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- Development of next-generation neural interface technology, integrating electrophysiology and deep brain imaging - This research was published in Advanced Functional Materials, an internationally renowned journal. The University of Seoul announced that a research team led by Professor Dong-Wook Park from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Inscopix, has developed BioCLEAR, a transparent neural electrode system that can simultaneously measure electrical and optical signals from deep-brain neurons. The research findings were published in the paper titled "Transparent Inorganic–Organic Bilayer Neural Electrode Array and Integration to Miniscope System for In Vivo Calcium Imaging and Electrophysiology" on October 23 in Advanced Functional Materials, an internationally renowned journal (IF 19, top 4.5% in JCR). BioCLEAR is recognized as a multimodal neural measurement technology that can perform both electrophysiology and calcium imaging on a single platform. BioCLEAR uses a hybrid organic-inorganic structure that combines a silver nanowire (AgNW)–based inorganic conductor with a doped PEDOT:PSS organic polymer layer. This structure addresses the opacity and imaging interference issues of conventional metal electrodes while providing hig
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- Rankings rise for the third consecutive year… Strengthen competitiveness through quality-focused research innovation The University of Seoul announced it has ranked 9th in South Korea in the “2025 Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) Leiden Ranking,” released by the Centre at Leiden University in the Netherlands. This result stems from achieving an 8.3% in the “Top 10% Paper Ratio,” which indicates the quality level of research papers. The Leiden Ranking is a global university evaluation that objectively measures research quality by assessing institutions’ research output based on citation impact. It is considered a highly credible assessment for verifying a university’s research capabilities, as it excludes qualitative factors, such as reputation or size. It ranks institutions solely on their pure research performance. Its 2025 assessment covered 1,594 universities worldwide that published more than 800 international papers between 2020 and 2023. Particularly noteworthy is the steep upward trajectory of the University of Seoul. In the last three years, the university has consistently risen in rank: 23rd in 2023 → 13th in 2024 → 9th in 2025. It demonstrates a clear growth in research capability. This is highly significant, as it indicates that the university is achieving qualitativ
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- Expand Global Education Network Through Strengthened Cooperation with Portuguese Universities On Thursday, October 23, 2025, the University of Seoul visited NOVA University Lisbon to sign a new exchange agreement (MOU) and decided to strengthen educational and research cooperation with the Portuguese university. President Yongkul Won met with President Joao Saagua of NOVA University Lisbon to discuss how to strengthen joint research and academic exchange between the two universities and continue their ongoing cooperation. At the MOU ceremony, the world-class research achievements and educational capabilities demonstrated by NOVA University Lisbon in the fields of Business and Economics, Data Science, and Health and Environment were lauded. Through this MOU, the two universities plan to pursue various cooperative initiatives, including ▲joint research projects ▲ student exchange programs ▲and international collaborative projects. They specifically agreed to strengthen student exchanges and research collaboration centered on NOVA University Lisbon’s School of Information Management and Data Science and School of Social Sciences and Humanities. Founded in 1973, NOVA University Lisbon is a leading research-oriented university in Portugal, with approximately 20,000 students enrolled. Through this MOU, both u
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- Establish a Cooperative Foundation to Promote International Research and Academic Exchange On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, representatives from the University of Seoul visited Paris Nanterre University and signed a new Letter of Intent (LOI) to invigorate international exchange between the two universities. The MOU ceremony was attended by the President of the University of Seoul, Yongkul Won, and Paris Nanterre University President Caroline Rolland-Diamond, and they discussed how to strengthen research and academic exchanges and expand international cooperation networks between the two universities. President Won commended Paris Nanterre University’s leading research achievements in humanities and social sciences, law, and international relations. They discussed specific cooperation plans, including ▲promoting joint research, ▲operating student exchange programs, and ▲collaborating on international joint projects. In particular, they exchanged opinions and views on cooperation directions that could create academic synergy, focusing on urban policy and social science research areas, which are the University of Seoul’s strengths. Founded in 1964, Paris Nanterre University is a leading research-oriented university in France, with approximately 35,000 students enrolled and a particularly high reputation
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- Presenting Future Research Directions Through AI and Data-Based Art Research and Convergence Education On Monday, October 20, 2025, the University of Seoul visited the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA) in Frankfurt, Germany, to discuss ways to strengthen collaborative research between the two institutions in the convergence of art and science. During this visit, President Yongkul Won met with Director Fredrik Ullen to explore concrete collaboration plans that combine the research capabilities of MPIEA, a leader in art-science convergence research, with those of the University of Seoul. In-depth discussions focused particularly on potential linkages between MPIEA’s cognitive and sensitivity-based art research and the University of Seoul’s urban culture research. Founded in 2013, the institute is a basic research institute under the Max Planck Society. It explores the processes by which humans perceive and evaluate art from biological, psychological, and cultural perspectives. With music as its primary research subject, it conducts interdisciplinary research integrating psychology, neuroscience, anthropology, and philosophy. It also actively promotes interdisciplinary convergence research through its “INHABIT Artist-in-Residence” program, which facilitates collaboration between artists
