485 Leading Scholars in Basic Science Share Research Achievements... Samsung Future Technology Development Project Holds 'Annual Forum'

Online Attendance from 22nd to 26th
Presentation and Discussion on the Status of 69 Research Projects

Professors attending the 2021 'Annual Forum': Jihoon Kim from Seoul National University (from left), Jihoon Ahn from Korea University, Jangsik Lee from POSTECH, Seongju Hwang from KAIST, and Jungwon Park from Seoul National University
[Photo by Samsung Electronics]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Samsung Future Technology Development Foundation and Samsung Electronics Future Technology Development Center announced on the 21st that they will hold the '2021 Annual Forum' online from the 22nd to the 26th, where leading domestic research teams supported by the Samsung Future Technology Development Project share research results and exchange ideas through discussions.

Since its inception in 2014, the Annual Forum has been a platform where principal investigators of research projects supported by the Samsung Future Technology Development Project for more than one year share research progress and challenges, and seek solutions through collective intelligence.

This year's Annual Forum will be attended by 485 leading scientists and engineers representing Korea, who will engage in research exchanges on a total of 69 projects. Attendees include principal investigators, reviewers, advisory committee members, and invited researchers working on related projects.

Discussions on Basic Science, Materials, and ICT Fields including Black Holes, Plant Flowering, Next-Generation Semiconductors, and AI

In the field of physics, presenter Professor Kim Ji-hoon of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Seoul National University will introduce research modeling the interactions among components within galaxies?stars, gas, and black holes?using multi-scale calculations, aiming to elucidate how supermassive black holes grew rapidly.

In life sciences, presenter Professor Ahn Ji-hoon of the Department of Life Sciences at Korea University will present research findings on how the plant flowering-inducing hormone 'florigen' behaves and moves in response to temperature changes. He will also discuss future research directions along with the study published in the world-renowned journal Science in September.

In the semiconductor field, presenter Professor Lee Jang-sik of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at POSTECH will present research on low-temperature processing technologies and device implementation processes that can replace the dielectric and channel layer materials used in 'V-NAND' with next-generation materials. He will also discuss issues that need to be resolved for practical application in semiconductor manufacturing processes.

In computer vision, presenter Professor Hwang Sung-joo of the KAIST Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will introduce research on 'large-scale visual recognition systems based on human learning,' which are increasingly utilized in various fields such as wearable devices and augmented reality (AR) applications. Professor Hwang was first selected for a Samsung Future Technology Development Project in December 2015 and has conducted exploratory research on challenging topics, followed by subsequent projects since March 2018.

Additionally, Professor Park Jung-won of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Seoul National University, who published research papers in Science in March 2020 and January 2021, will present on the research project 'Materials Genetics through Multidimensional Real-Time Liquid Electron Microscopy.'

706 Future Technology Research Projects Supported with 923.7 Billion KRW... 13,800 Researchers Supported

The Samsung Future Technology Development Project is a public research support initiative launched by Samsung Electronics in 2013 with an endowment of 1.5 trillion KRW, aiming to foster science and technology that will lead Korea's future. To date, research funding totaling 923.7 billion KRW has been provided for 706 research projects. The number of supported researchers reaches 13,800.

Every year, projects are selected in the fields of basic science, materials, and ICT during the first and second halves of the year, and through an annual 'designated theme project call,' future technology fields deemed nationally essential are designated and supported.

So far, 2,550 papers have been published in international academic journals, including 420 papers featured in top-tier journals such as Science (10 papers), Nature (7 papers), and Cell (1 paper).

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