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KAIST concluded an agreement with the Korea Institute of Energy Research for technological cooperation in the research on the four global issues of energy, environment, water and sustainability (EEWS) on Tuesday (April 15).
The agreement was signed by KAIST President Nam-Pyo Suh and Moon-Hee Han, director of the Korea Institute of Energy Research at the KAIST.
The agreement calls for building a cooperative network for exchanges of personnel and information, and joint use of research facilities and equipment between the two institutions. Under the agreement, KAIST and KIER will also jointly conduct scientific researches.
When it comes to personnel exchange, KAIST will appoint researchers of KIER as adjunct professors of KAIST, while KIER will appoint KAIST professors as its adjunct researchers. Undergraduate students of KAIST will be given an opportunity to join government-commissioned projects and participate in an internship program of the institute.
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research Next-Generation Biological Foundation Model, K-Fold
“Design a drug candidate that binds effectively to this protein.” In response to such a request, AI predicts the protein’s three-dimensional structure, analyzes which compounds are most likely to bind to it, and designs promising drug candidates. KAIST researchers have developed K-Fold, the world's fastest Bio-AI model for protein structure prediction, which also supports drug candidate design. KAIST (President Choongsik Bae) announced on August 28 that it had formed &ldquo
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research KAIST Develops Semiconductor Neuron That Tunes Noise to Selectively Process Signals
In electronic devices, irregular fluctuations in signals are generally referred to as “noise.” Because noise interferes with accurate information processing, conventional semiconductor technology has mainly treated it as something to be reduced or eliminated. However, neurons in the human brain do not respond in exactly the same way every time, even to the same stimulus. Tiny internal variations in neurons change when and how often neurons are fired, and this probabilistic operatio
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event KAIST Held Inauguration Ceremony for 18th President Choongsik Bae, Unveiling Vision of "Fundamentals First, Innovation Forward"
KAIST announced that it held an inauguration ceremony for its 18th president, Choongsik Bae, at the KAIST Auditorium on Monday, August 10. At the ceremony, the university unveiled "Fundamentals First, Innovation Forward" as its new vision. The ceremony officially presented President Bae's philosophy on university governance and his vision for KAIST's future to the KAIST community and the public. Departing from the conventional format of a formal inaugural address, President Bae personally exp
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event KAIST and Seoul National University Students Hold 100-Hour Robot Hackathon to Nurture Physical AI Talent
KAIST (President Choongsik Bae) announced on August 4 that RoboticUS, a joint student organization formed by students from KAIST and Seoul National University, is holding the inaugural Robot Hackathon at KAIST from August 3 to 8. "In the era of Physical AI, we need convergence talent who can go beyond building good AI to design and implement robots and systems that move the real world based on AI," said Choongsik Bae, President of KAIST. "This hackathon, planned and run entirely by students
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research KAIST Develops Robot That Judges Its Surroundings and Walks, Runs, and Jumps Like an Animal
An era in which robots decide "how to walk" on their own has arrived. A four-legged robot has been developed that, much like a person or an animal, autonomously chooses the appropriate gait strategy for its surroundings — changing its gait on stairs, leaping over gaps, and keeping its balance on forest trails. KAIST (President Choongsik Bae) announced on the 16th of July that a research team led by Professor Hae-Won Park from the Department of Mechanical Engineering has developed a core
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