Inha University Selected for "AX Graduate School"… Joint Research with KG Steel and Samsung Heavy Industries

Inha University announced on October 6 that it has been selected as the final recipient of the "Artificial Intelligence Innovation (AX) Graduate School Project" promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and will receive 16.25 billion won in government funding.

The project aims to nurture professionals at the master’s and doctoral levels who can innovate work and production processes by applying artificial intelligence (AI) to industrial sites.

Inha University plans to invest a total of 19.5 billion won by 2031, combining government, university, and municipal funding, and will collaborate with joint research institutes KG Steel and Samsung Heavy Industries to incorporate industry field challenges into education and research.

In addition, Inha University will operate industry-academia cross-internships with 37 partner companies to discover practical AI transformation cases in the manufacturing, logistics, and robotics fields.

At the "Joint Launch Ceremony of AI-Centered Universities and AX Graduate Schools" held by the Ministry of Science and ICT on the 29th of last month, from left to right, Janghyun Lee, Dean of Graduate School at Inha University; Chunho Jung, Head of Advanced Research Team at KG Steel; Kiyoung Choi, President of Inha University; Inkyu Park, Director of AX Graduate School Project at Inha University; Seonwoo Bae, Director of Technology Research Institute at KG Steel; and Kyungwon Bae, Group Leader of Shipbuilding and Marine Research Institute at Samsung Heavy Industries are posing for a commemorative photo. Provided by Inha University

Through its Artificial Intelligence Convergence Research Center and graduate education programs, Inha University has been training master's and doctoral experts in AI. The university has opened high-performance GPU servers to local institutions and jointly operates the "AI Convergence Project" course with partner companies, thereby sharing its educational and research resources with industry. GPUs are semiconductors that handle large-scale calculations required for AI learning.

Kiyoung Choi, President of Inha University, stated, "Being selected for this project serves as an opportunity to connect Inha University’s accumulated AI education and research capabilities, as well as its experience in academia-industry cooperation, with innovation in the field." He added, "We will actively support students so that they can grow into professionals who solve real-world corporate challenges and lead the AI transformation of industry."

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