The ICT Patent Technical Committee aims to support activities that link R&D outcomes
in the information and communication technology (ICT) field with intellectual property
rights. The committee seeks to avoid duplication of R&D efforts by focusing on
technologies that have already been disclosed as intellectual property. By securing rights
for research results, the committee aims to establish a more advanced R&D
environment.
To achieve this, the ICT Patent Technical Committee provides information on the
intellectual property systems of various countries, both domestic and international. This
information focuses on the creation, protection, and utilization of intellectual property
rights, aiming to support a robust framework for leveraging R&D outcomes.
IoT application
The IoT Application Technical Committee is composed of researchers interested in
promising core technologies that will lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including
IoT-based big data, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, blockchain, autonomous
vehicles, robots, and new materials. The committee operates with the aim of
contributing to the academic advancement of the IoT application technology field
through mutual research collaboration, information exchange, and fostering camaraderie
among its members.
Detection and Estimation Theory
The Detection and Estimation Theory Technical Committee was established in February
2005, led by Professor Iickho Song from KAIST, with the aim of theoretically researching
various fields of communication based on mathematics and statistics. Specific areas of
interest include detection theory, estimation theory, statistical communication theory,
statistical signal processing, mobile communication theory, and ultra-wideband
communication theory.
Public Safety Convergence Technology
The Public Safety Convergence Technology Technical Committee aims to enhance the
efficiency and value of public safety infrastructure such as the Public Safety LTE (PS-LTE),
Railway Network (LTE-R), and Maritime Network (LTE-M) being promoted by the
government. In addition to this, the committee focuses on research related to the
evolution towards next-generation technologies in conjunction with 5G/6G mobile
communications. To this end, the research scope is expanded to include not only public
safety communication infrastructure but also services and convergence technologies
leading to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Optical Communication
The Optical Communication Technical Committee studies component technologies
necessary for optical communication such as photoelectric devices, optical fibers, passive
optical devices, wavelength converters, optoelectronic integrated circuits, and optical
functional circuits. In addition, we study optical communication network technologies
such as optical Internet, optical MAN, optical LAN, optical access networks, and the
network technology required here.
Military Communication
The Military Communications Technical Committee was established in early 2008 to
contribute to the enhancement of national competitiveness by providing advanced
knowledge and technology in electronics, communications, and related fields to the
military, defense industries, and government agencies. Additionally, the committee aims
to promote research activities in the field of military electronics and communications
and present outstanding research results to advance both academic and industrial
sectors in foundational and applied fields. The main research areas of the Military
Communications Technical Committee include tactical transmission technology, data link
technology, tactical network design and operation technology, strategic communication
technology, and military frequency management technology.
Agricultural and Food ICT Convergence
The Agricultural and Food ICT Convergence Technical Committee includes all issues in
the smart agriculture field that has recently attracted much attention.
It includes not only the agricultural and fishery product production field, but also the
agricultural and fishery product distribution, wholesale and retail, and consumption
fields, and also includes food safety issues that have recently attracted much attention
as a major research field.
It also includes standardization, which is a very important issue for the expansion of the
agricultural and food ICT industry.
This committee shares research results among the members of the committee through
regular workshops and short-term courses at least three times a year, and aims to
contribute to the academic and industrial development of the field through cooperation
with related government agencies (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Rural
Development Administration), national research institutes (ETRI), academia, and industry
(Naver, Agricultural and Food ICT Convergence Technical Committee).
Digital Home
The Digital Home Technical Committee is an organization that provides deep
consideration into the application of advanced ICT technologies in the home
environment where we spend most of our lives.
This is a committee for research and discussion on services and new technologies in
the digital home environment that will develop into an AI environment, starting with
the evolution of the IP environment of a simple physical environment. It is a joint
industry-academic research association comprised of members from business, academia,
and research institutes.
MicroWave and Antennas & Propagation
This technical committee headed by prof. Sungtek Kahng with National Incheon
University deals with Electromagnetic applications and wireless power transmission
technologies definitely used in electronics and telecommunication. The mobile devices
and systems exemplified by GeMulPo antennas invented by MiEMI-sol. can give students
and scholars an idea that they play a crucial role in transmitting WiFi or millimeter-wave
signals to the receivers as users of the GSM, LTE-A, B5G services or what not.
Telecommunication is seen in the links of GEO and LEO satellites to be connected with
the radios of the ground which is developed by the ITRC named NS-Satellite RTDC
center where metamaterial-based high gain beamforming and beam-steering antennas
are designed. These technical things have been reported and touched upon at
Microwave and Propagation conferences, JC-SAT, APMC, ISAP, ISMOT as well as IEEE
APCAP 2019 sponsored by KICS.
Wireless Positioning and Navigation Technologies
The Wireless Positioning and Navigation Technology Technical Committee was
established to develop and apply location-based services (LBS) and technologies in
mobile communication systems to automotive and transportation systems. This
committee conducts preliminary research on various driving safety, passenger
convenience, and traffic information service systems based on automotive positioning
and navigation systems. It aims to identify fundamental technologies, suggest academic
and technical research directions, and promote the convenience of drivers and the
development of diverse services.
Broadcasting and Media Communications
The field of interests of the Technical Committee includes image processing, image
compression, image restoration, and image improvement required to effectively store,
transmit, or broadcast image/video data. This committee, every year, jointly hosts a
workshop on 'image processing and understanding' and a 'joint signal processing
conference'.
