Young Generation (YG) / Young Professional (YP) Program

• Date June 16 (Sunday) - June 17 (Monday)
• Organizer AKCSE (Association of Korean-Canadian Scientists and Engineers)
• Contact Dr. Patrick Lee, University of Toronto (patricklee@mie.utoronto.ca), Dr. Simon Park, University of Calgary (sipark@ucalgary.ca), Dr. Jong Sung Kim, Dalhousie University (jskim@ dal.ca), Dongkyu Na (YPN, ndk8438@gmail.com), Nia Kang (YGN, nkang103@uottawa.ca)
• Description The YGP (Young Generation/Professionals) Program is an annual international conference held during the Canada-Korea Conference (CKC) for undergraduate and graduate students as well as young professionals in the field of Science and Technology. It aims to bring together YGP members from all over Canada, providing a platform on which they are able to network, build important skills and share knowledge and experiences.
• Program

  Date/Time		Program
  [6/16(Sun)]	09:00-12:15	• YG/YP President Meeting (KC208/210) • YGP Icebreaker (MB251/253)
  	13:15-13:45	• YG/YP Opening (MB251/253) • Congratulatory remarks by Myung-Ja Kim; President, KOFST
  	13:45-16:30	• YGP Oral Research Competition (MB251/253)
  	17:00-19:00	• Welcome Reception (Kinnear Centre 101+103+105)
  [6/17(Mon)]	9:00-10:00	• CKC 2019 Opening Ceremony (Kinnear Centre 101+103+105)
  	10:00-10:30	• Photo Time (Outdoor, TBA)
  	10:45-11:15	• Plenary Session I (10:45-11:15)
  	11:15-12:15	• Poster One-Minute Elevator Pitch (Kinnear Centre 101/103/105)
  	12:15-13:15	• Lunch (Vistas Dining Room)
  	13:15-14:45	• YGP Entrepreneurship Session (MB251)
  	14:45-15:00	• Social break
  	15:00-16:30	• YGP Industry Talk (MB251)
  	16:30-16:45	• Social break
  	16:45-18:00	• Poster Competition (Kinnear Centre 203/205)

  June 16 (Sunday)
  YGP Oral Research Presentation - Engineering (MB251)

  Date/Time		Presenter	Program
  [6/16(Sun)]	1:45-1:50	Introduction
  	1:50-2:02	Jenny Shin	Detection of Powdery Mildew on Strawberry Leaves Using Machine Vision and Deep Learning
  	2:02-2:14	Bomin Kim	Low Energy Partial Upgrading of Heavy Crude Oil Using Cavitation
  	2:14-2:26	Kunwoo Park	UWB-IMU-based UAV positioning dataset in GPS denied environments
  	2:26-2:38	Junwon Seo	Development of a Gyroplane UAV
  	2:38-2:50	Eric Lee	Multifunctional smart glasses to aid low vision individuals in indoor environments
  	2:50-3:02	Junhee Park	Preliminary Investigation on Microstructures of Powder Metallurgy Ti-6Al-4V Reinforced by Boron Nitride Nanotubes
  	3:02-3:10	Break
  	3:10-3:22	Wayne Park	Risks and Mitigations for Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater Disposal Operations in Western Canada
  	3:22-3:34	Kevin Chung	Efficient Skull-Stripping of Head CT Images using Connective Morphology
  	3:34-3:46	Nia Kang	Bioinformatics of blood-based gene expression networks to increase precision of computational predictive analytics for Parkinson’s disease
  	3:46-3:58	Sehui Kim	Functionalized Cellulose as Flocculants
  	3:58-4:10	Hyunil Kim	Urban Flood Prediction by Coupling Hydraulic Analysis and Machine Learning
  	4:10-4:22	Ho Kun Oh	Colloidal annealing of ZnO nanoparticles to passivate trap site and improve charge extraction in quantum dot solar cells

  June 16 (Sunday)
  YGP Oral Research Presentation - Science (MB253)

  Date/Time		Presenter	Program
  [6/16(Sun)]	1:45-1:50	Introduction
  	1:50-2:02	Kate Kim	Chemical Comparison of Ginseng and Advil to Analyze Similarities and Differences Between Natural Remedies and Western Medicine
  	2:02-2:14	Jaesoo Jung	A Mass spectrometry-based Approach to Elucidate the Glycan of Siglecs
  	2:14-2:26	Laura Kim	Evaluating Visual Evoked Cortical Magnetic Responses in Youth with Demyelination
  	2:26-2:38	James Han	E3 ubiquitin ligase Cbl-b deficient T cells resist immune suppression and induce robust anti-tumor immunity
  	2:38-2:50	Nicholas Kim	Role of heme metabolism in pathological neovascularization: Implications for Retinopathy of Prematurity
  	2:50-3:02	Yousung Nam	Effects of Ghrelin Administration on Memory in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s Disease
  	3:02-3:10	Break
  	3:10-3:22	Jeremiah Joo	A Longitudinal Examination of Hearing Loss in Children with Mild Bilateral Hearing Loss
  	3:22-3:34	Sihyun Baek	A single gRNA target CRISPR-Cas9 platform for multiplex gene integration in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  	3:34-3:46	Elizabeth Choi	The Effect of Visible Light on Hypsibius annulatus Longevity: A Pilot Study
  	3:46-3:58	Wisoo Shin	Dysfunction of hair follicle mesenchymal progenitors is associated with age related hair loss
  	3:58-4:10	Jimmy Lee	Jadomycin B and S prevent the formation of mammospheres originating from breast cancer stem cells
  	4:10-4:22	Daniel Kim	Investigation of Immunotoxicity of Copper Nanoparticles using In Vitro Inhalation Model

  YGP Entrepreneurship Session (MB251)

  Date/Time		Presenter
  [6/17(Mon)]	13:30-13:33	• Introduction by Minji Kim
  	13:33-13:51	• Dr. Byung Joo Min (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
  	13:51-14:00	• Jenny Chang (Simon Fraser University)
  	14:00-14:09	• Wheejae Kim (Dalhousie University)
  	14:09-14:18	• Heon-Jae Ha (Chungbuk National University)
  	14:18-14:27	• Soyeon Lim (Chungbuk National University)
  	14:27-14:36	• Jaehoon Jeong (Chungbuk National University)
  	14:36-14:45	• Sumin Park (Chungbuk National University)

  YGP Industry Talk (MB251)

  Date/Time		Presenter
  [6/17(Mon)]	15:00-15:05	• Introduction by Minji Kim
  	15:05-15:30	• Dr. Bryan Moon (MKS Investments, Ltd.)
  	15:30-15:42	• Dr. Man Wook Han (Vienna University of Technology)
  	15:42-15:54	• Josh Oh (Canada Post)
  	15:54-16:06	• Edward Hong (Apple Inc.)
  	16:06-16:18	• Sam Han (University of Manitoba)
  	16:18-16:30	• Jeunggyu Kim (University of Manitoba)