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April 29, 2026
On April 29th, members of the MEIC Lab attended a special guest seminar hosted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. We had the privilege of hearing from Doctor Eunbi Iris Cho, part leader in ADC Formulation Development Samsung Biologics, who delivered an inspiring presentation entitled, "Merging Technology: Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADC)" We greatly appreciate the department for organizing this valuable event and Doctor Eunbi Iris Cho for sharing her expertise.
April 20, 2026
On April 20th, members of the MEIC Lab attended a special guest seminar hosted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. We had the privilege of hearing from Professor Taek Soo Kim from the Department of Engineering at KAIST, who delivered an inspiring presentation entitled, "Mechanical Reliability of Thin Film Materials for Semiconductors, Displays, and More." We greatly appreciate the department for organizing this valuable event and Professor Taek Soo Kim for sharing their expertise.
April 8-10, 2026
Members of the MEIC Lab actively participated in the 2026 Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) Conference, sharing our latest advancements in visual intelligence and digital twin technologies. During the event, Jeewon Lee, Christopher Song, Dohyeon Lee, Jaesuk Song, Jeonghwan Jeikal, Minhyuk Im, Nahyun Kim, and Hajun Jang delivered an insightful poster presentation. And Sooyeun Yang delivered an insightful oral presentation. It was a great opportunity to engage with leading experts and showcase our ongoing efforts to integrate physics-aware AI into mechanical systems for real-world industrial applications.
February 25, 2026
On February 25th, MEIC Lab officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with WeMB (위엠비), a leading enterprise specialized in Digital Twin and AI-based integrated monitoring solutions. WeMB has been providing advanced digital transformation platforms and IT infrastructure solutions across various sectors, including smart cities, power plants, and data centers. Through this partnership, we aim to synergize MEIC Lab's cutting-edge Neural Rendering and Visual Intelligence research with WeMB's data-centric digital twin platforms. Together, we will focus on applying hyper-realistic, physics-aware 3D modeling to real-world industrial infrastructure for advanced anomaly diagnosis, predictive maintenance, and integrated monitoring. We look forward to bridging the gap between state-of-the-art computer vision research and practical industrial applications.
July 2019
Prof. Choi was invited to NHERI RAPID Experimental Facility at the University of Washington, Seattle on July 2019. NHERI selects 20 attendees who has professional research background for the RAPID 4 days Equipment Training Workshop as well as support up to $1,500 Travel Fund.
November 12-14, 2025
MEIC AI participated in the 2025 KMF Expo (대한민국 가상융합산업대전), showcasing the lab’s latest advances in visual intelligence, digital-twin technologies, and AI-driven remote-engineering solutions. The exhibition highlighted MEIC AI’s integrated research capabilities spanning 3D computer vision, neural rendering, mixed-reality interfaces, and intelligent inspection systems.
September 23, 2025
On September 23, 2025, Prof. Jongseong Choi delivered an invited lecture at the "Nuclear & Energy Sector Workshop" hosted by the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering (KSNVE) at KAERI. Under the theme of advanced monitoring for nuclear power plants, Prof. Choi presented on "Structure Anomaly Diagnosis Technology based on Digital Twin with Hyper-realistic Visual Intelligence." (초실감 시각지능을 활용한 디지털트윈 기반 구조물 이상진단 기술) The talk highlighted MEIC Lab’s cutting-edge approach that integrates Neural Rendering with traditional structural health monitoring (SHM). By leveraging visual intelligence to create hyper-realistic digital twins, our research aims to solve critical maintenance challenges in high-risk environments like nuclear facilities. We continue to bridge the gap between computer vision and mechanical engineering to ensure the safety and reliability of critical infrastructure.
July 29, 2025
Professor Jongseong Brad Choi participated in the “SMR Design Technology Seminar Using Advanced Research” hosted by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) Central Research Institute on July 29, 2025, at Koreana Hotel, Seoul. Professor Jongseong Brad Choi delivered an invited lecture titled “Digital Twin-Based Structural Anomaly Detection Using Visual Intelligence,” presenting the lab’s cutting-edge research on integrating AI-driven visual intelligence into digital twin frameworks for predictive safety assessment. The seminar highlighted six advanced technologies, including digital twins for anomaly detection and AI-based sensor applications, aimed at enhancing the safety and reliability of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). MEIC Lab’s contribution underscored the growing importance of visual intelligence in next-generation nuclear system design and reinforced its role in global SMR innovation.
