Sound Innovation in South Korea

Sound Innovation in South Korea A mapping of South Korean companies and universities within the Sound and ICT industry

Published by Danish Sound Innovation Network 2016 The content of this publication reflects the authors’ point of view and not necessarily the view of the Danish Sound Innovation Network as such. All data collected in 2015.

Collaborators Danish Sound Innovation Network DTU Compute, Section for Cognitive System Richard Petersens Plads, Building 324 DK-2800 Lyngby

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Innovation Centre Denmark, Seoul Royal Embassy of Denmark 501-ho, 272, Sowol-ro, Yongsan-gu 140-775 Seoul South Korea

ISBN 978-87-643-1313-0 About the Network Danish Sound is an innovation network funded by the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation. The Network is hosted by the Technical University of Denmark and is headed by Director, Professor Jan Larsen. Danish Sound creates network, cohesiveness and innovative projects across the many interdisciplinary research and business areas of sound technology — in Denmark and internationally. Sound technology products, solutions and services are broadly characterized by the fact that sound is a part of either the problem or the solution. Network membership is free of charge and open for all. Register at www.danishsound.org.

Editing Committee Eske Bo Knudsen, Head of Projects and Internationalization Danish Sound Innovation Network Maria Skou, Executive Director Innovation Centre Denmark, Seoul Flemming Sørensen, Director FS Consult

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Table of Content

7 Welcome 10 Introduction 14 Business Structure in South Korea 16 Creative Economy Innovation Centers in South Korea 18 SOUND and ICT in South Korea 19 South Korean View on Danish Sound Competences 20 Strategies For Doing Innovation and Business in South Korea 21 Make It Possible in South Korea 23 Help at Hand 24 Addresses 27 Companies and Enterprieses 36 Education and Research 51 Press Links

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Welcome

This report is a follow up of the SOUND/ICT Innovation Camp, a successful first endeavour in South Korea arranged by the Danish Sound Innovation Network in conjunction with the official visit to South Korea by the then Minister of Higher Education and Science, Sofie Carsten Nielsen.

The Innovation Centre Denmark in Seoul arranged the innovation camp which became a milestone in the development of innovation and research cooperation between South Korea and Denmark. As a direct outcome of the camp, several companies are now working on developing projects and collaboration with South Korean partners. With this report we would like to stimulate and keep the interest going, in order to maximize the outcome of these first successful contacts between South Korea and Denmark in the sound and ICT industry.

During a week’s camp, the participating six Danish small and medium sized companies as well as the two participating Danish universities, experienced a representative excerpt of elements of the sound and ICT eco-system of South Korea and were impressed by the genuine interest and willingness to cooperate expressed by all the South Korean institutions and companies.

Jan Larsen, Director Danish Sound Innovation Network.

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Introduction

Opportunities for collaboration with international companies are very welcome in South Korea. With the current administration’s focus on entrepreneurship and innovation in the strategy of “Creative Economy,” there is a growing awareness of the innovation capacity of the Scandinavian countries, not the least Denmark, with its long standing history in sound and ICT.

For many people in Denmark, South Korea can seem very far away and in general the knowledge about the country and its culture seems to be limited to K-pop and internet phenomenon as the rapper Psy with his YouTube global hit “Gangnam Style.”

When you visit South Korea, you feel very welcome and a Danish delegation always gets the impression that the South Korean hosts and meeting partners are greeting you with an open mind-set and willingness to cooperate.

Denmark and the Danes stand as something positive in South Korea: many South Koreans remember that Denmark sent a hospital ship during the South Korean War from 1950-53.

Since the armistice agreement in 1953, South Korea has experienced the “Miracle on the Han river.” Technology development and fast and efficient manufacturing have been the main drivers for the enormous societal development in South Korea for the past 60 years. South Korea is the only country in the world evolving from a developing country to a donor country in one generation.

South Korea seems to bridge in a perfect way between the Eastern and Western culture and business pattern: they are very polite and considerate to guests and seniors and at the same time they are straight forward and goal-oriented when it comes to business talks and negotiations.

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The South Korean manufacturing industry is gigantic, compared to Denmark. The very large conglomerates are not only dominating the home market, they are also globally leading within areas as diverse as semiconductor, ship building, steel production and car manufacturing. Names as Samsung, Hyundai, Posco and LG are among the leading within these industry areas.

Today, South Korea realises that close markets such as Japan and China are making conditions harder and that South Korea has to be on the cutting-edge with new technologies to keep up the growth. Therefore, R&D and innovation-based collaboration with countries like Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany is of major interest in all industry sectors.

Moreover, South Korea has a strong emphasis on research and development and invests 4% of GDP into research through government-owned research institutions and universities, as well as in the private sector.

Flemming Sørensen, FS Consult Maria Skou, Innovation Centre Denmark Seoul.

It is easy to create relations with South Korean business people and with the assistance of the Innovation Centre Denmark the right people for collaboration in either research or business can be identified. The South Korean universities are open towards collaboration projects with Danish universities and companies and in this way market opportunities for new ideas and products in Denmark, South Korea and the rest of Asia can be realised.

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Business Structure in South Korea

In 1997, Korea agreed to accept financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), due to collapse of the nation’s economy. A major thrust of the reform was directed toward changing the chaebol-dominated structure of Korea’s economy, which had proved to be undermining the stability of the country. It is true that chaebol (conglomerates) had played a leading role in generating a rapid and sustained economic growth, but the chaebol-dominated economic structure which had come about in the process had given rise to various problems.

They include chaebol’s dangerously high leverage which they had incurred to finance their overstretched operations, a fragile financial system, a close relationship between the government and chaebol, and laggard development of Small & Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Large industrial conglomerates, “chaebols”, dominate the business landscape in Korea. The word “chaebol” means “business family” or “monopoly” in Korean. The chaebol structure can encompass a single large company or several groups of companies. Each chaebol is owned, controlled or managed by the same family dynasty, generally that of the group’s founder.

Since the end of the Korean War in 1953, family-owned businesses have grown as they were designated to develop different business areas and contribute to the nation’s growth and prosperity. As a result of this economic strategy huge industrial conglomerates as Hyundai, Samsung, LG and SK (called the Big Four), and many others have evolved. They are among the biggest and most prominent chaebol. Many 2nd or 3rd tier conglomerates also exist, which are still large businesses compared to the size of Danish industries. The total number of chaebols is hard to define, but around 70-80 chaebols are. The conglomerates all have diversified their businesses; this means that the Samsung Group contains semiconductor manufacturing facilities, smart phone manufacturing facilities, hotels and resorts, construction and engineering and etc.

