Pukyong National University Team Selected for National R&D Real Challenge

Graduate Student Team Including Kim Taeyong... Study on AI-Based Vulnerability to Seawater Intrusion in the Lower Nakdong River Basin

The team led by Ph.D. candidate Kim Taeyong from the Department of Earth Environmental System Science at Pukyong National University (President: Jang Youngsoo) has been selected for the 2024 National R&D Real Challenge Program organized by the National Institute for Science and Technology Human Resources Development (KIRD).

Team of Kim Taeyong, Doctoral Candidate.

The National R&D Real Challenge Program is a project that offers graduate students the opportunity to form research teams and simulate the planning and writing of research proposals for actual national R&D projects. It supports creative and innovative interdisciplinary research and development to propose solutions to social issues through science and technology.

This year, 12 teams were selected nationwide. At Pukyong National University, Kim Taeyong will serve as the principal investigator, forming a team with fellow Ph.D. candidates Park Hyemin, Heo Junyong, and Ha Taejeong. The team will receive research funding of 21 million KRW over five months to conduct a study titled "Development of a Customized AI-Based Seawater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessment Model for the Lower Nakdong River Basin in Response to the Opening of the Nakdong River Estuary Barrage."

They are affiliated with the Water Environment Research Laboratory at Pukyong National University (supervising professor: Yang Minjun) and plan to develop and propose technologies to address social issues by utilizing their specialized knowledge and the on-site practical capabilities of the faculty startup company "Wyble."

Specifically, they will investigate hydrological, geological, and environmental factors affecting seawater intrusion, systematize the database construction method for AI model development, and develop a new seawater intrusion vulnerability assessment model. They also plan to conduct research to evaluate the field applicability of the model in the lower Nakdong River basin.

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