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Security Threat and Policy Analysis to Secure the Safety and Reliability of the Smart Grid (지능형 전력망의 안전성과 신뢰성 확보를 위한 보안위협과 정책 분석)

  • Lee, Daesung
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.25 no.10
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    • pp.1381-1390
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    • 2021
  • Smart grid is a representative convergence new technology in the era of the 4th industry revolution that deals with three broad security areas consisting of control system, the power grid, and the consumer. As it is a convergence new technology of the 4th industrial society, it is true that it can have a positive effect on the country's technological development, growth engine, and economic feasibility in the future. However, since the smart grid is expected to cause enormous damage in the event of a security accident, energy-related organizations must prepare various security measures to predict and respond to the latest security incidents. In this paper, the current status of domestic and foreign smart grids, trends in security standards, vulnerabilities and threats, and prospects for smart grid security technologies are to be considered.

In-vitro meat: a promising solution for sustainability of meat sector

  • Kumar, Pavan;Sharma, Neelesh;Sharma, Shubham;Mehta, Nitin;Verma, Akhilesh Kumar;Chemmalar, S;Sazili, Awis Qurni
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.63 no.4
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    • pp.693-724
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    • 2021
  • The in-vitro meat is a novel concept in food biotechnology comprising field of tissue engineering and cellular agriculture. It involves production of edible biomass by in-vitro culture of stem cells harvested from the muscle of live animals by self-organizing or scaffolding methodology. It is considered as efficient, environmental friendly, better ensuring public safety and nutritional security, as well as ethical way of producing meat. Source of stem cells, media ingredients, supply of large size bioreactors, skilled manpower, sanitary requirements, production of products with similar sensory and textural attributes as of conventional meat, consumer acceptance, and proper set up of regulatory framework are challenges faced in commercialization and consumer acceptance of in-vitro meat. To realize any perceivable change in various socio-economic and environmental spheres, the technology should be commercialized and should be cost-effective as conventional meat and widely accepted among consumers. The new challenges of increasing demand of meat with the increasing population could be fulfill by the establishment of in-vitro meat production at large scale and its popularization. The adoption of in-vitro meat production at an industrial scale will lead to self-sufficiency in the developed world.

Status and Prospects of the Korean Literature Archive: Focus on Information Center of Korean Modern Literature and Establishment of the National Museum of Korean Literature (한국 문학 아카이브의 현황과 전망: 근대문학정보센터와 국립한국문학관 설립을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Min-yeong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.211-219
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    • 2019
  • To research the directionality of Korean literary archives, this paper introduces the modern literature archive of the National Library of Korea and discusses the future direction of the archive of the National Museum of Korean Literature. The modern literature archive of the National Library of Korea is operated with focus on digitizing the original text of modern literature, providing professional release information, and constructing contents related to modern writers and literary history. As such, the National Museum of Korean Literature, which aims to open in 2023, needs to refer to the case of the National Library of Korea but introduce more professional curating. In other words, the archivist should have the initiative to document the context of the records so that literature can be reproduced creatively based on the archived data. Moreover, he/she should actively implement archive policies to expand the availability of materials.

The Current Situation and Prospect of Safety Education Contents based on VR (VR기반 안전 교육콘텐츠 현황과 전망)

  • Lee, Young-Woo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.24 no.10
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    • pp.1294-1299
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    • 2020
  • Recently, interest in safety education based on VR has been increasing, but it started rising doubts are growing over its effectiveness. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis project is to research the current status of safety education contents based on VR and present situations and future prospects for safety education based on VR. As a result of researching about safety education contents using VR, the movement or condition of characters in the contents in the VR environment was very unnatural. Especially, in simulations such as driving a VR device, the controller was skeptical about its efficiency because the operation was different from the actual environment. As a result, we would like to make suggestions and forecasts as follows: First, the production of real and twin environment in VR should be realized. Second, the natural movement of the character should be performed. Third, various controllers should be released in VR devices. Fourth, a realistic scenario should be developed.