The transition to New Economy and knowledge-based economy in the 1990s and early 21st century created an atmosphere where entrepreneurs and SMEs became crucial engines of economic growth. It was conjectured that such trends were brought about by various changes in global business environment. These changes include technological changes, increased globalization, employment flexibility, consumer diversity, deregulation, privatization and entrepreneurial activities.

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Currently, Small & Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) account for about less than 30% of the nation’s total exports, 50% of total production and total employment of 87.7% in Korea. This illustrates the significance of the contribution that SMEs have been making to the economy of South Korea. Recognizing this importance of SMEs as well as start-ups, the Korean government has set its policy priority towards SMEs, mainly through the so-called “Creative Economy” strategy. It has put the SME policy goal on establishing vibrant and creative SMEs as the driving force for future economic growth and job creation. In other words, the government plays a key role in providing an appropriate environment for SMEs to meet the challenges and make use of the new opportunities.

The concept of the creative economy was first envisioned in the “Creative Economy Action Plan” in June 2013, shortly after President Park’s inauguration. By September 2013, Creative Economy Town, an online platform that helps translate creative ideas into businesses, was started.

Within the span of a year from September 2014 to July 2015, 17 Centres for Creative Economy and Innovation (CCEIs), matched with globally renowned Korean companies were rolled out across the nation to serve as an offline platform spearheading regional innovation and entrepreneurship. CCEIs offer a wide range of practical support encompassing legal, financial and patent-related services, coupled with mentoring, investments, clients and overseas expansion opportunities provided by Korean conglomerates.

The goal of the CCEIs is to create jobs by matching up these conglomerates’ technologies and knowhow with specific regions, nurturing start-ups and promoting exports.

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Creative Economy Innovation Centers in South Korea Centers in each area are numbered in inauguration order with affiliated company, main focus and aims.

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Daegu with Samsung Electronics (Fibre)

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• Construction of Creative-Lab and Creative Economy Complex • Enhancement on traditional industries: fashion, machinery, automobile components

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• Innovation of manufacturing in machine industry through triple convergence (ICT, machinery, SMEs and Large Companies) • Promote water industry based on the best seawater desalination technology

Daejeon with SK (ICT)

10. Gangwon with Naver (Big Data)

• Promote global venture stars • Spread innovative culture • Connect SK with universities and organizations to support technical commercialization

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• Cradle of big data industry • Construct and manage K-Cloud, a cloud souring platform

Jeonbuk with Hyosung (Carbon Fibre)

11. Chungnam with Hanhwa (Solar Energy)

• Construct fibre industry cluster • Promote global hidden champions in carbon fibre • Support establishment and commercialization of traditional culture and agrifood

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• Form a solar cluster and commercialize products • Support internationalization of agriculture and fisheries • Support SMEs’ entry into the global market

Pohang with Posco Green Energy (Materials) Gyeongbuk with Samsung (Smart Factory)

12. Jeonnam with GS (Food, Agriculture, Fishery) • Support venture companies in agriculture and fishery and export of K-food • Promote K-tour industry, wellbeing tourism • Construct an ecosystem for biochem industry

• Innovation of manufacturing business

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Gwangju with Hyundai (Automobile) • Innovation of manufacturing busines

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13. Jeju with Daumkakao (IT, Smart Tourism) • Build a Korean ‘Silicon Beach’ converging culture and SW • Construct a location-based smart tourism platform • Support ‘Carbon Free Island Jeju 2030’ business

Chungbuk with LG Bio (Beauty) • Promote bio, beauty and green energy • Provide aid for patent applications

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Busan with Lotte Distribution (Film)

14. Sejong with SK (Smart Agriculture)

• Improve distribution service and promote startups • Commercialize films and visual contents • 7 Pilot projects to construct IoT Smart City (Safety, Tourism, Transport, etc)

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Gyeongnam with Doosan (Smart Machine)

• Develop ‘Innovative Village’ with Smart Farming, combining farming and ICT • Achieve urban-rural integration

15. Ulsan with Hyundai Heavy Industry (Ship Building)

Gyeonggi with KT Game (FinTech) • Promote convergent industry based on IT • Support global market entry of SMEs and venture companies in all Innovation Centers

• Support the revival of marine shipbuilding plant industry

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16. Seoul with CJ (Citylife) • Induce voluntary corporation of private networks • Corporate with all regional innovation centers • Support commercialization and global market entry of »City Life Style« of Seoul

17. Incheon with Hanjin (Distribution) • Promote smart distribution ventures • Construct Korean/Chinese corporation platform • Improve competitiveness of SMEs’ distribution export • Promote small hidden champions in aviation maintenance, automobile materials and components

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SOUND and ICT in South Korea

Korea has rapidly emerged as one of the world’s leading ICT (Information & Communication Technology) powerhouses. Korea’s excellent telecommunications infrastructure makes Internet use and maintenance easily affordable. Its outstanding edge and competitiveness enabled Seoul to rank top in the UN Global e-Government Survey. Korea’s e-Government program was exported to Moscow, Russia in 2004, and Hanoi, Vietnam in 2005.

Innovation 3.0 will also focus on the development of the 5th generation of mobile technology (the 5G network), looking for commercialization of the network by 2020, extending its 4G network penetration of today. The 5G network will support data transmission speeds of up to one gigabyte per second (1000 times faster than the 4G platform). For instance, 5G users will be able to download a full-length movie in a second.

The Korean government has set in motion “Manufacturing Innovation 3.0”, a program aimed at upgrading industry through manufacturing innovation. Innovation 3.0 is largely built around the Internet of Things (IoT), technology that connects online data with physical subjects.

Korea wants to develop the technology and adapt it to make devices ranging from automated cars & smart clothes to flexible batteries.

The Korean ICT industry naturally also includes sound, audio, DSP, through the smart phone, TV, audio and automotive industry.

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South Korean View on Danish Sound Competences

Areas where Korea is developing and where the main R&D focus will be directed for the immediate future is especially within surveillance system and public safety applications where speech recognition and noise cancellation is crucial. Also, in automotive industry and other heavily robot dependant manufacturing industries, sound as a means to detect and diagnose machinery malfunction (car industry, etc) becomes increasingly important.

During the Sound/ICT Innovation Camp in January 2015, the Danish delegation participated in a seminar hosted at the ISPL lab at School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University.

Through an analysis made by Professor Hanseok Ko, the ISPL Lab, the differences and distinctiveness of the Korean and Danish sound and acoustics industry were clarified. From the Korean perspective, there are two large areas within sound where Denmark excels: classic acoustical engineering and top quality hi-fi audio device and hearing aid manufacturers. This can be exemplified by competences within areas as noise reduction/vibration, acoustics physics, especially in architecture, music, etc. Moreover, hearing aid, wireless technology and speaker manufacturers have a solid global reputation and also in Korea, where Bang & Olufsen has a flagship store and have a very strong brand name among quality oriented consumer segments.

