Every year the planning committee selects and announces the annual theme and invites experts who can conduct an interdisciplinary research on the theme from various fields including the humanities, natural and social sciences, and arts. During their tenure at the KIAS's transdisciplinary program, KIAS fellows and post-graduate fellows are encouraged to discuss and carryout research in an open academic atmosphere.
2020~2021 Annual Theme Group : Reality
| Name | Affiliation | Research Field |
|---|---|---|
| Lee, Jiyeon | HUFS | Russian literature |
| Kim, Jeonghwan | Seoul Institute of the Arts | Visual design |
| Park, Seungsoon | NEWTUNE | Cultural technology |
| Lee, Jongpil | NEWTUNE | Cultural technology |
2019 Annual Theme Group : Research on Artificial Intelligence and Post-Humanism
| Name | Affiliation | Research Field |
|---|---|---|
| Lee, Joongwon | Univ. of Seoul | Philosophy of Science |
| Mok, Gwangsoo | Univ. of Seoul | Ethics |
| Park, Choongsik | U1 Univ. | Electronic Engineering |
| Choi, In-Ryeong | Seoul Natl. Univ. | Linguistics |
2017~2018 Annual Theme Group : Research the relationshop between art and science seeking for TRUTH
| Name | Affiliation | Research Field |
|---|---|---|
| Kim, Joohyun | Artist | Sculptor |
| Song, Yovi | Artist | Art Theorist |
2017~2018 Annual Theme Group : AI: Science, History, Philosophy
| Name | Affiliation | Research Field |
|---|---|---|
| Hong, Sungook | Seoul Natl. Univ. | Philosophy of Science |
| Jun, Jin-kwon | Hanyang Univ. | Philosophy of Science |
| Kim, Sung Won | Seoul Natl. Univ. | Philosophy of Science |
2016 Annual Theme Group : Game theory and its applications to humanities, social science and natural science
| Name | Affiliation | Research Field |
|---|---|---|
| Kim, Jeongyoo | Kyunghee Univ. | Economics |
| Joo, Byungki | Seoul Natl. Univ. | Economics |
| Cho, Namwoon | Korea Univ. | Economics |
2016 Annual Theme Group : Research on the Financial Pricing model using Artificial Intelligence
| Name | Affiliation | Research Field |
|---|---|---|
| Kim, Youngrok | HUFS | Mathematics |
| Song, Joonhyuk | HUFS | Economics |
| Kim Joonsuk | Korea Univ. | Economics |
| Jeong, Darae | Korea Univ. | Economics |
2015 Annual Theme Group : Cosmic Spacetime, Human Spacetime
| Name | Affiliation | Research Field |
|---|---|---|
| Lee, Gangyoung | Gyeongsang Natl. Univ. | Physics |
| Kim, Jaeyoung | Seoul Natl. Univ. | |
| Elie During | Univ. de L'ouest Parisien | Philosophy |
| Lee, Gyueun | The City Univ. of New York | Philosophy |
| Jang, Taesoon | Univ. Vincennes a Saint-Denis |
2013 Annual Theme Group : Toward a Unified Science of Mind / Brain
| Name | Affiliation | Research Field |
|---|---|---|
| Yoon, Bosuk | Ewha Univ. | Philosophy |
| Edouard Machery | Univ. of Pittsburgh | Philosophy of Mind |
| Richard Samuels | Ohio State Univ. | Philosophy of Mind |
| Kim, Hyoeun | KIAS | Philosophy of Mind |
| Cho, Sunam | KIAS | Philosophy of Science |
2012 Annual Theme Group : Images, Artistic and Scientific
| Name | Affiliation | Research Field |
|---|---|---|
| Hong, Sungook | Seoul Natl. Univ. | Philosophy of Science |
| Chang, Hasok | Univ. of Cambridge | Philosophy of Science |
| Chu, Pingy | Academia Sinica | History of Medicine |
| HSiang-Lin, Lei | Academia Sinica | History of Medicine |
| Cho, Sunam | KIAS | Philosophy of Science |
| Yi, Doogab | KIAS | History |