Schedule for SPIA 2025

Summer program for Industrial and Applied mathematics

This is a joint program meant to foster collaboration between Seoul National University (SNU) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). This year’s edition will take at SNU, Gwanak-ro 1, Seoul.

SPIA groups.

There are three different SPIA projects in 2025:

  • applications of homomorphic encryption
  • heart data analysis via AI
  • motion capture and AI

Four students will be working in teams on each project: 2 from HKUST and 2 from SNU. The teams will be formed on July 1st, after the opening lectures. Besides daily meetings with academic mentors, there will be weekly meetings with team leaders/industrial mentors on Wednesdays.

SPIA 2025 Schedule

Date Contents
Tue 1 July Orientation, SPIA Opening Ceremony, formation of project teams 오리엔테이션, SPIA 개막행사, 프로젝트 팀 구성
Wed 2 July Project related lectures (homomorphic encryption, heart physiology, motion capture) and project start 프로젝트 관련 강의 (호모모르픽 암호화, 심장 생리학, 모션 캡처), 프로젝트 시작
Sat 5 July Hike to Gwanak-san 관악산 등산
Wed 9 July Project related lectures, meeting with project leaders 프로젝트 관련 강연, 프로젝트 리더와의 회의
Sat 12 July Visit to Gyeongbokgung or Changdeokgung 경복궁 이나 창덕궁 방문
Wed 16 July Project related lectures, meeting with project leaders 프로젝트 관련 강연, 프로젝트 리더와의 회의
Sat 19 July Visit to National Museum of Korea 국립중앙박물관
Wed 23 July Presentation session: each team will give a presentation showing their progress 각 팀은 자신들의 진행 상황 발표
Wed 30 July Project related lectures, meeting with project leaders 프로젝트 관련 강연, 프로젝트 리더와의 회의
Fri 15 August Final presentations 최종 발표

Office and dormitory information.

Offices 129-404 and 129-405 (Sangsan building) will be available for SPIA teams.

The dormitory will be in Shillim, close to the university. Precise information will be sent by email.

Dormitory Check in date: July 1st 2025

Dormitory Check out dates: August 15th-16th