As virtual reality and more and more advanced set-ups for broadcasting, movie and gaming environments are developing; sound will be developed to incorporate immersive virtual reality environments.

With ICT being incorporated in so-called smart homes and smart cities, electric vehicles and all related IoT applications, sound will be an integral part of the solutions developed. As speech recognition, noise cancellation and sound control be-comes more and more integrated in future ICT solutions, it is apparent that sound and acoustics as distinct industry/technology areas will be more or less effaced and will coexist as technologies that goes hand in hand with ICT.

In Korea, the strongholds of the information and communication technology (ICT) industry and the manufacturing capacities within especially smartphone, TVs, etc., has made sound and ISP an integrated part of the ICT industry. Korea competences are mainly located within three industry segments within sound/acoustics: Equip-ment (including hi-fi, measurements, monitoring etc), Content (including music, broadcasting and gaming) and Service (online contents, audio facilities and film/arts).

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Strategies for Doing Innovation and Business in South Korea

Foreign businessmen should be willing to mix business with social life as the Koreans base their business relationships on personal ones.

The heavy drinking of the Korean alcohol, Soju, beer, scotch, or other liquor is commonplace in establishing a personal, business relationship.

Korea seems to be just like any other nation in Asia at a glance. Seoul, the capital city of Korea, is becoming more modern every day and has all of the latest technology the world has to offer. You can easily experience the First-class telecommunications, the world-class smart hospitals, fascinating transport systems, innovative architecture, and so forth. Although it gets modern every day, it is important to recognize that Koreans have their own definition of modern that are somewhat differs from the Western perspective.

Koreans do not expect you to be an expert on their culture, but they will appreciate a show of interest in matters that are important to them.

Koreans generally appreciate a foreigner’s effort in expressing a thank you (gam-sa-ham-ni-da) or a hello (an-yong-ha-say-yo) in the Korean language.

For Koreans, relationships are all important.

“Cold calls” don’t work and introductions are crucial. Koreans want to do business with people with whom they have formed a personal connection or whereby a mutual intermediary has made an introduction.

An important point to keep in mind is the nature of reaching an agreement with a Korean firm. Westerners attach great importance to a written contract that specifies each detail of the business relationship. Koreans, on the other hand, value a contract as a loosely structured consensus statement that broadly defines what has been negotiated, but leaves sufficient room to permit flexibility and adjustment. The Korean Government has attempted to address this dual perception by formulating “model” contracts for licensing technology and other arrangements.

Both parties must be assured that the obligations spelled out in a negotiated contract are fully understood.

After having experienced devastated periods of colonization by Japan and Korean War, Koreans have eagerly transitioned into Western society; however, the traditional ways of thinking remains in many different areas and Koreans have a great respect for the family and hierarchy.

When doing business, foreigners should be sensitive to Korea’s historical relationship with Japan.

Any comparison between Japan and Korea, where Japan has the upper edge may harm a business deal. Koreans still have a great respect for anyone senior in age, and intuitively establish their hierarchical position relative to others based on age.

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Make It Possible in South Korea

As a Danish technology-based company, South Korea is probably not top priority when future business & marketing plans are being made.

The barriers than many Danish companies think about first is naturally: distance, language and culture.

As already outlined South Korea is far (ahead) concerning technological development and implementation of solutions; they are willing and able to collaborate and they consider European business partners as very attractive.

Therefore, a considerable potential exists in making South Korea a part of a future business plan and consider this market as a place for identifying development partners, and use as a hub to for collaboration, production and distribution to the rest of Asia.

However, the experience from the Danish Sound/ICT Innovation Camp in South Korea is that communication is much easier than anticipated and that South Korean companies regard Danish companies as serious and equal potential partners.

South Korea is in itself a large market with huge buying power, good business culture and a readiness for changes unparalleled globally.

It can also be a spearhead for your company’s future Asian expansion, if you invest time and effort now.

In general, Koreans are fast in turning words into action and this is what the Danish companies experienced while making their first contacts and negotiations with potential future partners during the camp.

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Help at Hand This section gives you a brief introduction to the Danish Offices in South Korean that are ready to assist Danish companies when entering the South Korean market Innovation Centre Denmark Seoul

The Danish Trade Council

With the purpose of creating innovation and business opportunities between South Korea and Denmark, the Innovation Centre Denmark facilitates entry of Danish companies into partnerships with South Korean companies, as well as building up relations between South Korean and Danish R&D intensive companies, research institutes and universities.

South Korea is one of the Danish Government’s priority markets within the framework of the Government’s ambitious Growth Market Strategy.

The Danish Trade Council has acquired extensive knowledge about South Korea to assist Danish companies and organizations in benefiting from the vast opportunities in South Korea. The economic, business and societal development in South Korea matches Danish competencies and know-how well and opens the door for opportunities in Danish strongholds such as sustainable energy and energy-efficiency, welfare and life science, design and lifestyle, food and food safety etc.

Innovation Centre Denmark provides tailor-made counselling, assistance and inspiration to Danish start-ups, corporations, researchers and public institutions who wish to take innovation further through access to the best and brightest in South Korea. Services are performed as Innovation Camps, Technology Scouting, and Business Development. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides several support measures, for instance support for Innovation camps for several companies or Innovation Packages for individual company assignments.

Whether a company wishes to explore opportunities on the South Korean market for the first time or expand already existing activities, the Danish Trade Council offer services tailored to your company’s specific needs and requirements. The Trade Council also provides special assistance and support programs for SME’s such ‘VITUS’ and ‘Export Start’, programs all applicable to the South Korean market.

At Innovation Centre Denmark, you will find a strong team of consultants in innovation, research and science, as well as investment promotion. The team helps you open doors to South Korean knowledge environments, technology and networks, as well as promoting Danish core competences in ICT, Clean Technology and Life Sciences.

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Addresses During the Sound/ICT Innovation Camp in January 2015, the Danish companies met a number of stakeholders and important communication channels in Korea. Below, we list a number of important contacts, which are accessible to Danish companies, research institutions and universities, if they have specific questions or requests regarding Korea.

The stakeholders can be contacted directly or through the Innovation Centre Denmark in Seoul to secure a direct communication channel and correct answers.

