2026 SKA Korea Summer Workshop

Date & Time: August 19-21 (Wed-Fri), 2026

Venue: KAIST Lecture Hall at College of Natural Sciences building (Bldg E6-1's 1st floor, Room 1501), Daejeon
                대전 카이스트 자연과학대학 (E6-1 건물 1층 1501호/공동강의실)

Rationale

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is currently under construction, with the Science Verification and the Cycle 0 phases expected to begin in the near future. Researchers in Korea have been actively contributing to the SKA through various Science Working Groups (SWGs) and recent SKA-VLBI activities. Korea will also formally join the SKA Observatory, further strengthening its role within the global SKA community. These developments represent an important and exciting milestone for the Korean SKA community as preparations advance toward the forthcoming phases of SKA operations and data exploitation. 

We are pleased to invite you to the SKA Korea Summer Workshop 2026, which will provide an excellent opportunity for the community to come together and discuss key topics, including current and future SKA-related science, progress on the Korean SKA data center (SKA Regional Centre), strategies for SDC4 participation, and future human resource development program. Invited and contributed talks, together with group discussions, are planned to foster the exchange of ideas and help coordinate key SKA-related activities for the coming year. Researchers from all areas of astronomy and related fields, not limited to radio astronomy, are warmly encouraged to attend and contribute to discussions on the future steps of SKA science and data readiness in Korea.

*** In this Summer Workshop, we particularly encourage all students who have been involved in the SKA Korea research funding programs to present their research progress and related activities. We aim to accommodate as many presentations as possible to showcase and highlight research projects being conducted within the community. Presentations on new initiatives, ongoing projects, or even very preliminary results are highly welcome. Contributions from all other participants are also more than welcome.

Registration + Abstract Submission

• Registration closes: July 24 Friday midnight

  • Please complete the registration form in the link: https://forms.gle/ZNCuH9wjmaXARs9L9

• Abstract submission closes: July 10 Friday midnight

  • For those planning to give a talk, please submit your abstract through the link above.

• There is no registration fee.

• Free accommodation for student /postdocs is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please indicate your request in the registration form (Planned: Toyoko-inn Daejeon).

• Lunch will be provided on Day 2 (Aug 20 Thu, on campus).

• A banquet is planned (Venue: TBD); if you wish to attend, kindly indicate your participation when filling out the registration form.

Contact: Hyein Yoon, hiyoon (at) kasi.re.kr

Location

• KAIST Lecture Hall at College of Natural Sciences Building (Bldg E6-1's 1st floor, Room 1501), Daejeon
  대전 카이스트 자연과학대학 (E6-1 건물 1층 1501호, 공동강의실): https://natsci.kaist.ac.kr/sub0104

Program

Aug 19 13:00 - Aug 21 12:00 (tentative start/end times) 

• The program will be announced in a few weeks

Scientific Organizing Committee

• Bong Won Sohn (KASI)

• Hyein Yoon (KASI)

• Ilje Cho (KNU)

• Jungyeon Cho (CNU)

• Junhan Kim (KAIST)

• Min-Young Lee (KASI)

• Se-Heon Oh (Sejong Univ.)

Contact: mlee (at) kasi.re.kr

Local Organizing Committee

• Bong Won Sohn (KASI)

• Eunchan Lee (KAIST)

• Heebeom Yang (KAIST)

• Hyein Yoon (KASI)

• Jiwon Jang (KAIST)

• Junhan Kim (KAIST)

• MinSu Ko (KAIST)

• Min-Young Lee (KASI)

• Thanawat Nakmorn (KAIST)

• Yeomoon Yoon (KAIST)

Contact: hiyoon (at) kasi.re.kr

Last edit: 16 June 2026 Hyein Yoon