Pukyong National University Launches Nation's First 'Smart Aquaculture Big Data Center'

The nation’s first ‘Smart Aquaculture Big Data Center’ will be established at Yongdang Campus of the National Pukyong National University in Busan.

The Smart Aquaculture Big Data Center is a platform that collects, analyzes, and standardizes big data from aquaculture facilities centered around six smart aquaculture clusters nationwide, including Busan, to increase aquaculture productivity and derive optimal breeding conditions.

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries recently announced a public contest for the Smart Aquaculture Big Data Center construction project targeting local governments nationwide.

In the project, Busan City, with Pukyong National University as the operating institution, was finally selected last month, recognized for its status as the nation’s top seafood processing and distribution hub, marine and fisheries research and education infrastructure, data industry ecosystem, and geographical advantages.

Pukyong National University Yongdang Campus.

The Smart Aquaculture Big Data Center will be established in the Engineering Building 9 of Pukyong National University with a project budget of 13 billion KRW by 2025.

This building is located on Yongdang Campus, which is being developed into an urban high-tech industrial complex through another large-scale government-funded project, the Campus Innovation Park project, making it easy to integrate and connect with related industrial fields. It is also considered an optimal location as it allows 100% underground installation of dedicated communication lines for telecom companies.

Once the center is established, big data collected from smart aquaculture clusters located in Busan, Goseong in Gyeongnam, Sinan in Jeonnam, Pohang in Gyeongbuk, Gangwon, and Jeju, as well as private aquaculture farms, will be analyzed using artificial intelligence (AI) to provide customized data services to public institutions, research institutes, universities, companies, and citizens.

Busan City has gained further momentum in promoting the smart aquaculture industry growth roadmap by attracting this Smart Aquaculture Big Data Center following the smart aquaculture testbed currently being built at the Pukyong National University Fisheries Science Research Institute, aiming to establish a large-scale smart aquaculture farm in the future.

Pukyong National University and Busan City plan to complete the strategic plan this year, followed by detailed design and remodeling construction next year, server infrastructure setup, and diagnostic system establishment by 2025.

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