KENTECH and I-FIM Establish Collaborative System for Next-Generation Energy Materials Research

Aiming to Integrate Energy Materials and Artificial Intelligence Technologies

Korea University of Energy Science and Technology and the Functional Intelligent Materials Research Institute under the National University of Singapore establish a collaborative research system for next-generation energy materials. Photo by Korea University of Energy Science and Technology

Korea University of Energy Science and Technology (KENTECH) announced on November 5 that it will establish a collaborative research system for next-generation energy materials with the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM) under the National University of Singapore, led by renowned graphene researcher Professor Konstantin Novoselov.

KENTECH has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM) under the National University of Singapore (NUS) to cooperate on joint research and talent exchange in the field of energy materials. This agreement aims to pioneer a new research field that integrates energy materials and artificial intelligence technologies, and is expected to serve as an opportunity to expand the global joint research network.

I-FIM was established in 2021 with support from Singapore's National Research Foundation (NRF) and is a leading research institute in the fusion of artificial intelligence technologies and functional materials for next-generation intelligent matter. The institute is currently headed by Professor Konstantin Novoselov, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 for his research on graphene.

This collaboration was initiated following Professor Novoselov's invitation as a keynote speaker at the 'Naju Global Energy Forum' held at KENTECH from October 17 to 18. During the forum, the two institutions outlined specific plans for research cooperation in energy materials and energy AI, personnel exchanges, and the direction of joint projects.

Through this agreement, the two institutions plan to cooperate on joint research in the field of energy materials, operate exchange programs for researchers and students, share research results and technical data, and discover joint research projects and submit international joint proposals.

Park Jin-ho, Acting President of KENTECH, stated, "KENTECH and I-FIM will combine their complementary research capabilities to drive innovation in next-generation energy materials and expand the global research ecosystem. We will strengthen the foundation for international joint research and global talent development in the new research domain that merges artificial intelligence and advanced materials technologies."

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