2025 Korean Research Foundation Funding Recipients - Digital Humanities Projects

https://www.kadh.org/ (Multiple project announcements)

[AI-Generated Summary]: The Korean Research Foundation (NRF) announced 2025 funding recipients for digital humanities and AI-related research projects:

Institute Support Projects (인문사회연구소지원사업):

  • Bae Jong-yoon (Yonsei University): North Korean diplomatic archives global database construction - data-driven political science
  • Yoo Jung-won (Keimyung University): Historical conflict management policies for the glocal AI era
  • Choi Joo-hee (Duksung Women’s University): Reading Joseon weather and climate through data - weather literacy from diaries
  • Kim Hee (Kangwon University): Kangwon Province Confucian thought materials glocal platform research
  • Kim Hyeon-cheol (Yonsei University): Translation of Manchu oral cultural heritage traditional narratives
  • Sohn Young-seok (Jeju University): From memory to record - collecting and building database of Zainichi Korean ethnic education materials

Doctoral Student Research Support (박사과정생연구장려금지원사업):

  • Kim Sung-il: AI-based automated scoring research using Local LLM
  • Kim Yu-mi: Quality analysis and evaluation framework for academic material summaries using LLM
  • Kim Eun-sun: Digital implementation of ceremonial procedures and costume verification through 3D virtual fitting
  • Jung Eun-jin: Korean language variation study of early North American Korean diaspora
  • Jung In-young: Digital transformation research of ancient literature catalogs using Korean cataloging rules and linked data
  • Cho Gyu-cheol: AI government pre-design research focusing on citizens’ technology perception
  • Choo Ji-yeon: AI-based convergence education program development for pre-service and in-service teachers
  • Jeon Min-sun: Analysis of professor-student-AI relationship dynamics in thesis writing

Other Major Projects:

  • Park Jin-wan (Chung-Ang University): Emotion AI-based global cultural content storytelling and image generation research
  • Ko Min-hee (Ewha Womans University): Algorithm of antipathy spread - data-driven analysis of Korean conflict patterns

These projects represent significant investment in digital humanities infrastructure, AI applications in humanities research, and data-driven approaches to Korean studies.

Language: Korean
Year: 2025