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Guest Lecture at KOREA–JAPAN S..

Jong-Hwan Kim, the dean of the College of Engineering, gave a guest lecture at the KOREA–JAPAN Symposium on the 4th Industrial Revolution on September 13. Organized by Elsevier Korea and supported by the Embassy of Japan in Korea, the symposium set the stage for Korean and Japanese researchers to engage in active discussions on the fourth industrial revolution, focusing on key research fields such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. Dean Jong-Hwan Kim gave a presentation titled “Agent-embedded Robot with Machine Intelligence” in Session 5.

[Munhwa Ilbo] World’s First AI..

With the hosting of the AI World Cup 2018, a first since the robot soccer competition was held in the 1990s, Dean Jong-Hwan Kim of the College of Engineering expressed a desire to “expand the AI World Cup to ball games beyond soccer.” On August 21 to 22, the AI World Cup was held at the Academic Cultural Complex of KAIST’s main campus in Daejeon. The event, which involves both students and researchers, was described by the dean as “an opportunity for anyone to easily learn and experience AI technology through source codes shared by AI leaders.” ―What are some advantages of applying AI technology to soccer? “The organizing committee runs programs submitted by each team from start to finish. At this stage, programming relies on pixel information. However, more realistic simulations may be possible with access to the necessary resources, such as FIFA data on World Cup players. For instance, we can create an AI player modeled after Heung-min Son. The technology can be further developed to analyze the style of play of different players based on video recordings. Strategies employed by high-ranking teams can also be analyzed.” ―The competition seems to lack sponsors despite its significance. Are there any plans to promote the AI World Cup? “The operations behind the AI World Cup have yet to stabilize. By investing in game companies, we will develop game characters and conduct related research. We are also exploring directions in education and entertainment. While some people have a negative view of games, we’d like to think of them as a useful tool in the understanding of AI. The website of the AI World Cup has already attracted 2.1 million visitors, and recorded 15,000 downloads. Once we are prepared, we will focus on securing more investment and support.” ―What was the inspiration behind combining AI and soccer? “Soccer is widely popular in Korea. We started with the hope of Korea becoming a leading country in robot soccer. The AI World Cup was first organized two years ago, after the shock of AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol. We wanted to restore human confidence, which was affected from being defeated by AlphaGo.” Daejeon = By Seong-yeol No nosr＠munhwa.com

[The Cutting Edge] Korean team..

[The Cutting Edge] Korean team takes the win at AI World Cup Aug 27,2018 Artificial intelligence-powered players play football at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon during the AI World Cup on Wednesday. [YONHAP] Two years after the historic match between AlphaGo and Lee Se-dol, Korea played host to another contest designed to test the potential and limitations of artificial intelligence. This time around, the area of interest is football. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kaist) held the AI World Cup in Daejeon last week, proving that artificial intelligence is ready to take on the world of football. The three-day competition saw 24 teams from 12 countries pitted against each other. Kaist ultimately took the win, beating competitors from as far afield as Google, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National Cheng Kung University. The AI World Cup was a variant of five-a-side football. Each virtual team consisted of five cube-shaped players of different colors that were pre-programmed with AI algorithms. The teams face off on the virtual football field, playing shorter games with five-minute halves. Kim Woo-joon, a PhD student at Kaist and the leader of the winning AFC-WISRL team, said that the result proves the powerful capacity of reinforcement learning used in the football match. Reinforcement learning is a central type of machine learning that lets software agents learn from the environment and receive rewards by performing certain actions. “The players are trained with an algorithm based on Q-learning, a kind of reinforcement learning,” Kim said. “The algorithm is designed to maximize rewards if an agent follows through with optimal action selections.” Kim explained the key to beating out all the advanced algorithms lies in a myriad of simulation practices that his team has done. “A robot can make five steps in one second in the algorithm,” Kim said, referring to certain actions that a robot can take. “We simulated 3 million different steps to see the optimal result depending on different circumstances.” As much as the AI technique is sophisticated, the head of the organizing committee said that the main goal of the event is to raise awareness of the “entertaining” aspects of AI. “People would like to see the progress made by the technology,” said Professor Kim Jong-hwan, chair of the organizing committee. “But a more essential question is how the technology can contribute to the happiness and well-being of humankind. The AI World Cup was held to show artificial intelligence can entertain people.” As noted by Kim, spectators seemed to have a good time while watching the games. The audience was especially amused when things went wrong - at one point, an AI player couldn’t handle the pressure and stood completely still when they had a chance to score. The World Cup also featured AI-powered journalists and commentators for the games and lectures from AI specialists. “We hope that spectators become familiar with different aspects of AI technology and become more open-minded,” Kim said. BY PARK EUN-JEE [park.eunjee＠joongang.co.kr]