A Survey on 5G Enabled Multi-Access Edge Computing for Smart Cities: Issues and Future Prospects

  • Tufail, Ali;Namoun, Abdallah;Alrehaili, Ahmed;Ali, Arshad
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.107-118
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    • 2021
  • The deployment of 5G is in full swing, with a significant yearly growth in the data traffic expected to reach 26% by the year and data consumption to reach 122 EB per month by 2022 [10]. In parallel, the idea of smart cities has been implemented by various governments and private organizations. One of the main objectives of 5G deployment is to help develop and realize smart cities. 5G can support the enhanced data delivery requirements and the mass connection requirements of a smart city environment. However, for specific high-demanding applications like tactile Internet, transportation, and augmented reality, the cloud-based 5G infrastructure cannot deliver the required quality of services. We suggest using multi-access edge computing (MEC) technology for smart cities' environments to provide the necessary support. In cloud computing, the dependency on a central server for computation and storage adds extra cost in terms of higher latency. We present a few scenarios to demonstrate how the MEC, with its distributed architecture and closer proximity to the end nodes can significantly improve the quality of services by reducing the latency. This paper has surveyed the existing work in MEC for 5G and highlights various challenges and opportunities. Moreover, we propose a unique framework based on the use of MEC for 5G in a smart city environment. This framework works at multiple levels, where each level has its own defined functionalities. The proposed framework uses the MEC and introduces edge-sub levels to keep the computing infrastructure much closer to the end nodes.

Evaluation of Performance and Uncertainty for Multi-RCM over CORDEX-East Asia Phase 2 region (CORDEX-동아시아 2단계 영역에 대한 다중 RCM의 모의성능 및 불확실성 평가)

  • Kim, Jin-Uk;Kim, Tae-Jun;Kim, Do-Hyun;Kim, Jin-Won;Cha, Dong-Hyun;Min, Seung-Ki;Kim, Yeon-Hee
    • Atmosphere
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.361-376
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    • 2020
  • This study evaluates multiple Regional Climate Models (RCMs) in simulating temperature and precipitation over the Far East Asia (FEA) and estimates the portions of the total uncertainty originating in the RCMs and the driving Global Climate Models (GCMs) using nine present-day (1981~2000) climate data obtained from combinations of three GCMs and three RCMs in the CORDEX-EA phase2. Downscaling using the RCMs generally improves the present temperature and precipitation simulated in the GCMs. The mean temperature climate in the RCM simulations is similar to that in the GCMs; however, RCMs yield notably better spatial variability than the GCMs. In particular, the RCMs generally yield positive added values to the variability of the summer temperature and the winter precipitation. Evaluating the uncertainties by the GCMs (VARGCM) and the RCMs (VARRCM) on the basis of two-way ANOVA shows that VARRCM is greater than VARGCM in contrast to previous studies which showed VARGCM is larger. In particular, in the winter temperature, the ocean has a very large VARRCM of up to 30%. Precipitation shows that VARRCM is greater than VARGCM in all seasons, but the difference is insignificant. In the following study, we will analyze how the uncertainty of the climate model in the present-day period affects future climate change prospects.

A Learner-Centered Approach for University Liberal Art Education Empowered Blockchain Technology (블록체인 기술에 의하여 강화된 학습자 중심의 대학 교양교육 체제 연구)

  • Kyun, Suna;Jang, Jiyoung
    • Journal of Information Technology Services
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.107-123
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    • 2021
  • Recently, there have been a number of researchers in the field of education who are actively exploring the educational applications of Blockchain technology, even though it is still in its infancy. Some researchers have been investigating its application in educational administration to issue academic credentials' or maintain student records with distributed ledger, which is the basis of Blockchain technology. Whereas, others have been examining its application in redesigning learning systems that are being used in various contexts, including online learning and lifelong education. In that vein, this paper aims to discuss a liberal arts education system which will be supported by Blockchain-based 'smart contracts'. At present, active efforts are being made to innovate liberal arts education in Korea, centered around government-funded university innovation projects and there have been reports of great achievements. However, if the Blockchain technology is applied to innovating the liberal arts education, we will innovate not only the liberal arts education but also university education as a whole. In this paper, there are suggestions on how to build a learner-centered educational environment where a liberal arts education system is supported by Blockchain-based smart contracts. First of all, the current innovation in liberal arts education and its limitations are discussed, followed by ways in which Blockchain-based smart contracts can reframe the liberal arts education system. Last but not least, the paper addresses implications of the Blockchain technology applications in liberal arts education, along with their future prospects.

