4차 산업기술은 다양한 분야의 산업 프로세스 최적화, 로봇 및 자동화 시스템을 이용한 무인화 등에 있어서 핵심적인 역할을 해 오고 있으며, AI(Artificial Intelligence)는 4차 산업 기술 중 가장 대표적인 핵심어라 할 수 있다. 국내외 환경 분야에서도 이러한 시대적 흐름에 맞춰 4차 산업형 기술을 적용해 환경 모니터링 및 관리, 지능형 서비스 제공, 새로운 형태의 가치 창출 등이 추진되고 있다. 우리나라도 인공지능, 사물인터넷, 빅데이터와 같은 4차 산업혁명의 핵심 기술들을 환경 분야에 적극적으로 접목하고 있으며, 환경부는 △빅데이터 △IoT △AI △드론 기술을 바탕으로 데이터 통합, 예측 기반의 환경관리 효율화, 모니터링 고도화를 추진하고 있다. 또한 탄소중립 실현과 정온한 환경 추구라는 새로운 형태의 사회적 요구에 따라 많은 기업에서 ESG 경영 또한 추구하고 있다.그러나 사회경제적으로 매우 민감할 수 있는 환경 분야에 있어서는, 응용하고자 하는 분야에 대한 전문적 지식(도메인 지식)과 융합되지 않고 단순하게 적용되는 AI 기술은 자칫 잘못된 결정으로 귀결될 위험이 있다. 특히 정제되지 않은 데이터가 사용될 경우 이러한 현상이 심화될

Student housing is a crucial issue directly related to the well-being of Postechians. The POSTECH dormitories comprise of 20 men's buildings, three women's buildings, and one Residential College (RC), with a maximum occupancy of 1375 undergraduates. The Postech Times reached out to Sung-Chul Kwon, the Director of the Housing Service Team, to compile accurate information about Dormitory operation. According to the Housing Service Team, out of 1478 undergraduates, all 1280 who wished to live in the dormitory could enter the dorm. The policy of accommodating all Postechians in the dormito

The Undergraduate Research Program (UGRP) is a STEM research competition hosted by the POSTECH Innovation Center for Education and is opened specifically for POSTECH undergraduate students, and exceptionally Yonsei University undergraduate students in collaboration with POSTECH students. In a team of three or more, students are encouraged to choose and investigate a research topic of their choice over the course of 10 months. The motivation behind this program is to provide students with a unique and hands-on experience to conduct their own research with an advisor and research funds of up to

Recently, a domestic and foreign research team collaborated and successfully devised a transplantable cell sheet for a wound. This cell sheet can be transplanted to a large and complex affected area like burns. Thus, the cell sheet is expected to present a new paradigm for wound regeneration treatment. A joint research team of Professor Sungjune Jung (MSE), Prof. Róisín M. Owens (University of Cambridge), and Prof. Jae Ho Kim (Pusan National University, School of Medicine) published a journal regarding the method to deliver a cell sheet to a target tissue, in the world-renowned scientific jour

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized numerous industries. For example, ChatGPT, an AI platform powered by deep learning, is widely recognized for its remarkable capacity to perform various tasks, such as writing, translating, and coding, by simply answering questions. However, this process requires extensive learning, resulting in increased power consumption and delayed calculation time, thus requiring efficient semiconductor technology. There is a need for a high-performance AI semiconductor device that is power-efficient, durable, and accurate. To meet this demand, a research team

Shortform. A phrase that is synthesized with “short” and “form”. Recently, a considerable number of people talk about how long they have spent on screen rolling with watching shortform and how addictive it is. Famous platforms such as Instagram, Youtube and TikTok all provide shortform content, where most people spend time vacantly. Thinking it as a problem, TikTok reported in early March that they had decided to decide to restrict users under the age of 18 to only watch for 60 minutes in order to raise awareness of how much time young users are spending on its app. In order to continue using,

Ever since the pandemic, over-the-top media services (OTT) have been an inseparable part of our life. This phenomenon led to not only a boom in the industry but also global recognition and exports of Korean content (K-Content). But this hype seems to have inspired some wrong people. Both Korean and global OTT have been pulling their hair out over an illegal streaming website. Estimated 10 million users each month and a total of over 1.8 billion views, the site has illegally distributed many contents on their site, including many popular K-Content. Considering that domestic OTT platforms’ month

If I were to define my relationship with writing, my answer would be “a passionate pain”. Writing pains me, but at the same time makes me passionate, unlike anything else. Good writing is hard to accomplish, but the joy of having written a good article is an unsurpassable feeling. For me, writing is an art that requires craftsmanship, patience, and rhythm. Every writing has its own unique story, which I like just as much as the writing process itself. To be more specific, stories of people’s lives and thoughts intrigue me more than anything in the world. Getting to know someone’s story and the