Joint New Year’s Meeting Held ..

On January 3, the College of Engineering held a joint New Year’s meeting for the Planning Committee, PR Committee, and administrative staff. The Planning Committee and PR Committee are new committees established in 2017. Through the New Year’s meeting, the two committees engaged in active discussions on future directions and shared their vision. The meeting began with an opening speech by the dean of the College of Engineering, followed by an introduction of the committees by the respective chairs. The PR Committee, which was expanded from the committee in charge of newsletter editing and publishing, distributed plaques of appreciation to its members for playing a key role in sustaining the College of Engineering Newsletter. The event was attended by the college dean, vice dean, members of the Planning Committee, members of the PR Committee, and administrative staff.

Outstanding Papers of Military..

On December 27, the College of Engineering evaluated the research outcomes of commissioned military officers under the Military-Academy Cooperation Program and held the Night of Military-Academy Cooperation. Candidates expecting to graduate in February 2018 received outstanding paper awards and feedback on their research. Among commissioned military officers, those who graduated with outstanding papers were also presented with outstanding paper awards to boost their morale and inspire others. The event was attended by KAIST’s commissioned military officers, Republic of Korea Army Headquarters, and the head of ROTC at Chungnam National University. The awards were handed out by Jong-Hwan Kim, the dean of the College of Engineering.

International Robot Olympiad H..

The International Robot Olympiad 2017 (https://www.iroc.org/about) was held in Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China from December 16 to 19, 2017. The Olympiad, celebrating its 19th year, was comprised of the following challenges: Robot Gathering, Mission Challenge, Emergency Rescue, Transporter, Battle Cube, Traverse, Energy Savings, Creative Category, and Robot in a Movie. The opening speech was given by Jong-Hwan Kim, the dean of the College of Engineering.

Robotics Education and Technol..

2017 JoongAng Ilbo University Ranking Natural Sciences and Engineering Department Assessment ? Electrical Engineering On November 22, Professor Jong-Hwan Kim, Dean of KAIST College Engineering, discussed a number of items including cooperation in the robotics education and technology field at the KAIST Seoul Dogok Campus. Mudanjiang City Deputy Mayor Mung Heo, Golden Jumping Group President Chun-Hak Kim, HIT Robot Group Vice President Zong Xiao, and Korea Robot Sports Association President Young-Soo Park took part in the meeting.

KAIST Holds Open KAIST 2017

‘Open KAIST 2017’, an open house event allowing members of the public and youth to visit the university’s research facilities and try out their wide range of inventions, was held from November 2nd to 3rd in the Daejeon Main Campus. Open KAIST is a major biannual event organized by the College of Engineering aimed at promoting a culture of science to the public. This year’s Open KAIST was the 9th event, and contributed to the development of science and technology by presenting a new platform for innovation. Students from elementary, middle, and high schools around the nation were given a chance to experience the research taking place at KAIST, an incubator of convergent creativity and leader of the 4th industrial revolution. This year’s event was especially well received, with an opening ceremony being held to showcase a demonstration of the world’s first AI World Cup. Professor Kim Jong-hwan, Dean of the College of Engineering, remarked, “Open KAIST is the only opportunity for members of the public to witness and experience the scientific research taking place at KAIST.” He later added, “KAIST will focus its capacities on research that contributes to the development of human society, as well as creative and advanced convergent research, bringing itself closer to the people as a university that leads the way in the 4th industrial revolution.”

College of Engineering Present..

