AX Innovation: LG Graduate School of AI's Vision for the Future

LG Graduate School of AI, a hub for nurturing top-tier talent to drive LG Group’s AI Transformation (AX) strategy, successfully concluded its 2025 Doctoral Program. On February 3rd, LG AI Research held a graduation ceremony at the LG AI Academy in Magok K-Square, presenting doctoral degrees to graduates and celebrating their remarkable achievements.

Image 1. LG Graduate School of AI Commencement Ceremony

Launched in March 2022, the LG Graduate School of AI’s PhD program aims to cultivate "Research Leaders" capable of redefining complex industrial challenges and developing original methodologies to solve them. To ensure world-class expertise recognized by both industry and academia, the program mandates publishing in SCI(E) journals or presenting at top-tier global AI conferences as a graduation requirement. From selecting research topics to the final dissertation defense, the graduates proved their capabilities through rigorous training and evaluation equivalent to prestigious academic organization.

The ceremony was attended by faculty members and mentors who guided the students' research journeys. In his congratulatory speech, Woohyung Lim, Head of LG AI Research, encouraged the graduates, saying, “Congratulations to the graduates of the LG Graduate School of AI for successfully balancing your professional duties with intensive AI research; we look forward to seeing you lead LG’s future, bridging field experience with cutting-edge technology to drive real change.”

The spotlight fell on the two degree recipients, Yunho Shin from LG Uplus and Youngtak Na from LG Electronics:

Image 2. Yunho Shin of LG Uplus (left) and Woohyung Lim, Head of LG AI Research (right), pose for a commemorative photo at the LG Graduate School of AI Graduation Ceremony.

• Yunho Shin (LG Uplus): Conducted research on "Designing Video Action Recognition Frameworks using Vision-Language Models (VLM)," developing an efficient and flexible multimodal framework applicable to various image recognition tasks. This research has been highly recognized for its future potential, achieving a performance that surpasses global state-of-the-art (SOTA) models in the "Action Spotting" benchmark—a key metric evaluating an AI's ability to precisely locate specific moments of action within a video.

Image 3. Youngtak Na of LG Electronics (left) and Woohyung Lim, Head of LG AI Research (right), pose for a commemorative photo at LG Graduate School of AI Graduation Ceremony.

• Youngtak Na (LG Electronics): Presented a strategy to enhance reliability in "Monocular Depth Estimation based on Uncertainty Attention," offering practical applications for computer vision fields, including autonomous driving. This technology is being widely recognized for its high applicability, as it significantly improves an AI's ability to accurately perceive complex road conditions in autonomous driving environments.

In his closing remarks, Yunho Shin expressed his gratitude: “I want to thank my professors, colleagues, and the LG Uplus AI R&D Center for their unwavering support despite many changes in the environment. I will continue my journey as an AI engineer fit for the era of Physical AI.”

Youngtak Na added, “The insights from my professors and the Academy team helped me persevere through countless experimental failures. LG Graduate School of AIis truly the optimal environment for AI research, and it will continue to be the foundation for the LG Group’s AX innovation.”

Image 5. Soonyoung Lee, Head of the Data Inteligence Lab at LG AI Research, delivers a congratulatory address at the LG Graduate School of AI Graduation Ceremony

Soonyoung Lee, Head of the Data Intelligence Lab at LG AI Research, praised the graduates: “I am deeply impressed by the tenacity and responsibility of two graduates, who balanced their busy work schedules to complete international-level research without losing direction.” He extended his heartfelt support to the graduates, acknowledging them as fellow "AI researchers" and "colleagues."

LG Group remains committed to fostering AI experts through a systematic and in-depth talent development ecosystem, focusing on innovating customer experiences and creating differentiated value through AI. As a core hub for AX leadership, LG AI Graduate School plans to continuously enhance its educational expertise and expand its global competitiveness.

Recently, LG Graduate School of AI became the first institution in South Korea to receive official accreditation from the Ministry of Education for its doctoral program, following its master's program. This marks a significant milestone as a premier starting point for cultivating research leaders who will carry the future of Korea’s AI industry. Moving forward, LG Graduate School of AI will continue to bridge the gap between industry and academia, striving to nurture core talents who lead practical technological innovation.