Leading AI researchers from academia and industry gathered at UNIST on July 13 for Post-ICML@UNIST 2026, an international symposium organized by the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence. The event provided a forum to exchange the latest advances in AI and explore opportunities for future collaborative research. 

The symposium welcomed researchers visiting Korea for the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) , including Professor Daniel Lee (Cornell Tech/Korea Institute for Advanced Study), Professor Sze Zheng Yong (Northeastern University), Dr. Chieh-Hsin Lai (Sony AI), and Dr. Jaemoo Choi (Georgia Institute of Technology), alongside UNIST faculty members and graduate students. 

Organized by Professors Sangwoong Yoon and Jaejun Yoo, the program featured keynote lectures by invited researchers, presentations of UNIST papers accepted to ICML 2026, and a graduate student poster session. Discussions ranged from emerging AI methodologies to real-world applications across machine learning.

The symposium enabled students to discuss their research directly with internationally recognized scholars and gain insight into emerging directions in AI. Faculty members also explored potential directions for future collaborative research with the visiting scholars. 

The symposium reflects the growing international presence of the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence. As of June 2026, its researchers had published 15 SCI-indexed journal papers, including 11 papers in the top 10% of Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and 53 international conference papers, 38 of which were accepted to premier AI and machine learning conferences. The school has also recorded 24 domestic and international patent applications and registrations, reflecting continued progress in both fundamental research and technology commercialization. 

"Post-ICML@UNIST provided a valuable opportunity for our students and faculty to engage directly with leading AI researchers from around the world," said Jae-Young Sim, Dean of the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence. "We will continue to expand international research partnerships and strengthen UNIST's global leadership in AI."