Incheon Airport Corporation Partners with KAIST to Train Big Data and AI Experts

On the afternoon of the 24th, at the meeting room of Incheon International Airport Corporation, during the non-face-to-face video conference for the 'Incheon Airport Corporation-KAIST Industry-Academic Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony,' Kim Kyung-wook, President of Incheon International Airport Corporation (right in the photo), is taking a commemorative photo with Lee Kwang-hyung, President of KAIST (left in the photo) after signing the agreement.

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Incheon International Airport Corporation announced on the 25th that it has signed an industry-academic cooperation agreement with KAIST to foster big data and artificial intelligence (AI) experts.

With this agreement, the corporation plans to establish the ‘IIAC Big Data·AI Academy Curriculum’ at the Talent Development Institute and produce more than 30 D.N.A (Data, Network, AI) experts by 2022.

Based on this, the corporation aims to utilize big data to streamline airport operations, establish global AI service standards specialized for airports, and develop new high value-added business models unique to ‘Incheon Airport-type’ future projects.

They will jointly conduct airport-specialized research and development to integrate future core technologies such as AI, robotics, and biometric authentication into the airport, and lead the paradigm of future airports by proactively implementing smart airports.

To strengthen future airport capabilities in the post-COVID-19 era, the corporation launched an internal research organization called ‘Air-Lab’ last April and is actively conducting research activities in innovative future airport fields such as △ future air transportation △ big data △ cultural arts design.

Kim Kyung-wook, President of Incheon International Airport Corporation, said, “Incheon Airport is establishing a new smart airport strategy for the new normal era and promoting D.N.A-based airport operations such as digital quarantine, robotics, and contactless smart passes. Through collaboration with KAIST, which leads the big data and AI fields, we will nurture future talents and lead digital innovation in airport operations by proactively introducing new technologies to the airport.”

Meanwhile, the signing ceremony was held with Kim Kyung-wook, President of Incheon Airport Corporation, and Lee Kwang-hyung, President of KAIST, attending. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the ceremony was conducted via a non-face-to-face video conference in the meeting rooms of both institutions.

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