Research Institute Specialization Direction, Content, and Achievements

• Research Institute Specialization Direction, Content, and Achievements
• Design Engineering Education Program for Electric Vehicle Research Personnel (LG Electronics)
• Design Engineering Education and Training Program for Architectural and Civil Engineering Research Personnel (Hyundai Engineering & Construction)
• (Education/In Progress) Development of Future-Oriented Convergence Gifted Education Programs (Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, and High School) and Online Education Operations
• Development of a Convergence-Type Gifted Education Program Utilizing Design Element Technologies (VR, AR) (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning)
• (Education/Planned) Nationwide ‘Convergence Talent Olympiad’ to be held
• (Research/In Progress) Conducting Industry-Academic Collaborative Research on the Integration of the Electric Vehicle/Tuned Car Aftermarket
• Key Areas: Aerodynamic Styling Design, Performance Design, Dress-up Design, Interior Manufactory, 3D Printing & Surface Finishing Technology, Efficient Interior Space Configuration and Design (Commercial Vehicles), Efficient Interface and Design for Instrument Panels and Switches
• Signing of Industry-Academic Research Agreement on Electric Vehicles (Daechang Motors - June 2017): Currently participating in the development of the Techno Valley electric bus shuttle.
• (Research/In Progress) New Product Development and Design Project Execution
• Woongjin Foods: Development of capsule-type coffee machines 3M Co., Ltd., EQMEXON: Coffee machine design and development
• STEMLAB Co., Ltd.: MRI Diagnostic System Design
• Connection to the characteristics of the affiliated university/region
• The Design Technology Convergence Research Institute (within the affiliated university) is currently operating and providing the design convergence curriculum at Hanyang University's ERICA Campus.
• (Undergraduate/In Progress/College of Design) Head of the Department of Technological Product Design Curriculum (Department Chair)
• (Undergraduate/In Progress/College of Design) Head of the Industrial Design Major Curriculum (Major Chair)
• (Undergraduate/In Progress/School of Software Convergence) Design Technology Major Curriculum Oversight (Major Chair)
• (Graduate School/Planned Implementation/General Graduate School) Design Science Major Curriculum Oversight
• (Linkage with Regional Characteristics) Management of Research Outcomes and Linkage with Technology Commercialization Projects
• Plans to establish a linkage system with the industry-academic joint research programs currently operating within the host university
• Regularization of meetings between the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, the Industry-Academic Cooperation Project Team for Society-Customized Programs, and the Center Project Team's operating committee, and exploration of potential linkages with technology commercialization projects for outputs.
• Support for SMEs is planned through Gyeonggi Techno Park business linkage* and on-campus projects**. * Fast-track Commercialization Support: Support is provided to companies in upstream and downstream industries related to Gyeonggi Province's key or representative industries. For this project, design elements are essential for most new products, making it considered one of the key industries (Key Regional Industries: ICT products, IT convergence, IoT services, smart device-related industries). ** Ansan Science Valley (ASV) Technology Commercialization Support and On-Campus Projects: A program supporting the entire process of technology transfer and transactions, including technology advancement and certification acquisition, centered around six institutions (Hanyang University, Korea Industrial Technology Testing Institute, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Rural Community Corporation), including the lead university.