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The University of Seoul has announced that a research team led by Professor Jung Hyun Lee of the Department of Life Science has published a research outcome newly identifying the evolutionary mechanism of immune evasion by HIV-1 infection, an incurable infectious disease in humans. The research article appears in Trends in Immunology (JCR top 4%; top-7 journal), which is among the most prestigious immunology journals. Titled “Uncovering the evolving arms race between host immunity and HIV-1,” the paper presents an integrated analysis of the “evolving arms race of attack and defense” between HIV-1 and the host immune system from immunological, molecular biological, and evolutionary perspectives. HIV-1 is an infectious disease that is difficult to treat because of its ability to evade the immune surveillance system of the host and remain latent for a lifetime. Recent discoveries of the various molecular strategies by which the virus neutralizes the immune defense system have led to a growing body of therapeutic research targeting it. The research team systematically delineated the immune evasion strategies that operate at each stage of the life cycle of HIV-1, thus providing a theoretical basis for restoring immune defense and identifying next-generation antiviral therapeutic targets. The team has propo
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- Presents a more powerful “spear” in the spear-and-shield battle — points to directions for safer autonomous driving technology. - Up to 11.8× more effective than existing attacks; presented at the top AI conference IJCAI 2025. A research team led by Professor Hyeongboo Baek of the Department of Artificial Intelligence, University of Seoul, has developed a novel AI-based hacking technique called BankTweak which exploits a vulnerability in multi-object tracking (MOT), a core component of autonomous driving systems. The work was accepted for presentation at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2025), one of the world’s most prestigious AI conferences. The study has attracted strong attention from both academia and industry because it is the first to reveal a concrete security weakness in autonomous vehicle perception systems and to highlight the urgent need for more robust defensive techniques. MOT acts as an autonomous vehicle’s “eyes,” simultaneously tracking and predicting the movements of multiple objects, such as pedestrians and vehicles, based on camera footage. Previous AI attacks on MOT typically aimed to make an object briefly disappear (false negative) or to perturb its predicted position to trigger identity switches. Those attacks are often brittle: systems c
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- Ranked 2nd nationwide in internationalization education and 6th in student support: Spurring global competitiveness - Ranked 1st in three indicators, demonstrating competitiveness in internationalization as a “foreign student-friendly university” The University of Seoul ranked 7th overall in the “1st Korea Times Internationalization Excellence University Evaluation” hosted by the Korea Times, with major universities such as Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University taking the top spots. This achievement is a tangible validation of the University’s vision, Defining Global Excellence in Higher Education, and indicates that the University has been recognized for its global excellence in education. The evaluation was conducted on 54 universities nationwide based on 22 indicators in four areas, including education, research, student support, and graduate outcomes, and the top 30 universities were selected as “Internationalization Excellence Universities.” The University of Seoul ranked 2nd nationwide in education, 6th in student support, 13th in graduate outcomes, and 18th in research, demonstrating its balanced performance in internationalization development. The University ranked 1st in the areas of education and student support, including scholarship-to-tuition ratio, accredita
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- Precise control of atomic-layer Pd shells minimizes hot charge loss; demonstrated performance of antenna–reactor structure nanocatalyst - Research published in leading international journal JACS; core source technology for clean energy transition secured A research team led by Prof. Hyosun Lee of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Seoul has announced next-generation eco-friendly photoelectrochemical catalyst technology developed using solar energy through research conducted jointly with Profs. Jeong Young Park and Hyotcherl Ihee of the KAIST Department of Chemistry. The team implemented a new catalytic technology that maximizes the utilization of hot charges in plasmonic metals. The novel technology significantly improves the efficiency of solar water splitting achievable with existing technologies. Because plasmonic metals can utilize the visible light region, which accounts for approximately 47% of sunlight, they are considered promising next-generation eco-friendly water-splitting catalysts. However, their performance has been limited by the rapid recombination of high-energy (hot) charges generated during sunlight absorption, which reduces reaction efficiency. ▶ Schematic diagram of the photoelectrochemical oxygen evolution reaction of Au@Pd nanoparticles To addre
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- Seoul Impact 2.0 to launch AI startup ecosystem with Seoul RISE project The University of Seoul has been selected as the lead university for the 2026 Seoul Campus Town Project. With this selection, the University of Seoul will roll out a full-cycle support system that covers entrepreneurship education, business incubation, demonstration and commercialization, and investment. It will also expand the regional innovation-driven startup ecosystem in partnership with the Seoul RISE (Regional Innovation-led Startup Ecosystem) project. Starting with this round, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has made fostering AI-based startups and strengthening ties with RISE its top priorities, and it will provide up to KRW 1.2 billion per year in funding to selected universities for as long as four years. The Seoul Campus Town Project is designed to systematically cultivate youth entrepreneurship and boost regional vitality by leveraging the human and physical resources of universities. In response, the University of Seoul has introduced the “Seoul Impact 2.0” strategy, with a vision to: ▲ deliver customized scale-up support by growth stage, ▲ strengthen AI+X convergence startup capabilities, ▲ address urban challenges with Seoul-style solutions, ▲ and drive global expansion. ▶ Local innovation and youth entrepr
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