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A hybrid room acoustic modeling approach combining image source, acoustic diffusion equation, and time-domain discontinuous Galerkin methods DR. WITTEBOL, Wouter Eindhoven University Of Technology

Sound Reality (SR) Implementing a Wide-Area Immersive Audio Environment for Multiple Users DR. WOO, Jung-han Dtu/kimm

Exploring the preferred level range of natural maskers in VR-based urban soundscapes PROF. HONG, Jooyoung University of Liverpool / Chungnam National University Jooyoung Hong, Ph.D., is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Liverpool, UK. Previously he was a Lee Kuan Yew Post-Doctoral Fellow at Nanyang Technological University (2017-2020) and Assistant Professor at Singapore University of Technology and Design (2020-2021). His research focuses on the soundscape paradigm, emphasizing a holistic perspective on perceived acoustic environments by integrating acoustics, psychology, and urban planning.

AI-Driven Architectural Reuse: An Autonomous Workflow from Vision Scanning to Generative Spatial Variations MR. LEE, Seunghoon Department Of Architecture, Eth Zürich

Urban climate and personal mobility: Data-driven approaches to model comfort and location choice at scale DR. MOSTEIRO ROMERO, Martín Tu Delft Martín Mosteiro Romero is a lecturer in district energy systems at the TU Delft. In his research, he combines data analysis and modeling techniques to plan and operate buildings, systems and urban areas that minimize energy demand and ensure occupant well-being. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the National University of Singapore and a PhD candidate at ETH Zürich. He is also part of the development team of the City Energy Analyst (CEA) software and co-founder of UUEN Pte. Ltd.

Per-Sync Audit Trails for Revit Worksharing: A Data Foundation for AI-Driven BIM Management and Objective Performance Evaluation MR. HONG, Seokwoo SquareZero Inc. Seokwoo Hong is the founder of SquareZero Inc., a Seoul-based studio focused on BIM workflow automation and applied AI for the AEC sector. His current work centres on bridging the gap between Revit's operational data and AI-driven decision-making for BIM managers, with research interests in per-Sync change tracking, objective performance evaluation frameworks, and the integration of large language models into project delivery workflows

Digitalising the Informal: Mobility Data, Power, and the Politics of Knowledge in South African Minibus Taxi Systems MS. MORRISSEY, Helen University Of Oxford

Neuromorphic Computing and Spiking Neural Networks : A Brain-Inspired Path Beyond the Post-LLM Era DR. LEE, Wook Hyun Korea Institute Of Energy Research Master of Engineering Degree : 1997, "Study on the Evaporation Heat Transfer Coefficient of Refrigerant R-22 in Capillaries.", Pukyong National University Graduate School Doctor of Engineering Degree : 2000, "Heat Transfer and Flow Characteristics of Pulsating Heat Pipes.", Pukyong National University Graduate School From 2000 to 2002, served as a Team Leader at LG Electronics' Air Conditioning Division (Changwon Plant 2) Inverter air conditioner product Since 2002, Research and management positions at the Korea Energy Research Institute (KIER). - Head of the Energy Saving Lab. within the Energy Efficiency Research Department - Head of the Corporate Cooperation Team and Head of the Startup Incubation Center Currently, Principal Researcher in the Hydrogen Research Group at the KIER Hydrogen Energy Research Institute, responsible for alkaline water electrolysis stack design. Research and Collaboration Areas: - Eco-friendly hydrogen production using alkaline water electrolysis - Thermoelectric conversion and waste heat power generation including AMTEC - Heat transfer enhancement and high-performance heat exchangers - Refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump systems - Two-phase flow heat transfer, etc.

How does standardization MR. LEPOETRE, Yohan AUTOCRYPT Yohan Lepoetre is Chief Growth Officer at AUTOCRYPT in Korea, where he has contributed to the company’s corporate strategy since 2021. He focuses on smart mobility, automotive cybersecurity, and secure-by-design technologies for autonomous systems, while supporting global partnerships and market development. He holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Technology de Troyes.

From Model-Based Analysis to Policy: Optimization-Driven Infectious Disease Modeling in Korea PROF. JUNG, Eunok Konkuk University Eunok Jung is a professor of Mathematics at Konkuk University. An expert in Mathematical Biology (infectious disease modeling, cardiovascular modeling, biofluid dynamics, and optimal control). She advised the KDCA on COVID-19 policy based on mathematical modeling. She received the Presidential Commendation (2020) and a Ministerial Commendation from the Ministry of Health and Welfare (2022), and served as the 7th President of KSIAM and chair of Korea's COVID-19 Mathematical Modeling Task Force.

Application of Mathematical Modeling in Bioterrorism Response: Enhancing Government Preparedness for Smallpox and Anthrax in South Korea PROF. LEE, Jacob Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital Dr. Jacob Lee is an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. He received his M.D. from Korea University College of Medicine and earned his Ph.D. from Korea University Graduate School. Board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, he has extensive experience in infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, and emerging infectious disease response, including field deployment during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and the 2015 MERS-CoV epidemic in South Korea. He currently serves as Chairperson of the Advisory Committee on National Strategic Stockpile at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) and as Vice President of the Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy. His research focuses on mathematical modeling of bioterrorism pathogens, healthcare-associated infection prevention, and vaccine effectiveness evaluation, with over 80 peer-reviewed publications in journals including Annals of Internal Medicine, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, and PLOS ONE.

Modelling vaccine preventable diseases for national policy in the UK PROF. MILLER, Elizabeth London School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine Professor Liz Miller is Chair in Vaccine Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. She is a leading infectious disease epidemiologist with over 40 years’ experience in vaccines, immunisation policy, vaccine safety and effectiveness evaluation. She previously served as Head of the Immunisation Department at the Health Protection Agency/Public Health England for 15 years. She has also made major contributions to international vaccine policy and safety through long-standing advisory work with WHO, including involvement with the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts and the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety.

Monitoring the Sky : From Space Surveillance & Awareness to Observing Transient Astronomical Events MR. GIRODO, Yann Isae-supaero Yann Girodo is a final year student of double Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering at ISAE-SUPAERO, and Astrophysics & Space Science at Toulouse III University. His main interests are in space science, currently working on space surveillance & awareness at CNES. He studied satellite operations in Japan and polar science in Svalbard.

Chemical fingerprints of massive binary stars DR. JIN, Harim Max Planck For Astrophysics Harim Jin is an independent postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Munich. She received her PhD in Astronomy at the University of Bonn and master’s degree in Astronomy at Seoul National University. Her research focuses on theoretical modeling of how stars evolve and die, and how they drive the evolution of the Universe.

Nanopore-based sensing of biomolecular interactions and machine learning-aided signal classification DR. LEE, Mi-kyung Critical Diseases Diagnostics Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology

The dynamic nature of percolation on networks with triadic interactions DR. SUN, Hanlin Nordita

Context-Aware Multimodal AI Uncovers Hidden Trajectories in Five Centuries of Artistic Change PROF. YUN, Jinhyuk Soongsil University / Mpi-sp

Quantum chemical study for the shock-front reactions dedicated to the late Prof. Chul Park PROF. JEUNG, Gwang-hi Aix-marseille University After obtaining a PhD from University of Toulouse In 1982, Dr Jeung has worked at Free University of Berlin as a researcher, at Dankook University in South Korea as an assistant professor. He came back to France as a researcher in CNRS in 1987, first at Strasbourg then at Orsay. He was recruited as a professor in the Chemistry Department at Aix-Marseille University in 2001, working until his retirement in 2020. Since, he works with an emeritus position. He is a specialist in quantum chemical study on the basic reactions, in particular, involving highly-excited electronic states.

Measuring and modeling social interactions in fish schools and applications: AI, robot-fish, virtual reality for fish, drones PROF. SIRE, Clément CNRS/Université De Toulouse Prof. Clément Sire is a theoretical physicist and a Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), based at the Laboratoire de Physique Théorique (LPT) in Toulouse, which he led as Director. He has systematically applied these theoretical frameworks to diverse complex systems, ranging from coarsening dynamics, random walks, and astrophysics to behavioral biology. For over a decade, in close collaboration with ethologists, he has pioneered quantitative models of collective motion and decision-making in animal schools and human crowds, combining automated data tracking and virtual reality to uncover decentralized rules of interaction. Recognized also as a Mediation Ambassador for CNRS Physics, he actively bridges the gap between fundamental physics, complex living systems, and public science communication.

Development of Organic Semiconductor-based Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Systems for Z-Scheme Water Splitting DR. PARK, Jin Su EPFL - Scientist (2023-Present) École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) - Ph.D. degree (2023) Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (Supervisor: Prof. Bumjoon J. Kim) - B.S. degree (2017) Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST - Research interest: organic synthesis, green hydrogen production, overall water splitting via photocatalysis/photoelectrochemistry, organic photovoltaics

Development of Quantum Materials Assisted by Robots DR. YASUMATSU, Hisato Advanced Research and Innovation Center, Denso Corporation Professor Hisato Yasumatsu has obtained BS and MS degrees at the Chemistry Department of the University of Tokyo. He has done the PhD work on the basic chemical reactions involving the clusters under the supervision of the late Prof. Tamotsu Kondow (1936-2009), with PhD in 1995. After spending two years at the Institute of Physical chemistry in RIKEN, He has joined Prof. Kondow’s group at the Cluster Research Laboratory of Toyota Technological Institute. He has worked there on the advanced material research as successively assistant, associate and full professor from 1997 to 2023. Then he has moved to the Denso Corporation at Kariya, Aichi, Japan, to develop new methods in making the metal clusters.

Recent advances in infrared microscopy to characterize mass transfer in electrolyzer ionomers PROF. CHEVALIER, Stéphane Arts et Métiers, Campus de Bordeaux, Institut de Mécanique et d'Ingénierie de Bordeaux Stéphane Chevalier is Associate Professor at Arts et Métiers. He has been working for nearly 15 years on the development of imaging setup and heat and mass transport characterization in complex electrochemical systems in Nantes University, Toronto University, Tokyo University and Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology. He was principal investigator of numerous research projects amounting to a total funding of around 1.2 M€ over the last 7 years to to successfully develop a new platform for heat and mass transfer visualizations in microfluidic fuel cells and electrolyzers. In addition, he was laureate of several international programs (with Canadian and Japanese Universities) to develop infrared spectroscopic imaging microscopy for energy transfer characterization in microsystems. He has trained several PhD students through these programs and important collaborative works, including experiment in Canadian synchrotron with his collaborators. Finally, after successfully obtaining his “Habilitation à diriger des recherches” (HDR) in April 2024, he moved for 1 year at Tokyo University as visiting scholar (LIMMS laboratory) to collaborate on the development, imaging and modeling of new organic redox flow batteries.

