Wiz Information Technology Wins Grand Prize at Gwangju Public Data and AI Startup Competition
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Wiz Information Technology won the grand prize in the idea planning category at the 12th Gwangju Public Data and AI Startup Competition.
The award-winning idea is an AI-based senior care service that links everyday photos and conversation data from older adults with AI and public data.
The research presented a service model that could help address challenges in an aging society through natural memory recall, continuous interaction, and observation of individual changes.
Wiz Information Technology won the grand prize at the 12th Gwangju Public Data and AI Startup Competition. The competition was held in July 2026.
Wiz Information Technology said that an AI-based senior cognitive health study led by the company’s corporate-affiliated research institute head, Han Bo-hyuk, was selected as the grand prize winner in the idea planning category. The award-winning idea is an AI- and public-data-driven senior care service.
The research won recognition for presenting a service model that links everyday photos and conversation data from older adults with AI and public data. The service model is intended to help address challenges in an aging society.
The study focused on natural memory recall through older adults’ everyday photos and conversations. AI was designed to carry out continuous interaction based on recalled content, and the design also included observing individual changes by using accumulated data.
The foundational research service for 'E' was developed by Han Bo-hyuk in 2025 as part of the UK's 'Senior Vision Project' team, and it achieved first place in the Social category at 'Venture Further Awards 2025' hosted by the University of Manchester.
Wiz Information Technology later advanced the research to fit the domestic environment and incorporated public data. As a result, its scope of use expanded from individual-focused cognitive health support to the public service sector.
More recently, it won the grand prize in Hanwha Life's 'WE CARE MEMORY+' idea track. This confirmed the potential for application not only in the public sector but also in private services.
Following this award, Wiz Information Technology plans to continue research and development at its corporate-affiliated research institute. It also plans to expand the application of its technology toward AI-based care and data-driven decision support by combining its cloud capabilities with public-sector project experience.
CEO Okgang-wi of Wiz Information Technology said the award was an achievement that confirmed the potential of its existing research and technology development. He added that the company will continue upgrading the technology with the goal of applying its research results to real-world field services, and will also keep expanding its business.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Gyeong-ju
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407252
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