Nobel Laureates to Discuss "AI's Impact on the Future of Science" in Seoul

MacMillan, Schmidt, and Mello to Join

Nobel Prize Dialogue to Be Held in September

Three Nobel laureates and renowned scholars from Korea and abroad will gather in Seoul this September to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming scientific research and what the future research ecosystem might look like.

The Korean Academy of Science and Technology and Nobel Prize Outreach, part of the Nobel Foundation in Sweden, announced on July 13 that they will host the "Nobel Prize Dialogue Seoul 2026" at COEX Auditorium in Seoul on September 20. This year's theme is "AI's Impact on the Future of Science."

Nobel Laureates Visiting Seoul for NPD Seoul 2026. Provided by The Korean Academy of Science and Technology

The event will feature David MacMillan, 2021 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and professor at Princeton University; Brian Schmidt, 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physics and professor at Australian National University; and Craig Mello, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine and professor at University of Massachusetts.

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International participants include Eva Olsson, professor at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and member of the Nobel Physics Prize selection committee, and Alison Noble, vice president of the Royal Society and professor at the University of Oxford.

On the Korean side, participants include Lee Honglak, director of LG AI Research; Hyeon Taek-Hwan, professor at Seoul National University; Lee Suin, professor at the University of Washington; Kim Sang-Hyun, professor at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study; and Lee Sangwook, professor at Hanyang University. They will share their perspectives on AI's applications in research, science and technology policy, and the future research environment.

The Nobel Prize Dialogue is a special overseas edition of the "Nobel Week Dialogue," which is held in Sweden during the Nobel Prize award ceremony period. As a public event, Nobel laureates, leading scientists, and policy experts discuss major science and technology issues facing humanity with the general public. The event has also been held in the UK, Germany, Japan, India, and Brazil.

This will be the third time the event is held in Korea, following previous editions in 2017 and 2023.

The event is free and open to high school and university students, researchers, teachers, and the general public. Pre-registration is available starting July 13 through the Korean Academy of Science and Technology and the event's official website.

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