6th ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy

The 6^th ASPIRE UGRA Program Report
1. Summary:
1) Name:　　　　The 6^th ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy (UGRA)
2) Hosted by: 　Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) International Relations Team (IRT)
3) Theme:　　　 “Better Living: Innovations and Technologies to Improve Lives”
4) Date:　　　　　June 30^th(Sun.) –July 5^th (Fri.), 2019
5) Venue:　　　　KAIST Main Campus in Daejeon, South Korea
6) Overview:
KAIST conducted the 6th ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Academy (UGRA) on its main campus in Daejeon, South Korea on the theme “Better Living: Innovations and Technologies to Improve Lives” from June 30th (Sun.) to July 5th (Fri.) 2019. This was the third consecutive ASPIRE UGRA conducted by KAIST. The program was first launched in 2014 by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
A total of 13 students from ASPIRE League member universities participated in the 2019 ASPIRE UGRA. The program was designed for undergraduate students currently working on research projects related to the program theme. During the course of the program, participating students took turns presenting their research and receiving feedback from KAIST lecturers and fellow UGRA participants. KAIST faculty members Professors KIM Young Chul and KIM Ayoung, both experts on Urban Design and Planning, each provided a special lecture. An excursion day was held in the middle of the program, and participants visited major research laboratories doing work related to Better Living and gained exposure to case studies. The program enabled participants to learn about the latest developments in the research related to Better Living , and students enjoyed many opportunities to improve their communication, presentation, creative-thinking and problem-solving skills.

2. Schedule:

3. Participants:

　3-1. Special Lecturer

Affiliation	Name	Lecture Title
KAIST	Professor KIM Young Chul	Smart village design for zero energy
KAIST	Professor KIM Ayoung	Robot perception in the city

　3-2. Students

Affiliated University	Number of Participants
KAIST	3
NTU	4
HKUST	5
Tokyo Tech	1
Tsinghua	1
Total	13

No.	Affiliation	Name	Presentation Title
1	KAIST	Mr. Zhixiong Jin	Find the best budget in heterogeneous infrastructure systems using evolutionary algorithms in GIS environment
2	KAIST	Ms. Ng Hui Zhi	Sustainable device for underdeveloped country
3	KAIST	Ms. Hyunchae Lee	Designing Biocompatible Microcapsules with Polarity-selective Permeability for Controlled Release of Drugs
4	Tokyo Tech	Mr. ASAKAWA, Kenichiro	Development of new Ti based alloy with low Yong’s modulus
5	NTU	Mr. Bin Mohamed Tahir Muhammad Sofian	A Study of E-scooter User Responses in Pedestrian Conflicts
6	NTU	Ms. Zhang Jiarui	Smart home with Raspberry Pi
7	NTU	Mr. Duan Jiafei	Battery optimization of smart wearables via NLP technique
8	NTU	Mr. KHOO Hong Li Nicholas	Evaluation of User Preference Using EEG And Eye-tracking Based Neurocognitive Tools
9	HKUST	Mr. HO Jonny Chun Yin	Marine Algal Toxin and Seafood safety
10	HKUST	Ms. Yap Zhi Yun	Vertical AI for Sustainable Urban Development
11	HKUST	Mr. Ni Xiaoyuan	Understanding the use of the policy in balancing the urban development and environmental protection with the aid of the element of smart city
12	HKUST	Mr. Malik, Ujjwal	Deep recurrent reinforcement learning for trajectory representation learning
13	HKUST	Ms. Byun Hyun	Better Living for Babies in Developing Countries

4. Award Recipient:

Name of the Award	(Affiliated University) Name of the Recipient “Presentation Title”
Excellent Presentation Award	(HKUST) Ms. Byun Hyun “Better Living for Babies in Developing Countries”
Excellent Presentation Award	(NTU) Mr. Duan Jiafei “Battery optimization of smart wearables via NLP technique”
Excellent Presentation Award	(KAIST) Mr. Zhixiong Jin “Find the best budget in heterogeneous infrastructure systems using evolutionary algorithms in GIS environment”
Excellent Presentation Award	(NTU) Ms. Zhang Jiarui “Smart home with Raspberry Pi”