The College of Engineering at KAIST (Dean Kim Jong-hwan) selected Mr. Lee Woo-jong, President of the VC Business Division at LG Electronics as 'Alumnus of the Year 2017'. The College of Engineering’s Alumnus of the Year award was inaugurated in 2014, to select and honor alumni who have made their alma mater proud with contributions to technological developments in industry or outstanding academic achievements. This year, Mr. Lee Woo-jong, President of the VC Business Division at LG Electronics was selected Alumnus of the Year. The award ceremony was held on the 8th at 4:30 PM, in lecture hall 1501 of the Industrial Engineering & Management Building (E2) of the KAIST main campus in Daejeon. It was attended by Professor Kim Jong-hwan, Dean of the College of Engineering, Professor Bang Hyo-choong, Vice Dean of the College of Engineering, Professor Lee Tae-sik, Head of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Professor Lee Tae-eog, Dean of KAIST Academy. After the award ceremony, Mr. Lee gave a commemorative lecture on the ‘Vehicle Components Business of LG Electronics’ and held a Q&A session, during which he engaged in meaningful discussions with current students at KAIST. The first recipient of the Alumnus of the Year award was Mr. Yoo Tae-gyeong, CEO of Lumens, while the second Alumnus of the Year award went to Mr. Kim Jeong-ju, CEO of NXC and founder of Nexon, in 2015. Mr. Lee Woo-jong became the 3rd Alumnus of the Year this year, with the award being skipped in 2016 due to a lack of suitable candidates.

Video Demonstration of the Wor..

‘Open KAIST 2017’, an open house event allowing members of the public and youth to visit the university’s research facilities and test their wide range of inventions, was held from November 2nd to 3rd in the Daejeon Main Campus. During this event, a demonstration of the AI controlled “AI World Cup 2017” was held, prior to the finals to be held in December. According to Professor Kim Jong-hwan, Dean of the College of Engineering, “In the past, decisions to attack, pass or defend were made based on instructions given by human programmers beforehand. This AI learns everything by itself, rather than obeying commands.” He added, “KAIST will focus its capacities on research that contributes to the development human society, as well as creative and advanced convergent research, bringing itself closer to the people as a university that leads the way in the 4th industrial revolution.”

[TJB] World’s first ‘AI World ..

【 Newscaster 】 We have already witnessed the alarming speed at which artificial intelligence is developing with AlphaGo, the AI-driven Go program. KAIST recently held the Open KAIST event, which presents the outcomes of its research programs to the public. Advanced technologies such as the world’s first AI World Cup and mobile health innovations were showcased. Here’s Lee Jae-gon with the story. 【 Reporter 】 AI, which has already demonstrated its alarming power in AlphaGo, has now entered the world of football. At Open KAIST 2017, the AI World Cup, which will be held for the first time in the world in December at KAIST, was demonstrated. Unlike programs in the past that were designed and controlled by humans, these robots have learned the data by themselves so that they can act according to their own judgments and predictions. ▶ Interview : Kim Jong-hwan/ Dean, College of Engineering, KAIST - “In the past, decisions to attack, pass or defend were made based on instructions given by human programmers beforehand. This AI learns everything by itself, rather than obeying commands.” This is the first time that AI will be playing a ball game independently. Moreover, the event will be reported live by AI commentators, and reports will be written by AI as well. The lights come on once the user sits on the chair, and biometric data appears on the screen with a wave of the hand. This is a biometric system that can measure biological data such as pulse rate, blood pressure, and temperature just by filming the user’s face with a camera, without the need for sensors attached to the body. ▶ Interview : Kim Chang-ik / Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, KAIST - "We have amplified microscopic changes in video signals that take place on the face but are not visible to the naked eye. This allows us to measure the number of times blood is pumped in a minute. " Just lie on the bed and it detects bio-signals while you sleep, and connect to the smart home for medical consultation via augmented reality. The Open KAIST event comprises over 70 programs including laboratory tours, demonstrations of research outcomes, and lectures, held by 23 departments and research centers. The event was attended by over 10,000 visitors last year. This has been Lee Jae-gon from TJB. TJB Taejon Broadcasting Corporation >> Link to original article http://www.tjb.co.kr/sub0301/bodo/view/id/28590/version/1