Japan-U.S.
Digital Innovation Hub Workshop
March 20th, 2018
This workshop aims to provide a platform to promote collaboration
between universities and research institutions
in Japan and the United States for the digital era.
Goals
目的
This workshop aims to provide a platform to promote collaboration between universities and research institutions in Japan and the United States for the digital era. This collaboration will take place through cooperative research projects on fields such as Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Cyber Security, as well as educational projects to develop the skills needed for the digital era. In this sense, the workshop will host discussions and lectures to explore the possibility of effective research cooperation between universities in Japan and the United States using "digital" as a key word, and to share successes and best practices in international cooperation in order to strengthen relations between both countries.
Outline
概要
| Date | March 20th, 2018 (Tue) 9:30-17:00 (Open Conference, simultaneous interpretation available) |
| Venue | University of Tsukuba, Tokyo Campus (3-29-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN) |
| Fee | Free (Please register from our form beforehand) |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Organizers | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) |
| Co-Organizers | Tohoku University, University of Tsukuba, Waseda University, Keio University, Nagoya University, Osaka University, Hiroshima University, Kyushu University |
| Support | Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) |
Program
プログラム
March 20th, Tuesday
(Open Conference, simultaneous interpretation available
(excluding 12:10-13:10 Special Lecture))
Welcome (Room 134)
Michinari Hamaguchi ― President, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Kazuo Furukawa ― Chairman, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Opening Remarks
Yoichi Ito ― Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Hiroyuki Suematsu ― Director General, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Kyosuke Nagata ― President, University of Tsukuba
Koichi Takeda ― Director, Future Value Creation Research Center, Nagoya University
Yosuke Yamamoto ― Executive Vice President for Research, Hiroshima University
Anne Emig ― Programs & Analysis Cluster Lead and Program Manager for Japan, Office of International Science & Engineering, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Special Message (Room 134)
Nobuaki Katoh ― Chairman, Member of the Board, DENSO Corporation
Special Lectures (Room 134)
Yasuo Fukuda ― Former Prime Minister of Japan
Joseph M. Young ― Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Break
Keynote Speech (Session 1) (Room 134)
Fumikazu Sato ― Deputy Director General, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Sethuraman Panchanathan ― Executive Vice President and Chief Research and Innovation Officer, Arizona State University
Satoshi Matsuoka ― Special Advisor, RIKEN
Break
Special Lecture (Multipurpose room 1)
(Introduction) Shuzaburo Takeda ― President of Takeda & Associates, Management Advisor, RIKEN (Former Senior Advisor to the MEXT)
Michael Chertoff ― Executive Chairman, The Chertoff Group (Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Break
Keynote Speech (Session 2) (Room 134)
Anne Carblanc ― Head of Digital Economy Policy Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, OECD
Naoto Kadowaki ― Vice President, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Junichi Tsujii ― Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Coffee Break
Panel Discussions
Session 1: Academic-industrial collaboration in AI and data analytics (Multipurpose room 1)
Shigeru Shimamoto ― Waseda University
Kazuya Takeda ― Nagoya University (Moderator)
Takao Onoye ― Osaka University
Derrick M. Anderson ― Arizona State University
Nii O. Attoh-Okine ― University of Delaware
Alex Szalay ― Johns Hopkins University
Session 2: AI and cyber trust (Multipurpose room 1)
Masaki Umejima ― Keio University
Kouji Okamura ― Kyushu University (Moderator)
Jing Li ― Case Western Reserve University
Larry Nagahara ― Johns Hopkins University
Douglas Reeves ― North Carolina State University
Anupam Joshi ― University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Anne Carblanc ― OECD
Session 3: Education in the digital era (Room 134)
Mitsuyuki Nakao ― Tohoku University (Moderator)
Caroline Fern Benton ― University of Tsukuba
Yuichi Kurita ― Hiroshima University
Raghu Machiraju ― Ohio State University
Christopher West ― North Carolina State University
Anne Emig ― National Science Foundation (NSF)
Break
Closing Remarks (Room 134)
Yoshiko Shirokizawa ― Executive Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Akihiko Miyamoto ― President, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Tetsuya Sakurai ― Program Chair, Director of Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, University of Tsukuba
Program Committee
Chair
Tetsuya Sakurai ― University of Tsukuba
Co-Chair
Kazuya Takeda ― Nagoya University
Committee
Hiroaki Kobayashi ― Tohoku University
Jiro Kokuryo ― Keio University
Takao Onoye ― Osaka University
Satoshi Watanabe ― Hiroshima University
Seiichi Uchida ― Kyushu University
Adviser
Shuzaburo Takeda ― President of Takeda & Associates, Management Advisor, RIKEN (Former Senior Advisor to the MEXT)
Contact
お問い合わせ
Office
Email: inquiry-digital@air.tsukuba.ac.jp
Access
アクセス
University of Tsukuba (Tokyo Campus)
3-29-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
112-0012 Japan
3 minutes walk from Myogadani station (M23),
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line