Activities

The 6th ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy (UGRA)

Date:: June 30th (Sun.) - July 5th (Fri.), 2019

Hosted by:: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) International Relations Team (IRT)

Venue:: KAIST Main Campus in Daejeon, South Korea

Theme:: Better Living: Innovations and Technologies to Improve Lives

Overview

KAIST conducted the 6th ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy (UGRA) on its main campus in Daejeon, South Korea on the theme “Better Living: Innovations and Technologies to Improve Lives” from June 30th (Sun.) to July 5th (Fri.) 2019. This was the third consecutive ASPIRE UGRA conducted by KAIST. The program was first launched in 2014 by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

A total of 13 students from ASPIRE League member universities participated in the 2019 ASPIRE UGRA. The program was designed for undergraduate students currently working on research projects related to the program theme. During the course of the program, participating students took turns presenting their research and receiving feedback from KAIST lecturers and fellow UGRA participants. KAIST faculty members Professors KIM Young Chul and KIM Ayoung, both experts on Urban Design and Planning, each provided a special lecture. An excursion day was held in the middle of the program, and participants visited major research laboratories doing work related to Better Living and gained exposure to case studies. The program enabled participants to learn about the latest developments in the research related to Better Living , and students enjoyed many opportunities to improve their communication, presentation, creative-thinking and problem-solving skills.

Schedule

Participants

Special Lecturer

Smart village design for zero energy

Professor KIM Young Chul (KAIST)

Robot perception in the city

Professor KIM Ayoung (KAIST)

Students

Number of Participants

KAIST: 3
NTU: 4
HKUST: 5
Tokyo Tech: 1
Tsinghua: 1
Total: 13

Find the best budget in heterogeneous infrastructure systems using evolutionary algorithms in GIS environment

Mr. Zhixiong Jin (KAIST)

Sustainable device for underdeveloped country

Ms. Ng Hui Zhi (KAIST)

Designing Biocompatible Microcapsules with Polarity-selective Permeability for Controlled Release of Drugs

Ms. Hyunchae Lee (KAIST)

Development of new Ti based alloy with low Yong’s modulus

Mr. ASAKAWA, Kenichiro (Tokyo Tech)

A Study of E-scooter User Responses in Pedestrian Conflicts

Mr. Bin Mohamed Tahir Muhammad Sofian (NTU)

Smart home with Raspberry Pi

Ms. Zhang Jiarui (NTU)

Battery optimization of smart wearables via NLP technique

Mr. Duan Jiafei (NTU)

Evaluation of User Preference Using EEG And Eye-tracking Based Neurocognitive Tools

Mr. KHOO Hong Li Nicholas (NTU)

Marine Algal Toxin and Seafood safety

Mr. HO Jonny Chun Yin (HKUST)

Vertical AI for Sustainable Urban Development

Ms. Yap Zhi Yun (HKUST)

Understanding the use of the policy in balancing the urban development and environmental protection with the aid of the element of smart city

Mr. Ni Xiaoyuan (HKUST)

Deep recurrent reinforcement learning for trajectory representation learning

Mr. Malik, Ujjwal (HKUST)

Better Living for Babies in Developing Countries

Ms. Byun Hyun (HKUST)

Award Recipient

Excellent Presentation Award

(HKUST) Ms. Byun Hyun
“Better Living for Babies in Developing Countries”

Excellent Presentation Award

(NTU) Mr. Duan Jiafei
“Battery optimization of smart wearables via NLP technique”

Excellent Presentation Award

(KAIST) Mr. Zhixiong Jin
“Find the best budget in heterogeneous infrastructure systems using evolutionary algorithms in GIS environment”

Excellent Presentation Award

(NTU) Ms. Zhang Jiarui
“Smart home with Raspberry Pi”

Photos

Group Photo

Group Photo

Visit to Vision Hall (Campus Tour)

Certificate and Award Presentation

Certificate and Award Presentation

Certificate and Award Presentation

Visit to Professor KIM Young Chul’s Laboratory

Visit to Research Facilities at KAIST

Culture Trip to Jeonju (Cooking Korean Traditional Food)

Culture Trip to Jeonju (Gyeonggijeon)

Korean Culture Trip to Jeonju (Lunch Time)

Korean Culture Trip to Jeonju (Trying Korean Traditional Costume)