Meet the Swarmchestrate partners: Seoul National University
Seoul National University is a public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities.
The university’s main campus is located in Gwanak, and two additional campuses are located in Daehangno and Pyeongchang. The university comprises sixteen colleges, one graduate school and nine professional schools. The student body consists of nearly 17,000 undergraduate and 11,000 graduate students.
What is SNU role in the project?
In the context of Swarmchestrate project, SNU shall investigate and minimize energy consumption of the overall cloud-to-edge ecosystem, as well as provide optimization models considering technical and economic aspects, leading towards ecological and economic sustainability. With respect to social contribution, SNU shall analyze the implications of energy savings and efficiency from a social and economic perspective, reflecting on the wider societal and environmental impacts.
Why is this project important for SNU?
The project aligns with the internationalization strategy of SNU. The work of SNU is supported by Seoul National University (Institute of Engineering Research) and through grant NRF-RS-2023-00302083 by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), which is funded by the Korean government, Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT).
Who are the key people involved?
The key people involved are Prof. Dr. Bernhard Egger, Prof. Dr. Jörn Altmann, and Dr. Songhee Kang.