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Professor Kwangjo Kim, from the Department of Computer Science, was appointed to represent the Republic of Korea at the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)-affiliated Technical Committee 11 (TC-11), for his contribution and research in the field of international information security and cryptography. The IFIP is a non-government, non-profit, multinational organization currently representing over 500,000 members in information technology societies from 56 countries and regions. It was established in 1960 with the support of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and is the world-leading organization in information and communications technologies and sciences.
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Dongwon Cha
2014.05.28 21:14
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Professor Ilkwon Oh and doctoral candidate Jae Hwan Kim from the Division of Ocean System Engineering under the School of Mechanical Aerospace and Systems Engineering, working in coordination with Doctor Hyuneui Lim, the head of the Nano-Biomimetic Research Lab at the Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, succeeded in developing an artificial muscle that is durable and floatable, and has an effective operating period ten times longer than current artificial muscles.
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Dongwon Cha
2014.05.28 21:12
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Telemedicine legislations in foreign countries vary by nations. In the United States (U.S.), doctors must obtain full licenses to practice telemedicine for patients in other states. This means that doctors who want to serve patients in multiple states must follow the legal procedures for licensure in all those states, which requires high fees and even interviews. Similar rules apply to Europe. The European Union (EU) does not have the power to enforce legislation to every state. So the individual states in the EU have different laws. For example, Croatia has notoriously insufficient legislation regarding telemedicine. This highlights the need for global standards regarding telemedicine. Laws are still being discussed and developed in Europe.
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Seungho Lee
2014.05.28 00:47
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The government’s plan to allow telemedicine has been met by vehement opposition, most notably from Korean doctors and the Korean Medical Association (KMA). KMA has claimed that there are three main problems with telemedicine, the first being whether or not proper medical care can be provided. When a doctor conducts a face-to-face medical examination, they use their sense of sight, sound, and touch to diagnose a patient. However, with telemedicine, doctors will have to rely on a computer monitor that may provide poor image resolution or sound quality. Additionally, telemedical devices may malfunction or patients may fail to use them properly, resulting in faulty data. If misdiagnosis results due to such factors, it becomes ambiguous whether the doctor should be held accountable. KMA also pointed out that an examination could become much more time-consuming. For example, if a patient were to suffer from a skin infection, he or she would have to setup a computer, make an appointment, connect to a doctor, and if there is an infection, take a picture of the infected area and send it over the Internet, which could take more than 20 minutes. A follow-up direct examination would cost the patient even more time and money.
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Jiwon Kim
2014.05.28 00:41
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While every April in KAIST is the month of cherry blossoms and strawberries, this time, it was more special: lights were shone upon cherry blossoms and unmanned vehicles delivered strawberries. The cherry blossom festival and strawberry parties were hosted by the College of Engineering and the Undergraduate Student Council as a part of Happy KAIST 2014. The KAIST Herald interviewed Professor Seung Bin Park, the director in charge of Happy KAIST 2014.
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Jisoo Kim
2014.04.20 00:40
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Some KAIST students may think that they are the only ones suffering from personal information breach from financial, telecommunication, and Internet companies. But while KAIST as a university has not suffered from a major breach, some foreign universities have. The breached information include social security numbers (SSN), academic grades, ID, passwords, email addresses, names, and phone numbers.
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DongJae Lee
2014.04.20 00:39
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Have you ever thought about the impact of both spoken and written words? Or why something you might have said was misconstrued and considered offensive, though totally unintended? Such experience is not uncommon, and it happens to us in our everyday lives, but most notoriously to politicians in a message directly and indirectly to the public. Their messages are torn apart in search of the underlying “true” meaning, headlining newspapers and other forms of media, all because their original message failed to deliver.
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Gyuri Bae
2014.04.20 00:36
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In light of the recent information leakage by three Korean banks, Kookmin, Nonghyup, and Lotte, the general public, including students, have become wary about the vulnerability of their personal information. Though many are not aware of it, KAIST students are relatively safe to such information leakages. Since KAIST is a government-funded institute, information is not usually disclosed to outsiders unless the school is legally obliged to do so or is formally requested by organizations, such as scholarship institutions, to reveal students’ profiles. Even at such requests, the school follows due process to assess any potential danger in providing the information, which is one of the reasons that there have not been any reported leakages in KAIST.
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Chonghyuk Song
2014.04.20 00:33
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On April 8, Doctor Philip Campbell gave a special lecture on “Challenges for High-Impact Journals and Those Who Publish in Them.” The lecture was held from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Fusion Hall of KAIST Institute (KI) Building (E4), and President Sung Mo Kang gave welcoming speech. Many KAIST students and faculty attended the lecture.
