{"id":4031,"date":"2026-08-04T17:12:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/?page_id=4031"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:21:43","slug":"workshop2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10th U.S.-Japan Digital Innovation Hub and Advanced Technology Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull vk_block-margin-0--margin-top\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;min-height:431px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-979 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/AdobeStock_376359039-scaled.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/AdobeStock_376359039-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/AdobeStock_376359039-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/AdobeStock_376359039-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/AdobeStock_376359039-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/AdobeStock_376359039-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/AdobeStock_376359039-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/AdobeStock_376359039-320x180.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-vk-color-primary-background-color has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div 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Advanced Technology Workshop<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-lg--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vk-color-primary-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-regular-font-size wp-elements-f466862b37e99c1ef1768e80fef1cbd6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>September 7\u20139, 2026 | Purdue University, Indiana, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-sm--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Networking opportunity for a new era&nbsp;of digital innovation&nbsp;and advanced technology<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-xl--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button-outer vk_buttons\"><div class=\"vk_buttons_col vk_buttons_col-justify-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2026\/#kaisaishushi\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-text-color is-style-outline has-vk-color-primary-color btn-md\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2026\/#gaiyou\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-text-color is-style-outline has-vk-color-primary-color btn-md\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><strong>Outline<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2026\/#program\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-text-color is-style-outline has-vk-color-primary-color btn-md\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><strong>Program<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2026\/#contact\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-text-color is-style-outline has-vk-color-primary-color btn-md\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-default has-white-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e560bcba503a2e3d0ce487bf719d942d is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2e40b436 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u3000<strong>PURDUE MEMORIAL UNION<\/strong>  \uff0f <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=7351207\">Photo: Amerique<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull vk_custom_css_1 has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a3592434ecb2ab37432b918d76ef1ff3 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"kaisaishushi\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vk-color-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f4d93f9080710a5660a286edca571b02\"><strong><strong>About the Workshop<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vk-color-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8674a8d665bc07677c4a7f58e9eee9be wp-block-paragraph\">\u958b\u50ac\u8da3\u65e8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-regular-font-size wp-elements-a9f13972f300cf53b9235424a6eaf63d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">The 10th U.S.-Japan Digital Innovation Hub and Advanced Technology Workshop will be held in Purdue University (Indiana, USA) on September 7-9, 2026. Through this workshop, we aim to reaffirm the importance of international collaboration in cutting-edge fields based on digital technology, to further promote international grassroots collaboration among universities and companies, especially in Japan and the U.S., and to forge a platform for strengthening competitiveness and creating innovation in the digital and advanced technology fields through industry-academia-government collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-lg--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull vk_custom_css_4 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"gaiyou\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:23%\">\n<div style=\"background-position:50% 50%;--bg-position-mobile:50% 50%;--bg-position-tablet:50% 50%;--min-height-mobile:auto;--min-height-tablet:auto;--min-height-pc:auto\" class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-outer vkb-outer-19e1e0d3-00f3-40dc-8408-522081fff8ae vk_outer vk_outer-width-normal vk_outer-paddingLR-none vk_outer-paddingVertical-use vk_outer-bgPosition-normal\"><span class=\"vk_outer-background-area has-background has-vk-color-primary-vivid-background-color has-background-dim\" style=\"opacity:1\"><\/span><div><div class=\"vk_outer_container is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-outer-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fec16840c96878dacfc6e4a564e8a070\">Outline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-220b466bf4aa56fe623d1116b9cfc190 wp-block-paragraph\">\u6982\u8981<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);flex-basis:77%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vk-table--th--width25 vk-table--th--bg-bright is-style-vk-table-border-top-bottom vk_custom_css_2 has-regular-font-size is-style-vk-table-cell-vertical\" data-cell-vertical-breakpoint=\"table-cell-vertical-mobile\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Date<\/td><td>September 7\u20139, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Venue<\/td><td>Purdue University, Indiana, USA<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull vk_custom_css_3 has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"program\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:23%\">\n<div style=\"background-position:50% 50%;--bg-position-mobile:50% 50%;--bg-position-tablet:50% 50%;--min-height-mobile:auto;--min-height-tablet:auto;--min-height-pc:auto\" class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-outer vkb-outer-d4b1e27e-e777-4209-ab11-e8a1075fa2ae vk_outer vk_outer-width-normal vk_outer-paddingLR-none vk_outer-paddingVertical-use vk_outer-bgPosition-normal\"><span class=\"vk_outer-background-area has-background has-vk-color-primary-vivid-background-color has-background-dim\" style=\"opacity:1\"><\/span><div><div class=\"vk_outer_container is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-outer-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fd472de4fa04703ca313df6fc47607d7\">Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-273fe012527834068c9cf583c471204d wp-block-paragraph\">\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:77%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Note: