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  SM Lab founded by UNIST professor attracts attention over possible battery deal with Volkswagen SEOUL -- Cho Jae-phil, a professor of energy and chemical engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), was thrown into the spotlight due to unconfirmed news reports that his startup has reached an agreement German motor vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen to develop new materials for electric vehicle batteries together. There was no confirmation from Volkswagen and Singular Materials Laboratory (SM Lab), a startup founded by Cho in 2018, but South Korean me 2022-04-29
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  Yonsei University professor selected to lead S. Korean team in joint 6G project with U.S. SEOUL -- Chae Chan-Byoung, an Underwood distinguished professor in Yonsei University's school of integrated technology, was selected to lead South Korea's research team in a joint project with U.S. researchers to develop and commercialize 6G mobile telecommunication. Chae's team will work with an American team led by Robert Heath, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the North Carolina State University. As prominent experts in wireless communication, Cha 2021-12-27
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  (INTERVIEW) KAICD head emphasizes government role to expedite use of AI technology by pharmaceutical companies SEOUL -- Artificial intelligence reduces high development costs and analyzes data at a quick speed. However, the introduction of AI technology in the pharmaceutical industry is slow. Especially in South Korea, it is not easy to advance AI technology because data collected by medical institutions cannot be exchanged between pharmaceutical companies and public institutions due to institutional limitations. As pharmaceutical companies are hesitant to introduce AI, the government should 2021-12-07
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  Hyundai auto group recruits AI expert to bolster future car, mobility capabilities SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group has recruited Kyunghyun Cho, a renowned artificial intelligence expert, to bolster capabilities in mobility and future car businesses. He would advise on the application of AI technology to the mobility industry and the excavation of new AI-based business opportunities. The associate professor of computer science and data science at New York University would work with AIRS, an organization dedicated to the development of Hyundai and Ki 2021-04-23
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  Celebrity 'chef-tainer' Baek Jong-won makes international debut thru Netflix SEOUL -- South Korea's celebrity "chef-tainer" Baek Jong-won, who has hosted a number of cooking-related TV programs, will make his international debut through a reality talk show to be launched by Netflix, the world's most popular over-the-top video-on-demand service. The program will show Baek drinking and talking with people from various fields representing South Korea. This would be the first Netflix reality series that introduces Korean alcohol, food and c 2020-12-04
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  Jeong Eun-kyeong promoted to head S. Korea's new disease control tower SEOUL -- Jeong Eun-kyeong, a cool-headed woman who has led South Korea's quarantine war against COVID-19 with a prudential and stable attitude, was picked to head a new disease control tower that will have greater power than before. Her status was promoted to become a vice minister with independent authority. Jeong, 55, had served as director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), a state body affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Welfare since he 2020-09-08