As a kid, I loved to play with LEGO. The joy of the LEGO craft was searching for one fitting piece from a pile of blocks and assembling the selected pieces in the proper orientation. Writing uses a similar mechanism to building a LEGO work. The first step to writing is finding the right terms with definitions and connotations that match my situation. In the next step, I have to order the words so that the sentence convey my thoughts and intent. Although this process can be time-consuming, but finding unique words, sentences, and, eventually, text from an infinite possibility is the beauty of w

As an assistant reporter for The Postech Times, I am passionate about promoting a global perspective through journalism. I believe that the newspaper requires dedicated individuals who possess the necessary skills to tackle challenging issues, and I am confident in my abilities to do so. My goal is to convey the essence of POSTECH to audiences worldwide through my writing. My journalism life began in high school where I worked for an organization that produced and distributed school newsletters. During this time, I wrote articles covering industrial technology and student news. This experience

『The Road Not Taken』Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth:Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim….Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference This is part of a poem, The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. The words “and I, I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference” always touched me. As a person who always dares to take a new road, beco

Once in class, I asked a Postechian how much money it would take before he would allow someone to put a tattoo on his body. He was a person who did not currently have any tattoos and did not plan on getting one in the future. He said that he would only consider it for 100 million KRW, and other Postechians nodded in agreement. The conversation highlighted the reluctance of individuals to allow an indelible mark on their bodies against their wishes. Indeed, even a simple line drawn on one's back could be difficult to accept, as it would still be a permanent and unwanted alteration to one

Have you ever wondered if you are a follower or a pioneer in your lifestyle? Followers are people who tend to go along with the crowd. They are comfortable following the traditions and norms of their culture or society. They may be risk-averse and prefer to stick with what is known and familiar rather than trying something new. They often adopt lifestyles that are common or popular. Pioneers, on the other hand, are more likely to explore new lifestyle choices. They are curious and adventurous, and they enjoy trying new things. They may be more open to different ideas and perspectives, and they

I lived a very lazy life during summer vacation. I always played until past 4 A.M. and fell asleep and didn’t wake up until 2 P.M. During those three months, there were many goals to achieve, such as taking an English test, studying foreign languages, and getting a driver’s license, but nothing was achieved, and the second semester began. As winter vacation came back, I reflected on my life in the previous summer vacation. Unlike when I couldn’t achieve anything, I decided to wake up early and start the day and make time to do what I wanted to do. However, trying to get up early from the begin

Most Korean citizens over 18 and under 60 years old have a duty to join the National Pension Service (NPS). Those without an income and payment history are exempt from the national pension until they are 27 years old. However, when they become 27 years old, they are forced to join the NPS and must pay more than 9% of their income. When a citizen over 18 years old earns their first income, they must join the NPS even though they have student or military status. As some Millennials and Generation Z (MZ) started to pay their pension, the NPS is a hot potato among the students and a subject worth

The concept of privacy is often brought up in public discussions and its importance cannot be overstated. It is also a concept highly vague and abstract in nature, such that, if one is asked to elaborate on the reasons why it is important, they often fail to provide any profound explanation. Indeed, privacy is important because every individual is an agent of free will – this should be respected at all costs. This alone, however, seems to be a weak justification for the great levels of emphasis put on it. The principle of separation of powers is often associated with the political philosopher

Over the past few years, more people consume online content as a multitude of online services from email to streaming appeared. These commodities do not accompany physical consumption just as buying normal goods, so people use them without any inconvenience and online-based activity gradually rises. However, carbon emissions occur as much as using actual goods although it is invisible. Most Internet services are processed in data centers, which are like factories that make products. Of course, it consumes energy like a normal factory, but the amount is rapidly increasing these days. In particu

As the number of young people who do not understand text after reading increases rapidly, controversy over the literacy of the “digital generation” is brewing. Literacy refers to the basic ability required for adults to lead their daily lives beyond the narrow meaning of understanding and using letters. A program named “Your Literacy” on EBS once covered adult literacy. In the program, the production staff made a test for “2022 adult literacy” and conducted the test for adults. The result was shocking. Of the 15 questions, the average number of correct answers is 6.19, which is less than 50 po

Der Teil und das Ganze, the original title of the book Physics and Beyond was so cool, and I could not resist reading it. Although it was hard to fully understand what the author, Werner Heisenberg, wanted to say, the book sure did change my mind and behavior toward science. Physics and Beyond is a book composed of thoughts of Heisenberg and his conversation with other scientists like Bohr and Pauli. They mainly talk about philosophical and political subjects based on theories of atoms and how to get to reality through observation and analysis of phenomena. Physics and Beyond narrate the theor