KAIST to Host Online International Forum on 'Metaverse' on the 8th

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on the 1st that it will hold the 'GSI-2021 International Forum' online on the morning of the 8th under the theme 'Digital Big Bang, Metaverse Technology.' This forum, the fourth following three forums held by GSI last year, will be broadcast live worldwide from 9 a.m. via the YouTube 'KAIST Channel.' Simultaneous interpretation will be provided, allowing anyone to watch for free.

Baek Ki-dong, Executive Director at KT, will introduce strategies for building and revitalizing the metaverse ecosystem through market trends of the metaverse, KT's extended reality (XR) technology references, and implications. Based on the experience of demonstrating holograms between Korea and the United States continents using the world's first 5G network, he will share cases of overcoming physical limitations with immersive technology.

Jinha Lee, co-founder and Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Spatial, a U.S. augmented reality (AR) solutions company, will introduce a remote collaboration office implemented with augmented reality technology. Frank Steinicke, professor at the University of Hamburg, Germany, will present the ideal form of next-generation immersive technology based on the combination of intelligent virtual agents, mixed reality, and the Internet of Things robots, and share the future vision of metaverse technology that will change as a result. Marco Tempest, Director Fellow at the MIT Media Lab, will also participate as a keynote speaker. He will discuss the scalability immersive technology can show in media, marketing, and entertainment fields, and suggest the development direction of immersive technology that can share not only knowledge but also experience and emotions.

Invited speeches under the theme 'Utilization of Metaverse Technology for Future Education' will include Kim Beom-ju, Head of Unity Korea, Woo Un-taek, Dean of KAIST Graduate School of Culture Technology, Joseph Ferraro, Vice President of Labster, and Ussi Kayala, CEO of 3D Bear.

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