University of Seoul co-hosts Seoul Big Data Forum to explore new possibilities for data use

The University of Seoul co-hosted the 2026 Seoul Big Data Forum at Coex in southern Seoul from October 6-7 to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) and big data technologies will shape future cities and open up new possibilities for data use. The two-day event, which was attended by about 2,600 people, both in person and online, was co-hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Seoul Institute, and the Seoul AI Foundation.

The forum brought together domestic and international experts to discuss advances in AI and big data and share their research findings. The keynote address was delivered by Dennis Hong, a renowned roboticist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, who directs the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory. In his presentation titled “When Intelligence Gets a Body: Humanoids and the Rise of Physical Intelligence,” Hong discussed the potential of humanoid robots and physical AI.

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