Governance

Organization & Structure

NAIRL is hosted by the consortium of KAIST, Korea University, POSTECH, and Yonsei University, established under Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT. It brings the four universities’ core AI faculty together around three research pillars, run from dedicated facilities in Seoul and supported by industry, public-sector, and global partners.

National support & oversight
Ministry of Science & ICT
IITP
Leadership
Operations & planning
Steering Committee
Cross-university decision-making
Advisory & oversight
Strategic Advisors Board
Independent guidance on strategy
Hosting & co-hosting universities
Host
KAIST
Kee-Eung Kim, Director/PI
Co-host
Korea University
Seong-Whan Lee, Co-PI
Co-host
POSTECH
Minsu Cho, Co-PI
Co-host
Yonsei University
Seon Joo Kim, Co-PI
Infrastructure

Where the innovation happens

Two Seoul facilities, provided in-kind by public partners, anchor the lab’s operations and compute.

Seoul AI Hub

Main Bldg 5–7F & Annex · 108, Taebong-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul
7,050 m²Support from Seoul Metropolitan Government
Seoul AI Hub building

Seocho AICT Center

Bldg B 1–2F · 56 Yangjae-daero 12-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul
800 m²Support from Seocho District Office
Seocho AICT Center building