Enhanced Catalyst and Process Engineering for Efficient CO₂ Hydrogenation: From Copper-Promoted Fe-K Systems to Thermodynamic and Kinetic Optimization DR. CHATELIER, Corentin Université Grenoble Alpes With a PhD and an engineering degree in materials science, Dr. Chatelier's research focuses on the catalytic properties of various materials, including metals and complex intermetallic compounds. He combines experimental approaches, such as catalysis, surface X-ray diffraction, and Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging, with theoretical methods, including density functional theory, molecular dynamics, thermodynamic modelling, and microkinetic modelling.

Accelerated Discovery of High-Entropy Oxide Catalysts for Tailoring CO₂ Hydrogenation Products DR. KNORPP, Amy Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) Dr. Amy Jenelle Knorpp's research focuses on high-entropy oxides for durable catalysts. Her research, funded by a prestigious SNF Ambizione grant, aims to convert carbon dioxide and hydrogen into green fuels using the "cocktail effect" to enhance catalytic efficiency. She leads an independent research group in Empa after a background in the industrial minerals sector

Lithium-Ion Batteries Required for Various Industry Applications DR. LEE, Keon Woo Henkel Ag & Co. KGaA With more than two-decade long experience in the electronics and battery materials industries, Keon sees himself as a battery generalist with a chemistry background. He makes himself a battery storyteller, covering topics from mines to EVs. Since 2021, he has been leading two unique technology groups in Henkel: battery solutions and simulation & modeling. The former seeks solutions that enable new battery designs and processes based on Henkel's advanced material technology. The latter is developing a new digital platform that utilizes AI to accelerate material innovation and simulation.

Multiscale Modeling and Artificial Intelligence for Battery Material Design PROF. KAGHAZCHI, Payam Forschungszentrum Jülich Payam Kaghazchi is currently head of the modeling team at the Institute of IMD-2 in the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany, and a Professor and Chair of Computational Modelling and Design of Advanced Battery Materials in the Faculty of Science and Technology at University of Twente in the Netherlands. His research has focused on developing and applying Multiphysics and Multiscale Modeling as well as AI approaches to simulate and design materials for energy storage and conversion systems. He has published more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals (including Advanced Energy Materials, eScience, Energy & Environmental Science, Materials Today, and Nature Energy)

AI-Driven Microstructural Characterization of Bamboo Technical Fibers for Bio-Composite Design DR. FUENTES, Carlos Luxembourg Institute of Science And Technology Carlos A. Fuentes is Senior Lead Researcher at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and Visiting Professor at KU Leuven. His research interests include bio-inspired complex materials, natural-fibre composites, and hierarchical structures in plant-based systems. He studies how nano- and microstructural interactions govern strength, ductility, and interfacial behaviour, with the aim of translating these principles into improved bulk and interface properties.

Scalable Silicon Nanowire Anodes for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries: From Mechanisms to Industrialization MR. TOMEY, Rafael IMDEA Materials Institute Mr. Rafael Tomey is a chemist specialized in electrochemistry and energy storage, with extensive experience in research, battery electrical testing, materials characterization, and full management of electrochemistry laboratories. He has experienced in R&D projects in both academic and industrial environments, particularly in battery technologies and advanced materials. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at IMDEA Materiales supervised by Dr. Juan Jose Vilatela, focusing on lithium-ion batteries and the study of high-capacity nanostructured materials, particularly silicon nanowires.

Stochastic Wildfire Projections for Assessing Tail Risk of Extreme Fire Events in Lower Austria DR. JO, Hyun-woo International Institute For Applied Systems Analysis Hyun-Woo Jo is a research scholar at the Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services (AFE) group at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria. He earned his B.S. in Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering and his Ph.D. in Environmental Planning and Landscape Architecture from Korea University in 2018 and 2023, respectively. His research interests include application of remote sensing and deep learning techniques in agriculture and forestry domains, especially by combining domain specific knowledge with machine-learnable architecture. His interest in this area encouraged Jo to participate in joint projects with the European consortiums related to EU-Horizon2020: the Horizon2020 EOPEN (Nov.2017-Oct.2020) and Horizon2020 CALLISTO (Jan.2021-Dec.2023). As part of the EOPEN project, he developed a neural network model for rice paddy detection, the algorithms of which can be operated on a cloud-based platform of EOPEN. As part of the CALLISTO project, he performed joint research with the National Observatory of Athens in Greece on AI-based farmland monitoring. The research was followed by applying the model tested in South Korea to European regions through transfer learning. The results were presented at the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems on Climate Change and AI. He is currently working on wildfire modeling at IIASA.

Linking Climate, Carbon Neutrality, and Air Quality Impacts through Multi-Scale Integrated Assessment Modeling PROF. WOO, Jung Hun Department Of Environmental Management, Graduate School Of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Dr. Jung Hun Woo is a professor in the Department of Environmental Management and the associate dean for academic affairs at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies (GSES), Seoul National University. He is a leading expert in air quality and climate change, with a focus on emission inventory development, air quality modeling, and climate–air quality Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) to support policy decision-making. He serves as a deliberative member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology (PACST) and is a member of the Korea Academy of Environmental Science (KAES). Dr. Woo has contributed internationally as a national delegate to the NorthEast Asia Clean Air Partnership (NEACAP), United Nations and as a lead author of the 2027 IPCC Guidelines for National SLCFs Inventories, as well as the 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC GHGs Guidelines. He has led emissions research for NASA’s KORUS-AQ and ASIA-AQ missions and has published over 174 peer-reviewed articles (h-index 51). His honors include the Ministry of Environment Award for Best Research and Development in Climate and Air Quality (2023), the President's Commendation for Outstanding Contributions to Air Quality Improvement (2020), and NASA Group Achievement Awards for the KORUS-AQ mission (2017) and the ARCTAS mission (2009).

Elaboration of the thermoelectric MnSiy silicide alloys by Binder jetting coupled with SPS PROF. THIMONT, Yohann Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier Yohann THIMONT is Associate Professor (HDR) at the TOULOUSE University since 2013 and lead his researches at the CIRIMAT Laboratory. He defended its PhD These devoted to the deposition and the characterization of YBa2Cu3O7 superconducting thin films and superlattices at the CRISMAT laboratory in Caen (France) in 2009. He developed a knowledge for the transparent conducting oxides during its Post-doctoral fellowship at the LRCS lab (France). He has occupied a contractual associate Professor position for two years at the CRISMAT lab where he pursued researches on Superconductors materials then he held a Research Engineer function in 2013 where he developed his expertise about the thermoelectric materials. Thermoelectricity is very interesting for heat lost conversion into electricity which is clearly in agreement with the global environmental politics. His research topic now concerns thermoelectric materials in bulk and thin films for the conversion of fatal heat into electricity. He remains also implicated in the elaboration and characterization of others class of materials as transparent conducting materials and gas sensors oxides deposited by sputtering techniques. He has a large expertise in elementary, structural, microstructural and transport properties of materials (bulk and thin films). He also developed an expertise for the modelization of the electrical and thermal transport properties by finites elements approach. By this way, he demonstrated that the geometries of thermoelectric parts play an important role for the thermoelectric conversion efficiencies. As result, a large interest for the using of Additive Manufacturing technique for the elaboration of new thermoelectric materials started. To this day, he published 50 articles, one Book Chapter and was invited in six Conferences in international congress. Five of his noticeable articles focused in thermoelectricity researches are reported: 1. Y. Thimont*, A. Mortagne-Coderch, G. Chevallier, B. Duployer, A. Galodé, F. Gascoin, D. Berthebaud, L. Presmanes, “Elaboration of p-type Ge doped MnSiy (1.73 < y < 1.77) thermoelectric legs with complex shapes by binder jetting additive manufacturing technique”, ACTA MATERIALIA 282 120466 (2024) 2. Y. Thimont, S. LeBlanc*, “The impact of thermoelectric leg geometries on thermal resistance and power output”, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 126, 095101 (2019) 3. P. Darnige, Y. Thimont, L. Presmanes, A. Barnabé*, “Insights on stability, transport, and thermoelectric properties of transparent p-type copper iodide thin films”, JOURNAL OF MATERIAL CHEMISTRY C 11, 630-644, (2022) 4. I. Sinnarasa, Y. Thimont*, L. Presmanes, A. Barnabé, P. Tailhades, “Thermoelectric and Transport Properties of Delafossite CuCrO2:Mg Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering”, NANOMATERIALS 7, 157 (2017) 5. Y. Thimont*, L. Presmanes, V. Baylac, P. Tailhades, D. Berthebaud, F. Gascoin, “Thermoelectric Higher Manganese Silicide: Synthetized, Sintered and Shaped Simultaneously by Selective Laser Sintering /Melting Additive Manufacturing Technique”, MATERIALS LETTERS MLBLUE 214 (2018)

Future opportunity spaces for green and digital transitions and climate resilience in the Czech industrial regions DR. JOLLY, Suyash University Of Ostrava Dr Suyash Jolly is a Senior Researcher and Eminent Research Personality in the Department of Human Geography and Regional Development at the University of Ostrava, Czechia. With over a decade of post-PhD experience, he studies the political economy of decarbonisation, regional transformation and multi-level governance, the development of regional green industrial paths, and just transitions across European, Nordic, Indian, and North American regions. He is currently working on the long-term transformation of the Moravian–Silesian post-coal transition within REFRESH (EU Just Transition Fund) and is the coordinator of the recently submitted Horizon Europe Twinning project application LEGIT (Leadership and Governance for Green and Just Regional Transitions in Europe), aiming at analysing the role of regional leadership in green regional industrial transformation. Previously, he has worked extensively on green industrial transformation in the Nordic regions and energy transitions in India. He has recently contributed to the OECD–European Commission flagship project "Regional Development Policy for Industrial Transition: A Transatlantic Perspective," and prepared a strategic paper titled "Driving the Energy and Climate Transition: A Regional Perspective."

