KAIST

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Vol.31.2025.9.29

KAIST President Kwang Hyung Lee Receives France's Highest Honor As an alumnus of the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), President Kwang Hyung Lee has long led Franco-Korean cooperation in research and innovation. In 2003, he was awarded the Chevalier (Knight) medal of the French Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Order of Academic Palms)ince taking office as president, he has further focused on global collaboration, expanding joint projects and academic exchanges with French universities and research institutions, including École Polytechnique. He has also encouraged interdisciplinary convergence research and emphasized entrepreneurship to ensure that research outcomes lead to commercialization and industrialization.

Research

Next Generation Humanoid Robot Capable of Moonwalk Developed​ KAIST independently developed humanoid robot boasts world class driving performance along with excellent stability, maintaining balance even with its eyes closed or on rough terrain. Furthermore, it can perform complex human-specific movements such as duck walk and moonwalk, drawing attention as a next-generation robot platform that can be utilized in actual industrial settings

Batteries Make 12Minute Charge for 800km Drive a Reality​ Korean researchers have ushered in a new era for electric vehicle battery technology. While conventional lithium ion batteries are limited to a maximum range of 600 km, the new battery can achieve a range of 800 km on a single charge, a lifespan of over 300,000 km, and a super fast charging time of just 12 minutes

KAIST Develops AI Crowd Prediction Technology to Prevent Disasters like the Itaewon Tragedy​ On the 17th, KAIST (President Kwang Hyung Lee) announced that a research team led by Professor Jae-Gil Lee from the School of Computing has developed a new AI technology that can more accurately predict crowd density.The dynamics of crowd gathering cannot be explained by a simple increase or decrease in the number of people. Even with the same number of people, the level of risk changes depending on where they are coming from and which direction they are heading.

Campus/People

POSTECH KAIST 22nd Student Festival in KAIST The annual rivalry matchbetween leading engineering universities, KAIST and POSTECH, will be held for the 22nd time on September 19th and 20th at the KAIST campus, the university announced on September 18th.

Planting 1000 Mugunghwa Trees to Open a New Path of Scientific and Technological Excellence​ This project was made possible by a donation from the couple Haeyoung Oh and Namkyung Ko, and the ceremony was attended by President Kwang Hyung Lee, other key university officials, and the donorThe KAIST campus is already well-known for its spectacular cherry blossom-lined paths in the spring and its charming scenery with ducks and geese. The addition of a new Mugunghwa path, which will beautify the campus in the summer, will transform it into a place where the beauty of nature and the passion for learning coexist year-round.

KAIST Holds Opening Ceremony for Advanced Semiconductor Research Equipment​ KAIST announced on the 8th of September that its Graduate School of Semiconductor Technology held an opening ceremony for advanced equipment on the 8th at the Department of Electrical Engineering in the main campus in Daejeon. The event unveiled state of the art research infrastructure that can be utilized by industry, academia, and research institutions.

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