Sejong University's Carbohydrate Materials Research Institute Hosts the 13th Regular Academic Symposium "Sharing Convergence Research Results from AI-based Material Design to Enzyme Engineering and Functional Carbohydrate Development"

The 13th regular academic symposium of the Sejong University Carbohydrate Material Research Institute was held on September 11 at the University's Ocean AI Center's Ocean AI Hall. The symposium, jointly organized by the Carbohydrate Material Research Institute, the National Food Science Institute, and the Sejong University RISE business unit, focused on "Fusion Technologies for Developing Food Biomaterials."

Attendees shared the latest research findings on AI-based material design, enzyme engineering, and the development of functional carbohydrate materials derived from marine and agricultural byproducts. Key presentations included "AI-based molecular design and fusion technology for biomaterials" by Yang Min-seon, executive director of the ICT Division at Samsung Electronics, "Development of a next-generation cell-based food platform using carbohydrate-based platforms" by Park So-hyun, professor at Korea University, "Discovery of proteins through language models and their application to the development of functional materials" by Choi Ja-young, research professor at the Korean Food Research Institute, "Development and application of functional carbohydrate materials through restructuring of agricultural resources" by Park Bo-ra, professor at the National Food Science Institute, and "Physiological activity of marine-derived polysaccharides and standardization of qNMR-based structure-quality criteria" by Kim Seon-beom, professor at Seoul National University.

The symposium attracted numerous academics and industry professionals in the food, carbohydrate materials, and enzyme fields, with 176 pre-registered participants. Posters showcasing the research achievements of graduate students were also presented, featuring 28 research results on the latest developments in carbohydrate material research.

The institute's director, Hyo-taek Lee, expressed his satisfaction with the opportunity for academia and industry to share the latest fusion research findings, and expressed his hope that recent research projects selected for the "Seoul Anchor 10 Challenge" would lead to practical results in the high-value materialization of food byproducts and bio-refinery research.

He further pledged to further expand international academic and human exchanges among Korean carbohydrate material researchers. This article is based on information provided by the university and may differ from the opinions of Haneul.