July 27, 2025
Professor Jongseong Brad Choi delivered an invited lecture at the QR2MSE & ICRM 2025 Conference in China. His talk, titled “Visual Intelligence for Predictive Engineering System Assessment,” highlighted innovative approaches that integrate advanced visual intelligence with engineering system evaluation, drawing significant attention from international researchers and industry experts.
July 25, 2025
Professor Jongseong Brad Choi received the Outstanding Presentation Award at the International Conference on Precision Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing (PRESM 2025), held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from July 6–11, 2025. His presentation, titled “Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) and Hyper-Realistic Digital Twin (3DGS) for Predictive Engineering System Assessment,” was recognized for its excellence and impact, highlighting cutting-edge approaches that integrate physics-based learning with advanced digital twin technologies for engineering applications.
June 26-27, 2025
Professor Jongseong Brad Choi delivered a keynote lecture at the KSFC Drive & Control 2025 Spring Conference, held at KIST Gangneung Institute on June 26–27, 2025. His talk introduced advances in 3D neural rendering and physics-knowledge-based intelligence for sustainable industrial energy applications, drawing strong interest from both academia and industry.
June 23-25, 2025
Attending the 2025 PHM Conference was a valuable experience for students to explore the evolving landscape of prognostics and health management technology. As poster presenters, they actively shared their research and insights. The conference served as a meaningful venue for interaction with experts across academia and industry, allowing participants to broaden their perspective and strengthen their academic foundation.
April 10, 2025
Prof. Brad Choi is recipient of 2025 Young Scientist Award of KSME Reliability Division for his talk entitled “EV-PINN: Electric Vehicle Battery Surrogate Model using Transformer-Based Physics Informed Neural Network “ at the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) for Reliability 2025 Conference held in April 9-11, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea. Congratulations, Prof. Brad Choi!
April 7-10, 2025
At the 2025 KSME Reliability Division Conference held in Gyeongju. Researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate participants attended the event to engage in academic exchange and discussion. Undergraduate students also took part in the poster session, presenting their research alongside graduate-level work and contributing to the collaborative atmosphere of the conference.
March 7, 2025
Professor Jongseong Brad Choi has been selected for the 2025 Outstanding Early-Career Researcher Program by the Ministry of Science and ICT, securing 12.5 billion KRW, the largest grant in the program’s history.His research, "True Twin," focuses on AI-based hyper-realistic digital twin technology for real-time remote collaboration. Over the next five years, he aims to develop a system that enables engineers to work remotely as if they were in the same space. This technology could become a new standard for remote work and play a key role in global manufacturing and facility management in response to labor shortages.
January 24-25, 2025
Hansol Lim, JeeWon Lee, and Hanbeom Chang attended the 2025 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), held in Munich, Germany from January 21 to 24, 2025. The symposium brought together global experts to share the latest research and applications in system integration, with a focus on combining hardware and software to address industrial and social challenges. This participation provided a valuable opportunity for academic exchange and networking with international researchers.
January 14, 2025
The MEIC Lab participated in the “Energy Machinery Industrial Application Technology Workshop for Carbon Neutrality,” held at SUNY Korea, Songdo Campus, from January 15 to 16, 2025. This workshop, hosted by the Korea Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Certification Center and SUNY Korea, focused on key technologies for sustainable energy use, including AI applications, virtual testing, and new energy systems like SMRs. Industry experts from various sectors gathered to share insights and discuss future directions for industrial processes such as paper manufacturing, dyeing, low-temperature processes, and secondary batteries.
May 10, 2024
On May 10th, the Incheon Global Campus buzzed with energy as students and faculty gathered for the IGC Research Showcase, featuring 104 innovative research posters! First place went to Mechanical Engineering students Eun Jae Lee, DaeRyeon Choi, Jungmin Lee, Mijin Lee, and Hyobin Shin for their Al Smart Farm project.
