The Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Austria (KOSEAA) hosted the Workshop on Austria–Korea Scientific Collaboration: Past Achievements and Future Prospects - Sharing Experiences and Shaping the Future of Bilateral Research Cooperation on October 11, 2025, in Salzburg, Austria. The event brought together leading experts, researchers, and industry professionals from both Austria and Korea to strengthen collaboration in various fields, including biophysics, life sciences, complexity science, computer science, medical science, architecture, and robotics.
The workshop featured a series of presentations and discussions on ongoing research, innovation, and future cooperation opportunities between the two countries.
Program
Moderator: Dr. Yoojin Oh (Johannes Kepler University Linz)
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14:00 – 14:20
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Opening and Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Man Wook Han, President of the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Austria
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14:20 – 14:40
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Overview of the Austria-Korea Conference activities
Presentation highlighting the outcome and insights from the EKC 2025, including major research themes, collaboration results, and future follow-up plans.
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14:40 – 15:30
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Interactive Discussion -From Experience to Future Action
Moderated group discussion among participants to identify:
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Key strengths & barriers to Austria-Korea cooperation
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Shared goals and needs for upcoming projects
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Practical ideas for improving collaboration frameworks
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Researcher mobility and partnership models
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15:30 – 15:50
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Coffee Break & Networking
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Session I – Sharing experiences from completed projects
Presentations by researchers who completed Austria-Korea joint projects
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15:50 – 16:00
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Quantifying Nanobody binding to breast cancer cell: Integrated Kinetic and dynamic insights from a Korea-Austria Collaboration
Prof. Peter Hinterdorfer
Johannes Kepler University Linz
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16:00 – 16:20
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Development of Haptic Mixed Reality
Prof. Matthias Harders
University of Innsbruck
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16:20 – 16:40
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Recent Developments in Korea-Austria Collaborative Research on Theoretical Problems in Network and Complexity Science
Dr. Bukyoung Jhun
IT:U Austria
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Session II – Upcoming and Planned Cooperation Projects
Presentations by researchers launching new Austria-Korea collaborative projects
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16:40 – 17:00
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Swarm-based Metaheuristic Optimization Technique and its Applications to Engineering Problems: From Fundamentals to Advanced Variants of Particle Swarm Optimization
Prof. Tae Hyoung Kim
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17:00 – 17:20
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The features of the BIM project procedure in Korea and Austria
Mr. Sojin Seung
Berger Parkkinen + Architekten ZT GmbH
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17:20 – 17:40
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Challenges in Human-Centric Robotics
Prof. Dongheui Lee
TU Wien
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17:40 – 18:00
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Closing remarks & Group Photo
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18:30 – 19:00
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Move to the restaurant
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19:00 – 22:00
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Networking Dinner
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This workshop is sponsored by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST).
For any questions or further information, please contact office@koseaa.org
