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GS E&C — pilot on 2 apartment projects
Piloting automated earth-retention design on two GS E&C apartment sites, with field validation underway.
Merging
construction and
artificial intelligence
METABIZDESIGN is a construction engineering AI company.
We translate decades of design expertise into data, and engineer AI that automates and extends that expertise.
Hyunil Park
Founder, CEO
METABIZDESIGN was founded to solve the fundamental limits of design engineering — repetitive manual work, experience dependence, and delayed verification — with AI.
We don't build AI that replaces engineers. We build AI that gives engineers their time back. GeoGenie X is the first expression of that belief.
Field-ready precision and reliability — that is our starting point, and the standard we never settle for.
Education
Korea University (BS) · KAIST (MS, PhD) · Virginia Tech (Postdoc)
Industry
Samsung C&T Construction Tech R&D (2004–2023)
Research
90+ academic papers (26 SCI-indexed) · Co-author of Artificial Neural Networks — Application
Recognition
Marquis Who's Who · ABI · IBC · Minister of Construction Award · Samsung Paper Gold Award
Jihyun Ko
CTO
At METABIZDESIGN, AI is not an add-on — it is the architecture. Leading the engineering organization, Jihyun Ko translates research into reliable production systems.
From large-scale geotechnical modeling to autonomous design agents, every system is built with field-grade rigor and engineered for the realities of the construction site.
Education
Incheon Univ. (BS) · Dongguk Univ. (MS) · KAIST AI Business · Hanyang Univ. PhD (in progress)
Industry
LG CNS · 16 years (1999–2015) · Estonic AI R&D (2015–2024)
Portfolio
30+ Defense, Diplomacy & Public-sector SI projects · Multiple enterprise AI builds
Certifications
PMP · SCJP
Progress, without pause.
Company history
2026
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K-water BIM system integration underway
Driving data integration with the K-water (Korea Water Resources Corp.) BIM system to build a unified design-automation environment.
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Samsung C&T co-development — ground parameter model upgrade
Building on Phase 1, the ground-parameter estimation deep learning model is upgraded for accuracy and broader application coverage.
2025
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Selected as K-Water partner startup
Granted nationwide site test bed access. Recommended as a PPS (Public Procurement Service) innovative-procurement product, with joint demand-matching development.
01
Two earth retention projects — field validation complete
GeoGenie X 1.0 applied and validated across two real earth retention projects. One software registration secured.
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MOLIT Smart Construction Startup IDEA Competition — Award winner
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Selected — MOLIT Smart Construction Leading SME
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Selected — KICT Startup Field-Validation Support Program
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Selected — Korea Expressway Corp. AI Technology Development Support Program
2024
12
GeoGenie X 1.0 MVP — development complete
First MVP release of the GeoGenie X earth retention design automation platform — the starting point of the commercialization roadmap.
09
Samsung C&T joint development agreement signed
Co-development of ground-parameter estimation for earth retention design. Software deployed at Samsung C&T for production projects.
08
Ground Report Generation Chatbot — development kickoff
Joint research initiated with Hanyang University. Development of AI-chatbot-driven automatic ground report generation.
05
Solar Plant Automation SW — Phase 1 co-development kickoff
Initiated development of AI-driven solar plant design automation SW (completed ~Feb 2025). DWG input alone auto-generates equipment layout, quantities, and BOM.
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Selected as a KICT Family Company
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Selected — K-Water-led Early-Stage Startup Package
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4IR (4th Industrial Revolution) Awards — recipient
2023
06
Lotte E&C earth retention design automation SW — co-development kickoff
4.5-year co-development agreement. Alpha → beta → commercial launch roadmap.
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MOLIT Smart Construction Startup IDEA Competition — Award winner