Korea unveils $276 mil. 'Hangang' supercomputer
Korea has officially launched its sixth national supercomputer, named "Hangang" after the iconic Han River flowing through Seoul, to propel cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and scientific research. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the state-run Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) marked the launch Monday at KISTI headquarters in Daejeon, the nation’s primary…
South Korea has inaugurated its sixth national supercomputer, named Hangang after the famous Han River that winds through Seoul, aiming to push forward artificial intelligence and scientific discoveries. The Ministry of Science and ICT, along with the state-run Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), unveiled the system on Monday at KISTI's headquarters in Daejeon, a key research center situated about 140 kilometers south of Seoul.
Around 200 leaders from various sectors, including industry, academia, and government research, attended the ceremony.
The new supercomputer, costing 382.5 billion won ($276 million), supersedes Nurion, the fifth-generation machine introduced in 2018. Nurion held the 11th spot globally upon its debut and facilitated 1,730 research projects throughout its eight-year tenure. These projects yielded 1,520 papers published in reputable journals such as Nature, Science, and Cell.
Despite maintaining similar heavy computations as its predecessor, Hangang is set to advance AI and other scientific fields.
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