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Ah Hyun Kim
2014.04.20 00:30
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While the credit card data leakage crisis concerned mostly the average Korean taxpayer, college students, fledgling members of the domestic economy, are also at risk. College students are at risk of compromising their financial information, since many universities require student identification (ID) cards to be registered in conjunction with a bank account, increasing the risk of data leakage. Also, as the forerunners of adapting to the rapid changes in the information technology (IT) industry, college students have indulged themselves in a wide variety of social networking services (SNS), and in doing so, have irrecoverably exposed themselves to potential invasion of privacy. Furthermore, some colleges in the United States (US) are considering the possibility of utilizing data mining techniques to satisfy a variety of tasks, such as improving campus security and providing a comprehensive academic system, at the expense of compromising student privacy.
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Min Kyu Choi
2014.04.20 00:30
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The research team led by Professor Daejun Chang and Professor Paal Bergan from the Division of Ocean Systems Engineering in cooperation with POSCO developed a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank with a storage capacity 20 times bigger than those of existing tanks.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2014.04.20 00:29
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As part of its Academic Planning Series, the KAIST Library invited Rosalia da Garcia, Director of SAGE Publications to provide students a week by week guide on writing articles that are more likely to be published in journals.
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DongJae Lee
2014.04.20 00:27
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On April 5, Hee Jin Joo, the head of Leadership Diversity Center, gave a lecture on women’s leadership for those who dream of the frontier. The lecture, designed specifically for female students at KAIST, was held in Room 502 of the Creative Learning Building (E11).
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Seung Hyun Suh
2014.04.20 00:25
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The series of cases involving breach of personal information over the past few years has caused much concern and anger. This can be traced back to as early as 2008, during which the Korea’s top online auction site Auction had a massive personal data breach of approximately 10 million people, which accounts for 60% of its users; and GS Caltex had a data leak of more than 11 million customers. Similar cases followed in 2010: 20 million customers of Shinsegae Mall had their information security compromised; critical information, such as passwords and credit card ratings, of Hyundai Capital were stolen.
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Sang Eun Jee
2014.04.20 00:25
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On March 24, Byung-joo Min, the proportional representative of the Saenuri Party, gave a talk, from the perspective of a scientist, on the visions of creative economy and the policies designed to support scientists and engineers. The lecture was held in Room 304 of the Creative Learning Building (E11) from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2014.04.20 00:23
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On April 4 and 5, KAIST Graduate School of Culture Technology (GSCT) hosted International Workshop on Social Media and Culture 2014 in Room 102 of KAIST GSCT Building (N2). The workshop is an annual event with a different theme each year. This year, it was held under the theme “Perspectives on Social Media and Our Culture,” whereas it was held under the theme “Perspectives on Socio-Cultural Complexity” last year.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2014.04.20 00:21
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On March 26, the opening ceremony of Center for Creative Economy & Innovation (CCEI) was held in KAIST Main Campus. Located on the first floor of the Educational Support Building (W8), it is the first center of its kind to be opened in Korea, and a total of 17 centers will be opened by the first half of 2015.
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DongJae Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2014.04.20 00:18
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On March 26, a workshop titled “Successful College Life and Planning Study Strategies,” a joint seminar from KAIST Center for Excellence in Learning and Hanyang University, was held at the Creative Learning Building (E11). The program’s target audience were freshmen and sophomores, but all students, regardless of year, were welcome to attend. Hanyang University’s Principal Researcher Dong Pyo Jeon was invited to provide guidelines for KAIST students to get the most out of their college life.
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Hyunseung Hwang
2014.04.20 00:16
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On March 16, Phil Baty, the editor at large of Times Higher Education (THE), and reporters from seven Korean universities were invited by IDP Education, an international education organization, to a meeting to discuss the 2013-2014 THE World University Rankings. KAIST was one of seven Korean universities to be listed in the 2013-2014 World University Rankings, along with Seoul National University, POSTECH, Yonsei University, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, and Hanyang University.
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Min Kyu Choi
2014.04.20 00:09
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KAIST Professor Kyung Wook Paik from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering was awarded the Best Paper Award at the 2014 Pan Pacific Microelectronic Symposium hosted by the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) at Hawaii last month. While Professor Paik’s laboratory has already been under the spotlight for producing three Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) Intel Best Student Paper award-winning students during the past few years, now it was Professor Paik’s turn to shine. Professor Paik presented his research “Nano-fiber Anisotropic Conductive Adhesives for Ultra Fine Pitch Chip-on-Film Packaging” and received recognition for his distinction and creativity in his work.
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Chonghyuk Song
2014.04.20 00:05