A research team from Professor Seong-Cheol Kim’s laboratory in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University—consisting of Jihye Kim, Soram Kim, and Sechan Oh—won the President’s Award from the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) at “ICT Challenge 2025,” organized by the Ministry of Science and ICT and IITP.

ICT Challenge 2025 is a competition in which teams of three master’s or doctoral students participating in one of the following government-supported programs—▲Information Technology Research Center Program, ▲ICT Creative Consilience Program, and ▲Innovative Human Resource Development for Local Intellectualization Program—present and demonstrate practical and creative research ideas in their respective fields of study.

Now in its 7th year since its launch in 2019, the competition attracted a record 206 teams (618 participants) from 81 research centers across 38 universities nationwide. Under the theme “Imaginations of Future Talent Become Reality”, participants showcased innovative ideas in various fields, including ▲Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Software (SW), ▲Smart Devices (including AI semiconductors), ▲Digital Convergence, and ▲Cybersecurity. Following preliminary rounds, mentoring sessions with employees from sponsoring companies (Amazon Korea and Kakao), and a final evaluation stage, 16 teams were ultimately selected as award recipients.

Prof. Seong-Cheol Kim’s research team won the IITP President’s Award for their project titled “Real-Time Three-Dimensional Mapping and Aerial Monitoring System through UAM Collaboration,” and received a cash price of 5 million KRW.

Source: https://ece.snu.ac.kr/ece/news?md=v&bbsidx=57001

Translated by: Changhoon Kang, English Editor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, changhoon27@snu.ac.kr