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2025

Oct.

Renaming of the Research Institutes

KI for BioCentury → KI for BioInnovation

KI for IT Convergence → KI for IT-AI Convergence

KI for Robotics → KI for Disruptive Robotics

KI for NanoCentury → KI for Climate, Energy, and Environment

KI for Health Science and Technology → KI for Human Augmentation Convergence

KI 건물 야경
2016
KI 건물 내부 전경

Mar.

Renaming of the Research Institutes

KI for Design of Complex Systems → KI for Robotics

KI for Optical Science and Technology → KI for Health Science and Technology

2010

May.

Completion of the KI Building

Total project cost of KRW 32 billion; gross floor area of 21,810 m²

 
2007
 

Nov.

Dr. Byiung Jun Park and Mrs. Chunghi Hong donate USD 10 million

Establishment of the KI for Optical Science and Technology

2006

Nov.

Establishment of the KI for NanoCentury

Establishment of the KI for Entertainment Engineering

Oct.

Establishment of the KI for BioCentury

Establishment of the KI for IT Convergence

Establishment of the KI for Design of Complex Systems

Aug.

Establishment of the KAIST Institutes (KI)

KI 건물 전경
Directors of the KAIST Institutes
Jul. 2026

Sang Ouk Kim, ProfessorPresent

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST

Mar. 2021

Sun Chang Kim, Professor

Graduate School of Engineering Biology, KAIST

Mar. 2017

Sang Yup Lee, Distinguished Professor

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST

Mar. 2015

Yun Chur Chung, Professor

School of Electrical Engineering, KAIST

Apr. 2013

Sang Yup Lee, Distinguished Professor

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Mar. 2013

Byoung Yoon Kim, Professor

Department of Physics, KAIST

Jul. 2011

Kyung-Wook Paik, Professor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST

Aug. 2010

Dong-yol Yang, Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

Aug. 2006

Sang Soo Kim, Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

 

 

 

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