PIE , an AI (artificial intelligence) software (software) specialized company, announced on the 21st that it signed a research agreement on AI industrialization technology with Sogang University (hereinafter “Sogang University”) and established the “PIE AI R&D Campus” at the “Sogang-Pangyo Digital Innovation Campus” in the 2nd Pangyo Techno Valley (Geumto-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si).
PIE plans to establish the PIE AI R&D Campus on the 4th and 5th floors (approximately 4,719.2㎡) of Withen Tower, where the 2nd Pangyo Techno Valley Sogang-Pangyo Digital Innovation Campus is located, and utilize it as a core research and development base. This campus will be operated as a center leading the development of AI convergence technology through industry-academic cooperation with Sogang University, and its subsidiaries, manufacturing data and industrial AI solution specialist ‘Aha Labs’ and industrial computing and SI specialist ‘BizHigh System’, plan to move in and create synergy through joint technology development.
This industry-academia cooperation agreement was promoted as part of Sogang University’s Sogang-Pangyo Digital Innovation Campus project. Sogang University aims to establish an industry-academia cooperation hub in the fields of artificial intelligence and system semiconductors in Pangyo and to create an ecosystem for fostering cutting-edge talent and startups.
PIE AI R&D Campus focuses on developing AI+X (Everything) application technologies that apply AI to various industries such as semiconductors, automobiles, electrical and electronics, logistics, and pharmaceuticals, as well as core AI technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing, and MLOps. In addition, through this agreement, they will operate joint industry-academia research, field training, internships, and startup incubation programs with Sogang University, and engage in practical cooperation.
With the establishment of this campus, PII plans to expand the recruitment of key AI personnel such as data analysts, IT architects, and information system operators. By utilizing Sogang University’s excellent AI research infrastructure and rich talent pool, it is expected to make a significant contribution to quickly applying the latest research results to industrial sites and implementing highly practical technologies.
Kim Hyun-joon, co-CEO of PIE, said, “The establishment of this ‘PIE AI R&D Campus’ is a strategic investment to secure future technological competitiveness,” and “Through close cooperation with Sogang University, we will develop innovative AI solutions that can lead the global market.” Sim Jong-hyeok, President of Sogang University, said, “Sogang University has secured the best AI-centered education and research infrastructure in Korea,” and “We will strive to make our cooperation with PIE a new cooperation model for industry and universities.”
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