"Responding to Hazardous Weather with AI"... UNIST Secures 38.5 Billion Won Korea Meteorological Administration Research Project

Professors Myungin Lee and Donghyun Cha to Develop National Climate Prediction System for Climate Crisis Response
Professor Jeongho Lim Enhances Climate Disaster Analysis Accuracy Through AI and Satellite Data Integration

UNIST (President Park Jongrae) has secured a major research project led by the Korea Meteorological Administration.

This project, selected with a research budget of 38.5 billion won, aims to develop innovative technologies to address climate change.

The principal investigators are Professors Myungin Lee, Donghyun Cha, and Jeongho Lim from the Department of Earth Environmental Urban Construction Engineering. Over a period of seven years (2025?2031), they will lead research on responding to the climate crisis in their respective fields.

Myungin Lee, Professor, Department of Earth Environmental Urban Construction Engineering, UNIST. Provided by UNIST

Professor Myungin Lee is in charge of the "Development of a National Climate Prediction System for Climate Crisis Response" project, with a budget of 14.1 billion won. Professor Lee will establish a climate prediction system tailored to the rapidly changing climate environment of the Korean Peninsula and East Asia. The plan is to create a system capable of independently producing climate prediction information ranging from one month to ten years.

Professor Lee emphasized, "As climate change progresses rapidly, accurate predictions tailored to the Korean Peninsula and East Asia are essential."

Professor Donghyun Cha is responsible for developing a user-customized climate information service system within the same project, with a research budget of 12.1 billion won. The goal is to provide climate information generated by the national climate system in a way that meets diverse user needs, by improving accuracy and resolution using AI-based downscaling technology.

Professor Donghyun Cha, Department of Earth Environmental Urban Engineering, UNIST. Provided by UNIST

Professor Cha said, "By providing more accurate and precise climate information tailored to various fields such as disaster management, healthcare, tourism, and energy, we can significantly enhance our capacity to respond to the climate crisis."

Professor Jeongho Lim leads the "Development of Meteorological Satellite Convergence Utilization Technology" project, with a budget of 12.3 billion won. This research project aims to advance weather prediction technology by utilizing high-resolution data from the Chollian Satellite 5. The plan is to improve hazardous weather detection and prediction technologies using AI techniques.

Professor Jeongho Lim, Department of Earth Environmental Urban Engineering, UNIST. Provided by UNIST

Professor Lim stated, "As extreme hazardous weather events become more frequent due to climate change, the importance of weather prediction using satellite data has grown even greater." He added, "We will strengthen our ability to predict extreme hazardous weather using next-generation AI technologies and provide precise, highly reliable satellite-based weather services."

With the successful acquisition of this major research project, UNIST will develop core technologies necessary for responding to climate change. Based on this, the university expects to secure international competitiveness in meteorological services and contribute to solving the climate crisis.