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POSTECH held the plaque unveiling ceremony for the Wil van der Aalst Data & Process Science Research Center (Aalst Center) at Science Building IV on April 21 (Mon).

Established in September 2024, the Aalst Center has been supporting innovation in industry through advanced research integrating data and processes, such as object-centric process mining and multimodal AI.

On the day of the event, President Seong Keun Kim, Honorary Center Director Wil van der Aalst, Center Director Minseok Song, Professor Kwang Jae Kim (Deputy Head of Major in Industrial Data Science), and other key faculty members attended a roundtable meeting to discuss the current status and future direction of the center, followed by the unveiling ceremony.

In its first year, the center achieved significant milestones, including securing approximately KRW 8 billion in research funding through projects such as the Global Data Leader Training Program supported by IITP and Gyeongbuk Province/Pohang City, and expanding its global research network.

Director Minseok Song stated, “Even within our first year, we have already seen promising results. Building on POSTECH’s strengths in interdisciplinary research, we will continue to pursue world-class research going forward.”