Coding and Information Theory
This technical committee was formed in the Korean Institute of Communications and
Information Sciences in early 1996 and officially registered as the Korean Chapter of
IEEE ITS in 1997. Specific areas of interest include error correction code, information
theory, source coding, coded modulation, discrete mathematics, cryptography, sequence
and signal design, and related fields.
Big Data
The Big Data Technical Committee not only studies big data in its precise sense but
also delves into data analysis and utilization as commonly practiced. Additionally, this
committee aims to explore how big data techniques can be efficiently applied across
various research areas.
Industry and Technology Research
This technical committee conducts research on related technologies such as
telecommunications and IT convergence, and supports industrial companies' technical
guidance and industry-academia cooperation activities to strengthen the technical
capabilities of industrial companies and contribute to the development of the industry.
Signal Processing
The Signal Processing Technical Committee focuses on the researches on the various
areas of the signal processing including speech and audio signal processing, image
processing, adaptive signal processing, biomedical signal processing, communication
signal processing and radar signal processing and holds a joint conference on signal
processing with other academic organizations on Electrical Engineering.
Realistic Contents
The Realistic Contents Technical Committee includes research areas related to
immersive contents that can be provided through the human sixth sense, such as 3D
stereoscopic images, multi-view images, super multi-view images, holographic images,
audio, UX/UI, multisensory contents, and emotional contents. The technical committee
aims to promote research on technologies that accurately capture and represent human
sensory information and to foster active exchanges among researchers in these related
fields. The technical committee conducts regular research activities to facilitate diverse
information sharing opportunities.
Indoor Positioning and Spatial Information
The Indoor Positioning and Spatial Information Technology Committee was established
to study and share cutting-edge technologies in the field of position estimation of
objects or people using sensors, wireless communication, and vision in indoor
environments where GNSS signals are weak or difficult to receive. In addition, we are
researching indoor spatial information technology that can easily build maps needed for
indoor positioning and maintenance.
Quantum Communication
The Quantum Communication Technical Committee was established in 2015 with the
aim of promoting research and facilitating exchanges in the field of quantum
information and communication within South Korea, which was then in its early stages.
Quantum information and communication is a multidisciplinary field encompassing
electrical and electronic engineering, physics, mathematics, and computer science.
Consequently, the founding members of the committee include a diverse range of
experts from these interdisciplinary areas.
To introduce the relatively unfamiliar field of quantum information to domestic
researchers in information and communication technology, the committee annually
invites experts to workshops to present both domestic and international technological
trends in this field.
Open Source Technology
The Smart Factory Technical Committee and the Open Source System Technical
Committee were merged into the Open Source Technology Technical Committee in
2023. It conducts research and academic activities in various fields of cloud-based open
source software technology.
Satellite Communication
This committee is composed of experts in satellite/mobile communications from
academia, research institutes, and industry. The research scope of the committee
includes satellite communication wireless transmission, satellite communication wireless
networking, new waveform for satellite communication, O-RAN-based satellite
communication, satellite ISAC, link and system level analysis, and so on. The committee
is also being conducted on satellite communication systems such as satellite
communication base stations, terminals, and satellite payloads, and satellite navigation
systems.
Spectrum Sharing Technology
The Technical Committee was established to conduct research and propose policies
aimed at efficiently utilizing the national public good of radio resources and enhancing
the value of networks, foreseeing the increasing importance of Spectrum Sharing in the
field of telecommunications. Particularly, the scarcity of frequencies below 6GHz is
expected to worsen after the advent of 5G mobile communications. Therefore, the
Technical Committee focuses on activating spectrum sharing from publicly allocated
frequencies to licensed frequencies to promote communication welfare and reduce
service costs.
Railroad and IT Convergence
The Railroad and IT Convergence Technical Committee focuses on researching
technologies to build intelligent railway systems by applying communication technology
to railways, thereby advancing safe and comfortable wireless communication-based
railway systems. Established in 2013, the committee was formed to address the rapidly
changing railway environment and to respond to the technological trends in railway
communication. It aims to grasp the trends in railway communication technology and
generate ideas for efficient system application, integration strategies, and enhancing
technological capabilities. Additionally, the committee endeavors to develop case studies
on railway system integration utilizing next-generation wireless communication
infrastructure and emerging technologies.
Korean Network Operations and Management
Founded in 1996, the KNOM(Korea Network Operations Management Technical
Committee, http://knom.or.kr/) is a forum on network operation and management
technology, providing various opportunities for domestic and international academic and
industry professionals in the field of network management, including technical and
business.
Communication Signal
Since 2021, we have started as an Technical Committee of Convergence Research
Institute of Korean Government inside KICS.
The main purposes of this committee are (1) to operate some funding for
communication signals as research projects to the members of KICS and (2) to rev up
the next generation research community in the area of communication signals.
We have three time workshops per year, one education training program in the
summer, and five research projects in the area of communication signals per year.
Maritime IT Convergence
The Maritime IT Convergence Technical Committee was established in February 2010
with the aim of sharing maritime IT-related technologies being developed by
industry-academia consortia. The committee focuses on the advancement of maritime IT
technology, the proliferation of maritime IT technology and infrastructure, and the
discovery of new technologies, with an emphasis on underwater communication
technology, maritime logistics IT convergence technology, and digital ship/plant
convergence technology. Additionally, the committee engages in activities such as
proposing policies/standardization measures.
