Can AI Design Mobility Systems?   Professor Namwoo Kang and his Smart Design Lab have developed an AI-powered generative design process for mobility systems by integrating physics-based engineering design techniques with data-driven deep learning models.   Article | Spring 2022     Vehicle design has been pursing physics-based design using the domain knowledge accumulated by automobile man...

Synergizing optical imaging and machine learning to diagnose coronary artery disease accurately   Dual-modal optical imaging and machine learning are combined to diagnose coronary artery disease accurately via a comprehensive assessment of high-risk coronary plaque without labels. Valuable images lend insight into coronary artery disease as a promising diagnostic method toward cardiovascular therapeutics. &nb...

From number to fire: supercomputing accelerates hydrogen gas turbine development   A KAIST research team conducted extreme high-fidelity simulations on a supercomputer to predict and suppress the onset of combustion instability in hydrogen gas turbines, or hydrogen fire.   Article | Spring 2022     Have you watched the movies ‘Matrix’ or ‘Ready Player One’? They bot...

Bringing Millimeter-Wave Vehicular Communications to Life   This research presents clear guidelines to optimize millimeter-wave beamwidth, essential for millimeter-wave vehicular communication systems, by considering both vehicular speed and communication performance.   Article | Spring 2022     Vehicular environments offer fertile ground for innovative applications of wireless communicat...

Feeling alone during online classes? Not anymore with Cocode   With the prevalence of online learning, it is important for the success of the learning process that learners feel engaged by the presence of others who are going through the same struggles. We therefore present Cocode, a system to provide social presence in an online programming class.   Article | Spring 2022     Recent Ph.D. ...

How soil affects structural response during earthquakes?   Earthquake-driven resonance phenomena inevitably cause calamities, and it is important to consider natural vibration periods of structures in seismic design. This study shows the effects of soil on the natural period of structures and suggests a way to reflect those effects in the seismic design.   Article | Spring 2022     Earthq...