MathWorks held the 'MATLAB EXPO 2016 Korea' at the InterContinental Hotel in COEX, Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 28th.

MATLAB Expo is an annual comprehensive technology conference hosted by MathWorks that provides engineers and researchers across various industries with an opportunity to acquire and exchange information on the latest technology updates and related solutions for the MATLAB and Simulink product families.

At the MATLAB Expo, Chris Hayhurst, Global Consulting Director at MathWorks headquarters, delivered a keynote speech on the theme of "The Arrival of the Engineering-Driven Analytics Era." He introduced new features and various use cases for MATLAB and Simulink, which are utilized in the design and development of systems to efficiently analyze engineering data that is emerging as a core element in major business systems and applications.



Major updates to the latest product, R2016a, were also introduced. R2016a includes MATLAB Live Editor, which accelerates exploratory analysis by allowing users to write, run, and modify code in a single interactive environment, and App Designer, an environment that simplifies the MATLAB app building process. In addition, along with updates to all product families, bugs have been fixed, and several new features have been added to Simulink, improving the speed of model development and simulation.

Professor Myung-Ho Sunwoo of Hanyang University's Department of Future Automotive Engineering attended as a customer keynote speaker and delivered a speech on key technologies for future automobiles. He predicted that future vehicles would be driven by electronics, IT, and software. As a major customer case study, Dr. Hong-Seok Lee of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) presented findings on predicting traffic flow through the analysis of GPS location data in major cities using artificial intelligence. In addition, Hanwha Techwin and S&T Heavy Industries shared examples of applying MATLAB and Simulink to the development of robot and industrial control platforms, as well as to the design of software for commercial vehicles, respectively.

Lee Jong-min, CEO of MathWorks Korea, stated, “Through this event, I hope that more data scientists and analytics engineers will properly understand and actively utilize the capabilities of MATLAB and Simulink, enabling them to smoothly carry out projects that require a foundation of extensive, advanced algorithms.”

Meanwhile, at the MATLAB Expo held on this day, over 20 technical sessions took place across a total of five tracks: Signal and Image Processing, Language of Technical Computing, Control Design Automation, and Tech Talk Special 1 and 2. Through these sessions, attendees were able to obtain information about the MATLAB and Simulink product families, as well as access knowledge necessary for work and research and customer success stories. In addition, demo booths from various partners were set up, providing an opportunity to experience the latest technology trends, such as big data analytics and the Internet of Things.