Detail Program
Program
Detailed Program
  • Program at a Glance
  • Plenary Lectures
  • Detailed Program
  • UST-KITECH School
  • Special Lecture
  • Lab Tour
  • Int’l Summit Talk
  • Networking Program
DAY 1 MAY 26 (TUE)
DAY 2 MAY 27 (WED)
POSTER SESSION
DAY 1MAY 26 (TUE.), 2026
08:00-18:00
Registration
Lobby (2nd Floor)
10:00-10:30
Opening Ceremony
Grand Ballroom
10:30-11:00
Keynote Lecture: Manufacturing the Future, Creating Value
Sangmok Lee
(President of Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea)
Grand Ballroom
11:00-11:30
Plenary Lecture 1: Leveraging AI in a Cybersecure Digital Environment to Democratize Advanced Manufacturing
Thomas R. Kurfess
(Executive Director of Georgia Tech, USA)
Grand Ballroom
11:30-12:00
Plenary Lecture 2: Return of Teleoperation in the Age of Embodied/Physical AI
Joohyung Kim
(Professor of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Grand Ballroom
12:00-13:20
Lunch
13:20-15:30
A-1
AI Manufacturing_1
(Semiconductor Manufacturing)
Chaired by Jiyong Park (KITECH, Korea)
Rm 207, 2F
13:20-13:40
(20')
A1-1
AI Implementation on Manufacturing Floors
Joohyung Kim
(Professor of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA)
13:40-14:00
(20')
A1-2
TSV/TGV CD Metrology and Inspection by Shadowgraphy
ChaBum Lee
(Texas A&M University, USA)
14:00-14:20
(20')
A1-3
Advanced Laser Processing Technologies For Next-Generation Semiconductor and Display Packaging
Seungman Kim
(Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Korea)
14:20-14:40
(20')
A1-4
Noise Characterization of a Laser-Induced Broadband Light Source For Semiconductor Inspection
Joohyung Lee
(Seoul National University of Sci. and Tech., Korea)
14:40-15:00
(20')
A1-5
Effect of Substrate Stiffness Mismatch on Adhesion Energy and Mixed-Mode Debonding Behavior
Ah-Young Park
(University of Seoul, Korea)
15:00-15:20
(20')
A1-6
Bonding Strength Evaluation of Chip-Scale Cu Metallization on Glass Substrates Prepared by the TORIZING Process
Sangmin Lee
(The University of Osaka, Japan)
13:20-15:25
B-1
Human-Centric Manufacturing_1
(Autonomous Manufacturing)
Chaired by Dongyoon Lee (KITECH, Korea)
Rm 206, 2F
13:20-13:45
(25')
B1-1
Generative AI For Engineering Design Problems
Chi-Guhn Lee
(University of Toronto, Canada)
13:45-14:10
(25')
B1-2
AI-Enabled Non-Invasive Monitoring and Control of Organoid Manufacturing For Drug Discovery Using Global Human iPSC Resources From EBiSC
Heiko Zimmermann
(Fraunhofer IBMT, Germany)
14:10-14:35
(25')
B1-3
Autonomous Machining Cell Using Machine Tool Digital Twins
Chang-Ju Kim
(Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Korea)
14:35-15:00
(25')
B1-4
AI Driven Laser Material Processing
Andreas Wetzig
(Fraunhofer IWS, Germany)
15:00-15:25
(25')
B1-5
No Automation Without Inspection: Digital Holography as Enabler of Fully Automated Quality Control
Alexander Bertz
(Fraunhofer IPM, Germany)
13:20-15:25
C-1
Sustainable Manufacturing_1
(Micro/nano Manufacturing)
Chaired by Hohyun Keum (KITECH, Korea)
Rm 205, 2F
13:20-13:45
(25')
C1-1
Building a Manufacturing System that Fuses the Metaverse and Robotics
Tadachika Nakayama
(Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan)
13:45-14:10
(25')
C1-2
Additive Manufacturing For Soft Intelligent Biosensors and Bioelectronics
W. Hong Yeo
(Georgia Tech, USA)
14:10-14:35
(25')
C1-3
Real-world Solutions For Sustainable Valufacturing: Micro-nano-manufactured Ceramic Membranes and Environmental Sensors For the Water, Energy and Resource Sectors
Thomas Haertling
(Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany)
14:35-15:00
(25')
C1-4
Micro- and Nanoparticle-based Inks For Jet Printing: Key Ingredients For High-precision Manufacturing and Sustainable Development Technology
Thomas Haertling
(Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany)
15:00-15:25
(25')
C1-5
Inkjet-Based Manufacturing for High-Performance Displays through Improved Pixel Uniformity
Kwanhyun Cho
(KITECH, Korea)
13:20-15:25
D-1
Valufacturing Policy_1
(Global Innovation Valufacturing)
Chaired by Sangkyu Han (KITECH, Korea)
Rm 204, 2F
13:20-13:40
(20')
D1-1
Digitalization and Technology Adoption in the Industrial Base
Greg Harris
(Auburn University, USA)
13:40-14:00
(20')
D1-2
Evolution and Recent Trends of University-Industry Collaboration in South Korea
