Schedule

Program Schedule

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM | Registration & Networking

§  Check-in and greet attendees

§  Light refreshments & casual introductions

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM | Welcome Remarks + Overview and Benefits of KSEA. 

§  Welcoming Remarks:  Dean Matt Huenerfauth, Dean, RIT

§  Overview of KSEA and the importance of building a strong Upstate NY community: Tom Oh, KSEA President+RIT

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Keynote Talks

Speaker: Sunghwan (Sunny) Jung, Cornell University

Topic: Snail-Inspired Surface Robots for Microplastic Collection

Speaker: Sungyoung Kim, KAIST & RIT

Topic: Immersive Audio and AI

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Coffee & Networking Break

§  Take a short break, grab refreshments, and network informally

3:15PM -3:30 PM.  SEED: Earlier Career Program (https://seed.ksea.org/)

(For Postdocs, PhD students and Assistant Professors)

           Speaker:  Prof. Juhun Lee, University of Pittsburgh (Online Zoom session)

3:30PM-3:45 PM. KSEA Undergraduate Conference (KATALYST) Experience

(For Undergraduate Students)

Speaker:  Suzie Kim, University of Rochester.

3:45PM – 4:30 PM | Light Research Talk (Dr. Kwang Won Park)

§  Brief 5-minute introduction of yourself plus:

§  Faculty members share research areas and interests.  Research collaboration opportunities and looking for students. 

§  Graduate students sharing research topics

§  Undergraduate students share their majors and what they want to do after graduation.

4:30 PM – 5:15 PM | Panel Discussion: Building a Stronger Future Together (Prof. Jung Hun Seo).

§  Panelists: Prof. Sungha Hong (UofR), Prof. Bryan Kim (Syracuse University), Prof. Ji Hwan Park (RIT), and Prof. Hyunuk Jung (UofR).

§  Discussion topics:

§ Current job and career impact Korean American students considering the political climates in the US

§ Jobs and career opportunities, challenges, and advice.

§ Career advice: Consider graduate school and search for academic and industry jobs.  academia vs Industry, working in Korea vs. the US. 

5:15PM -5:20PM.  GROUP PHOTO (ALL participants are required)

5:20PM – 6:30 PM | Networking Dinner

§   Seated dinner focused on strengthening professional and academic connections.

§  Introduce yourself. Get to know one another.   Move around to get to know others. 

§  Make friends from other institutions.

§  Exploring research and academic collaboration opportunities

6:30 PM – 6:40 PM | Closing Remarks & Next Steps

§  Summary of discussions and action items

§  Plans for future events & how to stay involved