Multimedia Meets AI to Make an Impact... Shall We Boost Convergent Talent, Teaching Materials, and Capstone Design Together?

Dong-Eui University AI Grand ICT Research Center and Korean Multimedia Society Sign Talent Development MOU

On November 2nd at Dong-Eui University, Jeong Seok-chan, Director of the AI Grand ICT Research Center (right), and Kim Chi-yong, President of the Korea Multimedia Society (left), signed an MOU for fostering AI convergence talent.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] University multimedia technologies such as game, animation, design, and video are meeting AI (artificial intelligence) to make an impact on local communities.

Dong-Eui University (President Han Su-hwan) Artificial Intelligence Grand ICT Research Center (Director Jeong Seok-chan) and the Korea Multimedia Society (President Kim Chi-yong, Dean of ICT Engineering College at Dong-Eui University) signed a business agreement on November 2 at 11 a.m. in the Creative Autonomous Research Lab of the AI Grand ICT Research Center at Dong-Eui University to foster AI convergence talents.

Leading innovative research and technology development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution field, the two institutions agreed through this partnership to mutually cooperate on △ operating capstone design utilizing AI technology, △ fostering leading talents in AI-design convergence, and △ developing AI textbooks.

Kim Chi-yong, President of the Korea Multimedia Society (Professor of Game Animation Engineering at Dong-Eui University), said, “Through the support of excellent research personnel from the Korea Multimedia Society, we will actively cooperate in fostering AI convergence talents, which is a core business area of the Artificial Intelligence Grand ICT Research Center.”

Jeong Seok-chan, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Grand ICT Research Center, stated, “By combining the expertise of both institutions, we will promote joint research and program development related to artificial intelligence to lead the development of the local community through creative AI talent cultivation and expansion of the AI industry base.”

The Dong-Eui University Artificial Intelligence Grand ICT Research Center was selected for the ‘Grand ICT Research Center Public Project’ announced by the Ministry of Science and ICT this year, and since July 1, it has been laying the foundation for the ‘AI Future City Busan’ by developing AI-based intelligent innovative convergence technologies tailored to the industrial demands of the Busan region and fostering specialized personnel.

By 2027, a total budget of approximately 18.75 billion KRW will be invested, including 15 billion KRW from national funds, 1.5 billion KRW from Busan city funds, and 2.25 billion KRW from Dong-Eui University funds.

The Korea Multimedia Society was founded in Busan in 1997. It has established itself as the largest domestic society in the multimedia and ICT technology application fields, currently registering about 7,000 members.

It has gained recognition as a professional academic organization by achieving high scores in journal evaluations registered with the National Research Foundation of Korea and in journal preference surveys conducted by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. Additionally, it actively facilitates research exchanges among academia, research institutes, and industry by presenting the latest research and technological achievements through domestic and international academic conferences and international workshops.

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