Dean Kim Chi-yong of Dong-Eui University ICT Engineering College Receives '2020 Person of the Year' Award

Leading the Korean Multimedia Society and Nurturing Experts in Grand ICT, Artificial Intelligence, and VR/AR Fields

Professor Kim Chi-yong of Dong-Eui University, president of the Korea Multimedia Society. He received the Grand Prize in the AI ICT Convergence Education category at the '2020 Person of the Year Awards'.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Kim Chi-yong, Dean of the ICT Engineering College (Professor of Game Animation Engineering) at Dong-Eui University (President Han Su-hwan), received the Grand Prize in the "Artificial Intelligence ICT Convergence Education" category at the '2020 Person of the Year Awards Ceremony.'

The event, hosted by the Yonhap Daily Newspaper Company and the Korea Person of the Year Selection Committee, was held on December 30 at the International Conference Hall of the Seoul Press Center. Awardees were selected and honored based on evaluations by a panel consisting of expert faculty and journalists.

Professor Kim currently serves as the Dean of the ICT Engineering College at Dong-Eui University and served as the 17th President of the Korea Multimedia Society for two years from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020. He was recognized for his passionate leadership in education, research, and development in related fields, as well as for his outstanding achievements through continuous domestic and international exchanges and cooperative activities.

Professor Kim stated in his acceptance speech, "As a professor in the Game Animation Engineering Department at Dong-Eui University, I will further accelerate education and research in games, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), film, and video content fields, and devote my efforts to the advancement of multimedia and ICT convergence education in Korea."

Since joining Dong-Eui University in 2006, Professor Kim was selected as the top-performing professor in faculty performance evaluations five consecutive times until 2010. He received the S grade (highest grade) three times. He published 66 papers in domestic journals, including "A Study on the Symbolism of Logotype for Enhancing Brand Awareness," and 8 papers in international journals, including "Marine Leisure Sports Based on Realistic VR System for BLeisure Busan."

The Korea Multimedia Society, founded in 1997, is a leading academic society contributing to academic exchange and technological development in the domestic multimedia and ICT fields. Since Kim Chi-yong's inauguration as president, membership has increased from about 6,700 to over 7,000.

Professor Kim has signed agreements with as many as 25 domestic and international institutions, including Dalian University of Technology in China, Busan Economic Promotion Agency, Busan Technopark, Busan Design Promotion Agency, Korea Productivity Center, and Jinling Institute of Technology in China, and secured association development funds amounting to approximately 60 million KRW.

Additionally, through securing the Yeongilman Forum scholarship, he has been providing scholarships annually to 2-3 students of the Dong-Eui University ICT Engineering College, and has shown great passion for departmental development by securing a designated donation of 20 million KRW for the Game Animation Engineering Department.

Professor Kim was also recognized for his contributions in culture and service by receiving the "24th Korea Legislative Awards & Korea Power Leader Awards," the "2019 Korea Welfare Culture Awards," and the "2019 Korea True Volunteer Awards" in September 2019.

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