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Interactive Metaverse

Convergence Research Center

I M C R C

Interactive Metaverse Convergence Research Center

based on IoT XR/MR(VR/AR)

< Research Objective >

Development and commercialization of

next-generation cultural content and application systems

based on Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies.

< Expected Effects >

Growth as specialized personnel in the field of

cultural technology convergence centered

around the Fourth Industrial Revolution and as experts

in media content across all areas based on cultural technology.

Application system and educational culture contents

XR/MR + IoT

[ Education ]

Development of education system

and education culture contents using MR smart glasses, hologram, etc.

[ Healthcare ]

Development of medical system

and contents using realistic VR HMD, MR smart glasses, etc.

[ Social Welfare ]

Development of social welfare

and environmental protection system using a data visualization technique

Next-generation cultural and artistic content

XR/MR + IoT

Future-oriented interactive content

Real-time feedback-based MR/VR animation production

Application system and educational culture contents XR/MR + IoT			Next-generation cultural and artistic content XR/MR + IoT
[ Education ] Development of education system and education culture contents using MR smart glasses, hologram, etc.	[ Healthcare ] Development of medical system and contents using realistic VR HMD, MR smart glasses, etc.	[ Social Welfare ] Development of social welfare and environmental protection system using a data visualization technique	Future-oriented interactive content Real-time feedback-based MR/VR animation production

Chongsan Kwon

Research Center Director, Principal Investigator, Head professor of the Department of Metaverse Convergence (Graduate School) and the Computer Graphic Design Major (Undergraduate)

https://imcrc.re.kr

https://techsan.co.kr

jazzhana@cku.ac.kr

Chongsan Kwon is the head professor of the Department of Metaverse Convergence at the Graduate School of Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung, Korea, and the head professor of Computer Graphic Design Major at the undergraduate level. He is leading the 'Interactive Metaverse Convergence Research Center(IMCRC)' and is the CEO of TechSAN Inc. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture from Kyonggi University in 2002, his Master of Engineering in Visual Contents from Dongseo University in 2009, and his Doctor's degree (Ph.D.) in Digital Contents and Information from Seoul National University in 2017. He worked as an Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Division at Dongseo University from 2018 to 2021. His research focuses on establishing metaverse ecosystems and applying XR(VR)/MR(AR) for education, healthcare, and social welfare systems, with a particular focus on experiential learning and situated learning. Some of his research interests include:

- Metaverse

- XR(VR) / MR(AR) Application

- Photogrammetry Technology

- Real-time Volumetric Capture Technology

- Digital Human

- Gamification

Seungjae Lee

Senior Researcher

Seungjae Lee is a senior researcher at Catholic Kwandong University's Industry Coorperation Foundation. He graduated from the Department of Physics at Gangneung-Wonju National University in 1997 and received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the same university in 2007. He was the CEO of RealInside, a company that produced a 3D virtual space creation system using real-world images from 2007 to 2010 and worked at LG Electronics as a senior research engineer on the AR-HUD installed on cars from 2017 to 2019. In 2021, he researched autonomous vehicles as a Research Professor at Kookmin University's Industry Coorperation Foundation. His current research interest is a virtual space creation optimization techniques using spatial data such as point cloud and his rearch interests include:

- Optimization

- Point cloud and mesh

- Metaverse

- Volumetric capture technology