Features of Legal Relations in the Field of Digital Services: Legal Realities and Prospects for the Future

  • Pohrebniak, Stanislav;Panova, Liydmyla;Gramatskyy, Ernest;Radchenko, Liliya;Kryvosheyina, Inha
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.300-304
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    • 2022
  • The central feature of a digital society is the presence of a significant volume of digital services. The main research-analytical goal of the work is to identify the characteristic features of digital services, to classify and compare various types of digital services, to study the main levers for the development of digital services, the principal determinants of the observance and implementation of digital rights, to identify the dominant threats regarding the violation of digital rights, to analyze the features of legal relations that arise between the supplier and the consumer of digital technologies, consider the available taxation options for the digital economy. The work uses the following methods and research methods: hermeneutic, forecasting, in particular, extrapolation, analysis and synthesis, comparative. Research results: the definition of the concept of "digital service" is given, its main characteristics and types, according to the level of digitalization, the states-leaders are identified, slowing down, promising and problematic, the main triggers of slowing digitalization in some EU countries are investigated, by analyzing the regulatory legal acts of the European Commission on digitalization the strategy of the EU's actions to increase the degree of digitalization was determined, the positive and negative effects of digital services concerning the observance of human rights and freedoms were highlighted, the issue of levying taxes from digital companies was investigated.

A Critical Review of 'Digital Divide' Research: Trend, Shortcomings and Future Directions ('정보격차' 연구에 대한 검토와 미래 연구 방향)

  • Kim, Mun-Cho
    • Informatization Policy
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.3-18
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    • 2021
  • The 'digital divide' is regarded as a latent dysfunction that impedes the intrinsic role of information to contribute to social equality. Therefore, it has drawn great attention inside and outside of academia. The growing interest in the digital divide has been driven by the realization that it can create a serious crisis that threatens a social system compounded by existing economic, social, and cultural inequality, rather than being limited to an uneven distribution of information. In this paper (1) studies on the digital divide published since 1970 are reviewed, (2) studies noteworthy of discussion are selected to assess their academic significance, and (3) the tasks and prospects of digital divide research are explored. Although meaningful achievements have been amassed through continuous interest and efforts of the academic community, two limitations are raised; the gap between pure research and policy research that hinders the working of synthetic imagination, and the intellectual lag falling behind a rapidly changing society. In addition, it is suggested that the operation, curation, and augmentation gaps would emerge as new agenda for digital divide research in the intelligent information age.

Surface Modification Technology and Research Trends of Separators for Lithium-Ion Batteries (리튬이온 전지용 분리막의 표면 개질 기술 및 연구 동향)

  • Ha, Seongmin;Kim, Daesup;Kwak, Cheol Hwan;Lee, Young-Seak
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.343-351
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    • 2022
  • Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are considered promising energy storage devices with good performance such as high energy density, slow self-discharge rate, high rate charge capacity, and long battery life. However, the application of these LIBs in the high-energy density electric vehicle and large device industries poses a major safety problem. In order to solve this problem, developing a material having high thermal stability and intrinsic safety is the ultimate solution for improving the stability and electrochemical performance of LIBs. This review introduced a surface modification technology of a separator to overcome the stability problem of a commercial separator, and summarized and summarized the research trends using the modified separator for a lithium-ion battery. Based on this, the future prospects for the separator development by surface modification were discussed.