June 24, 2024
Attending the 2024 PHM Conference was an exciting opportunity for students to observe the latest trends in prognostic health management technology. They eagerly participated, showcasing their research as poster presenters. The conference provided a platform for these emerging scholars to engage with industry leaders and deepen their understanding of the field.
November 21, 2024
Hansol Lim, Ph. D Student, was awarded the Grand Prize for their presentation titled "Physics-Based Neural Network for Electric Vehicle Energy Prediction" at the 2024 Joint Conference of the Chungcheong Branch of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) & KIMM DX Strategy Research Division, held at the Mechanical Engineering AI/DX Idea Competition. Congratulations Hansol!
December 10, 2024
The MEIC Lab hosted a special seminar featuring Dr. Dae-Un Sung, Research Fellow at Hyundai Motor Group, on December 10, 2024, at SUNY Korea. Dr. Sung shared his expertise on "Future Mobility PHM Technology Development," covering topics such as vehicle prognostics and health management (PHM), durability and degradation improvements, and performance balancing technologies for high-performance vehicles.
August 14-15, 2023
A return to Gunsan, South Korea for the KR project was completed on August 14-15, 2023 for more image acquisition and analysis using Structure-from-Motion technique. We also enjoyed a decent Spanish restaurant for dinner, which became our “designated spot” for every KR Gunsan trip!
July 3-5, 2023
At the Korean Society for Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) 2023 Conference in Seoul, South Korea, from July 3rd-5th, 2023, Prof. Choi delivered a presentation entitled “Engineering-Soft-Power engaged visualization analytics and human-machine collaboration remote assessment for large-scale structures (구조물 건전성 모니터링을 위한 시각화 분석 및 인간-기계 협업 원격 모니터링 기법 개발)” and won the 2023 Young Scientist Award. Alfredo Valenzuela was in poster session entitled “Localized Google Map Update on Mobile Application to Enable a User-Guided Path Planning for Monitoring Robots” with co-authors Ricardo Ortiz, and Jongseong Brad Choi. Hansol Lim was also in a poster session entitled “Real-time, Non-intrusive Inspection of Structures Using Visual Analytics and Transparency Technology” with co-author Jongseong Brad Choi.
June 28-30, 2023
During the Advanced Smart Materials and Structures (ASMaS) 2023 Conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from June 28th-30th, 2023, Jonathan Boyack presented his work entitled “An Automated Falling Hazard Assessment of High-Rise Buildings Using Transfer Learning and Orthophoto Generation” with co- author Jongseong Brad Choi. Ricardo Ortiz also presented his work entitled “Development of RTK-GPS Engaged Autonomous Mobility: Implementation and Analysis for Structural Health Monitoring Application” with co-authors Alfredo Valenzuela, and Jongseong Brad Choi.
June 18, 2023
In implementing a project granted by IASA (인천과학예술영재학교), the selected high school students visited Guryong village (구룡마을) to produce a detailed pedestrian map for residents. Using MEIC lab’s cloud mapping technology with a specially built Lidar sensing system, they successfully built a model on behalf of our graduate students Mr. Hansol Lim and Ricardo Ortiz.
June 14-15, 2023
The MEIC Lab was invited to Gunsan, South Korea to work in collaboration with the KR research group on integrating some of their systems with Engineering Soft Power technologies. The MEIC Lab used this opportunity to begin work on the project by collecting the neccessary data and begining the neccessary processing.
May 24, 2023
Professor Choi was invited to participate in a panel discussion entitled Roundtable on AI and Society at the 2023 IGC Research Showcase held in Incheon Global Campus, Incheon, South Korea, on May 22, 2023. All current student members of the MEIC lab were able to showcase their research through short poster presentations at the same Research Showcase. Everyone's research was well received. We hope to have many more opportunities to display the research we do in our lab.
May 9, 2023
Prof. Choi was invited to deliver a talk entitled "LogPath: Log Data-Based Energy Consumption Model Analysis to Enable Path Optimization of An Electric Vehicle" at Vehicle & Mobility Systems Department (VMS) and Systems Assessment Center (SAC) at Argonne National Lab, Lemont, IL, USA, on May 9, 2023.