Energy Vulnerability in Czechia: Micro-scale Mapping as a Tool for Effective Policy Targeting DR. MACHáčEK, Jan University of Ostrava Jan Macháček is an academic at the Faculty of Science of the University of Ostrava, where he works at the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development and serves as Vice Dean for Development and Internationalization. In his professional work, he focuses on demography, tourism, and the environmental aspects of industrial activity, especially issues related to rare minerals. At present, he is concentrating on the energy transition of the Ostrava metropolitan area.

AI Applications in CMOS Image Sensors: Trends and Future Directions MR. RA, Jonghyun Sony Europe Limited Nuf Jonghyun Ra received a B.S degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering from Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea, in 2012. Since 2012, he has researched the high-speed interface and digital logic design in integrated Electronics Laboratory of Hanyang University. He joined SK hynix in 2019 and worked on high-speed analog circuit design and architecture design for CIS readout operation modes. Since October 2023, he has been with Sony Europe, where he is engaged in analog IP and chiptop design.

ISAC now and in future DR. PLACHY, Jan Deutsche Telekom AG Jan Plachý received the BSc, MSc and Ph.D. degree in telecommunication engineering from the Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic in 2012, 2014 and 2021, respectively. Currently, he works as R&D Technical Product Manager at Deutsche Telekom in T-labs, focusing on future networks research. From 2022 he participates in research towards 6G in the next Generation Research Group within the O-RAN alliance and co-leads one of the research streams. He participates in the 6G Platform Germany to develop German 6G vision. Apart from this, he works as a researcher at the Department of Telecommunication Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He was on internships at CEA-Leti, France (2014), EURECOM, France (2016 and 2019) and Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2017). He has been participating in many national and international research projects focused on mobile networks. His research interests cover optimization of mobility management and radio resource management of both communication and computing resources, nonterrestrial communication, and integrated sensing and communication. He published 17 conference and journal papers in IEEE and Elsevier.

Affine Frequency Division Multiplexing (AFDM): Evolving OFDM for High-Mobility ISAC in the 6G+ DR. ROU, Hyeon Seok Constructor University Bremen (Eric) Hyeon-Seok Rou [Member, IEEE] received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Constructor University Bremen, Germany, in 2024, and his B.Sc. in electrical and computer engineering from the same institution (formerly Jacobs University Bremen) in 2021. Since 2025, he has been a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Constructor University Bremen, Germany. From November 2026, he will join the School of Electrical Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea, as a Brain Pool Research Professor, supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). His research interests include next-generation (B5G, 6G) wireless systems, affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM), integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), high-mobility communications, multi-dimensional sparse modulation, over-the-air computing (AirComp), V2X, and quantum-accelerated optimisation. In 2026, he was selected as a Brain Pool Fellow by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). He has served as the chapter representative of The Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the FRG (VeKNI e.V.) since 2021, and was the German delegate to the Young Professionals Forum (YPF) at the 3rd World Congress of Korean Scientists and Engineers in South Korea, 2025. He was a visiting researcher at the Intelligent Communications Systems Laboratory (ICL) at KAIST in 2023, and received the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Europe Research Scholarship Award in 2022. He also contributes to the IEEE Standards Association P3383 Working Group on Performance Metrics for Integrated Sensing and Communication.

3D-Printed Terahertz Devices for Sensing Applications DR. PARK, Saejune Queen Mary University Of London I am a Senior Lecturer in Terahertz Electronics and the Head of the Terahertz Laboratory at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Additionally, I serve as a Professor, by courtesy, in the Department of Physics at Ajou University (South Korea) and co-lead SIG 4 (Chemical and Biological Systems) for the EPSRC NetworkPlus in THz Systems. My research papers have been cited over 1,800 times with an h-index of 20 (Google Scholar). I am leading a diverse portfolio of research projects, involving collaborations with leading international research institutions. I am a recipient of the: - QM Faculty of S&E Research & Innovation Excellence Award - QM EECS Teaching & Research Rising Star Award - KSEAUK Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award In 2026, my research team (Park Lab) is supported by the following research projects: - EPSRC New Investigator Award in collaboration with University of Leeds, NPL, WRc (2024 - 2027) - RCN Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal in collaboration with University of Oslo, SINTEF (2026 - 2029) - The Royal Society Research Grant in collaboration with University of Leeds (2025 - 2026) - NRF (via KICET) Global Young Connect Phase I in collaboration with KICET, ETRI (2025 - 2026) - WRc Industrial Collaboration (2025 - 2027) - Dstl OFEME S&T Sprint - Research England QM International Science Partnership Fund QR3 in collaboration with UGM - Dstl EME Hub (https://emehub.org) (2022 - 2027)

Instrumentation for Simultaneous In Situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Neutron Diffraction Studies DR. SILVER, Kai Viper Innovations Dr Silver received the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and electronic engineering from Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K., in 2021 and 2025 respectively. His research interests include high-frequency instrumentation, applied electro magnetics, microwave sensing, and microfluidics. He is a member of IET. He is currently working for Viper Innovations, U.K, where his focus is on non-invasive conditions monitoring of electrical power distribution networks.

From Insight to Improvement: Simulation and Optimization of Business Processes DR. VINCI, Francesco University of Padova Dr. Francesco Vinci is a researcher at the University of Padova. His research focuses on optimizing public administration processes by integrating data and stakeholder feedback, departing from traditional methods that rely solely on subjective assessment. He employs user-evaluation techniques, machine learning, AI, and process mining for effective process optimization. His work explores the use of business process simulation for "what-if" experiments, assessing the impact of changes without disrupting real-world systems. He also investigates how explainable AI can be combined with symbolic process models to repair and improve simulation accuracy. His ultimate goal is to propose methodologies that leverage AI to enhance the quality of business process simulation models, contributing to advancements at the intersection of neuro-symbolic reasoning and process intelligence.

Pneumatic Physical Computing for Soft Robots: Towards Electronics-Free Embodied Intelligence DR. KIM, Hyunyoung University of Birmingham Dr Hyunyoung Kim is a Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor US title) in the School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham. Her research lies at the intersection of Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), digital fabrication, and tangible user interfaces, with a particular focus on developing fabrication tools that enable people to create interactive physical objects tailored to their own needs. Her work combines computational design, hardware prototyping, novel interactive applications, and user-centred evaluation to advance accessible and intelligent fabrication technologies. She received her PhD in Computer Science from Université Grenoble Alpes, France, in 2020, following an MSc in Digital Media from KAIST and a bachelor's degree in Information and Communication Engineering from Sungkyunkwan University. Before joining the University of Birmingham in 2021, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen. Dr Kim's research spans shape-changing interfaces, computational fabrication, interactive materials, pneumatic computation, and human–robot interaction. She is particularly interested in bridging the gap between cutting-edge fabrication research and practical, real-world applications through interdisciplinary collaborations with researchers in robotics, design, architecture, materials science, and manufacturing. Her work has been published in leading venues including CHI, UIST, DIS, TEI, and ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction. She has also secured competitive research funding as Principal Investigator from the Royal Society and EPSRC to investigate computational design methods, sustainable digital fabrication, and interactive fabrication technologies. Dr Kim actively supervises PhD students and welcomes interdisciplinary collaborations in HCI, digital fabrication, and interactive systems.

Lessons and Opportunities from Self-Driving Lab Experiences for drug discovery & development DR. PYO, Junhee AI Institute for Drug Discovery, Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association Dr. Junhee Pyo is Chief of AI Institute of Drug Discovery at the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association. She has extensive experience at the intersection of pharmaceutical science, statistics, informatics, and artificial intelligence for drug discovery and development. Her work focuses on AI-driven drug development, translational research, self-driving laboratories, and AI transformation in the pharmaceutical industries. Prior to her current role, Dr. Pyo worked as a data scientist at Roche and served as Chief Data & Analytics Officer at a drug-discovery startup. She is also an adjunct professor at Seoul National University, where she contributes to education and research in pharmaceutical AI and data science.

Trustworthy AI for Air Mobility Systems: Safety, Governance, and Public Trust DR. LIM, Chae Deok Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI); The Association of Korean Woman Scientists and Engineers (KWSE) Dr. Chaedeok Lim is serving as Assistant Vice President of the Air Mobility Research Division at the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and as President of the Association of Korean Woman Scientists and Engineers (KWSE). Since joining ETRI in 1989, she has built a distinguished career in research and leadership, serving as Chair of the NST Council of the officers for women in STEM, as a Professor at the University of Science and Technology, Korea (UST), and as an advisory member to government bodies and academic societies. In recognition of her contributions, she was awarded the Order of Science and Technology Merit (Doyak) in 2025. Dr. Lim has contributed extensively to embedded system software. More recently, she has focused on safety-critical AI for advanced air mobility.

How to make cities more inclusive & sustainable ? Case study of Toulouse economic development & smart city policy. MR. TOULOUSE, Julien Toulouse Team Invest Julien Toulouse works as head of business development at Toulouse Team Invest, the economic development department of the Toulouse Métropole promotion agency. He is in charge of identifying, supporting and advising innovative companies from the exploration to their establishment in the Toulouse ecosystem. He promotes the pink city innovative ecosystem and tries to develop synergies & partnerships between local and global players. He previously worked in Germany in the media industry as a digital project manager and oversaw websites and various digital experience projects. Before returning back and working for his hometown Toulouse, Julien has been living in Spain, Senegal and Germany. He holds a M.Sc. in Business Administration both from the Catholic University of Eichstätt–Ingolstadt and the Toulouse Business School.

Measuring what we eat: Innovations in sensors for dietary assessment MS. WALTER, Florian Wageningen University & Research Florian Walter is a PhD Candidate in Human Nutrition and Health at Wageningen University & Research. Trained as an electrical engineer at RWTH Aachen, his work is now focused on automating the measurement of eating behavior to facilitate conducting studies and improve data quality.

Exploring the ethical, legal and societal issues (ELSI) of medical AI in South Korea DR. YUN, Saebyoul University Of Edinburgh / Middlesex University Saebyoul Yun is a PhD researcher in Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh and a British Council ISPF Research Fellow in Science and Technology at Middlesex University, UK. Her research explores the social and political dynamics shaped by digital systems, alongside policy issues surrounding digital technology and artificial intelligence. She is particularly interested in the socio-ethical implications and contested debates emerging from these developments.