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Innovation Centre Denmark & Trade Council Embassy of Denmark in Korea 501-ho, 272, Sowol-ro, Yongsan-gu, 140-775, Seoul T: +82-2-795-4187 E: selamb@um.dk W: http://icdk.um.dk/ (ICDK) W: http://sydkorea.um.dk/ (Royal Embassy of Denmark)

Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development (KISED) 5F Capital Tower, 797 Hanbat-Daero, 352-09, Daejeon T: +82 42 480 4300 W: http://www.kised.or.kr/eng/

European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) (Mr.) Sven-Erik Batenburg Head of Legal & Compliance Group 5F, Seoul Square 416, Hangang-daero, Jung-gu, 100-714, Seoul T: +82 2 6261 2706 E: sven.batenburg@ecck.eu W: https://ecck.eu/

D.CAMP – Startup Accelerator (Ms.) Sonia Lee Global Relationship Manager Saerom Building, 683-34, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, 061-145, Seoul T: +82 2 2030 9300 E: sonia.lee@dcamp.kr W: http://dcamp.kr/

Lee & Ko Law Firm – Intellectual Property Rights in Korea (Mr.) Terry Kim Associate Hanjin Building 63, Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu,045-532, Seoul T: +82 2 2191 324 E: terry.kim@leeko.com W: http://www.leeko.com/eng/index.asp

Seoul National University Business School – author of the business management book “The Samsung Way” (Mr.) Professor Jaeyong Song Director, Institute of Management Research LG Building 59-706, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, 151-916, Seoul T: +82 2 880 9080 E: jsong@snu.ac.kr W: http://biz.snu.ac.kr/en

Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) Korea Technology Center 2-14 Floor, 305 Teherano Kangnam-Gu, 06152, Seoul T: +82 2 6009 3000 W: http://www.kiat.or.kr/site/engnew/index.jsp

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Companies & Enterprises

The sound technology sectors can be segmented in many ways. In South Korea, a distinct definition of sound technology related businesses does not exist. Therefore, the mapping of sectors takes its point of departure in the definitions made by Danish Sound Innovation Network through its five strategic themes: 1.

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As these themes signify Danish strongholds, not all are equally strong on the South Korean side.

Naturally, with South Korea being home nation to some of the world’s biggest smart phone manufacturers, sound is an instrumental part of the development of new technologies and applications. Sound is becoming a more and more pervasive part of everyday life. Still, the quality of sound and sound as a branding and marketing tool is not a top priority in South Korea, making the Danish strongholds on digital sound processing, reproduction and sound branding extremely valuable and interesting.

Recording and Reproduction Diagnostics and Monitoring Digital Media Designed Sound Assistive Technologies

In order to give adequate insight into the sound related businesses in South Korea, a mix of large companies, SMEs and technology sub suppliers as well as start-ups are included in the list.

The list is not comprehensive but is created to give an overview of the most significant and important players.

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Assistive Technologies

Organization

Address

Contact Information

Remarks

Daehan Hearing Aid

464-3 Jangan-dong, Dongdaemun-ku, Seoul

Contact Person: Sung Eh Hwa (화성애)

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E: daehan@maxo.co.kr P: +82-2-2247-0020 W: www.maxo.co.kr

Delight Hearing Aid

28, Hongneung-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Jae Ho Kim (김재호) P: +82-1599-0059 W: www.delight.co.kr

Algor Korea

Biosound Lab

iBrush

• The company does not prefer email as a way of contact. Please refer to the phone number or contact directly through their website.

Algor Korea Building, 449-3, Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul,

Contact Person: Yujung Kwon (권유정)

Rm907, Seonil Technopia, 440 Sangdaewon-dong, Jungwon-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Chun Jung Park (박천정) P: +82-31-698-2110 W: www.biosoundlab.com

• Hearing Aid Company • The company does not prefer email as a way of contact. Please refer to the phone number or contact directly through their website.

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Contact Person: Hee Chan Cha (차희찬)

• Specializes in oral hygiene software and hardware development.

P: +82-62-230-7107 W: www.hearing-aids.co.kr

• Hearing Aid Company • The company does not prefer email as a way of contact. Please refer to the phone number or contact directly through their website.

E: ceo@i-brush.co.kr P: +82-10-2076-3597 W: www.ibright.co.kr

Kang & Park

Designed Sound

Hyundai·Kia Namyang R&D Center Sound Research Lab

363-951 Choongbuk Cheongju Hyeongduk-gu Osong-Eup Osongsaengmyeong-1ro 194-41

Contact Person: Jihoon Kang (강지훈) E: hunywell@gmail.com P: +82-10-2725-8728 W: www.knpmedical.com

• Researching and developing to spinal fixation devices and orthopedic surgery and dental disposable instruments, implants using biomedical metal and ceramics, polymers

Onseok-dong, Hwaseongsi, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Doyoung Park (박도영)

• Sound Research Lab is part of the Namyang R&D Center

E: wave@hyundai.com P: +82-31-368-5114 W: www.visit.hmc.co.kr

Hyundai Motor Group, Multimedia System Engineering Design Team

150 Yeonguso-ro, Hwaseongsi, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Seungwoo Lee (이승우)

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E: shobing@hyundai.com P: +82-31-368-7970 W: www.hyundaimotorgroup.com

Hyundai Motor Group, Multimedia System Engineering Design Team2

150 Yeonguso-ro, Namyang-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Young-Beom Kim (김영범) E: yb-kim@hyundai.com P: +82-31-368-0954 W: www.hyundaimotorgroup.com

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Address

Contact Information

Hyundai Motor Group, Vehicle IT Development Team

12, Heolleung-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Soonkwon Paik (백순권)

Remarks

E: godspeed@hyundai.com P: +82-2-3464-7975 W: www.hyundaimotorgroup.com

Hyundai Motor Group, Vehicle IT Development Team

12, Heolleung-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Hyunjin Yoon (윤현진) E: hyunjin.yoon@hyundai.com P: +82-2-3464-7995 W: www.hyundaimotorgroup.com

Hyundai Motor Group, Vehicle IT Development Team

12, Heolleung-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Chang-Heon Lee (이창헌) E: changheon.lee@hyundai.com P: +82-2-3464-7926 W: www.hyundaimotorgroup.com

Hyundai Motor Group, Overseas Policy Coordination Team

231, Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Heejun Chun (전희준) E: heejun.chun@hyundai.com P: +82-2-3464-2083 W: www.hyundaimotorgroup.com

Hyundai Motor Group, Overseas Policy Coordination Team

231, Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Jung-jae Jay Park (박정제) E: jaycool@hyundai.com P: +82-3464-2999 W: www.hyundaimotorgroup.com

AV Room

Tony Audio

B1, #301 Chosun University, 309, Pilmun-daero, Dong-gu, Gwangju

Contact Person: Chul Hun Yang (양철훈)

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Contact Person: Kwang-Hyu Sung (성광휴)

