29/01/2026
✨ International Joint Symposium Successfully Completed! ✨
On 27 January 2026, the Department of Industrial Engineering, Thammasat University, was honored to host
"The International Joint Symposium on Global Open Innovation and Science & Technology Policy: Advancing Collaboration for a Sustainable Future"
This event was organized at the Smart Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat University
The symposium represents a key milestone following the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Thammasat University and Gyeongsang National University (GNU) in August 2025, reflecting our shared commitment to long-term academic collaboration, research exchange, and innovation.
The event brought together professors and graduate students from both universities to exchange research ideas and insights on innovation, sustainability, and advanced engineering applications.
📌 Presentation topics included:
Topic: Analyzing the Research Trend of Open Innovation by Dynamic Topic Modeling
Presenter: Prof. Jeonghwan Jeon, GNU
Topic: Development of a University Assessment Framework Based on SDG Scores in the THE Impact Rankings
Presenter: Prof. Jinsup Kim, GNU
Topic: Development of a Prototype Plant Factory with AI-Supported Decision Making for Carbon Footprint Reduction
Presenter: Piya Chathaicharoen, Ph.D. Student, TU
Topic: An Adaptive Mean-Variance Defuzzification (AMV Defuzz) Operator for Fuzzy α-Cut Goal Programming in Multi-Echelon Inventory Systems
Presenter: Chailikhit Pukkham, Ph.D. Student, TU
Topic: AI-enabled Real-time Ergonomic Risk Assessment System Using Vision-based Posture Analysis
Presenter: Natarad Natkrasoot, Master's Student, TU
Topic: Solving a Sustainable Supplier Segmentation Problem using a Hybrid K-means Clustering and Best-Worst Method with a Rule-Based Fine-Tuning
Presenter: Mona Ahmed, Master's Student, TU
The event fostered meaningful discussions, strengthened international academic ties, and opened new opportunities for future collaboration in engineering, technology management, and sustainability
🤝🌍 We look forward to many more joint activities ahead!
Industrial Engineering Thammasat University
Engineering Management Thammasat University