Integrating GIS and Satellite Imagery to Map Agricultural Emissions and Mitigate Waterborne Health Risks DR. BAE, Hansol Nature Preserve Aps

Long-term exposure to air pollution and incidence of psychiatric disorders in Danish Nationwide Administrative Cohort DR. SO, Rina Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

Unmasking a cryptic multitarget intracellular antibiotic in Gram negative bacteria DR. KIM, Dajeong Korea Research Institute Of Bioscience And Biotechnology 2015-2019: PhD Seoul National University, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology 2019-2021: CJ CheilJedang, Food Safety Team 2021-current: Senior Researcher at Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Infectious Disease Research Center

Potent Mechanism-Based Inactivation of CYP3A4 by CHIR99021: Metabolic Fate and Drug Interaction Liability of a Widely Used GSK-3β Inhibitor DR. RYU, Changseon Kist Europe Forschungsgesellschaft Mbh Dr. Ryu is a Senior Researcher at KIST Europe in Saarbrücken, Germany. He studied Pharmacy as an undergraduate and earned his Master's and PhD in biological pharmacy (toxicology/drug metabolism) at Chungnam National University, followed by postdoctoral training at IKP-Stuttgart. His research focuses on metabolic disruption—including MASLD and endocrine disruption, thyroid hormone, and other metabolic dysfunction—studied through non-targeted and targeted metabolomics/lipidomics by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and new approach methodologies (NAMs). His work spans drug metabolism and drug-induced toxicity, reactive metabolite profiling, and the regulation of drug-metabolizing enzymes (cytochrome P450, UGT, GST), using non-targeted analysis (NTA) to capture endogenous metabolite/lipid perturbations and characterize xenobiotic metabolites.

Engineering approaches to investigate host-microbiome crosstalk DR. SHIN, Woojung Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology

Space Access in the New Space: scientific challenges for liquid rocket engines PROF. URBANO, Annafederica Isae Supaero Annafederica Urbano (ORCID: 0000-0002-7576-8685) is a full professor in Launchers and Space Systems at ISAE-Supaero. She teaches classes on rocket propulsion, launcher architecture and two-phase flows. She carries out her research activities in the Advanced Space Concepts team at the Department of Design and Control of Aerospace Vehicles (DCAS). She is an expert in space propulsion and space transportation systems. Her research areas of expertise are related with the numerical simulation of reactive and two-phase flows in liquid rocket engines: supercritical combustion, thermoacoustic instabilities, nucleate boiling in micro-gravity, two phase compressible flows, transcritical fluids. Part of her activity is also devoted to space system analysis (rocket engines and launchers): multi-disciplinary analysis and optimization, surrogate models from CFD and artificial intelligence. A. Urbano is responsible for the SaCLaB2 chair funded by Ariane Group and Airbus Defense and Space and she leads the research activities devoted to liquid propulsion and launchers. She is the coordinator of the ESA Topical team “Propellant management physics”. She is a member of the Space Propulsion Committee of the IAF.

Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Sensor Fusion in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic Production DR. LIEBERS, Nico German Aerospace Center e. V. (Deutsches Zentrum Für Luft- Und Raumfahrt, DLR) Nico Liebers studied Mechanical Engineering with the focus of lightweight and plastics technologies at the Technical University of Dresden. During his study he completed an internship at the Airbus site in Toulouse. Since 2009 he works in the Institute of Lightweight Structures of German Aerospace Center (DLR). His research focus is process monitoring, sensor development, data processing, numerical modelling and digitalization. His PhD thesis was on ultrasonic flow front and cure monitoring.

State-of-the-Art Applications of Large Language Models in Aircraft Design MS. SHIN, Sooryun German Aerospace Center e. V. (Deutsches Zentrum Für Luft- Und Raumfahrt, DLR) Sooryun Shin is a research scientist at the Institute of System Architectures in Aeronautics, German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Hamburg. Prior to joining DLR, she worked at Samsung Electronics and Korea Institute of Industrial Technology. She received her master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Seoul National University. Her research focuses on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to aerospace engineering, to pioneer the feasibility of using large language models (LLMs) for aircraft conceptual design and system architecture optimization.

Sustainable maintenance polices: a scalable approach for multi-component systems PROF. FECAROTTI, Claudia Eindhoven University of Technology Claudia Fecarotti is Assistant Professor in Reliability, Maintenance and Asset Management with the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands. She is also a member of the 4TU Center for Resilience Engineering, the Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute (EAISI), and an associate member of the Resilience Engineering Research Group at The University of Nottingham. She holds a PhD in Reliability Engineering and Infrastructure Asset Management from The University of Nottingham, UK. Her research interests are in the field of reliability engineering, maintenance optimization and infrastructure asset management. She focuses on designing new methodologies to support the planning, operation and maintenance of complex safety-critical systems for improved sustainability performance and lower total cost of ownership. She aims at conducting rigorous and innovative research which is relevant to industry and society, and works closely with industrial partners to bridge the gap between purely methodological approaches and practical needs.

Industrial Symbiosis through AI-Driven Design DR. AKAY, Haluk TU Delft Haluk is an assistant professor of AI-driven computational design at TU Delft. His research develops tools and methods for transforming raw artifacts of the design process into structured knowledge representations for machine learning. Haluk holds a PhD and MSc from MIT and BSc from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to TU Delft, Haluk was a postdoc at KTH in Sweden, and has industry experience in product design.  Recent publications • Akay, H., Capezza, A. J., Hoogendoorn, B. W., & Henrysson, M. (2025). Training a Foundation Model in Engineering Design Understanding. CIRP Design 2025. • Akay, H., Lee, S. H., & Kim, S. G. (2023). Push-pull digital thread for digital transformation of manufacturing systems. CIRP annals, 72(1), 401-404. • Akay, H., Capezza, A. J., Henrysson, M., Leite, I., & Fuso-Nerini, F. (2023). Language Models for Functional Digital Twin of Circular Manufacturing. Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing 2023. • Akay, H., Yang, M., & Kim, S. G. (2021). Automating design requirement extraction from text with deep learning. ASME IDETC 2021. • Akay, H., & Kim, S. G. (2020). Design transcription: Deep learning based design feature representation. CIRP Annals, 69(1), 141-144.

Challenges and Opportunities in the xEV Battery Remanufacturing Industry: Transforming Engineering Hurdles into Circular Economy Solutions MR. LEE, Sanguk POEN Europe GnbH Sanguk Lee is the Co-Founder of POEN, a Hyundai Motor Group spin-off specializing in xEV battery remanufacturing from 2021. Currently serving as the Managing Director of POEN Europe, he leads the company’s strategic growth in the global circular economy. With a career rooted in both engineering and strategy, Sanguk previously managed venture scouting and hydrogen energy initiatives at Hyundai Motor Group, following his experience as a Power Plant Engineer at Hyundai Heavy Industries. A POSTECH Mechanical Engineering graduate, Sanguk leverages his multifaceted expertise to transform complex engineering hurdles into profitable, sustainable business operations within the battery lifecycle.  Recent publications (e.g., book, journal paper, conference proceeding, patent, etc) • Lee, S. H., et al. (2022). Estimation system for remanufacturing battery system for electric vehicle and operation method of the same. (Registered in South Korea, , US, EU and China) • Lee, S. H., et al. (2023). Battery evaluation system that measures the remaining life of a battery using voltages on incremental capacity curves at different points in time. (Registered South Korea Patent) • Lee, S. H., et al. (2023). Battery evaluation system that measures the remaining life in a simple way using the internal resistance of the battery system. (Registered South Korea Patent)

Jigsaw-Joint Adaptive Metastructure Design: A Hybrid Framework for Programmable Metamaterials PROF. JOVANOVA, Jovana TU Delft Jovana Jovanova is associate professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Her research is focused on adaptive (meta)structures, mechanisms and machines able to change their properties and/or functionality over time to improve performance, reliability, and efficiency. She explores concepts of smart structures, metamaterials, and soft robotics for the design of adaptive machines with applications in the maritime and transport technology.

Soft Intelligence for Artificial Intelligence: Reframing Soft Robots as Platforms for Embodied Data Collection DR. JEONG, Hwayeong Epfl Dr. Hwayeong Jeong is a postdoctoral researcher in École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland. Her research aims to revolutionize how humans perceive and experience robot-world interactions through mechanically intelligent soft robotic systems, with a focus on achieving robust interaction while reducing mechanical and computational complexity. Her interests in mechanically intelligent soft robotics span design, fabrication, modeling, and control. To enable soft and adaptive interaction between robots and their environments, she develops innovative, multifunctional soft robots that use embodied intelligence encoded in material properties, structural geometry, and physical dynamics. Dr. Jeong's research keywords are soft pneumatic circuit, soft haptic interface, bio-inspired soft actuator, variable stiffness soft actuator, optical sensor for the soft actuator, origami soft robot, surface electromyography sensor.

Nanoparticle-based Drug and Gene Delivery for Anti-Cancer Therapy PROF. KIM, Won Jong POSTECH Professor Won Jong Kim received his B.Sc. from Hanyang University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomolecular Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology. He completed postdoctoral training at the University of Utah with Professor Sung Wan Kim. He is currently the Mueunjae Chaired Professor in the Department of Chemistry at POSTECH. Professor Kim’s research focuses on polymer chemistry and nanomedicine, particularly polymer-based drug and gene delivery systems. He has published over 210 peer-reviewed papers in leading journals, including Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, and ACS Nano. In 2025, he was elected a Member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea. He serves as an Associate Editor of WIRES: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology and Nanotheranostics.

Micropatterned nanofibrous scaffold for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine PROF. KOH, Won-gun Yonsei University Won-Gun Koh is an Underwood Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Yonsei University. Since earning his Ph.D. from Penn State University and completing postdoctoral research at Stanford, he has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers in top-tier journals. His research focuses on functional hydrogels, biosensing platforms, and tissue engineering. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for Biomaterials Science.

Metabolic Fitness and Functional Adaptation of T Cells in Tumor microenvironment PROF. LIM, Seon Ah Ewha Womans University Dr. Seon Ah Lim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Life Science at Ewha Womans University. She received her Ph.D. from Korea University and completed postdoctoral training at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Her research focuses on cancer immunology and immunometabolism, particularly the regulation of T cells and NK cells in the tumor microenvironment.

Atomic Force Microscopy Based Nanomechanical Characterization of Cancer Cells PROF. KENAR, Necla Kocaeli University,Türkiye

Advancements and Applications of Lens-Free Digital Inline Holographic Microscopy for Cell Imaging and Point-of-Care Diagnostics MR. LEE, Jongmuk Sol Inc.

