LG Uplus CTO JuHyuk Bae to Lead Korean National Team at WorldSkills Competition

Participation as International Judge in Cloud Computing Category

LG Uplus announced on the 17th that Juhyuk Bae, Chief Technology Officer of the UCube DAX team, will serve as the head coach for the Korean national team in the Cloud Computing category at the International Skills Olympics and as an international advisory member. Provided by LG Uplus.

On the 17th, LG Uplus announced that JuHyuk Bae, Chief Technology Officer of the UCube DAX team, will serve as the coach of the Korean national team and an international judge for the cloud computing category at the WorldSkills Competition. Bae will participate as an international judge in the cloud computing category at the 48th WorldSkills Competition, which will be held in Shanghai, China this September.

The WorldSkills Competition is the largest skills competition in the world and is held every two years. This year’s event will take place from September 22 to 27 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai, China. Approximately 1,400 participants, including competitors and international judges from around 70 countries and regions, will compete in 64 categories ranging from information and communication technology (ICT) and machinery to construction.

The cloud computing category tests participants’ ability to design, build, and operate IT infrastructure in a cloud environment within a limited timeframe. This category has been an official competition discipline since 2019. National representatives from each country complete a different assignment each day over the four-day competition, and the final rankings are determined based on the judging results. This year, 17 countries—including Korea, China, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Switzerland, and South Africa—are competing in this category.

Bae has served as the coach of the national cloud computing team in the WorldSkills Competition three times, beginning in the 2022 competition and up to this year. Notably, at the 2024 WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France, he contributed to Korea’s historical achievement as the country secured its first-ever silver medal in the cloud computing category. In the 2025 Asia Skills Competition, Bae made history as the first Korean to serve as the chief judge for the cloud computing category.

South Korea has claimed the overall championship a total of 19 times since first participating in the WorldSkills Competition in 1967. At the 2024 event in Lyon, France, Korea placed second overall, following China. The Korean team will now be aiming for their 20th overall championship at this year’s Shanghai competition. Bae stated, “I will do my utmost to support the Korean competitors to showcase their best abilities and to help raise the global profile of Korea’s cloud technology capabilities.”

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