About KAIST

  The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is a national research institution based in Daejeon, South Korea, and was established in 1971. Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology is the country-s foremost research-related University and is regarded as one of the world-s top research institutes.
  Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology is ranked in the leading 1% of universities worldwide and is an affiliate of the prestigious Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU). The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology-s research is systemized into seven schools and one research center. Its schools research includes areas, namely advanced materials, nanoscience and engineering, information and communication technology, robotics and automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning, biotechnology and life sciences, and energy and sustainability.
  Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology discovers educational curricula and teaching frameworks to impart transdisciplinary studies, bring a convergence research environment, and promote entrepreneurship and start-up education

Address & Website of KAIST

Address:  291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea

Phone:   +82 42-350-2114

Email:  irt@kaist.ac.kr

Website:  https://www.kaist.ac.kr/en/

University Type:  National research university

Computer Science Courses Offered by KAIST

  
Undergraduate:
 •  Computer Science and Engineering
 •  Computer Science
 •  Computer Engineering
 •  Intelligent Systems Engineering
Graduate:
 •  Computer Science and Engineering
 •  Computer Science
 •  Computer Engineering
 •  Intelligent Systems Engineering
 •  Information Security
 •  6Data Science
 •  Cyber-Physical Systems
Ph.D.:
 •  Computer Science and Engineering
 •  Computer Science
 •  Computer Engineering
 •  Intelligent Systems Engineering
 •  Information Security
 •  Data Science
 •  Cyber-Physical Systems
 •  Artificial Intelligence

Computer Science Research Areas - KAIST

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology is renowned for its cutting-edge computer science research and development making it a leader in the field in South Korea.
 •  Algorithms and Theory
 •  Artificial Intelligence
 •  Systems and Networking
 •  Software Engineering
 •  Human-Computer Interaction
 •  Database Systems
 •  Computer Graphics and Visualization
 •  Computational Science

Research Topics in Computer Science Research - KAIST

Algorithms And Theory:
 •  Graph Algorithms
 •  Approximation Algorithms
 •  Machine Learning
 •  Combinatorial Optimization
 •  Algorithm Engineering
 •  Computational Complexity Theory
 •  Game Theory
 •  Cryptography

Artificial Intelligence:
 •  Natural Language Processing
 •  Computer Vision
 •  Robotics
 •  Machine Learning
 •  Autonomous Agents
 •  Deep Learning
 •  Reinforcement Learning

Systems And Networking:
 •  Distributed Systems
 •  Wireless Networks
 •  Mobile Computing
 •  Network Security
 •  Cloud Computing
 •  Embedded Systems
 •  Internet Of Things

Software Engineering:
 •  Software Engineering Methodology
 •  Software Architecture
 •  Software Testing
 •  Software Verification And Validation
 •  Software Process Optimization
 •  Software Reuse

Human-Computer Interaction:
 •  User Interface Design
 •  Human-Computer Dialogue Systems
 •  Virtual Reality
 •  Augmented Reality
 •  Computer-Supported Cooperative Work

Database Systems:
 •  Database Query Processing
 •  Database Security
 •  Data Mining
 •  Data Warehousing
 •  Database Systems Optimization

Computer Graphics And Visualization:
 •  Computer Graphics
 •  Computer Animation
 •  Computer Vision
 •  Image Processing
 •  Visualization Techniques

Computational Science:
 •  Computational Biology
 •  Computational Mathematics
 •  Computational Physics
 •  Computational Chemistry
 •  Computational Engineering

Computer Science Research Labs with Specialization - KAIST

 •  Communication & Networking Research Center (CNRC)
 •  AI & Robotics Research Center (AIRC)
 •  Computational Science and Engineering Research Center (CSERC)
 •  Database System Research Center (DSRC)
 •  Network Security Research Center (NSRC)
 •  Software Engineering Research Center (SERC)
 •  Systems Research Center (SRC)
 •  Computer Vision and Image Processing Lab (CVIP)
 •  Human-Centered Computing Lab (HCC)
 •  Wireless Network Research Lab (WNRL)
 •  Network and Distributed System Security Lab (NDSSL)
 •  Intelligent Robotics Lab (IRL)
 •  Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Lab (BSBL)
 •  Digital Health and Biomedical Informatics Lab (DBMIL)
 •  Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Lab (NLPM)
 •  Cognitive Science Lab (CSL)
 •  Systems and Software Security Lab (SSSL)
 •  Ubiquitous Computing Lab (UCL)
 •  Ubiquitous Networking and Security Lab (UNSL)

Scholarship Programs and Funded Projects for Computer Science - KAIST

 •  KAIST Graduate Scholarship
 •  KAIST Global Ph.D. Fellowship
 •  KAIST International Student Fellowship
 •  KAIST Global Ph.D. Internship
 •  KAIST Research Scholarship Program
 •  KAIST Post Doctoral Fellowship
 •  KAIST International Program Scholarship
 •  KAIST Faculty Development Program
 •  KAIST Exchange Student Scholarship
 •  KAIST Academic Exchange Fellowship

Funded projects in computer science at KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology - Daejeon - South Korea

 •  Collaborative Augmented Reality Platform for Mobile Robots
 •  Human-Computer Interaction for Augmented Reality
 •  Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding
 •  Real-time Object Detection and Tracking

PhD Admission Procedure for Computer Science -KAIST

 •  Admission Requirements for KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology - Daejeon - South Korea Are A bachelor-s degree or higher in computer science or a relevant field from an authorized institution with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
 •  At least two letters of recommendation
 •  A statement of purpose
 •  Proof of English proficiency such as TOEFL or IELTS
 •  GRE scores may be needed for applicants from outside of Korea
 •  A CV
 •  A copy of the passport

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