SNU Professor Lee Byoungho Donates to SNU College of Engineering to Rear Talented Individuals for the 4^th Industrial Revolution
- To Be Used in the New “Introduction to IoT, AI, and Big Data and Practice (IAB)” Course That is Going to be Launched in 2^nd Semester


▲ Professor Lee Byoungho of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with Dean Cha Kook-Heon of the College of Engineering

 
On 21^st, SNU College of Engineering (Dean Cha Kook-Heon) announced that Professor Lee Byoungho of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has donated 30 Million Korean Won for the rearing of talented individuals for the 4^th Industrial Revolution. His donation will be used in buying high performance computers for SNU College of Engineering’s new “Introduction to IoT (Internet of Things), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Big Data and Practice (IAB)” course.
 
Currently, there is no detailed program in Korea to raise talented individuals to lead the 4^th Industrial Revolution. Although SNU College of Engineering has been conducting increasing number of researches for the development of 4^th Industrial Revolution technologies, no corresponding changes have occurred in the undergraduate curriculum.
 
Therefore, SNU College of Engineering has called the assemblage of a course development committee (under Director Kang Hyun-koo) consisting of more than 10 professors who are leading authorities in IoT, AI, and Big Data. The result was the establishment of the IAB course. Professor Lee, as the dean of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a keen interest in this course, has sent active support for the success of this new course.
 
The assignments and practice classes of the IAB requires high-performance computers. Professor Lee, upon hearing the lack of high-performance computers for the course, has donated 30 Million Korean Won to College of Engineering to purchase new computers.
 
SNU College of Engineering is the first to attempt to break the walls between undergraduate faculties. Its establishment of this new interdisciplinary course is an indication that the success or failure of the 4^th Industrial Revolution is dependent on the merge of various areas of study.
 
Dean Cha Kook-Heon of the College of Engineering who has led the launch of the IAB course explains, “Universities standing on the front line of 4^th Industrial Revolution need to break the walls between faculties. IAB will be an opportunity to integrate and settle 4^th Industrial Revolution technologies to different fields in Korea.” He adds, “In this 4^th Industrial era, the understanding of advanced technologies is of paramount importance regardless of major. That is why the IAB course is also eligible to non-engineering students from Colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences.”
 
Director Kang Hyun-koo of the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education states, “The value that students in US, a leader of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, put in their computer is equivalent to the stature of English to Korean students. In order for Korea to become a leading nation for innovation and technology, we have to raise students who demonstrate firm understanding on hardware, software, and foreign languages.”
 
The course registration for IAB will happen during July. Although the course is mainly targeted to junior students of non-electrical or computer engineering majors, it is still opened to all undergraduates of all departments.
 
The course is worth 3 credits and will be run by 8 professors through co-teaching method. Unlike usual courses, the IAB introduces Flipped Learning, which involves students watching a lecture video prior to class to conduct discussion and complete assignments during class.