Prof. Young J. Kim in the CSE dept. elected as the president of the Asiagraphics
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Professor Young J. Kim of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the College of Artificial Intelligence was elected as the third president of the Asiagraphics Association on Thursday, January 30. He will play a leading role in managing the association for the next two years.
Founded in 2015, Asiagraphics (AG) is a specialized organization that facilitates communication and collaboration among computer graphics and interactive technology research groups across Asia, and it is a non-profit organization serving computer graphics researchers worldwide. The official name of the association is the “Asia Association for Computer Graphics and Interactive Technology.” It aims to promote the advancement of computer graphics by providing a collaborative platform for researchers in Asia, organizing academic activities, coordinating benefits and exchanges with other associations, disseminating the latest research findings, and recognizing researchers with outstanding contributions. The association’s flagship international conference, “Pacific Graphics” — one of the leading international conferences in the field of computer graphics — was held at our university in 2014. Currently, Professor Kim also serves as the director of the Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality Research Center, the Simulation-based Convergence Content Research Center, and the University ICT Research Center (ITRC) designated by the Ministry of Science and ICT.
Meanwhile, AG, under the joint leadership of Professor Kim and former AG president Professor Shi-min Hu of Tsinghua University, will host the inaugural Intelligent Graphics Workshop in Qingdao, China, from February 28 to March 1. This event will foster research exchanges among young researchers from Korea, China, and Japan. Sponsored by Tencent—China’s largest company by market capitalization—and led by AG, the workshop is expected to invite emerging young researchers from across Asia to showcase the most promising research in computer graphics integrated with artificial intelligence, thereby setting future directions for AI-based computer graphics and providing opportunities for collaborative research among the region’s young scholars.