• Designs sound environments

E: ok@awood.co.kr P: +82-70-4699-5388 W: www.avroom.kr

• Hi-Fi audio amplifier system for Smart Phones

E: tonysungkr@nate.com P: +82-10-6312-4673

Sinsung Tech

Diagnostic & Monitoring

DARBS

Choon-Ui Techno-Park, Choon-Ui-dong, No. 1502, 102 block, No. 198 street, Bucheon-ro, Weonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Chul Woo Lee (이철우)

65, Techno 3-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Contact Person: Yong Soek Kim (김용석)

E: headgdo@naver.com P: +82-10-5531-8892 W: www.ssrider.com

E: helper@darbs.co.kr P: +82-42-935-9311 W: www.darbs.co.kr

• Manufactures, WiFi-based voice communication emergency alarm, phonecases with built in earphones and more

Organization

Address

Contact Information

Samwoo ANC

2021, Nambusunhwan-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Man Hee Cho (조만희)

Remarks

E: samwooanc@chol.com P: +82-2-6268-6990 W: www.samwooanc.com

Lumantek

Acetel

Korea Conformity Laboratories

BYC Highcity-A (11F), 371-17 Gasan-dong, Gumchon-Gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Chundae Park (박춘대)

Ace High-End Tower 8 cha, Suite 1801, 84 Gasan Digital 1-Ro, Geumcheon-Gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Kanghyun Lee

1465-4 Seocho3-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Kyung-Sik Kim (김경식)

E: ds@lumantek.com P: +82-2-6947-7400 W: www.lumantek.co.kr

E: contact@acetel.co.kr P: +82-2-2025-8677 W: www.acetel.co.kr

P: +82-2-2102-2500 W: www.kcl.re.kr

Desco

43, Digital-ro 34-gil, Guro-gu, Seoul

• Webpage only available in English

• Internationally authorized testing, inspection, certification organization • Related institute of MOTIE • Provides diagnosis of Acousitics • The company does not prefer email as a way of contact. Please refer to the phone number or contact directly through their website.

Contact Person: Sang Hyuk Lee (이상혁) E: desco@desco.kr P: +82-2-2025-0001 W: www.desco.kr

Cistech

CUDO Communication

JD Solution

Digital Media

IONTAC

302 A-3F Gabeul Great Valley, 32, Digital-ro 9gil, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Joon Lee (이준)

11F Arirang Tower, 2351, Nambusunhwan-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Ki Hoon Park (박기훈)

13th Floor, Gabeul Great Bldg., 60-5, Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Young Ho Je (제영호)

EZEN E-1 Mecha Zone #553, Kimpo GoldVally, HakunLi, Yangchon-myun, Kimpo-Si, Gyunggi-Do

Contact Person: Sejin Ahn (안세진)

E: marketing@cistch.com P: +82-2-2106-8540 W: www.cistch.com

E: cudo@cudo.co.kr P: +82-2-525-6411 W: www.cudo.co.kr

E: ceo@jdsol.co.kr P: +82-10-2006-6694 W: www.jdsol.co.kr

P: +82-31-999-5974 W: www.iontac.com

• Develops speakers (transmitters) for special purposes, laser systems, digital image processing systems and intelligent systems

• The company does not prefer email as a way of contact. Please refer to the phone number or contact directly through their website.

Organization

Address

Contact Information

OneCast

201-Ho Jungribjunja, 16-3 bunji, Gui-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Kwang-Jai Jung (정광재)

361, Simin-daero, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Tommy Kim

Golden Ears

Remarks

E: krhong@onecast.co.kr P: +82-70-7126-5052 P: +82-70-7126-5050 W: www.onecast.co.kr

E: contact@goldenears.net P: +8-31-689-3378 W: http://ko.goldenears.net

Bugs

Melon

16, Daewangpangyo-ro 645beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Joo Il Yang (양주일)

17, Teheran-ro 103-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Won Su Shin (신원수)

E: help@help.bugs.co.kr P: +82-1566-4882 W: www.bugs.co.kr

P: +82-1566-7727 W: www.melon.com

Busking TV

Easy Ear

E706, SK V1 Center, 11, Dangsan-ro 41-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Goong Yo Nam (남궁요)

152-122, Jeonnong 1-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Jun Ho Kim (김준호)

E: admin@buskingplay.com P: +82-2-2658-9004 W: http://blog.buskingplay.com

E: easyear@easyear.co.kr P: +82-70-4410-4554 W: www.easyear.co.kr

ToAny Technology

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• One of Korea’s biggest music distributers (similar to Itunes)

Contact Person: Du Young Sun (선두영)

• One of Korea’s biggest music distributers (similar to Itunes) • The company does not prefer email as a way of contact. Please refer to the phone number or contact directly through their website.

• Busking TV provides “Busking PLAY” which is their virtual media platform service • Has database of k-busking videos which are provided through Busking PLAY

• Delivers various sound sources from PC game, Mobile game, classic music and so on using Xml instead of mp3 format.

• Formerly known as Juice • Participated in our Sound/ ICT Camp last year

• Software of acoustic analysis company

E: volcan99@naver.com P: +82-10-2382-1280

Digitial Media / Designed Sound

Wavcore

1126-35, Guro 3-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Emiliano C. Lee (이청원) E: contact@wavcore.com P: +82-70-4032-8480 W: www.wavcore.com

Media Communications Platform

CrowdParti

Senior Business Center, 225-6, Suwonchun-ro, Paldalgu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Seo In Seok (서인석) E: david@crowdparti.com P: +82-10-9618-4916 W: www.crowdparti.com

• Multi purpose communication platform, especially for education purposes. Enables multiway distribution and strong interaction between content creator and readers through voice, hand gesture and image.

Organization

Address

Contact Information

Remarks

Wishary

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Contact Person: Jong Keun Lee (이종근)

• Online shopping Community Platform which connects users and e-commerces.

