The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) was established in 1971 as a research-oriented university by the government of South Korea. KAIST currently leads the R&D of innovative technologies in South Korea with its 646 faculty members and 10,793 students, the majority of whom are graduate students. The five colleges at KAIST are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, enabling KAIST-affiliated research groups to conduct cutting-edge research in almost all science and engineering fields, one of which is intelligent systems.