Past Conference Programs
ISSM 2025 | The Values and Roles of Science Museum in the Age of AI
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□ Overview
ㅇ Period: October 30th (Thu.) ~ 31st (Fri.), 2025
ㅇ Venue: National Science Museum of Korea
ㅇ Host/Organizer: Ministry of Science and ICT / National Science Museum of Korea
ㅇ Theme: The Values and Roles of Science Museum in the Age of AI
□ Keynote Speech / Coexistence, Creativity, and Expansion – The Future of AI and Science Museum
ㅇ Science Museums in the Age of AI: Innovating, Educating, and Empowering Communities
- Christofer Nelson (CEO, ASTC)
ㅇ Designing the Science Museum of the Future with Cutting-edge AI Technology
- Jerry Jeong (Partner Engineer, Google)
□ Invited Lectures
|Session 1| AI in Science Museums – Exhibitions, Education, and Public Engagement
ㅇ AI-Powered Exhibits in the Copernicus Science Centre: Engaging the Public with Emerging Technologies
- Ilona Iłowiecka-Tańska (Director of Innovation, Copernicus Science Center)
ㅇ Beyond the Exhibit: Leveraging AI to Transform Learning Experiences at Science Centre Singapore
- Song Choon Lee (Senior Director, Science Centre Singapore / Executive Director, ASPAC)
ㅇ Science Museum in the Age of AI : Thinking about Relationships Beyond technology
- Jin-Won Lee (Director, Seoul Robot&AI Museum)
|Session 2| Enhancing AI Capabilities in Science Museums
ㅇ Not Just for Robots: Making AI Human-centered in Science Museums
- Katrina Stevens (CEO, The Tech Interactive)
ㅇ Harnessing AI: People-centred Approach to Engagement and Learning
- Debbie Gene Joseph (Producer, Artscience Museum)
ㅇ AI for Science: Research and Museum Applications
- Sang-Ki Han (CEO, Techfrontier)
|Session 3| Social and Ethical Roles of Science Museums in the Age of AI
ㅇ AI Has landed – What Can Science Museums Do with AI to Deliver the Good It Can Do or Prevent the Harm It Can Cause?
- Maribel Isabel Garcia (Director of the Mind Museum, ASPAC President)
ㅇ The Dialogue Must Continue
- Daichi Iwasawa (Exhibition Director, Miraikan)
ㅇ Generative AI Literacy for the Education in Science Museum
- Sun-Yong Byun (Professor, Seoul National Univ. of Education / President, The Korea Society for Artificial Intelligence Ethics)
□ Workshop
ㅇ The Desire Laboratory Workshop
- Yeong-Ju Yang (Founder & Director of Transaction-ArtLab)
ㅇ This is AI - FUNERS’s Solution for the Future Designers
- Jae-Won An (Research Director of FUNERS)