specific nutrients—particularly glucose—beyond simply detecting total calorie content. This study is expected to offer a new paradigm for appetite control and the treatment of metabolic
2025-07-09 -
research KAIST Develops Novel Candidiasis Treatment Overcoming Side Effects and Resistance
<(From left) Ph. D Candidate Ju Yeon Chung, Prof.Hyun Jung Chung, Ph.D candidate Seungju Yang, Ph.D candidate Ayoung Park, Dr. Yoon-Kyoung Hong from Asan Medical Center, Prof. Yong Pil Chong, Dr. Eunhee Jeon> Candida, a type of fungus, which can spread throughout the body via the bloodstream, leading to organ damage and sepsis. Recently, the incidence of candidiasis has surged due to the increase in immunosuppressive therapies, medical implants, and transplantation. Korean researc
2025-07-08 -
research KAIST Presents a Breakthrough in Overcoming Drug Resistance in Cancer – Hope for Treating Intractable Diseases like Diabetes
<(From the left) Prof. Hyun Uk Kim, Ph.D candiate Hae Deok Jung, Ph.D candidate Jina Lim, Prof.Yoosik Kim from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering> One of the biggest obstacles in cancer treatment is drug resistance in cancer cells. Conventional efforts have focused on identifying new drug targets to eliminate these resistant cells, but such approaches can often lead to even stronger resistance. Now, researchers at KAIST have developed a computational framework to pr
2025-07-08 -
event Professor Moon-Jeong Choi Appointed as an Advisor for the ITU's 'AI for Good Global Summit'
Professor Moon-Jeong Choi from KAIST’s Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy has been appointed as an advisor for "Innovate for Impact" at the AI for Good Global Summit, organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). The ITU is the UN's oldest specialized agency in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) and serves as a crucial body for coordinating global ICT policies and standards. This advis
2025-07-08 -
research Development of Core NPU Technology to Improve ChatGPT Inference Performance by Over 60%
Latest generative AI models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT-4 and Google's Gemini 2.5 require not only high memory bandwidth but also large memory capacity. This is why generative AI cloud operating companies like Microsoft and Google purchase hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GPUs. As a solution to address the core challenges of building such high-performance AI infrastructure, Korean researchers have succeeded in developing an NPU (Neural Processing Unit)* core technology that improves the in
2025-07-07