Support of “Multimodal Untact Sensing Leading Research Center for Lifelog” with KRW 14.1 billion including government funding

Convergence of engineering, medicine, and business experts, development of “untact lifecycle health management system platform”

Leading innovative growth in regionally specialized fields in cooperation by government, academia, research institutes, industry, and the military

[July 04, 2023]

YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) was selected for the project of “2023 Regional Leading Research Center” by the Ministry of Information & Communication.

The project of Regional Leading Research Center (RLRC) is the one to construct and support a leading research center specialized in regional innovation to drive sustainable and self-sustaining innovative growth in the region based on basic research.It is expected that, by concentrating the capabilities of regional innovation agents centered on local universities, it will be possible to nurture excellent local talent and spread research results to the region.

YU will implement the project by establishing the “Leading Research Center for Lifelog Multi-Modal Untact Sensing”.The center will receive a total of KRW 14.1 billion from July this year to February 2030, including KRW 10.1 billion from the government.Lifelog Multi-Modal Untact Sensing means untact detection of various kinds of bio information including heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, body temperature, and oxygen saturation, etc. in daily life.

The research center will develop an untact lifecycle health management system platform for screening, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation through research on an intelligent multi-modal untact sensor platform that combines multi-physics characteristics such as electronics, radio waves, and light waves with artificial intelligence.

YU, local governments, research institutes, medical institutions, and companies participate in this project to promote technology development, professional manpower training, medical data analysis and clinical application, and commercialization by dividing their roles into specialized areas.Focused in YU Department of Electronic Engineering, YU Medical Center, Konkuk University, DGIST, and Azone Tech Co., Ltd. are put in as joint researchers and Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsan-si conduct the research on ICT-medicine convergence field with cooperation by government, academia, research institutes, industry, and the military.YU engineering expert group will conduct the research on hardware and software that senses biometric information in an untact way and a physician/scientist group will install sensors with this original technology applied in medical institutions to promote the acquisition of medical device certification through clinical research for general and expert use.Enterprises will plan to commercialize the telemedicine field by commercializing it by technology level, applying it to hospitals and nursing homes, and providing medical welfare to village halls and the elderly living alone.

Professor KIM Seong-ho of YU Department of Electronic Engineering manages this project and said, “Leading Research Center for Lifelog Multi-Modal Untact Sensing is a convergence research group in which engineering, medical, and enterprise experts participate to solve the accelerating super-aging society problem and the crisis of the local intelligent digital convergence industry. We will do our best to apply source technology with global competitiveness to cultivate local talent, revitalize local businesses, and improve medical welfare of local residents for advancement of sustainable future of our society rather than just researching papers.