E: jklee@wishary.com P: +82-9228-5131 W: www.wishary.com

Recording & Reproduction

Academy Information & Communication

Gyeongcheong-ro 230-gil, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Contact Persons: Kiwon Lee (이기원) Kyung Ja Son (손경자) E: ace9000@hanmail.net P: +82-53-817-5797 W: www.ace9000.com

DLogixs

INKEL Professional

ACCUVE SND

Comart System

DLOGIXS Building 18, Beolmal-ro 118beon-gil, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Sung Gi Park (박성기)

26, Majang-ro 426beon-gil, Bupyeong-Gu, Incheon

Contact Person: Sang Yup Jeon (전상엽)

50, Cheomdangwagi-ro 208beon-gil, Buk-gu, Gwangju

Contact Person: Sang Yup Yang (양상엽)

No. 1401, Ace Twin Tower I, 212-1 Gu-ro 3Dong, Gu-ro Gu, Seoul

Contact Persons: Changhoon Sul (설창훈) Dongyun Yoo (유동균)

E: info@dilogixs.com E: yskim@dilogix.com P: +82-31-441-9612 W: www.dlogixs.com

E: reopad@inkel.co.kr P: +82-2-1600-7870 W: www.inkelpa.net

• Provides speakers made with han-ji (traditional Korean paper)

E: contact@accuve.kr P: +82-50-2000-9119 W: www.accuve.kr

E: biz@comartsystem.com P: +82-70-7122-2328 www.comarthd.com/en

LG Electronics

LG Twin Towers, 128, Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Bon Joon Koo (구본준) P: +82-2-3777-1114 W: www.lge.co.kr

Samsung Electronic

129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtonggu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Oh Hyun Kwon (권오현) P: +82-2-2255-0114 W: www.samsung.com

JD Sound

2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 4F #85412, CORPORATE COLLABORATION CENTER, SKKU

Contact Person: Heechan Kim (김희찬) E: jdsound@jdsound.co.kr P: +82-70-4405-0494 W: www.jdsound.co.kr

• Provides a Smart Soundbar system • The company does not prefer email as a way of contact. Please refer to the phone number or contact directly through their website.

• Latest product lineup is their Curved Soundbar • The company does not prefer email as a way of contact.

Please refer to the phone • number or contact directly through their website.

• Main business: portable DJ machines • Has offices in USA and Japan • Participated in our Sound/ ICT camp last year

Organization

Address

Contact Information

Remarks

SonicTier

4002/4003, M-City, 869 BaekMa-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Seung Min Park (박승민)

• Provides a 3D sound system for cinemas • Through licensing, provided their technology to CGV • Has several patents; market themselves as a venture company strong in IP

102-1106~1109, Digital Empire2, 88, Sinwon-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Sang Jun Lee (이상준)

iriver House, 902-5 Bangbae-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul

Contact Person: Il Hwan Park (박일환)

#707, Incheon T Tower, 229, Gyeongin-ro, Nam-gu, Incheon

Contact Person: Sung Min Kim (김성민)

Choon-Ui Techno-Park, Choon-Ui-dong, No. 1502, 102 block, No. 198 street, Bucheon-ro, Weonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Contact Person: Chul Woo Lee (이철우)

Hajen

iRiver

Muse Online

Sound Equipment

Sinsung Tech

E: sonictier@sonictier.com P: +82-31931-9577 W: www.sonictier.com

E: jimmy@nemocom.co.kr P: +82-31-8006-6652 W: www.hajen.co.kr

• Was acquired by TSST, a company founded by Samsung and Toshiba as a technology agreement

• Astell&Kern is iriver’s product line

E: iriver@irvier.com P: +82 02 3019 1700 W: www.iriver.co.kr

• Provides karaoke machines as well as sheet music

E: muse-help@daum.net P: +82-1599-2773 W: www.upiece.co.kr

E: headgdo@naver.com P: +82-10-5531-8892 W: www.ssrider.com

• Manufactures phonecases with built in earphones

Education and Research This chapter provides an overview of the most important research units, advanced technology testing centres and higher education institutions. The list is produced with the aim to provide Danish companies and research institutions insights into the South Korean knowledge resources within acoustics, audio, digital signal processing etc.

In general, sound related technologies takes place within the engineering fields of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and physics. The basic of all audio and sound technology projects from three main areas: acoustics,transducers and signal processing.

These classical technology areas all migrate into various product and market sectors, making sound more and more ICT based. In the list, we have identified the leading laboratories and

professors within the three main areas. It is to be noted that South Korean universities in general work in the area of applied research; therefore many of the laboratories mentioned will have projects running in close collaboration with South Korean companies and conglomerates with the aim to develop new products and appliances. This makes South Korean professors valuable as relations that can also be of help to connect to relevant business segments.

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Board of Directors The Acoustical Society of Korea

QS World University Rankings

Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities

Joongang Daily Newspaper Rankings

Asia

World

Korea

Name

Affiliated Institution

Major

Contact Details

Chan Hoon Haan

Chungbuk Natl University

Architectural Environment & Acoustics (College of Engineering)

P: 043-261-2427 E: chhaan@chungbuk.ac.kr

118

Not in Top 500

29

In-Sung Lee

Chungbuk Natl University

Information & Communication Engineering (College of Electrical & Computer)

P: 043-261-3223 E: inslee@chungbuk.ac.kr

118

Not in Top 500

29

Hanseok Ko

Korea University

Speech and Image Processing, Pattern Recognition (School of Electrical Engineering)

P: 02-3290-3239 E: hsko@korea.ac.kr

25

301-400

4

Soogab Lee

Seoul National University

Aeroacoustics and Noise Control (Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering)

P: 02-880-7384 E: solee@snu.ac.kr

6

101-150

5

Yeon June Kang

Seoul National University

Acoustics and Vibration (Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering)

P: 02-880-1691 E: yeonjune@snu.ac.kr

6

101-150

5

Keunhwa Lee

Seoul National University

Research Institute of Marine Systems Engineering

P: 02-880-8377 E: nasalkh2@snu.ac.kr

6

101-150

5

Won-Suk Ohm

Yonsei University

Physical & Engineering Acoustics (School of Mechanical Engineering)

P: 02-2123-5819 E: ohm@yonsei.ac.kr

20

201-300

5

Chungyong Lee

Yonsei University

Acoustic Signal Processing (College of Engineering)

P: 02-2123-4472 E: cylee@yonsei.ac.kr

20

201-300

5

Board of Directors The Acoustical Society of Korea

QS World University Rankings

Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities

Joongang Daily Newspaper Rankings

Asia

World

Korea

Name

Affiliated Institution

Major

Contact Details

Suk Wang Yoon

Sungkyunkwan University

Physical/Underwater/ Medical Acoustics (Department of Physics)

P: 031-290-7043 E: swyoon@skku.ac.kr

27

201-300

3

Jee Woong Choi

Hanyang University

Underwater Acoustics (Department of Marine Sciences & Convergence Technology in ERICA campus)

P: 031-400-5531 E: choijw@hanyang.ac.kr

44

301-400

7

Joon-Hyuk Chang

Hanyang University

Speech Production and Perception (Department of Electronic Engineering)

P: 02-2220-0355 E: jchang@hanyang.ac.kr

44

301-400

7

Sung-Hwan Shin

Kookmin University

Automotive Acoustics (Department of Automotive Engineering)

P: 02-910-5743 E: soulshin@kookmin.ac.kr

—

Not in Top 500

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Wansup Jung

KRISS (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)

Acoustic Streaming Centre

P: 042-868-5114 E: wansup@kriss.re.kr

—

—

—

Sei-Jin Oh

Chungbuk Health & Science University

Department of Acoustical Engineering

P: 043-210-8246 E: stpark@chsu.ac.kr

—

—

—

Wongeun Oh

Sunchon National University

Audio Signal Processing & Sound Systems (Department of Multimedia Engineering)

P: 061-750-3832 E: owg@scnu.ac.kr

—

—

—

Bong-Ki Kim

Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials

Industrial Noise Vibration (Mechanical Systems Safety)

P: 042-868-7467 E: bkkim@kimm.re.kr

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—

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Board of Directors The Acoustical Society of Korea

QS World University Rankings

Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities

Joongang Daily Newspaper Rankings

Asia

World

Korea

Name

Affiliated Institution

Major

Contact Details

Hyun-Sil Kim

Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials

Noise Intrepretation, Reduction, Structure, etc.

