한국통신학회 KICS

KICS hosts domestic ICT conferences thrice a year, in winter, summer, and fall. More than 4,000 ICT R&D experts and policy makers from universities, research institutes, and the industries participate and present their latest research outcomes and technological trends.

• Thrice a year, in winter, summer, and fall
• More than 4,000 participants & 2,000 published papers every year
• Keynote lectures by domestically and internationally renowned researchers and ICT leaders
• Presentation and review of R&D achievements of national projects
• Special industrial sessions and product exhibitions to introduce the latest industrial trends and technologies
• Tutorials to promote improved understanding of new technologies
• Technical activity group-organized workshops and member networking sessions
• Domestic chapter workshops and inter-chapter collaboration
• Undergraduate student paper competitions
• Haedong Conference Best Paper Awards, Institute Chair Award, Best Paper Award

ICT Convergence Korea is the largest ICT convergence event in Korea, co-organized by KICS and various other government-affiliated institutions and agencies including: The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (KICS), Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA), National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences (NRC), National Security Research Institute (NSR), Rural Development Administration (RDA), Software Policy & Research Institute (SPRi), Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (AIRI), Incheon Technopark (ITP), Institute of Information & communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI), Korea Health Promotion Institute (KHPI), Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT), Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), Korea Photonics Technology Institute (KOPTI), Korea Advanced Nano Fab Center (KANC), Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI), Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI), Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea Institute of Lighting & ICT (KILT), National Information Society Agency (NIA), Korea Intelligent IoT Association (KIoT), Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI), Korea Institute Of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) This event is also co-sponsored by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Maeil Business Newspaper, Samsung Electronics, SKT, KT, LG Electronics, LGU+, GSI, Huawei Korea, and University Information Technology Research Center (ITRC) Council.

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