Digital Process Twins: Optimizing Marine Fuel and Carbon Capture Systems MR. HAN, Sang Phil SIEMENS Dr. Sang Phil (Phil) Han is Head of the Competence Center Process Modelling at Siemens, with nearly 30 years of global experience in advanced process modelling, digital twins, hybrid simulation, and autonomous plant operations. Formerly President of PSE APAC/Korea and a simulation leader at LG Chem, he has driven industrial modelling, reactor scale-up, plant optimisation, and digital transformation. He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from KAIST.

Development of Remote Operation System for Multi MASS Operation MR. YIM, Geun-tae Korea Research Institute Of Ships And Ocean Engineering Geun-Tae is educated as naval architect and had been working in the field of ship hydrodynamics as a researcher in KRISO for decades. He participated the KASS (Korea Autonomous Surface Ship) project at planning stage and has been in charge of one of KASS projects titled as ‘Development of evaluation and validation testbed for autonomous ship technology’. He holds a position as director of ASVERC (Autonomous Ship Verification & Evaluation Research Centre) since new organisation was set in April 2022. Currently he is working on various scenario-based MASS sea-trials and centre’ functionality expansion.

AI and Digitalisation in Production Logistics: Opportunities and Challenges DR. JEONG, Yongkuk Kth Royal Institute Of Technology

Lessons and opportunities from 10 years of collaboration between Ecole Centrale de Nantes and Bureau Veritas DR. BOUSCASSE, Benjamin LHEEA, Ecole Centrale Nantes Benjamin Bouscasse is a senior research scientist in ocean engineering at École Centrale Nantes (ECN). His research focuses on wave-structure interaction, specializing in both experimental work and numerical development in the field of hydrodynamics. Previously, he worked as a researcher at CNR-INSEAN (now CNR-INM) after earning his engineering master's degree from ECN. He obtained his PhD at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and worked at Global Maritime as a senior naval architect before joining the faculty at ECN. With a background in both academia and industry, he currently leads the IIHNE research team of the LHEEA laboratory, where he manages international, EU, and national projects as well as supervises PhD students. Additionally, he serves as the head of the Chaire Bureau Veritas, part of a ten-year industrial partnership.

Assurance during the IMO MASS Code experience building phase MR. DUFFY, Duncan Lloyd's Register EMEA Duncan Duffy is a Chartered Electronics and Electrical Engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the marine and offshore industries, specialising in the safe and successful integration of maritime systems. During his career with Lloyd’s Register, he has held a range of technical and leadership roles in offshore operations, engineering systems, product development and classification, including assignments in both the UK and South Korea. He has led the development of rules and standards covering machinery, electrotechnical systems and human factors, and has managed LR’s in-service classification activities for dry cargo vessels. Duncan is currently Lloyd’s Register’s Global Head of Technology for Electrotechnical Systems and Digitalisation, where he leads initiatives supporting maritime electrification, digital transformation and the development of rules and guidance for emerging technologies across the marine and offshore sectors.

Open by Design — AI-Ready Ship Design through Interoperability DR. SON, Myeong-jo NAPA Dr. Son is a Senior Software Developer at NAPA Ltd. (Helsinki, Finland), specializing in ship structural design software with a focus on modern engineering tooling and AI integration. He holds a Ph.D. in Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering from Seoul National University, where his doctoral research focused on discrete-event simulation and business process management for shipbuilding design workflows. Prior to joining NAPA, he spent over five years as a surveyor at Korean Register and served as an Assistant Research Professor at SNU's Research Institute of Marine Systems Engineering. With a career spanning academic research, classification society work, and software development, he brings a uniquely broad perspective to the intersection of naval architecture and engineering software — and is currently exploring the application of AI and Model Context Protocol (MCP) in domain-specific tooling.

Bayesian inference of two dimensional thermal Helium beam diagnostic in W7-X including beam attenuation DR. LEE, Wonjun Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics Dr Wonjun Lee is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. His research combines plasma diagnostics, Bayesian inference, and data-driven analysis to investigate transport and instability phenomena in magnetically confined fusion plasmas. He earned his PhD in Nuclear and Quantum Engineering from KAIST, where he conducted pioneering studies of fishbone instabilities and plasma turbulence in the KSTAR tokamak using advanced statistical techniques.

Global Status and Trends of Nuclear Power DR. KIM, Shin Whan IAEA Dr. Shin Whan Kim leads the Nuclear Power Engineering Section in the Nuclear Power Division at the IAEA, where his team supports Member States in achieving safe and reliable operation and construction of nuclear power plants. Prior to joining the IAEA in 2021, he served as Executive Vice President at KEPCO Engineering and Construction Company, leading the NSSS Division. During his 28 years at KEPCO E&C, he gained experience in nuclear power plant design, technology development, project management, and strategic planning. Dr. Kim holds a BS and MS in Nuclear Engineering from Seoul National University, as well as a Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the USA.

Recent Progress in Erosion and Co-deposition Measurement on Plasma-Facing Surfaces: Lessons from Past and Present Tokamaks for ITER DR. PARK, Junhyoung Iter Organization Junhyoung Park received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Yonsei University and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University (SNU). His research focuses on characterizing surface defects and their correlation with the stability of energy materials, including how these materials defect interact with photons and plasma particles. He is currently a member of the ITER diagnostics team, where he investigates the experimental design of plasma-surface interactions measurement.

Roundtable panel DR. IHM, Jongeun Institut Pasteur Dr.JongEun IHM has a multidisciplinary career spanning bioengineering research, innovation management, and cross-cultural collaboration. After earning my PhD in Bioengineering with expertise in tissue engineering, biomaterials, and gene therapy from EPFL, she worked at EPFL as a scientific coordinator, building networks between EPFL and Korea. As a Research Assistant Professor at Seoul National University, I managed industry-academia collaborations, fostering talent for Korea's engineering sectors and developing strategic partnerships. Later, at the Institut Pasteur, Dr.IHM advanced innovation through roles in technology platforms and startup education, including designing a master's program in collaboration with ESCP Business School. Currently, she focuses on fostering innovation networks and entrepreneurial initiatives, leveraging my expertise in science, education, and international partnerships.

Roundtable panel PROF. KIM, Mihye Chungbuk National University Dr Mihye Kim is a leading scholar and academic administrator at Chungbuk National University (CBNU), where she serves as Dean of the College of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering. Her work integrates mathematical rigor with human‑centered computing, contributing to advances in AI‑driven health technologies and interactive systems. Dr Kim has also played a significant national role in shaping Korea’s science, technology, and education landscape. She has served as a member of the Presidential Committee for Balanced National Development (Youth Employment Subcommittee), the Presidential National Education Commission (Higher Education Subcommittee), and the National Science and Technology Council (Advanced Convergence Subcommittee).

Roundtable panel PROF. MOK, K Hun Trinity College Dublin Prof Mok is currently Associate Professor in Biochemistry (Trinity College Dublin), Technical Advisor and IP Holder (HAMLET Pharma AB), Director (ICMRBS), Editorial Board member (Protein Journal, Biomolecules and BioMed Res Intl) and a member of the EUREKA IEP (Independent Evaluation Panel). His area of interest is in protein folding / misfolding and biomolecular NMR spectroscopy, and has published approx. 70 articles (in journals including Nature, Nature Communications, Nature Immunology, PNAS, and JACS) and is the inventor of more than 10 registered patents. Prof Mok’s expertise in using NMR spectroscopy to elucidate structurally-fluid protein-fatty acid complexes has led to the development of ‘Alpha1H’ by start-up company HAMLET Pharma, which has concluded successful Phase I/II studies as a bladder cancer therapeutic (Brisuda A et al, Nature Commun 2021) and has been fast-tracked by the US FDA for Phase III Clinical Trials.

Roundtable panel DR. MUN, Mi Ock GISTeR Dr. Mun is a Public Policy Specialist at GISTER and a leading figure in Korea’s science and technology governance. She previously served as President of the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI), one of South Korea’s most influential national think tanks. A physicist by training, she earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Physics from POSTECH and later held research professorships at Yonsei University and Ewha Womans University. Her career spans key leadership roles across Korea’s innovation ecosystem, including heading the Planning and Policy Office at the Center for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET). She has also contributed to national policymaking as a Member of the National Assembly (2016–2017), Senior Advisor in the Presidential Science and Technology Secretariat (2017–2018), and 1st Vice Minister of Science and ICT (2018–2019).

Panel discussion: Industry Perspectives on AI MS. CHAE, Jeongeun Lipotype, EKWSEA, VeKNI Head of Marketing, Lipotype MSc. Regenerative Biology and Medicine, TU Dresden   Lipotype is a leading lipidomics service provider, a spinoff from Max Planck Institute.   AI Leadership Perspectives: •AI × Science: Bridging domain expertise with AI innovation •Organizational transformation: Building AI-competent teams from the ground up •Non-tech leadership: Driving AI adoption without a technical background •Industry expectations: What AI skills industry demands from professional

Panel Discussion: Leadership Beyond Barriers — Women Shaping AI Across Borders DR. JEONG, Jinyoung KRIBB, KOFWST Dr. Jinyoung Jeong is a Principal Researcher at the Environmental Disease Research Center of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), and holds a Doctor of Engineering degree. She is a leading expert in nanobiotechnology, specializing in the study of microplastic and nanoplastics toxicology in biological systems. In addition to her work on plastic pollutants, Dr. Jeong has been at the forefront of developing microplastics and nanoplastics test materials for environmental monitoring and their health impact. Currently, she is serving as a member of the international cooperation committee of the Korean Federation of Women's Science and Technology Association.

Amplifying Underrepresented Voices: European Perspectives & Panel discussion DR. JUNG, Jiwon TU Delft, Erasmus MC, Korea University, EKWSEA, KOSEANL Dr. ir. Jiwon Jung is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), and co-affiliated in the Department of Surgery at Erasmus University Medical Center. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Korea University. She holds a PhD in Industrial Design Engineering from TU Delft, a Master's in Industrial Design from KAIST, and Bachelor's degrees in Industrial and Information Design and in Business Administration from Korea University. A leading expert in design research, Dr. Jung specializes in hybrid design intelligence — combining human designerly judgment with AI to advance digital healthcare transformation. Her foundational method, "Patient Community Journey Mapping," applies natural language processing to large-scale patient narratives. It has been adopted across TU Delft, Erasmus MC, the University of Cambridge, and UCL. She is applying her method across mental healthcare, primary care, and pediatric chronic conditions. She currently serves as a member of the Euro-Korean Women Scientists and Engineers Association.