May 3-5, 2023
Prof. Choi delivered a talk entitled “Automating Visual Analytics to Aid Lifecycle Management of Infrastructure - Similarity Learning to Enable Building Searches in Post-event Image Data” at Structural Congress 2023 held in New Orleans, LA, USA, May 3-5, 2023
March 22-24, 2023
During the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) 2023 Spring Conference on Reliability, Jeju, South Korea, Pureun Jeong was in poster session entitled “SLAM for Skid-Steering Mobile Robot Systems” with co-authored Hansol Lim, Jimin Shin, and Jongseong Brad Choi. Hanbeom Chang was in poster session entitled “Automated Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera Control Enabling Long-Range Visual Exploration for Extraterrestrial Missions” with co-authored Jeewon Lee, and Jongseong Brad Choi
November 30, 2022
MEIC Lab members (Jonathan Boyack, Ricardo Ortiz, Jee Won Lee, and Jongseong Brad Choi) was awarded "Top Prize (최우수상)" in the "2022 Global Product-Service Localization Research Award (2022년 글로벌 제품서비스 현지화 연구회)". This project provided us to create a connection to local companies, and won the competition with our idea suggestion. Congratulations!
November 22, 2022
Prof. Jongseong Brad Choi was invited to deliver a seminar at Hanyang University, in their ME Graduate Student Seminar Series. His talk was entitled “Metaverse Platform Development for Human-Machine Collaborative Remote Assessment of Infrastructures.
November 11, 2022
Prof. Jongseong Brad Choi was invited to deliver a presentation in the session of “Promising Young Scientists (유망과학기술자 세션)” at the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) Annual Meeting 2022, Jeju, South Korea. His talk was entitled “Visual Analytics toward Lifecycle Assessment of Large-Scale Structures (구조물 수명주기관리를 위한 대용량 시각데이터 수집 및 분석 자동화)”.
November 9-12, 2022
During the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) Annual Meeting 2022, Jeju, South Korea, Jonathan Boyack delivered a presentation entitled “A Real-Time Log Data Analytics-based Electric Vehicle Path Optimization (실시간 로그데이터 분석 기반의 전기차 경로 최적화 기법)” with co-authors Jongseong Brad Choi. Ricardo Ortiz delivered a presentation entitled “Development of User-Designated-Path Driving Ground Rover for Construction Site Monitoring (건설현장 모니터링을 위한 사용지 지정경로 주행 지상로버 개발)” with co-authors Jee Won Lee, Jonathan Boyack, and Jongseong Brad Choi. Jee Won Lee delivered a presentation entitled Automated Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera Control to Enable Long-Range Visual Assessment and Localization (원거리 시각검사를 위한 PTZ 카메라 자동제어 알고리즘 개발) with co-authors Chul Min Yeum, Ricardo Ortiz, and Jongseong Brad Choi. Pureun Jeong was in poster session entitled “Indoor Navigation System Designed for a Safety of Construction Site” with co-authored Jimin Shin, Seung Hyun Cha, and Jongseong Brad Choi.
October 11, 2022
Prof. Jongseong Brad Choi hosted a seminar regarding entitled Human-Machine Collaborative Infrastructure Assessment through Mixed and Virtual Reality along with professor Chul Min Yeum from University of Waterloo. Prof. Choi and Yeum have been collaborating years and plan for another project for our graduate students visiting program.
September 23, 2022
Prof. Jongseong Brad Choi was invited to deliver a seminar at National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (국립현대미술관 청주) in their Preservation Science Lecture Series. His talk was entitled “Computer Vision engaged Lifecycle Assessment of Cultural Heritages” (컴퓨터비전 및 인공지능을 활용한 건축문화유산 생애주기 관리 자동화).
September 23, 2022
Prof. Jongseong Brad Choi was invited to deliver a seminar at Inha University, in their Dept. Architecture Engineering Seminar Series. His talk was entitled “Computer Vision engaged Infrastructure Remote Sensing
July 1, 2022
Jonathan Boyack, a Ph.D. student, delivered a presentation session entitled “Enhancing Electric Vehicle Path Optimization Exploiting Real-Time Log Data Analysis” at PHM Korea 2022: PHM for Industrial Digital Platform held in Seoul, South Korea, June 29 – July 1.
