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A Young Yonsei Mathematician Solves the “Moving Sofa Problem” — Meet Jineon Baek Solving a 60-Year-Old Math Mystery with a Single Unifying FormulaWhen picturing a person who solves a legendary math problem, one might imagine an elderly professor with a head full of gray hair. But Jineon Baek, the mathematician who recently cracked the infamous “moving sofa problem,” doesn’t quite fit the stereotype. Freshly minted with a Ph.D., Baek arrived at the interview in a black jacket.. 더보기
Professor Park Sung-chul's Team at Korea University Wins Early Career Investigator Award from the U.S.’ AcademyHealth for its Study on Health Insurance Coverage Expansion The study analyzed the trend in low-value care resulting from expanded coverage for brain MRIs On June 9, graduate student Bae Gi-ryeon, who is enrolled in the integrated master’s and Ph.D. program in the Division of Health Policy and Management at Korea University (President Kim Dong-one), received the Early Career Investigator Award at the 2025 AcademyHealth conference. ‘AcademyHealth is a glo.. 더보기
RAIBO Runs over Walls with Feline Agility... Ready for Effortless Search over Mountaineous and Rough Terrains​ KAIST's quadrupedal robot, RAIBO, can now move at high speed across discontinuous and complex terrains such as stairs, gaps, walls, and debris. It has demonstrated its ability to run on vertical walls, leap over 1.3-meter-wide gaps, sprint at approximately 14.4 km/h over stepping stones, and move quickly and nimbly on terrain combining 30° slopes, stairs, and stepping stones. RAIBO is expected t.. 더보기