Konan Technology and SeoulTech to Pursue Defense AI Industry-Academia Collaboration... Business Development in ISR Field
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Konan Technology and Seoul National University of Science and Technology are pursuing industry-academia cooperation for joint defense AI research and the cultivation of specialized talent.
The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on the 19th to establish a foundation for defense AI industry-academia collaboration and agreed to set up a framework for defense AI cooperation.
The areas at the center of cooperation are intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and multi-source information fusion analysis, with Konan Technology providing technology for AI projects led by SeoulTech and university faculty participating in Konan Technology's AI business through consulting and joint research.
Konan Technology and Seoul National University of Science and Technology are pursuing industry-academia cooperation for joint defense AI research and the cultivation of specialized talent. Konan Technology announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with SeoulTech on the 19th to establish a foundation for defense AI industry-academia collaboration.
Under the agreement, the two sides will establish a framework for defense AI cooperation and jointly pursue research and talent development. The signing ceremony was attended by Konan Technology CEO Kim Young-seom, CTO Choi Jeong-ju, Kim Tae-hyeong, director of the defense and strategic business division, SeoulTech President Kim Dong-hwan, and Kim Gi-tae, head of the Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation.
The areas at the center of cooperation are intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and multi-source information fusion analysis. Based on this, the two sides will jointly pursue commercialization of defense AX, and expand the scope of cooperation to joint defense AI research, government projects, and talent development.
Specifically, Konan Technology will provide related technologies for AI projects led by SeoulTech. University faculty members will also participate in Konan Technology's AI business through consulting and joint research.
The scope of this cooperation is divided into talent development and technology development. On the talent development side, the two sides will pursue internships for current students and graduates, as well as employment linkage for current students and graduates. They plan to support practical training in connection with SeoulTech's Department of Applied Defense AI and also support special lectures. Participation in the campus 'Biz Campus' program will also be considered.
Technology cooperation will focus on ISR and multi-source information fusion analysis. Based on Konan Technology's defense information analysis platform, the two sides will pursue joint planning of related AI transformation solutions. They will also explore ways to link research outcomes with actual defense projects.
Konan Technology possesses data collection and analysis technologies using multiple sources, including public information, and the technology is intended to support the judgment of intelligence analysts. The company has continued to apply the technology in the defense sector. This cooperation is a plan to combine the university's research capabilities with Konan Technology's experience in defense AI business, and the two sides also plan to jointly pursue technology verification and commercialization.
Kim Young-seom, CEO of Konan Technology, said the company plans to combine its defense AI solution commercialization experience with SeoulTech's research capabilities. He also explained that the company aims to shorten the time required for technology verification through ongoing research collaboration. In addition, he said the goal is to achieve results in major defense AI projects.
Konan Technology is developing AI solutions for defense and industrial sites. It is pursuing the development of an 'AI aide' for intelligence analysts while also pushing ahead with the development of an 'AI master craftsman' solution for defense and manufacturing sites. In connection with this, Konan Technology will hold the '5th Konan Technology Defense AI Summit' on the 13th of next month, where it plans to unveil a new platform and a next-generation defense AI roadmap.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Seung-gi
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