The Research Lab of Professor Dongkyu Shim (Image Processing Systems Lab) Selected as LG Electronics' Target Lab for 6 Consecutive Semesters

Kwangwoon University (Department of Computer and Information Engineering), Image Processing Systems Lab

The Image Processing Systems Lab (IPSL) of the Dept. of Computer and Information Engineering at Kwangwoon University led by Professor Dongkyu Shim, has been selected for LG Electronics' Target Lab for 6 consecutive semesters. In addition to the excellence of its research, the IPSL received positive evaluations for the outstanding results in industry-university cooperation, the dedication of participating researchers, and the competence of researchers who have been produced through the Target Lab.

The IPSL has been conducting cutting-edge research on video compression standards, multimedia system implementation and optimization, and intelligent image processing technology since its opening in 2005, and it has produced 8 doctors of engineering and 39 masters of engineering. The lab has consistently conducted industry-university research with various companies with leading technology in related fields such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, SK Telecom, Shinhan Bank, Hanwha Vision (formerly Hanwha Techwin), and Intellect Discovery, and has conducted 16 industry-university research projects with LG Electronics.  Recently, it has conducted  optimization-related tasks on smart TV thumbnail decoding with the TV multimedia solution team at the HE headquaters for four consecutive years,  and the results were installed on smart TVs, and it has contributed to nine joint submissions of MPEG-I international standard technology research to MPEG standardization with the C&M Standard Media Standard Team at the CTO's over five years, resulting in two adoptions.

Professor Dongkyu Shim said, " LG Electronics' Target Lab and industry-university scholarship programs are creating a virtuous cycle in which outstanding students can receive benefits, conduct research, and become active in society as experts in their fields through employment opportunities related to their specific majors. We will make efforts to provide numerous opportunities for current students and graduates through continuous industry-university research collaboration with various companies."

Meanwhile, LG Electronics selects university research labs closely related to its core research areas as target labs and supports outstanding students in the selected research areas as industry-university scholarship students. Industry-academia scholarship students are selected through LG Electronics' special recruitment process and are eligible to receive scholarship benefits until graduation, with the opportunity to join LG Electronics upon graduation.