May 11 - May 15, 2026
18:00 - 18:40 | Opening Ceremony (N4 1125)
Moderator: Prof. Brian An (Georgia Tech Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy)
Welcome address | Prof. Chihyung Jeon (Head, KAIST Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy)
Welcome address | Prof. Cassidy R. Sugimoto (Chair, Georgia Tech Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy)
Congratulatory Remarks | Prof. Bong Gwan Jun (Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Convergence Science)
Conference Overview | Prof. Moon Choi (Conference Chair)
18:45 - 19:30 | Reception (Brown Lobby)
09:00 - 12:00 | Graduate Student Session (N4 1220)
Chair: Prof. Jongsik Yi (KAIST STP)
Euibeom Son (KAIST) | Strategic Framing and Ideological Barriers: The Efficacy of Economic Discourse in South Korea’s Energy Transition
Kyungbin Koh (KAIST) | The Crisis of Stratigraphic Norms: A Historical Perspective on the Anthropocene Controversy
Seul-gi Lee (KAIST) | ITeaching the Anthropocene through Its Rejection: A Case Study of Anthropocene Literacy in STEM Education
Tambin Cho (Seoul National University) | Territorializing Ecology: River Development and Multispecies Politics in Seoul’s Han River Park
Discussants: Dr. Jihye Kim (KAIST Center for the Anthropocene Studies), Dr. Saerom Ahn (KAIST Center for the Anthropocene Studies)
16:00 - 18:00 | Invited Speaker Session (N4 1125)
Chair: Prof. Jongsik Yi (KAIST STP)
KEYNOTE: Prof. Buhm Soon Park | The Climate of Capitalism in the Anthropocene
Prof. Seokkyun Woo | Whither Anthropocene Studies? Insights from a Comparative Biblometric Analysis
Prof. Canan Acar | Hydrogen and Climate Change: Why System-Level Prioritization Matters
Prof. Seohyun Park | The River as Algorithm: Flood Forecasting and the Politics of Disaster in the Postwar Han River Basin
Panel Discussion
09:00 - 10:30 | Graduate Student Session A : Direction of Science and Science-Technology Translation
(N4 1125)
Chair: Prof. Jae-Yong Choung (KAIST STP)
Yeajin Kim (Seoul National University) | Evaluating National R&D System Efficiency through AI-Based Knowledge Transfer Extraction: Evidence from Paper–Patent Pairs
Seongwoo Jang (UNIST) | Reliance on Disruptive Science and the Translation of Science into Technology
Saeyoung Choi (Seoul National University) | Pivoting, not Leaping: Atypical Combinations with Anchored Exploration
Discussants: Profs. Seokbeom Kwon (KAIST Business and Technology Management)
10:45 - 12:15 | Graduate Student Session B : Capabilities, Teams, and Industrial Outcomes (N4 1125)
Chair: Prof. Seokkyun Woo (KAIST STP)
Ye Roo Park (UNIST) | The Impact of Time Constraints on Firms' Inventing Team Configuration: Evidence from South Korea's 52-hour Workweek Policy Reform
Yunqi Lin (Fudan University) | Automated Assessment of Safety Practices in Synthetic Biology Research Based on Large Language Models
Mai Chi Nguyen (KAIST) | When Strong Science Is Not Enough: Diverging Paths from Scientific Excellence in the Pharmaceutical Sectors of Sweden and Switzerland
Discussants: Profs. Taewon Kang (Chungnam University Graduate School of National Public Policy)
14:00 - 15:30 | Graduate Student Session C : Innovation Policy: Mission, Place, and Internationalization
(N4 1125)
Chair: Prof. Seokkyun Woo (KAIST STP)
SeoHyeon Park (KAIST) | How Does the Commercial Potential of Research Shape International Research Collaboration?
Myungjun Kim (Seoul National University) | Identifying the Heterogeneous Impact of Place-Based Policies on Firm Efficiency: Evidence from Data-driven Frontiers and Debiased/Double Machine Learning
Taeyun Kim (Seoul National University) | Directionality and Alignment of R&D in Transformative Innovation Policy: Heterogeneities in the European Circular Economy
Discussants: Profs. Joonho Oh (KDI School of Public Policy)
17:30 - 19:00 | Invited Speaker Session (N4 1433)
Chair: Profs. Jae-Yong Choung (KAIST STP)
KEYNOTE: Prof. Li Tang (Fudan University) | International Collaboration, Talent Mobility, and Judicial Verdict
Panel Discussion with the speaker
09:00 - 12:00 | Graduate Student Session (N4 1220)
Chair: Prof. Dasom Lee (KAIST STP)
Liyun Hu (Fudan University) | One Capability, Many Outcomes: Unpacking AI Dynamic Capabilities in Scientific Teams
Soojung Chun (Georgia Tech) | Protect or Promote?: Strategic Framing of the Concept of Innovation in the AI Copyright Debate
Ern Chern Khor (KAIST) | Artificial Intelligence Patents and the Sustainable Development Goals: Convergence and Divergence in the United States and China
Yubeen Kwon (Seoul National University) | More-than-a-tool: Unstable Mediation of Generative AI in Programming Practice
Discussants: Profs. Justin Biddle, Grant Fisher, and Moon Choi
12:00 - 13:00 | Brown Bag Seminar Session (N4 1220)
Lee Junho (Associate Expert, UN DESA) | Digital Government and Introduction to E-government survey
Jehwee Park (Associate Expert, UN DESA) | UN's recent initiatives on AI Governance
17:30 - 19:00 | Invited Speaker Session (Yang Auditorium)
Chair: Prof. Moon Choi (KAIST STP)
KEYNOTE: Prof. Alice Oh (KAIST) | Large language and vision models for the multilingual multicultural world
Dr. Rosa Lee (KISDI) | Prioritizing Ethical Governance for AI-Driven Cities in Korea: An AHP-Based Expert Assessment
Prof. Dasom Lee (KAIST) | Watched to Be Safe: The Hidden Bargain of Autonomous Vehicles
Panel Discussion with three speakers
10:00 - 11:30 | Plenary Talk, Panel Discussion, and Closing (Yang Auditorium)
PLENARY: Prof. Justin Biddle | Taking Sides in AI Governance: The Triangle of Responsible Innovation
Closing Remarks | Prof. Jae-Yong Chung