(Mechanical Systems Safety)

P: 042-868-7461 E: hskim@kimm.re.kr

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—

—

Yong Rae Roh

Kyungpook National University

Acoustic Vibrations (College of Engineering)

P: 053-950-6828 E: yryong@knu.ac.kr

122

401-500

19

Jea Soo Kim

Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Underwater Acoustics (Ocean Engineering)

P: 051-410-4325 E: jskim@kmou.ac.kr

—

Not in Top 500

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Hyo-In Koh

Korea Railroad Research Institute

Eco-Rail System Lab

P: 031-460-5207

—

—

—

Dong-Guk Paeng

Jeju National University

Underwater Acoustics/ Ultrasonic Transducer (College of Ocean Sciences)

P: 064-754-3484 E: paeng@cheju.ac.kr

—

Not in Top 500

39

Woo Young Hong

Sejong University

Defense System Engineering

P: 02-3408-3469 E: wyhong@sejong.ac.kr

—

Not in Top 500

26

Hee-suk Pang

Sejong University

Signal Processing (College of Engineering)

P: 02-3408-3727 E: hspang@sejong.ac.kr

—

—

—

Jun Suk Lim

Sejong University

Signal Processing (College of Engineering)

P: 02-3408-3299 E: jslim@sejong.ac.kr

—

—

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Board of Directors The Acoustical Society of Korea

QS World University Rankings

Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities

Joongang Daily Newspaper Rankings

Asia

World

Korea

Name

Affiliated Institution

Major

Contact Details

Hoi-Rin Kim

KAIST

Speech Recognition Technology (Department of Electrical Engineering)

P: 042-350-7417 E: hoirkim@kaist.ac.kr

12

201-300

2

Myungjin Bae

Soongsil University

Electronic Engineering

P: 02-820-0902 E: mjbae@ssu.ac.kr

—

Not in Top 500

25

Hyunseung Choo

Sungkyunkwan University

College of Information and Communication Engineering (Department of Interaction Science)�

P: 031-290-7145 E: choo@skku.edu

27

201-300

3

Wonkyu Moon

POSTECH

Department of Mechanical Engineering

P: 054-279-2184 E: wkmoon@postech.ac.kr

19

101-150

1

Hanseok Ko Affiliated Institution Korea University Research Area Speech and Image Processing, Pattern Recognition (School of Electrical Engineering) Department Website http://ee.korea.ac.kr/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Has been credited as the main developer of core audio/speech

+82-2-3290-3239

interface technologies for Hyundae Motor line of automobiles.

• Director of STW-KU Intelligent Signal Processing Research Center, sponsored by Samsung • Authored/coauthored over 350 papers in signal processing

Email Address hsko@korea.ac.kr

Soogab Lee Affiliated Institution Seoul National University Research Area Aeroacoustics and Noise Control (Department of Aerospace Engineering) Department Website http://ee.korea.ac.kr/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Ballhaus Prize (Best Ph.D. Thesis Award) from Stanford University

+82-2-880-7384

• Scientific Prize, Acoustical Society of Korea • Secretary General, Korean Society of Noise and Vibration Engineering • Senior Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics • Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center (1992-1995)

Email Address solee@snu.ac.kr

Yeon June Kang Affiliated Institution Seoul National University Research Area Acoustics & Vibration (Department of Mechanical Engineering) Department Website http://me.snu.ac.kr/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Nonexecutive Director, OSSTEM IMPLANT

+82-2-880-1692

• Committee Member, KATECH (Korea Automotive Technology Institute) • Chair of Department of Mechanical Engineering, KATS (Korean Agency for Technology and Standards) • Advisory Committee Member, KAI (Korea Aerospace Industries)

Email Address yeonjune@snu.ac.kr

Won-Suk Ohm Affiliated Institution Yonsei University Research Area Physical Acoustics (School of Mechanical Engineering) Department Website http://me.yonsei.ac.kr Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Associate Professor at Yonsei University

+82-2-2123-5819

• NSERC Canadian Government Laboratory Visiting Fellow (2002-2004) and guest researcher (2004-2005)in the Institute for National Measurement Standards, National Research Council (NRC-INMS) in Canada • Senior research engineer at Medison Co. Ltd

Email Address ohm@yonsei.ac.kr

Chungyong Lee Affiliated Institution Yonsei University Research Area Energy Efficient Communication System (School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering) Department Website http://ee.yonsei.ac.kr/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Engineer, Center for Industrial Research, Yonsei University

+82-2-2123-4472

• Senior Engineer, Samsung Electronics • Research Area: Overall topics in multiple-input multiple-output systems, Array signal processing

Email Address ylee@yonsei.ac.kr

Suk Wang Yoon Affiliated Institution Sungkyunkwan University Research Area Physical / Underwater / Medical Acoustics (Department of Physics) Department Website http://physics.skku.ac.kr Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Fellow of The Acoustical Society of America

+82-31-290-7043

• Associate Member of The International Commission on Acoustics • Fellow of The Korean Physical Society • Senior Member of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. • Research Area: Underwater Acoustics, Medical Acoustics, Industrial Acoustics

Email Address swyoon@skku.ac.kr

Hyunseung Choo Affiliated Institution Sungkyunkwan University Research Area Networking Interaction (Department of Computer Engineering) Department Website http://cse.skku.ac.kr/cse/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Research Area: Wired/Wireless/Optical Networking, Mobile Computing (Sensor NET,

+82-31-290-7145

Ad-hoc, Telematics, Home NET), Embedded Software, Grid Computing (Wireless TCP) • Participated in APCHI 2008(Asia-Pacific Conference on Coputer-Human Interaction) held in Seoul • Published more than 300 papers (according to Microsoft Academic research)

