Hankook Kinetico Engineering (O’s GloTure) has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Prof. Yoon-Seok Yang, Founder & CEO and Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at SUNY Korea, to advance joint research and AI-driven engineering solutions.
During the signing ceremony, representatives from both sides formalized the partnership and discussed collaborative roadmaps integrating cutting-edge AI hardware architecture with advanced nonclinical and biomedical engineering systems.
Prof. Yoon-Seok Yang holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University and brings extensive global industry expertise in artificial intelligence hardware and neuromorphic systems:
- Google (Sunnyvale, CA): Previously served as a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) silicon and research engineer.
- Intel Labs (Santa Clara, CA): Worked as a research scientist at the Neuromorphic Computing Lab from 2012 to 2022, specializing in neuromorphic computing systems and AI chip design.
- SUNY Korea: Currently serves as an Assistant Professor in Computer Science as well as Founder & CEO.
Through this partnership, Hankook Kinetico Engineering and Prof. Yang plan to collaborate closely on joint R&D initiatives, data integrity and AI computing integration, AI Talent Discovery, and technological innovation for global markets.
“Partnering with Prof. Yoon-Seok Yang, whose career spans groundbreaking AI chip research at Intel Labs and Google TPU engineering, marks a major milestone for our technological roadmap,” said a representative of Hankook Kinetico Engineering. “We look forward to creating impactful synergies across AI computing and biomedical engineering.”