June 30, 2022
Jee Won Lee, a master student, presented in the poster session entitled “Automated Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera Control to Enable Long-Range Visual Assessment and Localization” at PHM Korea 2022: PHM for Industrial Digital Platform held in Seoul, South Korea, June 29 – July 1.
June 24, 2022
Prof. Jongseong Brad Choi and Chi Hwan Lee (Purdue Univ.) hosted a collaborating seminar (Biomedical Engineering at Purdue Univ. and Mechanical Engineering at SUNY Korea) along with prestigious scholars from Purdue Univ. The topics spanned from research collaboration bio-mechanical engineering to student exchange programs. We look forward to collaborating with the Biomedical Engineering department of Purdue University with broader topics in the future.
May 25, 2022
Pureun Jeong, Seunghyun Cha, and Jimin Shin presented in the poster session entitled “Smart IGC Campus and Community with A Self-Navigating Robot System” at 2022 IGC Project Symposium held in Songdo, South Korea, June 29 – July 1.
February 23, 2022
Prof. Jongseong Brad Choi delivered a lecture at 2022 Artificial Intelligence Winter School, AI Research Group, KSME (2022 인공지능 겨울학교, 대한기계학회 인공지능머신 연구회) held at KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea, Feb 21 – 23, 2022, entitled “Citizen Data to Machine Learning: Application of Lifecycle Management of Infrastructure (시민사진을 인공지능 데이터로: 사회인프라 생애주기관리 어플리케이션)
January 1, 2022
Prof. Jongseong Brad Choi is appointed as a committee member of the financial board in KSME Reliability Division (대한기계학회 신뢰성부문) starting from Jan 1, 2022.
September 28, 2021
Members of the MEIC Lab actively participated in the Asia Pacific Conference of Prognostics and Health Management Society 2021 (PHMAP 2021) and PHM Korea 2021, held concurrently in Jeju, South Korea, from September 7 to 10, 2021. Prof. Jongseong Brad Choi took on prominent leadership roles in both conferences. At PHMAP 2021, he served as the chair for the "Machine Learning Methods for PHM" session and delivered a presentation entitled "Similarity Learning to Building Search Capability: Post-event Image Data Application." Furthermore, at PHM Korea 2021, he was featured as an invited speaker presenting on "Automating Visual Data Analytics to Aid Lifecycle Management of Infrastructure toward Sustainable Cities," while also chairing the "Application of PHM" session. In addition, PhD student Jonathan Boyack delivered a successful presentation at PHMAP 2021 on September 8th, sharing his research titled "Machine Learning Approach for a Rapid Falling Hazard Assessment on High-Rise Buildings." These events provided a great opportunity to showcase how our lab's machine learning and visual data analytics approaches are advancing infrastructure lifecycle management and contributing to the development of sustainable cities.
September 28, 2021
Jonathan Boyack, PhD student, delivered a presentation at Asia Pacific Conference of Prognostics and Health Management Society 2021 (PHMAP2021) in Jeju, South Korea on Sep 8, 2021. His talk was entitled "Machine Learning Approach for a Rapid Falling Hazard Assessment on High-Rise Buildings".
May 17, 2021
Prof. Jongseong Brad Choi has been appointed to key committee roles in prominent Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) societies, reflecting his continued dedication to the field's education and academic development. Effective May 17, 2021, Prof. Choi was appointed as a committee member of the education board for the Korean Society of Prognostics and Health Management (KSPHM). Furthermore, he served as a Short Course Committee member for the International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management Asia-Pacific 2021 (PHMAP 2021), which was held in Jeju, South Korea, from September 8 to 10, 2021. These appointments highlight his expertise and active leadership in advancing educational initiatives within the global and domestic PHM communities.
January 21, 2021
MEIC Lab members visited Dr. Taewook Kang, chief scientist, at Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) (한국건설기술연구원), to learn electric vehicle system for large-scale 3D point cloud modeling.