Advanced Initiative for AI Things (AI2) is the successor to the Korean-French laboratory ILLUMINE, continuing of strong research collaboration between leading French and Korean institutions. It is officially launched in June 2024. AI2 brings together Institut Mines-Télécom, Sorbonne University, La Rochelle University, KAIST, HUFS, and several other top universities and research centers.
This joint international initiative is co-directed by Professors Noël Crespi (Institut Mines-Télécom) and Jun Kyun Choi (KAIST), with a mission to advance cutting-edge research across several strategic domains, including the AI of Things, both in terms of AI for digital infrastructure and digital infrastructure supporting AI. The laboratory also explores innovations in digital twins, blockchain, trust technologies, and the evolving landscape of Web 3.0 and the digital economy.
AI2 develop a common line of research, in particular by facilitating the exchange of researchers and PhD students across partner institutions. It also fosters the consolidation of joint activities in international standardization efforts, notably within ITU-T and IETF, and actively contributes to the global research community through IEEE conferences and journals.
