Korea-Japan Brainpower Collaboration: KIOST Hosts "11th Korea-Japan Coastal Technology Joint Workshop"

Seeking Environmentally Friendly and Sustainable Approaches for the Development and Utilization of Coastal Spaces

The Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) held the "11th Korea-Japan Coastal Technology Joint Workshop" on December 8 at the Jeju Research Institute (Haengwon-ri, Gujwa-eup, Jeju City).

(From the front row, second from the left) Heedo Ahn, Former Senior Researcher at KIOST; Shuichi Tsuda, Chairman of WAVE; Wono Song, Former Director of KIOST; Hiroyasu Kawai, Director of PARI; Heeseung Lee, Director of KIOST; Soichi Miyazaki, Chairman of CDIT; Kiuk Jang, Head of Busan Port Construction Office, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. Provided by KIOST

Now in its 11th year, this workshop is a flagship event for coastal technology cooperation between Korea and Japan, hosted alternately by the two countries since 2013. The event was attended by more than 50 experts from both countries, including Lee Heeseung, Director of KIOST; Jang Kiuk, Director of the Busan Port Construction Office, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries; Hiroyasu Kawai, Director of the Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI); Soichi Miyazaki, Chairman of the Coastal Development Institute of Technology (CDIT); and Shuichi Tsuda, Chairman of the Waterfront Vitalization and Environment Research Foundation (WAVE).

This year's workshop was held under the theme "Development and Utilization of Sustainable Coastal Spaces" and aimed to seek effective responses to coastal disasters exacerbated by climate change, as well as to explore ways to utilize coastal and port areas more safely and in an environmentally friendly manner.

The event began with an opening address by Lee Heeseung, Director of KIOST, followed by keynote presentations from experts from both countries. These included a keynote speech by Park Wooseon, Senior Researcher at KIOST, on "Application of Interlocking Caissons to Port Structures," and a special lecture by Haruo Yoneyama, Senior Researcher at PARI, on "Current Status of Offshore Wind Power Research."

KIOST plans to use this workshop as an opportunity to discuss ways to jointly utilize not only KIOST's infrastructure but also PARI's major experimental facilities and the advanced numerical models developed by CDIT.

Lee Heeseung, Director of KIOST, stated, "It is more important than ever to develop scientific and environmentally friendly alternatives to effectively prevent disasters such as coastal erosion and flooding, which are caused by climate change and increased coastal development," adding, "I hope this workshop will serve as an opportunity to strengthen cooperation between the two countries for the sustainable development of coastal spaces."

Lee Heeseung, Director of the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), delivering the opening address.

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