The Korea Multimedia Society Holds the 2020 International Academic Conference

Participation from Over 7 Countries Through Offline and Online Platforms

The Korea Multimedia Society (President Kim Chi-yong, Dean of ICT Engineering College at Dong-Eui University) held the "2020 MITA International Academic Conference" from November 20 to 21.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Korea Multimedia Society (President Kim Chi-yong, Dean of the ICT Engineering College at Dong-Eui University) held the ‘2020 MITA International Conference’ for two days from November 20 to 21 at The Ocean Resort in Yeosu.

The Korea Multimedia Society holds the international conference MITA (International Conference on Multimedia Information Technology and Applications) once a year overseas.

This year, amid the rapid changes in society, education, and the economy due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the conference addressed topics such as human restoration and urban regeneration using multimedia. Researchers from more than seven countries participated through both offline and online platforms in the event held domestically.

A total of about 60 papers were submitted to this conference. Research results of experts were shared through general papers, undergraduate papers, and various sections. Poster presentations were conducted entirely online.

Dean Kang-Hyun Lee of Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine delivered the keynote speech on the theme of ‘Multimedia and Digital Healthcare in the Post-COVID-19 Era,’ and Professor Sung-Bae Lim of St. Mary’s University gave a special lecture on ‘Lifestyle Innovation for a Smart Future.’

As a tutorial lecture, Professor Matei Mancas of the University of Mons in Belgium gave a lecture titled ‘From Visual Attention to Attention!’

Professor In-Sook Choi of the University of Salford in the UK gave a lecture on ‘Real-time Digital Curation: Interaction Becoming a Live Stream Experience.’

Professor Kostas Terzidis of Tongji University in China delivered a lecture on ‘Deep Permutation Design.’

Kim Chi-yong, President of the Korea Multimedia Society (Professor of Game Animation Engineering at Dong-Eui University), said, “Due to COVID-19, various platforms and networks, which are gaining attention as new trends in the untact era, took center stage, making the non-face-to-face online presentations a hotbed for sharing the latest technologies and lively discussions.”

President Kim added, “Although artificial intelligence is still in its early development stage, I believe that by expanding the research capabilities of the Korea Multimedia Society, AI will soon be able to further develop autonomous consciousness, reasoning ability, and emotional recognition, realizing the evolution of AI.”

The Korea Multimedia Society was founded in 1997 in Busan and has established itself as the largest domestic society in the field of multimedia and ICT technology applications, currently with about 7,000 registered members.

It has been recognized for excellence as an academic organization by achieving high scores in journal evaluations registered with the National Research Foundation of Korea and in journal preference surveys by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. In addition, it has actively continued research exchanges among academia, research institutes, and industries by presenting the latest research and technological development achievements through domestic and international academic conferences and international workshops.