KAIST has newly established and begun operating ‘Next-Generation Collaborative Research Labs’ in the fields of semiconductor, chemistry, and computer science. The Next-Generation Collaborative Research Labs are KAIST’s unique research system that helps retiring professors share their accumulated academic achievements and know-how with junior professors through collaboration. This system was introduced in 2018.
On the 7th, KAIST announced that it will hold a plaque ceremony for the ‘Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence Semiconductor Systems Lab’ led by Professor Yoo Hwe-jun of the Department of Electrical Engineering, the ‘Molecular Spectroscopy and Chemical Dynamics Lab’ led by Professor Kim Sang-gyu of the Department of Chemistry, and the ‘Advanced Data Computing Lab’ led by Professor Moon Soo-bok of the School of Computing.
The semiconductor lab, for which Professor Yoo Hwe-jun serves as the principal investigator, will be jointly operated with Professor Kim Ju-young from the same department. Professor Yoo is recognized as a world-renowned scholar with research achievements in on-device artificial intelligence semiconductor design. Professor Kim, who will work alongside Professor Yoo, is an emerging researcher studying large language models and AI semiconductor design for servers, focusing on PIM (Processing-in-Memory) design technology, a core technology in the AI semiconductor field.
They plan to systematically collaborate and transfer next-generation AI semiconductor design technologies, including brain-inspired AI algorithms such as deep neural networks and generative AI, to consolidate core technologies. Additionally, the lab aims to maximize the applicability of research and development outputs to help domestic AI semiconductor companies strengthen their position in the global market.
Professor Kim Sang-gyu will operate the lab in collaboration with Professor Kim Tae-gyu from the same department. A newly appointed professor specializing in spectroscopy and dynamics is expected to join their team soon.
Principal investigator Professor Kim Sang-gyu is regarded as a global leader who has creatively pioneered the field of experimental physical chemistry by independently developing unique experimental equipment based on ultrashort lasers and supersonic molecular beams.
The research goal of the lab is to describe chemical reactions from a quantum mechanical perspective and, based on this, verify existing concepts while introducing new theories and technologies to pursue a complete understanding of the principles of chemical reactions. Furthermore, they plan to apply the accompanying fundamental scientific knowledge to the design of new materials.
Professor Moon Soo-bok will operate the ‘Advanced Data Computing Lab’ in collaboration with Professor Cha Mi-young from the same department and Professor Lee Won-jae from the Graduate School of Cultural Technology. Professor Moon demonstrated the infinite possibilities of large-scale data-based social network research through platforms such as Cyworld, YouTube, and Twitter. His influence extends globally beyond the field of computer science into related areas.
Professor Cha Mi-young is recognized as a data scientist who analyzes social issues such as misinformation, poverty, and disaster detection using big data-based AI, and she is currently serving as the director of the Max Planck Institute in Germany, the first Korean to hold this position. Professor Lee Won-jae studies dynamic interactions between science and technology using structural topic models.
The three professors plan to conduct research aimed at enhancing analysis and understanding of negative impacts occurring online and developing a hate speech early detection model using emotion and morality to preemptively block hateful expressions.
Since introducing the Next-Generation Collaborative Research Labs, KAIST has operated nine labs until the end of last year. Including the three newly established labs on this day, the total number of Next-Generation Collaborative Research Labs has increased to twelve.
The plaque ceremony for the semiconductor, chemistry, and computer science Next-Generation Collaborative Research Labs will be held on the morning of the 7th at each respective lab.
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