{"slug": "kookmin-university-research-teams-paper-accepted-for-presentation-at-robotics", "title": "Kookmin University research team’s paper accepted for presentation at international robotics conference", "summary": "Kookmin University researchers developed a new AI technology for understanding 3D environments with limited visibility. Their paper was accepted for the 2026 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). The method improves spatial occupancy estimation, aiding autonomous driving and robotics.", "body_md": "A Kookmin University research team has developed a new technology that helps artificial intelligence (AI) better understand 3D environments when objects are hidden from view or visual information is limited. The university said Friday that a paper detailing the technology has been accepted for presentation at the 2026 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) set for Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 in Pittsburgh. The team was led by Lee Seong-won, professor at the university’s School of Electrical Engineering. The team included Kim Jun-ho, a senior majoring in electrical engineering. Kim is the first author of the paper titled “RayOcc: Occlusion-Agnostic Ray Occupancy Estimation via Gaussian Mixture Intensity,” which proposes a robust AI-based method for estimating the occupancy of 3D spaces, helping overcome visibility limitations in complex environments. The university noted that the technology addresses challenges in 3D spatial understanding — essential for autonomous driving and robotics systems — and demonstrates the potential to overcome uncertainties", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kookmin-university-research-teams-paper-accepted-for-presentation-at-robotics", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/others/20260622/kookmin-university-research-teams-paper-accepted-for-presentation-at-international-robotics-conference?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-06-22 03:02:04+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-22 03:09:03.143551+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["robotics", "computer-vision", "autonomous-vehicles", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Kookmin University", "Lee Seong-won", "Kim Jun-ho", "IEEE/RSJ", "IROS"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kookmin-university-research-teams-paper-accepted-for-presentation-at-robotics", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kookmin-university-research-teams-paper-accepted-for-presentation-at-robotics.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kookmin-university-research-teams-paper-accepted-for-presentation-at-robotics.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kookmin-university-research-teams-paper-accepted-for-presentation-at-robotics.jsonld"}}