Ki Seok Kwon
(Hanbat National University, Korea)
14:00-14:20
(20')
D1-3
Interfacialists: Designing the Missing Role For Global R&D Collaboration and Innovation
Taeyoung Han
(Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany)
14:20-14:40
(20')
D1-4
Global Collaboration and Innovation For Sustainable Industrial Transformation: Trends, Challenges, Opportunities, and the Experience of Universitas Indonesia
Hamdi Muluk
(UI, Indonesia)
14:40-15:00
(20')
D1-5
KITECH Friend-shoring Strategy: A Dual-Track Model Linking Overseas Manufacturing Innovation and Domestic Industrial Reinforcement
Sangwoo Lee
(KITECH, Korea)
15:00-15:20
(20')
D1-6
TBD
15:25-15:45
Coffee Break
Lobby (2nd Floor)
15:45-18:05
A-2
AI Manufacturing_2
(Additive Manufacturing)
Chaired by Dahye Kim (KITECH, Korea)
Rm 207, 2F
15:45-16:05
(20')
A2-1
Industrial Deployment of Additive Manufacturing: Case Studies and Digital Process Intelligence at KITECH
Hyub Lee
(KITECH, Korea)
16:05-16:25
(20')
A2-2
Centrifugal Laser Powder Bed Fusion – An Approach For Increase in Production and Printing in Space
Jan-Hendrik Koch
(Fraunhofer IPT, Germany)
16:25-16:45
(20')
A2-3
Hanwha Aerospace's Journey of Additive Manufacturing For Aero-Engines
Youngmoo Kim
(Hanwha Aerospace, Korea)
16:45-17:05
(20')
A2-4
Manufacturing Values Additively From Spherical Metal Powder
Chung-Soo Kim
(Eloi MateriaLs, Korea)
17:05-17:25
(20')
A2-5
Rethinking Powder Flowability in PBF Additive Manufacturing: From Bulk Shear Metrics to Recoating Physics Via PIV and Impedance
Akihiko Chiba
(Tohoku University, Japan)
17:25-17:45
(20')
A2-6
Application of AM Sealer Nozzles in the Automotive Industry : Independence Commemoration and Future Challenges
Chulhong Rhie
(Hyundai Motor Company, Korea)
17:45-18:05
(20')
A2-7
Increasing the Process Efficiency of Additive Manufacturing Processes Using Customized Process Chains and System Technologies
Frank Brueckner
(Fraunhofer IWS Dresden, Germany)
15:45-17:50
B-2
Human-Centric Manufacturing_2
(Robotics)
Chaired by Bummo Ahn (KITECH, Korea)
Rm 206, 2F
15:45-16:10
(25')
B2-1
Toward Human Centric Manufacturing Systems Enabled by AI and Robotics
Tamio Tanikawa
(AIST, Japan)
16:10-16:35
(25')
B2-2
Enabling Robots in the Real-World by General Safety and Performance Testing
Robin Jeanne Kirschner
(MIRMI, Germany)
16:35-17:00
(25')
B2-3
Development of Autonomous Inspection Systems For Wide-area Facilities Using Mobile Robotics
Suk Kyun Hwang
(Posco, Korea)
17:00-17:25
(25')
B2-4
Toward General-Purpose Humanoids with Dexterous Manipulation
Sungwook Yang
(KIST, Korea)
17:25-17:50
(25')
B2-5
Whole-Body Robotic Skin For Safe and Dependable Physical AI
Kyungseo Park
(DGIST, Korea)
15:45-17:50
C-2
Sustainable Manufacturing_2
(Bio-Manufacturing of Biodegradable Materials)
Chaired by Jongmin Jeon (KITECH, Korea)
Rm 205, 2F
15:45-16:10
(25')
C2-1
Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Engineered Bacteria Capable of Degrading Synthetic Polymers
Daisuke Sugimori
(Fukushima University, Japan)
16:10-16:35
(25')
C2-2
Microbial Transformation of Seaweed Biomass Into Bioplastic
Shashi Kant Bhatia
(Konkuk University, Korea)
16:35-17:00
(25')
C2-3
Engineering Design Approaches For Sustainable Marine Structures Using Recyclable and Biodegradable Polymer Materials
Guk-Hwan Shin
(Ilkwang Polymer Co., Ltd., Korea)
17:00-17:25
(25')
C2-4
Sustainable Biomanufacturing of Bacterial Cellulose as a Carbon-Neutral and Biodegradable Material Platform
Hah Young Yoo
(Sangmyung University, Korea)
17:25-17:50
(25')
C2-5
Biodegradation of PCL, PBS, and PBAT at Low to Moderate Temperatures by Aeromicrobium Sp. JJY06
Geeta Chhetri
(KITECH, Korea)
15:45-17:50
D-2
Valufacturing Policy_2
(Valufacturing Strategy)
Chaired by Jihyun Sung (KITECH, Korea)
Rm 204, 2F
15:45-16:10
(25')
D2-1
TBD
16:10-16:35
(25')
D2-2
TBD
16:35-17:00
(25')
D2-3
Valufacturing For Manufacturing SMEs: Three Value Creation Strategies and a Digital Metal Casting Case Study
Kuk Hyun Han
(Samyoung Machinery Co., Ltd., Korea)
17:00-17:25
(25')
D2-4
TBD
17:25-17:50
(25')
D2-5
Trends in the adoption of key EU DPP regulations and methodologies
Sebastian Schroeder
(VDE, Germany)
15:45-17:50
Special Lecture (Korean)
Rm 202, 2F
18:30-20:00
Networking Reception (Invite Only)
Grand Ballroom