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SUITE Lab aims for a high-end education and research
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A set of instrumental compositions
SUITE LAB respects the individuality of each member while maintaining the community goal of All for one, one for all
Previous Definition at
KAIST
Strategic
Use of
Information
Technologies &
E-business
SUITE
Current Definition at
Korea University
Strategic Understanding of
Media Industry,
Digital Technology and End-user
Research Area
Our research area includes new media, digital business as well as media industry.
We are interested in new emerging media and ICT (Information and communication technologies)
and their use and impacts in personal life, business world and whole society.
In addition, we do pay attention to global media and ICT ecosystem with business and policy perspectives.
New Media
We try to identify key emerging media technologies and examine the various emerging media-enabled business, social, cultural and regulatory changes. Particularly we critically analyze how new emerging media and ICT transform the industry,
the society and our personal lives.
Digital Business
We have studied how digital technologies, in other words new emerging media and ICT, change the way of living of people as well the way of doing business. We do research on digital business and particularly digital business model and digital transformation.
Media Industry
We focus on media industry because
it makes people happy and it has the economic potential by creating wealth, employing people, and adding values. In addition, it is the reflection of the society. Finally, it is important to (national) culture and identity.
By doing research on media industry,
we may not save the industry, but we think that we will be able to be a lighthouse which sheds light on its future.
Research in 10 years
By conducting a brief literature analysis of Prof. Seongcheol Kim's 112 papers spanning 10 years (2014-2023), the following main topics are identified based on the abstracts of published articles
TOPIC 1
Digital User
TOPIC 2
Digital Market & Policy
TOPIC 3
Digital Platform & Content
TOPIC 4
Digital Tech & Social Problem
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Below bibliometric network is based on the keywords extracted from published articles using VOS Viewer.
From 2014 to 2023, the research trend can be observed transitioning from purple (2014) to yellow (2023).
While maintaining a focus on information and communications technology (ICT) within the South Korean context, the emphasis has shifted primarily from the mobile ecosystem (purple) to content (orange),
consumer behavior (yellow), government (yellow), and social issues (yellow).
Strength of SUITE Lab
The SUITE Lab aims to be one of the world’s leading research teams that inspires people’s strategic understanding of media industry, digital technology and end-user
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Research Center based
Research
Promoting multidisciplinary research through our large-scale centers, the Center for ICT and Society, the Smart Media Service Research Center, and the BK21 Four Research and Education Center for Media and Communication
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Problem Solving study based on Industrial-Academic Cooperation
Conducting research in collaboration with representative companies such as Naver, SKT or CJ ENM or government agencies such as Ministry of Science and ICT or Korea Communications Agency to address real-world issues
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International Joint Research Network
Actively executing cooperative research with foreign researchers involved in established research network through activities at international societies such as ITS, IMMAA or exchange with universities abroad
