Sergei Altynbaev, Founder & Managing Director of Ailoys GmbH
When Machines Speak: Building Industrial AI Infrastructure for the Age of Dark Factories
Korean(한국어) Personal Journey & Leadership You began your career in materials science and engineering. What pivotal realization led you from deep industrial engineering into founding an Industrial AI company? I spent years working with metals, composites, and manufacturing processes, and one observation kept returning: the most critical information about what happens inside a manufacturing process […]
Seoul National University CASA Project Wins Philippines’ Top Partnership Award for Environmental Sustainability
CASA project recognized by the Philippines’ Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) for contributions to sustainable environmental management Results of Korea–ASEAN cooperation to improve air quality and strengthen environmental sustainability across ASEAN The CASA (Clean Air for Sustainable ASEAN) Project Team at Seoul National University (SNU), led by Professor Lee Ki-Young, has received the Philippines’ most prestigious […]
Sogang University Secures Two Seoul RISE Projects to Advance AI Talent Development and End-to-End Tech Commercialization
Sogang University (President Jonghyuk Shim) has been selected for two projects under Seoul’s newly launched Regional Innovation System & Education (Seoul RISE) initiative for 2026. The university will carry out the “AI-Related Department Support” project and the “Seoul-type BRIDGE (Creative Asset Commercialization)” project. With total annual funding of KRW 1.15 billion, Sogang will receive KRW […]
Sogang University RISE Project Team Successfully Hosts Year 1 Performance-Sharing Conference on Attracting Global Talent for Advanced and Future Industries
Sogang University (President Sim Jong-hyeok) announced that its RISE Project Team (Director Jeon Seong-ryul) successfully held the Year 1 Performance-Sharing Conference for the Seoul RISE initiative “1-2. Attracting Foreign Talent for Advanced and Future Industries” on February 10 at Josun Palace Seoul Gangnam. The event brought together six university project teams selected for Seoul RISE […]
[Joon-Ki Han’s HR Insights]
How AI Has Torn Apart the Traditional Roadmap of Human Resource Management
2026 at the Epicenter of Disruptive Innovation Just a few years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, fundamentally reshaping not only HR but the entire way businesses operate. It transformed how and where people work, and almost completely restructured labor markets—particularly in Korea—toward experienced, mid-career talent. Productivity improved, too. It was a painful […]
Ashley Reeves, Founder & CEO of ArbaLabs
When AI Leaves the Cloud Building Verifiable Trust for Edge AI in the Real World
Korean(한국어) As AI moves beyond data centers and consumer apps into aircraft, vehicles, energy systems, and other safety-critical environments, “trust” can no longer be a slogan—it becomes an engineering requirement and a leadership responsibility. In this DIOTIMES Leaders interview, Ashley Reeves, Founder & CEO of ArbaLabs, describes why the next frontier of AI is verifiability: […]
LEE SEE TING, Founder of The Emboldr
Gen Z, Identity, and the Future of Work
Korean(한국어) Could you briefly share your personal journey from growing up in Malaysia and Singapore to becoming a Future of Work consultant and founder of The Emboldr? I was 12 when I left Malaysia for a scholarship in Singapore. I remember packing my bags, not really knowing what I was walking into. Those first few […]
Bizkaia strengthens its position as a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation
95% of the startups come from outside Spain
South Summit Industry & Energy 2025 held its fourth edition at the BAT – B Accelerator Tower, bringing together leaders, corporates, startups and investors over two days to examine the future of the energy transition, industrial digitalization and new sustainable mobility solutions. Ainara Basurko, Provincial Deputy for Economic Promotion at the Diputación Foral de […]
María Benjumea: “In a market moving at such speed, innovation and collaboration are key to generating business”
The event kicked off its fourth edition at Bizkaia’s B Accelerator Tower (BAT), with a full day focused on sustainability, digitalization, and the future of energy, Industry 4.0 and sustainable mobility. “Decades ago, our economy was heavy industry; today it is innovation, digitalization and sustainability thanks to a firm commitment to open innovation,” highlighted Joseba […]
Dongjin Kim, CEO of LoungeX
Setting a New Standard for the “Next-Generation Robot Café” Through Robotics, Data, and Flavor
Korean(한국어) “The future of cafés is not ‘unmanned’—it’s ‘experienced.’” How robots, data, and specialty-grade beans create a new standard for customer return South Korea is often called a “Café Republic”—a nation where coffee culture is not just widespread but deeply embedded in daily life. With cafés on nearly every corner, the market has become brutally […]