Local time (UTC-4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-sm--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button-outer vk_buttons\"><div class=\"vk_buttons_col 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vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2026\/#wednesdaySep9\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-text-color is-style-outline has-vk-color-primary-vivid-color btn-lg\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><strong><strong>September \uff19<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-249a6fba2e6d738b8e9e3a41a01a4044 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;line-height:1\"><strong>Tentative Schedule<\/strong><br><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">This information is as of August <\/span><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">26<\/span><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"mondaySep7\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Monday, September 7, 2026 <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline vk_timeline\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">5:00 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration \/ Welcome Reception<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome Remarks: <br>\u30fbSunil Prabhakar, Executive Vice Provost, Professor of Computer Science, Purdue University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: West Faculty Lounge| 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Floor of Purdue Memorial Union<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-none\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">7:00 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"tuesdaySep8\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong>Tuesday, September 8, 2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline vk_timeline\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">7:15 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: Outside of South Ballroom<br>\uff0aRegistration continued at Outside of <u>North<\/u> Ballroom (from 8:00)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">7:30 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Light Breakfast<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: South Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">8:00 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome Remarks<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaker: <br>\u30fbYuka Suzuki, Counselor of Embassy of Japan in the United States<br>\u30fbAtsuyuki Asano, Deputy Commissioner, Japan Sports Agency, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) (video)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: North Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">8:10 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keynote<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speakers:<br>\u30fbMike Dolan, Senior Vice President for Legal and Strategic Programs, Linux Foundation- TBC<br>\u30fbYuka Suzuki, Counselor of Embassy of Japan in the United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: North Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">9:00 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-vk-heading-background_fill_lightgray\" style=\"font-size:1.2rem\"><strong>AI TRANSFORMATION&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plenary Speakers:<br>\u30fbKen Fukuda,&nbsp;Director for AI Industry Strategy Office, Ministry of Economy,&nbsp;Trade&nbsp;and Industry (METI)&nbsp;<br>\u30fbRick Stevens, Associate Laboratory Director for Computing, Environment and Life Sciences, Argonne Distinguished Fellow, CELS\/Argonne National Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: North Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">9:30 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PANEL SESSION | AI TRANSFORMATION&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moderators:<br>\u30fbAnanth Grama, Samuel D. Conte Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Director of the Institute for Physical AI (IPAI), Purdue University<br>\u30fbTetsuya Sakurai, Executive Research Director of Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, Professor, Institute of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panelists:<br>\u30fbLarry Nagahara, Vice Dean for Research and Translation, Johns Hopkins University<br>\u30fbYorie Nakahira, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University<br>\u30fbHideaki Ozawa,\u00a0Chief Technology Officer, NTT Research, Inc.\u00a0<br>\u30fbKaushik Roy, Edward G. Tiedemann Jr. Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University<br>\u30fbYoshio Tanaka, Executive Officer, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: North Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">10:30 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Break<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">10:45 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vk-heading-background_fill_lightgray\"><strong><strong>SEMICONDUCTORS<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plenary Speakers:<br>\u30fbTetsuo Endoh,&nbsp;Professor&nbsp;and&nbsp;Director of Center for Innovative Integrated Electronic Systems (CIES), Tohoku University&nbsp;<br>\u30fbRick Gottscho, President,&nbsp;SemiSan, LLC, retired Executive Vice President and CTO of LAM Research and advisor to&nbsp;Rapidus \u2013 \u201c<strong>The Future Is a Feedback Loop:&nbsp;AI Convergence from Discovery to Action\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: North Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">11:15 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PANEL SESSION |&nbsp;<strong>SEMICONDUCTORS<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cAI and Digital Twins to Accelerate the Pace of<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Research and Innovation\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moderator:&nbsp;<br>\u30fbTodd Younkin, CEO, Semiconductor Research Corporation&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panelists:\u00a0<br>\u30fbTetsuo Endoh,\u00a0Professor\u00a0and\u00a0Director of Center for Innovative Integrated Electronic Systems (CIES), Tohoku University\u00a0<br>\u30fbJanhavi Giri, Principal Architect, Semiconductors, EDA &amp; AI, NetApp, San Jose, CA\u00a0<br>\u30fbAlejandro Strachan,\u00a0Reilly Professor of Materials Engineering,\u00a0Purdue University\u00a0<br>\u30fbAkinobu Teramoto, Director of the Research Institute for Semiconductor Engineering,\u00a0Hiroshima University\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: North Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">12:15 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lunch | Networking<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: South Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">1:15 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vk-heading-background_fill_lightgray\"><strong><strong>MATERIALS &amp; MANUFACTURING<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plenary Speakers:<br>\u30fbAjay Malshe,&nbsp;R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering; President\u2019s Fellow; Director, Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories (MMRL); Co-Director, eXcellence in&nbsp;Manufacturing