Shaping the Future Together: KOFWST’s Vision 2030 & Panel discussion PROF. KANG, Sun Mee Seokyeong University, KOFWST Professor Sun Mee KANG received her B.S. in Electronic Engineering from Korea University, her Diplom (M.S.) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany, and her Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from the Graduate School of Korea University. She was a professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at Seokyeong University from 1997 to 2024, where she also served as the Dean of the College of Science and Engineering and the Director of the Information and Computer Center from 2020 to 2024. Professor KANG has held various leadership roles in prominent academic and professional organizations. She served as Vice President of General Affairs for the Korean Society for Engineering Education from 2019 to 2020, and previously contributed as Vice President, Board Member, and Auditor for the Korea Association of Women in Science, Engineering and Technology between 2008 and 2018. Her dedication to education was highly recognized with the Minister’s Commendation from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy at the Women in Engineering Awards in 2017. She is currently serving as President of the Korea Federation of Women's Science and Technology Associations.

How Robot Movement Influences Consumer Persuasion DR. YIM, Mark Brunel University / Umass Lowell Mark Yi-Cheon Yim, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell, with an affiliated appointment in the university’s Digital Media Department. His research centers on technology-driven digital marketing, robotics, and e-tailing. Dr. Yim's work has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Interactive Marketing, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Advertising, and International Marketing Review, among others.

Generative AI Interviews: Validating Effectiveness and Establishing Frameworks for Qualitative Research PROF. YU, Shubin Hec Paris Shubin (Lance) Yu is an Associate Professor in the Marketing Department at HEC Paris, where he teaches Marketing Management and Generative AI for Management. Previously holding professorships at BI Norwegian Business School and Peking University, his research focuses on marketing communication, consumer-technology interactions, and AI applications in business, with publications in academic journals like the Journal of Consumer Psychology and International Journal of Research in Marketing. He is the author of the book Generative AI for Business (gaiforbusiness.com), which introduces the EDGE model, a practical framework that helps organizations move from GenAI experimentation to scaled adoption. Alongside his academic work, he is the founder of QualiTaTi.com, an AI-driven platform designed to gather qualitative insights at scale.

6G VERSUS Project: Advancing Sustainability Assessment of 6G Technologies DR. MAHROOF, Kamran University Of Bradford Dr. Kamran Mahroof researches disruptive technologies and their societal and business impact. He is involved in the €12.1m EU-funded 6G-VERSUS project, developing sustainable 6G applications across six countries. His work includes AI-powered drones for sustainable farming, AI-driven financial resilience modelling, and AI concussion detection in sports, featured by the World Economic Forum and BBC Tech Now. He also delivered a keynote at COP28.

Bridging Performance and Purpose: Governing Socio-Technical Digital Ecosystems through Key Value Indicators (KVIs) PROF. CHOI, Youngseok Thomas Kingston University London Youngseok Thoams Choi is a Professor of AI Business and Data Analytics at Kingston Business School. Previously, he was an Associate Professor/Reader at the University of Southampton and held Senior Lectureships at Brunel University London, Loughborough University, and Coventry University. He has also worked as a research fellow and main investigator funded by several EU Horizon/FP7 projects (PolicyCompass, GREENDC, COP-PILOT, 6G-VERSUS, etc). His research interests encompass various digital data analytics topics, utilising advanced machine learning approaches to derive hidden value from diverse data types. Research topics include: - Computational behavioural science (behavioural sequencing). - AI's Impact on Business (Innovation, Creativity, Labour Market, etc) - Marketing analytics and Data Visualisation with storytelling - Data-driven Decision Making - The Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence in Business Contexts.

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ERC Starting Grant: Insights and Lessons Learned PROF. HAN, Junsoo LISE, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France Junsoo HAN is an associate professor at LISE, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. He earned his PhD in 2018 in physical and analytical chemistry from the Institut de Recherche de Chimie de Paris (IRCP). His research focuses on the elemental dissolution kinetics of metallic materials, using atomic spectroelectrochemistry (ASEC) in the fields of corrosion, materials science, and electrocatalysis. He is a recipient of the ERC Starting Grant (2025) and coordinates several research projects, including PEPR DIADEM, ANR JCJC, and the Transatlantic Research Partnership.

From Application to Award: My HFSP Fellowship Journey DR. HONG, Yuri Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Dresden, Germany Yuri Hong is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden. She obtained her PhD in Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering from POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology). Her research focuses on bimolecular condensate, aiming to uncover the physical principles governing intracellular organization. She is currently supported by an HFSP fellowship (2025 HFSP-CDF).

My Research Journey After Receiving the HFSP Grant PROF. LEE, Sangwook Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea SangWook Lee is a professor in the Department of Physics at Ewha Womans University, conducting research in the fields of nanoelectronic devices and nanoelectromechanical systems. He obtained his doctoral degree at Seoul National University in 2005 and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Physics at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden until 2007. His honors include the POSCO Cheong-am Science Fellowship (2010), KAST Frontier Scientist recognition (2012), and the Applied Physics Achievement Award(2016), recognition as a YKAST member of the KAST (2017), HFSP Research Grant Award (2019), and commendation from the Ministry of Science and Technology (2022). He has also served as vice chair of Applied Physics Division of Korean Physical Society and chair of the Korean NEMS Society.

Seize the chance: HFSP Accelerator Grant Award PROF. SHIN, Woojung KAIST, Daejeon, Korea Woojung Shin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering at KAIST, Korea. She obtained her PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, and post-doctoral training at the Wyss Institute of Harvard University in the US. Since starting her own research laboratory at KAIST in 2023, her research focuses on developing and utilizing engineering techniques such as organ-on-a-chip and synthetic biology to better understand host-microbiome interactions and modulate bacteria for living biotherapeutics. Woojung is also a recipient of the HFSP Accelerator Award, where she investigates skin microbiome-immune-sensory neuron crosstalk with her skin-on-a-chip platform.

Connecting Excellence: An Introduction to NRF's Global S&T Programs MR. WOO, Sangha Horizon Europe Multilateral Cooperation Team, NRF

Feasibility Study for Vertiport Development in North Texas DR. HONG, Seock-jin University of North Texas Dr. Seock-Jin Hong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management at the G. Brint Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toulouse Capitole in France. His research focuses on air cargo, airport operations and management, aviation logistics, and supply chain management, with particular emphasis on transportation systems, resilience, and emerging mobility. His work has appeared in leading journals, including Industrial Marketing Management, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Logistics Management, Transport Policy, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, and Journal of Air Transport Management, among others. He currently serves as Editor of Case Studies on Transport Policy and Associate Editor of Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal.

Policy and regulatory support for UAM commercializationin South Korea DR. KIM, Myeonghyeon Korea Transport Institute Dr. Myeonghyeon Kim is the Research Fellow at Korea Transport Institute (KOTI). He has been conducting the R&D project on the subject of service model, user perception, and demand forecasting of UAM. He has also conducted many infrastructure feasibility studies of roads, railroads, and airports. He started his academic career in Seoul National University, and obtained B.S., M.S., and Ph.D in same university. His Ph.D dissertation subject is transit route network design problem (TRNDP) considering modal and spatial equity. He has been working at KOTI since 2017, and he is conducting researches on the aviation industry such as flight delay, air transport service assessment, and urban air mobility.

Development of Automated Ship Loading and Discharging Support System for Export/import Autonomous Vehicles DR. SHIN, Seungjin Korea Transport Institute Dr. Seungjin Shin currently works at the Department of AI Mobility Technology at the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI). He earned his Ph.D. degree in Transportation Engineering from the University of Seoul in 2014. Since receiving his Ph.D. in 2014, he has been involved in various research projects related to freight transportation, logistics policy, KTDB, and logistics technologies at both the AI Mobility Technology Department and Logistics Research Division of KOTI. Since 2021, he has been participating in a national R&D project funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea, focusing on the development of an autonomous vehicle-based maritime import/export service platform. In addition, he has been involved in transportation and logistics policy research projects for future mobility innovation, including carbon neutrality and green growth transportation policy programs, as well as underground freight transportation systems.

Three-Month Forecasting of Surface Ocean Conditions in the Northwestern Pacific Using a High-Resolution Ocean Model DR. KIM, Sang-yeob Korea Institute Of Ocean Science & Technology Feb. 2012: BS in Ocean Environment Science, Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU), Busan, South Korea Feb. 2014: MS in Ocean Environment Science, KMOU, Busan, South Korea Aug. 2020: PhD in Ocean Climate, KMOU Sep. 2020–Apr. 2021: Postdoct, KMOU, Busan, South Korea May–Oct. 2021: Postdoct, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre, Kiel, Germany Nov. 2021–Present: Senior Research Scientist, KIOST, Busan, South Korea

Processus géologiques naturels de séquestration du carbone. DR. CEULENEER, Georges Cnrs

Natural geological processes for hydrogen production and carbon sequestration. DR. CHAVAGNAC, Valérie Cnrs

Science and Technology for Climate Change Mitigation and Geohazard Resilience: Progress, Challenges, and Future Perspectives DR. KWON, Yi Kyun President, Korea Institute Of Geoscience And Mineral Resources

Horizon Europe & prospects on the next Framework Program (FP 10) MS. CHAUVIN, Emmanuelle DG Research and Innovation, European Commission Emmanuelle Chauvin has been working for the European Commission since 2012, is a Policy Officer in the International Cooperation Unit of DG Research & Innovation --- responsible for Asia, Africa and Middle East. Currently she is in charge of Republic of Korea and with Japan. She studied at the University of Rennes II (France) and holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology and psychopathology.

Turning Mixed Plastic Wastes into High-Purity Hydrogen with Inherent Carbon Storage PROF. KIM, Woo-jae Ewha Womans University [RESEARCH AREA] 1. Catalyst & Reaction Engineering -Development of novel catalytic reforming process for high purity H2 production with CO2 capture from various biomass -Electronic/geometric modification of heterogeneous catalyst using promoters as well as selective CVD technique; its application to selective hydrogenation of acetylene and fuel cells. -Preparation of highly dispersed metal catalysts on nano-carbon support and its applications to fuel cell catalysts, reforming catalysts and battery electrode materials 2. Surface Engineering of carbon nanomaterials & its applications -Large scale preparation of high purity metallic or semiconducting CNT solutions using surface engineering scheme. -Next-generation solar cell based on semiconducting CNT. -Catalytic growth of vertically aligned metallic CNT for its application to nano-energetic materials (smart green explosives and thermopower batteries) -Development of biocompatible carbon nanotubes dispersions and their applications as therapeutic agents.

