Theta adds Ajou University as new EdgeCloud academia customer

We’re excited to announce Ajou University as the latest addition to the rapidly growing roster of EdgeCloud AI customers. This partnership underscores Theta’s ongoing commitment to empowering leading academic institutions with advanced AI research capabilities through its hybrid cloud GPU infrastructure.

Theta has recently gained substantial traction in both U.S. and Korea, announcing seven leading academic institutions as customers including:

1. University of Oregon
2. Seoul National University
3. Peking University
4. Korea University
5. Seoul Women’s University (SWU)
6. KAIST
7. Hankuk University
8. Yonsei University

EdgeCloud has also built key corporate partnerships, including Liner, a global leader in generative AI-powered search solutions; Jamcoding, a renowned e-learning coding platform; and The AI Lab, another prominent e-learning platform.

Ajou University, one of South Korea’s most prestigious universities, is widely recognized for its cutting-edge research in engineering and computer science. Led by Professor Young-June Choi, a distinguished expert in wireless networks and mobile platforms and the principal leader of the Graduate School of AI Convergence, Ajou University’s partnership with Theta represents a major milestone in advancing the university’s initiatives in AI and blockchain research.

“We selected EdgeCloud platform as our AI infrastructure of choice because so many of our colleagues and peers in the academic circle are already using Theta. They have nothing but great things to say about the technology, performance and its cost effectiveness. But, more importantly, I’ve been impressed by Theta’s team of engineers, customer relationship and support staff. We’re looking to scale 10x as we head into 2025 by leveraging Theta EdgeCloud.” said Professor Choi.

About Professor John Choi and His Research

Professor Young-June Choi, also known as John Choi, is a distinguished faculty member at Ajou University in South Korea. He earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Seoul National University in 2000, 2002, and 2006, respectively. Following his doctoral studies, he served as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan and as a research staff member at NEC Laboratories America. In 2023, he became the dean of the Graduate School of AI.

Professor Choi’s research encompasses several key areas:

• AI for Education: Developing systems for knowledge tracing, recommendation algorithms, and reinforcement learning to enhance educational outcomes.
• Anomaly Detection: Focusing on network security and the Internet of Things (IoT) to identify and mitigate irregularities.
• 6G Edge Computing: Exploring next-generation wireless communication technologies to improve data processing at the network’s edge.

Figure 1, from Professor Choi’s paper titled “Pattern Augmented Lightweight Convolutional Neural Network for Intrusion Detection System”, illustrates the steps taken to convert raw network data into image format. This process is a critical part of Professor Choi’s broader research focus, which includes cutting-edge work in cybersecurity, specifically anomaly detection for network threats like Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

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Throughout his career, Professor Choi has published over 150 international papers and holds 50 patents. His contributions have been recognized with awards such as the Best Paper Award from the Journal of Communication and Networks in 2015 and the Haedong Young Scientist Award the same year. He is an IEEE Senior Member and has held leadership roles in various international conferences, including serving as General Vice Chair of WCNC 2020 and TPC Co-Chair of ICOIN 2019.

Enhancing Innovation with Theta EdgeCloud

Theta’s EdgeCloud AI platform provides Ajou University researchers with high-performance GPU infrastructure offering over 80 PetaFLOPS of on-demand compute power. This partnership enables Professor Choi’s lab to:

• Conduct large-scale simulations in distributed AI and edge computing.
• Advance anomaly detection techniques in network security.
• Develop cutting-edge AI models for education and 6G networks.