Samsung Electronics Hosts '2022 Samsung AI Challenge'... Call for New Materials and Computer Vision Submissions

From August 8 to September 16, Domestic University and Graduate Students Targeted
Discovering Excellent AI Talent...Solving Semiconductor and Display Research Challenges
8 Teams Selected...AI Research Leader Networking and Mentoring

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Samsung Electronics announced on the 7th that it will hold the '2022 Samsung AI Challenge' for domestic university and graduate students to discover outstanding talent in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and to conduct research on semiconductors and displays.

Samsung Electronics said that this is the second time the challenge is being held following last year, with the number of contest categories increased to two and the scale of awards expanded. The contest topics are 'New Material Research' and 'Computer Vision' utilizing AI technology.

The topic for the New Material Research category is 'Development of an algorithm to predict reorganization energy from organic molecular structures.' This is to develop an AI model that predicts the energy change of molecular structures. This model is known to have a significant impact on improving the luminous efficiency of organic display materials. It is expected that the development will greatly reduce the time and cost required to find organic display luminous materials with high efficiency and long lifespan.

The Computer Vision category will focus on 'Development of an algorithm to predict depth from Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images.' The plan is to measure the depth of semiconductor 3D structures from 2D electron microscope images and research AI algorithms that can be widely used in semiconductor processes.

The application period for the challenge is from the 8th to the 16th of next month. The results will be announced on October 7th on the Samsung Electronics Advanced Institute of Technology website. The award ceremony will be held at the November 'Samsung AI Forum.'

A total of eight winning teams, including the grand prize winners in each category, will receive prize money and opportunities for networking and mentoring sessions with Samsung Electronics AI research leaders. Winners from last year and this year will also be offered a tour of the Advanced Institute of Technology research center and the chance to participate in the 'Samsung AI Challenge Camp' among awardees.

Last year, about 220 teams participated in the challenge, proposing machine learning algorithms for predicting chemical molecular structure properties. Samsung Electronics is using the excellent ideas proposed by students as reference materials for developing next-generation display materials with high efficiency and long lifespan.

Park Jungwoo from the Department of Information Convergence at Kwangwoon University, the grand prize winner last year, said, "Participating in the challenge made me think more deeply about AI technology applied across various industries," adding, "It was a great motivation as an AI research student and became an opportunity to broaden my future career choices."

Choi Changgyu, Vice President and Head of the AI Research Center at the Advanced Institute of Technology, said, "The Advanced Institute of Technology is conducting various research applying AI technology to materials, cameras, autonomous driving solutions, centered on semiconductors," emphasizing, "We look forward to the participation of many outstanding domestic university and graduate students to overcome the 'limits of technology' with AI technology."

Detailed information about this challenge can be found on the Advanced Institute of Technology website.

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