[Science Bulletin] Deaf researcher joins Meta AI as UST hosts 2026 Global Mentoring Conference

■ The University of Science and Technology (UST) introduced on the third that it’ll maintain the “2026 UST Global Mentoring Conference” from Monday, July 6 to Friday, August 28 to strengthen college students’ international analysis capabilities and human networking. Now in its sixth 12 months, the “UST Global Mentoring Conference” is UST’s distinctive instructional program that channels the worldwide analysis collaboration property amassed over a few years by 30 faculties—together with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) School, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) School, and Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) School—by partnerships with main universities, analysis institutes, and corporations worldwide, into the coaching of future science and know-how expertise. The opening session, to be held on Monday, July 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., is open not solely to UST college students and school but additionally to admitted college students, alumni, researchers from government-funded analysis institutes, members of the 4 main institutes of science and know-how, and anybody with an curiosity. The opening session will function lectures on “Global Career Development” by Dr. Moon Ji-hye, an alumna of the UST-ETRI School who overcame congenital listening to impairment to change into an AI researcher at huge tech firm Meta, and Professor Hong Ki-min of Columbia College within the United States. Those wishing to take part can apply through the QR code on the poster or by the UST web site (gmc.ust.ac.kr).

■ The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) introduced on the third that they held the “Global AI Frontier Symposium 2026” on the Westin Seoul Josun Hotel Gangnam on the identical day, with the purpose of making a world venue the place home and abroad synthetic intelligence (AI) researchers can share the newest analysis achievements and interact in free and open dialogue. Unlike final 12 months’s occasion, which was primarily academia-focused, this 12 months trade took full half, turning the symposium right into a convergence platform for trade, academia, and authorities underneath the theme “AI: Beyond Intelligence into the Real World.” In Part 1, world-renowned authorities in AI delivered keynote speeches, adopted by an in-depth panel dialogue on “Global AI Leadership: Collaboration among Industry, Academia, and Government.” Part 2 featured six specialised tracks sharing AI core applied sciences and industrial software instances.

■ The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) introduced on the third that it hosted “KIST School Homecoming Day” on the 2nd at KIST’s fundamental campus in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the launch of KIST School. The occasion was attended by about 150 folks, together with alumni and their households from 15 international locations, the National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST), the University of Science and Technology (UST), and members of the diplomatic corps in Korea. KIST introduced its imaginative and prescient assertion, “Fostering Global Talent, Inspiring Inclusive Innovation,” and recognized nurturing international expertise, pursuing analysis excellence, and strengthening worldwide partnerships as its core duties. The “KIST Alumni Award,” which acknowledges excellent alumni, was additionally established for the primary time. Starting with this occasion, KIST plans to host Homecoming Day each three years to strengthen worldwide joint analysis cooperation centered on KIST School alumni.

■ The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) introduced on the third that it has exchanged a Letter of Intent (LOI) on cooperation within the subject of quantum know-how with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) within the United States, with the intention to help home quantum firms in getting into the U.S. native ecosystem. The two organizations signed the LOI on the 2nd on the JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul. At the occasion, they shared info on KRISS’s “Quantum Computing Quantum Transformation (QX)” mission, the present standing of superconducting quantum computing system growth, and Fairfax County’s industrial ecosystem and company help capabilities. Based on the LOI, the 2 sides plan to hunt sensible follow-up measures such as working working teams, exchanging delegations, and organizing enterprise conferences. Leveraging this go to to Korea, FCEDA intends to repeatedly increase long-term partnerships and funding alternatives between Korean firms and Northern Virginia within the United States, whereas KRISS plans to hyperlink the demand for entry into the U.S. market by home quantum firms with FCEDA’s help system.