Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Professor Jae-Hyuk Cho (Department of Software Engineering; field of Artificial Intelligence) has been named one of the 'World's Top 2% Researchers' in a list announced by Stanford University and Elsevier.

This selection is based on evaluations of standardized citation indicators and academic influence (c-score) derived from the SCIE and Scopus databases. The list is a widely respected metric in the global academic community.

According to the results of the 2025 edition of the 'Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators', which cover researchers across 22 broad fields and 174 subfields worldwide, Professor Cho received this honor.

Notably, the selection reflects not only his entire research career but also his academic influence in 2024, indicating that his recent research achievements have been highly regarded internationally.

Professor Cho has produced influential research outcomes in problem-solving AI for real-world issues, including the development of infectious disease response systems and predictive modeling, big-data AI models for analyzing environmental hazardous factors, domain-specialized AI chatbots, and the development of intelligent agents.

Based on this expertise, he has conducted major national R&D projects for government ministries such as the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Ministry of Science and ICT, and is actively engaged in national research and development programs.

Recently, at the 11th Grand Forum on Revitalizing Jeonbuk Innovation City held on September 26, he delivered a keynote titled 'AI Era, Jeonbuk Responds,' presenting a vision for the region's future in AI. He also gave a special lecture at OCI, a company researching and producing solar and semiconductor technologies, on September 24, sharing perspectives on industrial applications of AI.

In addition, through a JTV education program, he will deliver a public lecture introducing 'State Of The Art AI Trends' to gifted middle and high school students on October 15, actively promoting the social dissemination of his research outcomes.

Professor Cho stated, “AI is no longer the exclusive domain of a specific research area; it is a core technology that directly relates to industry as a whole, the public sector, and regional innovation strategies,” and added, “I will further strengthen industry–university–research collaboration so that research outcomes can translate into regional and national innovation capacity.”