본 연구그룹은 고도화된 빔 물리 이론 및 수치해석 코드 (ML/AI 포함), 첨단 빔 진단 및 제어/가속 장치를 활용하여, 국내외에 건설 또는 운영 중인 대형 가속기의 설계 및 구축, 최적화 및 성능향상에 기여하고, 나아가 지금보다 효율 (Brightness, Intensity, Accelerating Gradient 등)이  10~100 배 높은 첨단 가속기 개발에 필요한 물리적-공학적 난제에 도전한다. 이러한 첨단 가속기는 핵융합 재료 연구, 원자력 폐기물처리/미임계 원자로, 암 치료, 반도체 테스트/프로세싱, 신소재/신약 개발, 우주의 신비 탐구 등 인류가 당면한 여러 문제를 해결하는 데 필수적인 첨단기술이다. 

Several large-scale accelerator facilities are operational or under construction in Korea, such as the 3rd Generation Synchrotron Light Source (PLS-II) and the X-ray Free Electron Laser (PAL-XFEL) in Pohang, the Korea Multi-purpose Accelerator Complex (KOMAC) in Gyeongju, the Rare Isotope Accelerator complex for ON-line experiments (RAON) in Daejeon, and the SNUH Gijang Cancer Center of Heavy Ion Therapy and Study (SGCC-HITS). Plus, a new 4th Generation Storage Ring (4GSR) is being constructed in Ochang. By using advanced beam physics models and simulation tools (including ML/AI), cutting-edge beam diagnostics, and sophisticated beam manipulation/acceleration techniques, our research group contributes to the design, development, optimization, and improvement of those modern accelerators. Furthermore, we investigate transformational technologies for the next-generation high-intensity accelerators such as for the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF), Accelerator Driven System (ADS), and Heavy Ion Fusion (HIF). Applications of the accelerators to cancer therapy (e.g., FLASH), semiconductor test/processing, new materials research/drug discovery, and laboratory astrophysics will also be actively pursued.