AI x Mobility Lab News

Ph.D. candidate Sujae Jeon of our laboratory has been selected as a recipient of the 「2026 36th Science and Technology Excellence Paper Award」, hosted by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST).

The award was established by KOFST in 1991 and is presented annually to scientists and engineers who have published outstanding papers in domestic academic journals. The award ceremony was held on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at the International Conference Room of the Science and Technology Convention Center (B1, Building 1, Korea Science and Technology Hall), in conjunction with the 60th Anniversary Ceremony of KOFST. Sujae received the award through the recommendation of the Korean Society of Transportation for the paper titled "A Two-Dimensional Lane-Changing Model Reflecting Asymmetric Driving Behavior."

From September 9 to 11, 2026, Professor Hwasoo Yeo attended the "Smart Mobility Center Global Cities Summit" held in Toronto, Canada, upon official invitation. The summit brought together public-sector leaders, global industry partners, and mobility researchers from major cities worldwide to discuss the future of sustainable urban mobility and next-generation multimodal transportation management systems.

During the event, Professor Yeo presented cutting-edge "Mobility Digital Twin" and "AI-powered Traffic Signal Optimization" technologies developed by the KAIST research team. Highlighting advanced smart mobility solutions capable of analyzing, predicting, and controlling complex urban traffic congestion in real time, he engaged in in-depth discussions with global experts to foster international academic exchange and collaborative innovation for future urban transportation systems.

From September 2 to 5, 2026, Professor Hwasoo Yeo visited Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, at the official invitation of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), where he participated in a railway-focused seminar and took part in an advisory discussion on the city's urban railway development projects.

During the visit, on September 3, Prof. Yeo attended the International Conference "Railway as a Strategic Backbone for Mobility Transformation," jointly organized by the Vietnamese-German University (VGU) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

At the seminar, Prof. Yeo shared Korea's advanced experience in railway policy, operations, and maintenance (O&M), and presented insights on global trends in smart railway technologies and their implications. The subsequent advisory discussion focused on Ho Chi Minh City's ongoing urban rail network development, with an in-depth exchange of policy recommendations.

On August 26, 2026, Professor Hwasoo Yeo was invited as a keynote speaker at an international webinar hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The seminar, organized under the theme "High-Speed Rail Webinar Series: Cases in Republic of Korea," was held to share Korea's railway policies and technological advancements with developing member countries across Asia. During the event, Prof. Yeo delivered a keynote address titled: "AI-based Digitalization for Railway O&M: From reactive maintenance to predictive, condition-based, and optimized railway operations"