Closing the Carbon Loop: Electrochemical CO₂ Conversion for Fuels and Chemicals DR. PELLUMBI, Kevinjeorjios Fraunhofer Umsicht Lead the automated scale-up of gas diffusion electrodes and membrane electrode assemblies for low-temperature CO2 electrolysis, bridging single-cell screening to stack-relevant active areas under industrially representative operating conditions. Develop catalyst and electrode architectures across molecular active sites, GDE morphology, and zero-gap MEA integration, targeting CO2 reduction to CO, bicarbonate electrolysis, and downstream electrochemical cascade synthesis. Coordinate publication and patent-oriented research within EU Horizon Europe, DFG, and bilateral international consortia and partners across academia and industry. Translate fundamental electrochemistry into process engineering for Power-to-X chains, including the integration of CO2 electrolysis with direct air capture and Fischer-Tropsch pathways toward sustainable aviation fuel and platform chemicals.

Electroactive Materials for Sustainable Energy Consertion and Storage PROF. RANDRIAMAHAZAKA, Hyacinthe Université Paris Cité, CNRS Hyacinthe Randriamahazaka is Distinguished Professor at Université Paris Cité – CNRS, Paris (France). He received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 1991 from Université François Rabelais at Tours, France. In 2005, he was Full Professor at Université Paris Cité. He was Deputy Director of the Master programme in the Chemistry Department until 2018. Since January 2023, he has served as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Prospective of the PRINTUP Institute (https://www.printupinstitute.fr/) which is a new institute at Université Paris Cité dedicated to development of printed electronics for sensors, biomedical, and flexible energy storage devices using additive manufacturing. He is leader of the international Working Group “Translational Approach for Sustainable Materials” within the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) (https://www.european-mrs.com/about/working-groups). His major interests are electrocatalytical and photo-electrocatalytical processes, energy storage/conversion, development of new redox active ionic liquids and bioinspired devices, surface modification, and additive manufacturing. He has been implied in various industrial projects. He has been involved in many national and international projects.

Surface Modification of Photocatalysts with Bimetallic Nanoparticles for Hydrogen Generation DR. REMITA, Hynd CNRS [Major Interests] Photocatalysis, Radiolysis, Nanomaterials Synthesis, Solar Energy Conversion, Hydrogen Generation, Nanomedecine, Dissemination of Science. [Main Recent Responsabilities] - Member of the Scientific Council of the CNRS (Institute of Chemistry) (2023-) - Deputy Director of the Institute of Sustainable Energy of Paris-Saclay (2021-) - Member of the ANR (French agency for Research) committee (C05- Clean Energy) (2025) - Member of the board of the French Society of Chemistry (SCF, Nanosciences) (2020-) - Expert Committee Member for Chemistry Department, Univ. Paris-Saclay (CCUPS)(2022-) - Co-Head of the Laboratory of excellence Labex NanoSaclay (2019-2022) - 2017-2020: Coordinator of the Strategic Initiative of Research of the Université Paris-Saclay MOMENTOM (Molecules and Materials for the Energy of tomorrow, 26 laboratories)

Advances in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis for Sustainable Liquid Fuel Production DR. YOUN, Min Hye Korea Institute Of Energy Research [Research Profile] Catalysis and process researcher developing carbon conversion, e-Fuel, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, reverse water-gas shift catalysis, synthetic fuels, and integrated CCU routes from captured CO2 and hydrogen. [Core Expertise] CO2 hydrogenation / RWGS · FTS · e-SAF · renewable naphtha · synthetic wax · linear alpha-olefins · smart catalyst laboratories. [Experience] (2014-present) Principal Researcher, Korea Institute of Energy Research • Catalyst and process development for CCUS, C1 gas conversion, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, RWGS catalysis, and integrated e-Fuel production. • R&D for synthetic crude, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable naphtha, high-quality synthetic wax, and linear alpha-olefins. • National R&D project coordination, patent-oriented research, technology transfer, and smart/automated catalyst reaction-analysis systems. (2010-2013) Project Manager, Lotte Chemical Corporation, Daedeok R&D Center • Petrochemical catalyst and process development, including catalytic valorization of petrochemical residues and related reaction engineering.

Enhancing Light-Matter Interactions for Quantum Technologies DR. AMIT, Dhawan Oxford University

Hybrid Quantum–Classical Approaches for Atomistic Modeling and  Materials Discovery PROF. KIM, Hyun Woo GIST Interests： Quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, and artificial intelligence Softwares： Gaussian, Gromacs, VASP, and Python packages (PyTorch, Scikit-learn, ...) Programming： C and Python ［Education］ 2009.9– 2014.8 Ph.D., Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea. Adviser: Prof. Young Min Rhee 2006.3– 2009.8 B.S., Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea. ［Research Experience］ 2026.3– present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST). 2022.3– 2026.2 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST). 2016.4– 2022.1 Senior Researcher, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT). 2014.9– 2016.3 Research Fellow (non-tenure track), Center for Self-assembly and Complexity, Institute for Basic Science (IBS).

Congratulatory Remarks DR. OH, Sang-rok KIST - President, KIST - Former Director, Center for Development of Quarantine Robot Systems, KIST - Former Director-General, Natural Products Research Institute, KIST

Congratulatory Remarks DR. LEE, Byung Gwon Korea Aerospace Research Institute - Chairman of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute - 23rd and 24th President of KIST

Building Competitive Korea-Europe Consortia in Cluster 5 MRS. TBA, TBA

GREENET Support for Cluster 5 Applicants MR. TBA, GREENET

Introduction to the Korea-Fraunhofer Collaboration Hub for Science and Technology (K-FAST) DR. HAN, Taeyoung Managing Director, K-fast / Fraunhofer Ikts Dr. Tae-Young Han is Managing Director of K-FAST, the Korea–Fraunhofer Collaboration Hub for Science and Technology, and Manager for New Business Development Asia/Korea at Fraunhofer IKTS in Dresden, Germany. Through K-FAST, he coordinates Korea–Fraunhofer industrial R&D collaboration across a broad network of Fraunhofer institutes and supports the development of joint research programs, technology matchmaking, and international cooperation with Korean industry, research organizations, and government stakeholders. His work focuses on transforming strategic Korea–Germany research cooperation into concrete industrial R&D projects, particularly in advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, AI, energy, mobility, and other emerging technology fields.

M.AX for Europe–Canada–Korea: Building a Global Platform for AI-Driven Manufacturing Transformation DR. LEE, Patrick Department Of Mechanical And Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto Patrick C. Lee is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, with cross-appointments in Materials Science & Engineering and Chemical Engineering. He leads the Multifunctional Composites Manufacturing Laboratory and the UofT–Brazil Clean Energy Center. His research focuses on advanced materials processing, polymer composites and foams, battery materials, and AI-enabled manufacturing for sustainable and scalable industrial applications.

Introduction of U of Toronto AIM GITCC PROF. LEE, Chi-guhn University Of Toronto Dr. Chi-Guhn Lee is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, the Director of the Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Centre named AI in Manufacturing (AIM), and the Director of the Centre for Maintenance Optimization and Reliability Engineering (C-MORE) at the University of Toronto (UofT). Dr. Lee has done both theoretical and applied research in dynamic optimization under uncertainty. His theoretical works involve accelerated value iteration algorithm for Markov decision processes, progressive basis-function approximation for value function space, multi-variate Bayesian control chart optimization, and optimal learning using Multi-armed Bandit Model. His interest in application is diverse from supply chain optimization to financial engineering, to dynamic pricing and to healthcare optimization. In the past years, he and his team have actively adopted machine learning algorithms into their research portfolio. In particular, he is currently active in reinforcement learning, inverse reinforcement learning, and deep reinforcement learning. Dr. Lee received his Ph.D. in the area of Industrial & Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and joined the University of Toronto faculty in 2001. Prior to his Ph.D. studies, he spent over three years at Samsung SDS in Seoul, Korea, leading a project of re-usable OOP library for fast prototyping of system integration software. He has worked closely with private firms including IBM, General Motors, Magna International, State Grid Corp of China to name a few. He has played various roles in the academic community as well. Dr. Lee has served as an associate editor for two academic journals: Enterprise Information Systems and International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice. He also served as a guest editor of Annals of Operations Research.

[ Tutorial I ] Enterprise AI: Closing the trust gap DR. MOXON, Tom Senior Data Scientist and International Modelling Lead Tom Moxon is a Senior Data Scientist and International Modelling Lead at a large global insurer, where he leads the development of probabilistic pricing models and the embedding of AI and machine learning into enterprise actuarial workflows. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham and has worked across the FMCG and insurance industries, applying mechanistic and statistical modelling to complex real-world problems. His current work sits at the intersection of Bayesian methods, production ML systems, and the governance of AI-assisted decision making in regulated environments.

Extending Fraunhofer's Applied Research Model to Korean SMEs: Operational Insights from the K-FAST – TIPA Framework MR. HOLLY, Steffen Fraunhofer IDMT Steffen Holly has been active for many years as an expert at the interface of audio and technology. After his time in product development of music software and music recommendations, among others, he co-founded MusicTech Germany. As a founder, he has been active in the field of privacy enhancing technologies for 4 years. For more than 10 years he has been giving lectures at the Popakademie Mannheim in the areas of metadata, blockchain and AI. As a studied musician and trained electronics engineer. Currently he is leading the Business Development department at Fraunhofer IDMT.

Development of the Automated PCB inspection Solution based on Deep learning Technology with Xray images DR. KIM, Kenneth 3d Industrial Imaging Co., Ltd. He received his B.S. in Computational Statistics, M.S. in Computer Engineering, and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Seoul National University. Before founding 3DII, Dr. Kim served as Director of R&D at Vatech & E-Woo Soft and was a Professor in the School of Computer and Information Communication Engineering at the University of Ulsan from 1986 to 2006. Under his leadership, 3DII has been recognized with major national awards and honors, including the Minister of Science and ICT Award at the Korea ImpaCT-ech Awards, the Prime Minister’s Award at the Korea Software Awards, the Minister of Science and ICT Award at the K-ICT New Software Product Awards, and selection as one of the 2018 Top 100 National R&D Achievements.

