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Information on Non-degree Short-term Educational Programs

KAIST Institute for Security Convergence(ISC) offers non-degree short-term educational programs to foster experts in security and defense to prepare for unprecedented changes amidst the rapid development of technology. Students will gain understanding of core technology in security and defense, build stronger ties with related experts, and enjoy opportunities to exercise innovation in preparation for the changing nature of warfare.

Education details

Introduction of strategic research areas of ISC
- Introduction of eight strategic research areas (cyber security, space systems, defense technology, autonomous systems, energy, materials, sensors, quantum systems) and core convergence technology
Cooperation in specialized research resources for security and defense, and customized educational programs to fulfill students’ needs

Eligibility

Government agencies related to security, army (land, sea, air), defense industry personnel, etc.

Contact

T. 042-350-7006 E-mail. kmk7821@kaist.ac.kr

Future Strategy Program

Instills future prediction and strategic collection capacities to prepare for unpredictable changes, and covers related theories

Futurology: Futurology theories, national future strategies
Hyperconnected society: IoT and 5G
Applied research: Drones, biorobots, and surgical robots in the field of unmanned aircrafts and security
Complex networks: Theory and practice of complex networks
Future prediction: Three-dimensional future prediction theory and practice

Defense Tech – Building a Survival System

Covers Live Fire Test & Evaluation (LFT&E) research and related details, application to military systems, and application of explosion prediction, and instills ability to apply acquired knowledge

Explosion test theory: LFT&E theory
Damage Mechanisms: Damage mechanisms
Modeling & Simulation: M&S theory and practice
System: Air & Sea systems
Live Fire Testing: LFT&E test facilities and applications, future technology introduction

Unmanned Technology and Automation of Marine Systems

Applies theories on marine robot control to various naval scenarios, instills skills related to port security, and covers related theories

Marine dynamics: Dynamic of rigid body vehicles
Hydrodynamic Forces: Hydrodynamic forces modeling
Straight Line Stability: Horizontal and vertical plans
Control Method: Application of control with sliding method and Kalman filtering to sensors
Parameter Identification: Parameter identification from input/output measurements

Advanced Radar

Covers radar principles and radar electronic warfare under the goal of enhancing understanding of related applications and technology

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image formation: Basic SAR theories and applications
Bistatic and Multistatic Radar: Bistatic & multistatic radar theories and comparison
Applied technology: UWB (Ultra-Wide Band) radar and ground penetrating radar
Waveform Design: Waveform design theory
SAR measurement: Laboratory-sized SAR measurement

Advanced Sensor Data Processing

Enhances understanding of various processing algorithms and methods that can be applied to latest sensor systems, and instills ability to apply acquired knowledge

Adaptive Signal Processing: Theory and methodology of adaptive signal processing
Sonar signal processing: Beam forming, passive analysis, and active processing theory
Bayesian Belief Networks: Uncertainty theory, Bayesian inference
Fuzzy Logic: Fuzzy logic theory, association matrix, inference techniques
Practice: Practice using Matlab

Aerial Warfare Engineering

Instills ability to design concepts over aerial warfare platform, generate requirements, and make decisions, and covers basic theories on supersonic air dynamics

Introduction of aerial warfare: Engineering solutions and theories focused on development of aerial warfare
Flight Dynamic Aspects of Fast Jets: Theories and techniques of high-speed jet performance analysis
Fast Jet Aerodynamics: Analysis of aerodynamic solutions for modern and future high-speed jets, supersonic air dynamics theory
Engineering Analysis: Aircraft-based engineering theory, techniques to suppress air defense by enemy
Future trends: Second generation stealth design, next-generation aerodynamic solutions, supersonic platforms, etc.

Security S&T AI Program

Instills ability to produce outcomes from AI algorithms through theory and practice related to security technology

Basic AI theories: Deep learning algorithms, basic theories of machine learning, linear regression techniques, establishment of AI environment, etc.
Artificial neural networks: Introduction of artificial neural networks, convolutional neural network and recurrent neural network, introduction of Deep-Q-Network, case studies of artificial neural network utilization, basic Python programming
Advanced AI theories: Image captioning concept, utilization of Tensorflow, introduction of advanced theories
AI in security and defense: Development of security technology using AI, introduction of core AI algorithms, introduction of security strategies
Methods and stages of project implementation: Data analysis, crawling, DB management, practice

Cyber Attack: Threats and Opportunities

Covers basic theories of cyber attacks and countermeasures, and instills ability to re-attack

Introduction: Introduction of cyber attacks
Cyber attacks and vulnerabilities: Cyber attack methods and countermeasures
Cyber attack tools and defense methods: Introduction of various tools and applications, encryption methods
Re-attack methods: Theories and methods of re-attacking based on cyber attacks