Email Address choo@ece.skku.ac.kr

Jee Woong Choi Affiliated Institution Hanyang University Research Area Underwater Acoustics (Dept. of Marine Sciences & Convergence Technology in ERICA campus) Department Website http://msct.hanyang.ac.kr/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Associate Professor at Hanyang University

+82-31-400-5531

• Member of the Acoustical Society of America • Member of the Acoustical Society of America Technical Committee on Underwater Acoustics • Research Associate in the Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Email Address choijw@hanyang.ac.kr

Joon-Hyuk Chang Affiliated Institution Hanyang University Research Area Speech, Acoustics, Audio Signal Processing (Department of Electronic Engineering) Department Website http://electronic.hanyang.ac.kr/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Associate Professor, Hanyang University

+82-2220-0355

• Research Scientist, KIST • Chief Engineer, Netdus Co., Korea • IEEE/IEEK Join Award of Young IT Engineer of the Year 2011 • IEEE Senior Member

Email Address jchang@hanyang.ac.kr

• ISCA Member • IEICE Member

Sung-Hwan Shin Affiliated Institution Kookmin University Research Area Automotive Acoustics (College of Automotive Engineering) Department Website http://auto.kookmin.ac.kr/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Research Areas: Product Sound Quality, Noise and Vibration

+82-02-910-5743

Control, Monitoring & Diagnostics • Associate Professor, Kookmin University • Senior Researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) • Visiting Research Fellow at Seikei University • Visiting Research Fellow at KAIST, Korea

Email Address soulshin@kookmin.ac.kr soulshin@gmail.com

Yong Rae Roh Affiliated Institution Kyungpook National University Research Area Acoustics Vibration (Department of Mechanical Engineering) Department Website http://me.knu.ac.kr/main/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Research Area: Theorectical and Experimental Investigations, Development

+82-53-950-6828

of Mechatronic Devices and Acoustic Transducers, Applications • Editorial Board of the Journal of Smart Structures and Systems • Director-General of Siemens, Ultrasonic Technology Ltd.

Email Address yryong@knu.ac.kr

Jea Soo Kim Affiliated Institution Korea Maritime and Ocean University Research Area Underwater Acoustics (Ocean Engineering) Department Website http://oe.kmou.ac.kr/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Research Area: Underwater Acoustics, Underwater Acoustics Modeling, SONAR

+82-51-410-4325

Signal Processing, Time-Reversal Processing, Optimal Acoustic Search Path Planning • Visiting Scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States • Senior Researcher at the Agency for Defense Development

Email Address jskim@hhu.ac.kr

Hee-Suk Pang Affiliated Institution Sejong University Research Area Audio Signal Processing (Department of Electronics Engineering) Department Website http://home.sejong.ac.kr/~eedpt/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Research Area: Audio and Speech Codecs, Audio

+82-2-3408-3727

Signal Processing, Music Signal Analysis • Associate Professor at Sejong University • Chief Research Engineer at DM Research Lab, LG Electronics (2005-2008) • Work experience at ETRI, NRF, KETI, Samsung

Email Address hspang@sejong.ac.kr

• Best Paper Award of JASK (2009)

Jun Suk Lim Affiliated Institution Sejong University Research Area Audio Signal Processing (Department of Electronics Engineering) Department Website http://home.sejong.ac.kr/~eedpt/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Research Area: Signal Processing with Communication

+82-2-3408-3299

and Array Processing in Radar and Sonar • Research Engineer at the Agency for Defense Development in Korea • Senior Research Engineer at LG Electronics (1996-1997)

Email Address jslim@sejong.ac.kr

Hoi-Rin Kim Affiliated Institution KAIST Research Area Statistical Speech & Sound (Department of Electrical Engineering) Department Website https://www.ee.kaist.ac.kr/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Research Area: Speech/Speaker/Pattern Recognition, Telecommunication Network

+82-42-350-7417

Application of Speech Processing Technology, Spoken Language Translation • Project Leader at ETRI (1987-1999) • Visiting Researcher at ATR-ITL, Japan • Visiting Professor at UCSD, USA

Email Address hoirkim@kaist.ac.kr

• IEEE Signal Processing Society Member

Myungjin Bae Affiliated Institution Soongsil University Research Area Sound Engineering (School of Electronic Engineering) Department Website http://infocom.ssu.ac.kr/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Research Area: Sound Engineering, Speech Communication

+82-2-820-0902

Engineering, Mobile and Handheld Communication • Head of the Soongsil Sound Engineering Laboratory • Listed in ‘Marquis who’s who 2014’ • Featured by the domestic and international broadcast media more than 4,000 times • Published more than 1,000 R&D papers (according to an article from Soonsil Univ.)

Email Address mjbae@ssu.ac.kr

Wonkyu Moon Affiliated Institution POSTECH Research Area Vibration and Acoustics Transducers (Department of Mechanical Engineering) Department Website http://vatrans.postech.ac.kr/ Career Highlights

Phone Number

• Research Area: Vibration and Acoustic Transducers

+82-54-279-2184

• Currently doing research on ‘ultra directional sound system’ sponsored by Samsung electronics.

Email Address wkmoon@postech.ac.kr

Press Links Sound/ICT Innovation Camp 2015 Danish Embassy www.sydkorea.um.dk

Other news

Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science visits Korea

Danske lydvirksomheder i koreansk samarbejde 23.01.2015 10:57

16.01.2015 06:41

http://www.electronic-sup-ply.dk/article/ view/147272/danske_lydvirksomheder_i_koreansk_samarbejde#.VMcWE2SsJ9B

http://sydkorea.um.dk/en/about-us/temp-newslist/newsdisplaypage/?newsID=42C66FA1-28B3-4 A2F-A0F7-6DFCE070005F

Stor succes på Audiowises Korea-tur

Minister of for Higher Education and Science visited the Sound Innovation Camp

06.02.2015 8:15

http://www.electronic-supply.dk/article/ view/148284/stor_succes_pa_audiowises_ koreatur#.VnO_32SsJaQ

19.01.2015 10:01

http://sydkorea.um.dk/en/about-us/temp-newslist/newsdisplaypage/?newsID=0D6C433A-C4BB49D8-AF2F-2FA21843E977

Korea-fremstød udvikler Audux 12.02.2015 14:39

Innovation Centre Denmark Seoul www.icdk.um.dk

http://www.electronic-supply.dk/article/ view/148688/koreafremstod_udvikler_audux#.

VnPAjGSsJaQ

Minister for Higher Education and Science visited the Sound/ICT Innovation Camp 21.01.2015 04:04

http://icdk.um.dk/en/news/ newsdisplaypage/?newsID=A9DD5C5C-DBED-4E7C-94D9-5FB004363FA9

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