Quantum Computing for Drug Discovery: Technological Innovation in the Q-Drug X Program DR. CHEONG, Jae-ho Yonsei University Jae-Ho Cheong is a surgeon-scientist and Professor of Surgery at Yonsei University College of Medicine and Severance Hospital, where his clinical and research work centers on gastric cancer and precision oncology. He has authored approximately 200 peer-reviewed (SCI) publications (h-index ~72) and developed a multi-omics gastric cancer platform of about 900 samples with more than 70 patient-derived xenograft and organoid models. He serves as Dean of I-CREATE, Director of the Yonsei Quantum Initiative, and Senior Vice President of the Yonsei Science Park Office, and founded the precision-oncology biotech VeraVerse. He leads the K-ARPA-H Q-Drug X national quantum drug discovery program and is the author of a popular-science book on quantum biology, working at the interface of quantum science, AI, and clinical medicine. His honors include a Presidential Commendation for contributions to the health industry (2019), the Yuhan Medical Award Grand Prize (2019), and the Wunsch Medical Award (2022).

Targeting the Undruggable: A Hybrid Quantum–AI Framework for Next-Generation Therapeutic Discovery DR. LEE, Soomin Samjin Pharmaceutical Sumin Lee, Ph.D., is Executive Vice President and Head of the Research Center at Samjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. He earned his Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of California, Irvine, and spent 18 years in pharmaceutical R&D at SK Chemicals before joining Samjin in 2022. He leads the company's open-innovation-based and AI-based drug discovery, with a strategic focus on targeted and immuno-oncology therapeutics.

Building Partnerships between K-Health MIRAE Initiative and Korean Scientists and Engineers Associations in Europe DR. NOH, Hwayoung Leon Berard Cancer Center, Inserm U1296 Dr. Hwayoung NOH is a researcher in nutritional and cancer epidemiology at the Léon Bérard Cancer Center (CLB) and INSERM U1296 in Lyon, France. Her research focuses on the interplay between diet, lifestyle, body composition, and multi-omics approaches in cancer and cardiometabolic diseases. She leads several international research projects and has extensive experience at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO). In addition, she actively fosters scientific collaboration between Korea and Europe through leadership roles in organizations such as the Association of Korean Scientists in France (ASCoF) and EKC 2026.

Current Research of Space Biomedicine in Korea DR. PARK, Chanhum Hallym University Dr. Chan Hum Park is a physician-scientist and Professor at Hallym University, where he serves as Director of the Institute of Nanobio-Regenerative Medicine and the Advanced Bio-Regenerative Medicine Center at Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital. He received his M.D. and completed his M.S. and Ph.D. in Medicine at Hallym University and Kangwon National University, respectively, and conducted postdoctoral research as a Visiting Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2009–2011). His research spans 3D bioprinting and bio-ink development, biomaterial engineering, stem cell-laden scaffold fabrication, and microplasma-based medical device development. He currently serves as Principal Investigator for the BioCabinet payload aboard Korea's Next-Generation Medium Satellite 3 (NGMS-3), leading the development of a space-compatible biology module for regenerative medicine research in microgravity. To support this mission, he has established a dedicated Space Biology Clean Room and maintains active collaborative networks with KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center, Chosun University Space Technology Convergence Laboratory, and Hallym University's Departments of Molecular Immunology and NFRT. Dr. Park has authored over 195 SCI-indexed publications with more than 4,600 citations. Over the past five years (2018–2022), his 53 publications achieved a combined journal impact factor of 371.6, with 21 papers ranked in the top 10% by impact factor. In recognition of his contributions to biomedical research, he received the Prime Minister's Commendation for Excellence in Health and Medical Technology Promotion (2022), along with the Academic Award from the Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (2022), the Mid-Career Researcher Award from the Korean Society for Biomaterials (2021), and multiple additional academic honors.

Space Pharmaceuticals and the Role of AI Technologies DR. YOON, Hargsoon Space Liintech Dr. Hargsoon Yoon is currently dedicated to the advancement and industrial expansion of the field of space medicine, based on his educational, industrial, and research background in physics, semiconductors, and medical engineering. Dr. Yoon is currently a full professor at Norfolk State University. After obtaining his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University and training in academic institutions, he has been working on various research projects from NASA and NIH for space medicine areas to better understand space environmental effects by radiation and microgravity. Dr. Yoon is a senior member of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and a member of the Society for Neuroscience. He also served as co-chair of the Nano-, Bio-, Info-Tech Sensors, and Wearable Systems. Based on this research history, he founded Space LiinTech Co. in 2021 and, as CEO, is currently developing platforms and modules for biomedical and pharmaceutical research and production in low earth orbit.

From KPIs to KVIs: Evaluating Sustainability Impact in 6G Vertical Trials (6G-VERSUS) PROF. CHOI, Youngseok Kingston University London Dr. Young-Seok Choi is a Professor of Marketing and Data Analytics at Kingston Business School. Prior to his current appointment, he served as an Associate Professor/Reader at the University of Southampton and held Senior Lectureships at Brunel University London, Loughborough University, and Coventry University. He has also extensive experience in European research ecosystems, having worked as a research fellow and main investigator for several prominent EU Horizon and FP7 projects, including PolicyCompass, GREENDC, COP-PILOT, and 6G-VERSUS. Professor Choi’s research interests encompass various digital data analytics topics, utilizing advanced machine learning approaches to derive hidden value from diverse data types. His specific areas of expertise include computational behavioural science (behavioural sequencing), AI's impact on business—particularly concerning innovation, creativity, and the labour market—marketing analytics and data visualization with storytelling, data-driven decision making, and the philosophy of artificial intelligence in business contexts. His scholarly work has been published in numerous leading academic journals, such as the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Annals of Tourism Research, Computers and Operations Research, Annals of Operations Research, and Government Information Quarterly. In addition to his academic pursuits, he actively collaborates with industry partners, working closely with a martech company that handles consumer data and digital footprints. Professor Choi earned his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from Seoul National University, South Korea, where he also completed his undergraduate studies, receiving a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, as well as a Bachelor of Engineering in Technology Management.

The Sixth Sense of 6G DR. KIM, Juhoon Deutsche Telekom AG Dr. Juhoon Kim is a Technology Expert at Deutsche Telekom AG, where he is responsible for analyzing technology impacts and managing major standardization projects. He has extensive expertise in cutting-edge networking paradigms, leading multiple EU-funded projects centered on Software-defined Networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), and Next-Generation Mobile Networks (5G), including FP7 UNIFY and 5G-PPP 5GEx. His primary research interest focuses on the development and evaluation of future Internet protocols and architectures. Prior to his current role, Dr. Kim worked as a Research Associate at Telekom Innovation Laboratories (TU-Berlin), focusing on 5G technologies and Internet traffic measurement and analysis. Professionally active in the international research community, he has published numerous papers in leading journals and conferences such as IEEE NOMS and ACM SIGMETRICS. He also served as the Chair for the IEEE Conference on NFV-SDN (2018) and has contributed as a proposal reviewer for the EU's Horizon2020 program. Dr. Kim earned both his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Computer Science from the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), where he also received his Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) in Computer Science.

6G Technology in Korea - Research areas of focus at ETRI DR. KO, Youngjo Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI) YOUNG-JO KO received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea, in 1992, 1994, and 1998, respectively. He joined the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Daejeon, in March 1998, and has been working on mobile communications since 2002. From 2005 to 2014, he participated in the development of early versions of LTE/LTE-Advanced systems and in their 3GPP standardization as a main delegate of ETRI. He is currently Director of the 6G Wireless Technology Research Section in the Mobile Communication Research Division at ETRI, and serves as Chairman of the 6G Technology Committee of the 6G Forum in Korea. His research interests include 5G New Radio and 6G Radio technologies, with a primary focus on the physical-layer aspects of radio access.

Ocean Forecasting in the framework of the Decade DR. ALVAREZ FANJUL, Enrique Mercator Ocean international Dr. Enrique Alvarez Fanjul is a physical oceanographer and ocean forecaster. He is the Technical Coordinator of the Decade Collaborative Center for Ocean Prediction, hosted by Mercator Ocean International. Before assuming this role in the decade, Enrique was the head of the operational oceanography division at Puertos del Estado, in charge of a complex integrated observing and forecasting network, providing a practical service to different of socio-economic sectors. Enrique, presently a specialist in shorting the gap between ocean science and its applications, has been the coordinator of several projects, both R&D and service-oriented, and has actively contributed to the management of different national and international bodies.

Marine Biological Systems across Scales: From Cells to Ecosystems, From France to the West Pacific DR. ESCRIVA, Hector CNRS/Sorbonne Université (France) Dr. Hector Escriva is a research director at the CNRS (DR1), director of UMR7232, BIOM at the Observatoire Oceanologique de Banyuls sur Mer and co-PI (with S. Bertrand) of the “Evolution and Development of Chordates” team in the same UMR. His research domains concern the evolution of chordates, using the cephalochordate amphioxus as a model system. During the last years his team has developed the European amphioxus model both at the level of the animal facility (husbandry, spawning induction, etc) but also as an animal model for EvoDevo (developmental biology techniques, reference transcriptome, complete genome sequence, ontology, functional approaches etc...). H. Escriva’s laboratory has contributed to 120 publications (H index = 46) and his laboratory is considered as pivotal in the evolution of chordates field since laboratories from all around the world take advantage of the animal facilities, technical development and knowledge on amphioxus research of his lab. Moreover, H. Escriva has coordinated the international consortium for the B. lanceolatum genome project at Genoscope, which has generated a high quality assembled and annotated genome as well as different epigenomic techniques. H. Escriva's team has participated to several European projects as the central laboratory for the amphioxus model. This projects were EMBRC, CORBEL and ASSEMBLE+ in which he coordinated a complete workpackage (JRA3) which goal was developing the CRISPR-Cas9 system in different marine organisms including amphioxus. His current research focuses on shedding light on the possible mechanisms through which the structures that define vertebrates originated. Accordingly, part of his work has concentrated on how genome evolution (gene content, structure, and regulation) has contributed to the emergence of vertebrates, while another part focuses on specific processes, such as the evolution of mesodermal compartments, which gave rise to structures as important as the head or the limbs of vertebrates.

50 years of collaboration in Ocean Science between France and Korea DR. PARK, Young-hyang Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Research fields: • Southern Ocean physics • Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) • Fronts, circulation of water masses and ACC volume transport • Turbulent vertical mixing/diapycnal eddy diffusivity • Interanual to decadal variability of the ocean-atmosphere climate system