1. 2019 International Conference on Cognitive Science Seoul, Korea
Chungmin Lee, Honorary President
The Korean Society for Cognitive Science
Professor of Seoul National University

2. About KSCS
The Korean Society for Cognitive Science (KSCS) was founded in 1987 and now has about 750 members
Journal of Cognitive Science : 4 times/year
It hosted ICCS for the first time at Seoul National University in 1997

3. Performance of KCCS AI Neuroscience
Byoung-Tak Zhang (Brain-science-based machine learning)
Visual talking deep-learning technique that answers questions by voice
Currently developing a child-rearing robot
Neuroscience
Kyungmin Lee (Letter vision, sound processing, coordination, and consciousness)
Min Byeong-Kyung (Brain activity in Hangeul recognition)
Research on ERP and language processing using fMRI

4. Korea South Korea Population : about 48million Language : Korean
Official Name : Republic of Korea
Government type : Republic
Capital : Seoul
Currency : South Korean won
Seoul
South Korea

5. Seoul, Korea
The largest city with a population of about 12 million and capital of Korea maintained as the hub city of Korea for over 600 years
Has several beautiful ancient palaces and many royal tombs
Has numerous attractions, i.e. art museums, galleries, shopping malls, traditional villages, traditional markets, etc.
Has several mountains around downtown and a big river dissecting the city
Had hosted the first ICCS in 1997 and sixth in 2008

6. Seoul National University

7. Museum
Kyujanggak – Old books Library
Main Stadium
Modern Art Museum
Central Library
Administration Building

8. Institute for Cognitive Science, SNU: Conference Venue

9. Plan General Topic of the conference
- Scientific understanding of the mind through all available methodologies
Main Topics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cognitive Neuroscience
Computer Science
Linguistics
Philosophy
Psychology

10. Coverage
This Conference will cover all the fields of Cognitive Science, with a special emphasis on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Neuroscience
Conference Chairs
The conference will be co-chaired by Byoung-Tak Zhang and others to be nominated
Invited Speakers
- Sebastian Seung(Princeton Univ., South Korea)
- Gary Cottrell(UCSD, USA)
- Ipke Wachsmuth(CITEC, Germany)

11. Accommodation
Seoul offers a number of possibilities in different categories from luxury 5 star hotels to hostels.
Marriot Hotel
30min by car
Palace Hotel
Hoam Guest House
$85 for a room/day
10min by walk
SNU Dormitory
$20 for a room/day
5min by walk

13. Welcome to 2019 ICCS in Seoul
Sep. 24th - Sep. 26th