Prof. Young J. Kim in the CSE dept. elected as a vice president of the Asiagraphics
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Professor Young J. Kim from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at ELTEC College of Engineering has been elected as a Vice President of the Asiagraphics Association on June 20th. Professor Kim, in his capacity as Vice President, will provide support and guidance in the main operation of Asiagraphics for the next two years.
Founded in 2015, Asiagraphics (AG) stands as a specialized institution fostering communication and collaboration among research entities focused on Computer Graphics and Interactive Technology in the Asian region. As a nonprofit organization, Asiagraphics aims to serve researchers in the field of computer graphics worldwide, offering a platform for cooperation among Asian computer graphics researchers, organizing scholarly activities, coordinating benefits and exchanges with other associations, facilitating the dissemination of cutting-edge research findings, and recognizing exemplary contributions to the advancement of computer graphics. Pacific Graphics serves as the premier international conference organized by the Asia Graphics Association (AG), and it was hosted by Ewha University in 2014.
Currently, Professor Kim holds the position of President at the Korean Computer Graphics Society. Coinciding with the commemoration of its 30th anniversary, the Korean Computer Graphics Society will conduct its annual academic conference, titled "30 years of CG innovation: modeling the past, animating the present and rendering the future," scheduled to take place in Jeju from July 11th to July 14th. Professor Kim currently assumes the roles of Director at the Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality Research Center, the Simulation-Based Contents Convergence Research Center, and the ICT Research Center (ITRC), a designation bestowed by the Ministry of Science and ICT.