CTRI

Currently, Culture Technology Research Institute (CTRI) has about 20 faculty members, 10 researchers, and 130 graduate students, conducting various research in the field of culture technology. Under CTRI, there are Sumi Jo Performing Arts Research Center, Art & Technology Center, and Post Metaverse Research Center.

  • Director
    • Prof. LEE Sung-Hee
  • Member
    • Faculty 15, Researchers 10, Staff 5
  • Vision and Role
    • Leading global value creation in the cultural industry and contributing to the happiness and prosperity of mankind
    • Establishment and operation of an open industry-academic interdisciplinary research platform to secure new growth engines in the cultural industry
    • Performing pace-setting CT R&D by pioneering and preoccupying a new cultural industry in U-tact era
  • Strategy
    • Selecting core fields reflecting future demands of the cultural industry and conducting interdisciplinary research focused on the research center
    • Conducting interdisciplinary research focusing on a mid to long term convergence research plan to “answer questions,” led by full-time researchers
    • Early acquisition of proprietary CT technology and expansion of cultural industry fields through open industry-academic cooperation
  • Projects
    • 2024: Projects 80
    • 2023: Projects 46
    • 2022: Projects 47
    • 2021: Projects 34
    • 2020: Projects 33
  • History
    • May 2006

      Establishment of
      Culture Technology
      Research Center

      Director
      WOHN Kwangyun

    • Oct 2012

      Approval of
      establishment of
      Culture Technology
      Research Institute

    • Dec 2012

      Renamed

      Director
      LEE Dongman

    • May 2016

      Reorganization

      Director
      NOH Junyong

    • Sep 2020

      Reorganization
      focused on
      research center

      Director
      WOO Woontack

    • Sep 2022

      Director
      LEE Sung-Hee

  • Location
    • Dept. of Industrial Design Building (N25), Room 3225
    • Woojung Research Building (W7), Room 302
  • Organization