Korea Aerospace University and Goyang City Explore Convergence of Future Aviation and AI

[Financial News] Korea Aerospace University (KAU) and Goyang City have joined forces to combine artificial intelligence (AI) with aviation technology, grow the future mobility industry, and make Goyang a global AI hub.
KAU said on the 10th that it will hold the ‘AeroAI Symposium 2026’ with Goyang City on the 17th at the Baekseok Annex of Goyang City Hall. ‘AeroAI’ combines the words aviation (Aero) and artificial intelligence (AI). The event was organized to discuss the future of the aviation industry, which is advancing rapidly through its integration with AI, and to bring the government’s planned ‘Global AI Hub’ to Goyang.
The Global AI Hub is an international center where AI experts from around the world gather to support technology development and education. Goyang is currently competing to host it, drawing on transport links close to Incheon and Gimpo International Airport and KINTEX’s international conference infrastructure. After declaring last July that they would make Goyang a center for the aviation and space industries in the Seoul metropolitan area, the two organizations have now decided to expand their cooperation to include AI.
The event will focus on technologies for drones and robots that use AI to make decisions and move autonomously, as well as ways to rapidly introduce advanced drones into the military. Yang Jae-su, president of the Korea Data Agency, will deliver the keynote address on a data-driven strategy for mobility innovation, while Park Geun-young, a director at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), will share a K-defense drone strategy.
The technical sessions that follow will feature professors from universities in India, Germany and Japan, Korean aerospace researchers, and representatives of companies specializing in drones. They will discuss a range of cutting-edge technology trends, including drone defense technology, factory automation robots, and soft robots that can travel both through the air and over land.
“The era of AI being installed in drones and aircraft and making decisions on its own is becoming a reality,” said Hwang Wan-sik, head of KAU’s project team. “I hope this event will help Goyang establish itself as a central city for the aerospace and AI industries.”
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