and&nbsp;Operations (XMO), Purdue University&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\u30fbTsuyoshi Morimoto, Vice President, DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: North Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">1:45 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PANEL SESSION |&nbsp;<strong>MATERIALS &amp; MANUFACTURING<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moderators:&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\u30fbNik Chawla, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation for the College of Engineering, Ransburg Professor of Materials Engineering, Purdue University&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\u30fbMakoto Kobashi,&nbsp;Vice President, Director, Academic Research and Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Nagoya University&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panelists:&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\u30fbMark Gruninger, Senior Director for Industrial Research &amp; Consortia, School of Materials Engineering (MSE), Manufacturing &amp; Materials Research Laboratory (MMRL), Purdue University<br>\u30fbRob Proctor, Chief of Materials Engineering, Rolls-Royce<br>\u30fbTakeaki Sakurai, Professor of the Department of Applied Physics, Tsukuba University<br>\u30fbShuzo Ueki, Director, Chief Financial Officer, Acompany Co., Ltd.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: North Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">2:45 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Break<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">3:00 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vk-heading-background_fill_lightgray\"><strong><strong>TECH DIPLOMACY<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plenary Keynotes:<br>\u30fbAkira Kadomoto, Director of the Economic&nbsp;Diplomacy&nbsp;Strategy Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)<br>\u30fbTBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: North Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">3:30 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PANEL SESSION |&nbsp;<strong>TECH DIPLOMACY<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moderator:&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\u30fbJanice deGarmo, Chief Global Engagement Officer, Krach Institute for Diplomacy, Purdue University&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panelists:&nbsp;<br>\u30fbJulie Felgar, Vice President for Government Affairs and Defense at JetZero<br>\u30fbTakehito Kamata, Associate Professor, Sophia University<br>\u30fbRoy Sugimura, Supervisory Innovation Coordinator, Agency of Industrial Science &amp; Technology (AIST)&nbsp;<br>\u30fbKirk Taylor, Chief Financial Officer, Re-Element Technologies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: North Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">4:30 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Poster Session Presentations \/ Reception &amp; Networking&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: South Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-none\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">5:30 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dinner<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: South Ballroom<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"wednesdaySep9\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Wednesday, September 9, 2026 <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline vk_timeline\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">7:30 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Light Breakfast<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: East \uff06 West Faculty Lounge | 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Floor&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">8:00 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO) Introduction &amp; Presentation<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: East \uff06 West Faculty Lounge | 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Floor&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">9:00 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vk-heading-background_fill_lightgray\">SPACE<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plenary Speakers:<br>\u30fbDave Williams, Director Global University Research and Industry Partnerships, Voyager Institute for Space, Technology and Advancement (VISTA), Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Emeritus Dean of Engineering, The Ohio State University&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>\u201cVISTA: A Global System to Access LEO (and Beyond) in the Post-ISS Era\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: East \uff06 West Faculty Lounge | 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Floor&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">9:30 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PANEL SESSION |&nbsp;<\/strong>SPACE<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moderator:&nbsp;<br>\u30fbDan Dumbacher, Professor of Engineering Practice, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panelists:&nbsp;<br>\u30fbHideki Kanayama, Director, Space Development Department, Shimizu Corporation<br>\u30fbToshinori&nbsp;Kuwahara,&nbsp;Professor, Distinguished Researcher, Director of Research Center for Space Cross-Tech; Space Infrastructure Engineering Lab. Research Center for Green X-Tech, Department&nbsp;of Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University; Co-Founder&nbsp;and Director,&nbsp;Elevation Space Inc.&nbsp;<br>\u30fbKenshiro\u202fOguri, Assistant Professor, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: East &amp; West Faculty Lounge | 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Floor&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">10:20 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Break<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">10:30 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vk-heading-background_fill_lightgray\"><strong>QUANTUM (QIS &amp; SECURITY)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plenary Speakers:<br>\u30fbDana Z. Anderson, Glenn L. Murphy Professor and Endowed Chair of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Professor of Physics and JILA Fellow, University of Colorado Boulder; Founder &amp; Chief Science Officer, Infleqtion<br>\u30fbMasahiro Kitagawa, Professor, University of Osaka&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: Anniversary Drawing Room | 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Floor&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">11:00 AM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>PANEL SESSION | QUANTUM<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moderator:<br>\u30fbShengwang Du, Scifres Family Professor&nbsp;of Electrical and&nbsp;Computer Engineering, Professor of Physics&nbsp;and Astronomy, Purdue University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panelists:&nbsp;<br>\u30fbDana Z. Anderson, Glenn L. Murphy Professor and Endowed Chair of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Professor of Physics and JILA Fellow, University of Colorado Boulder; Founder &amp; Chief Science Officer, Infleqtion<br>\u30fbIndradeep&nbsp;Ghosh, CEO, Fujitsu Research America&nbsp;<br>\u30fbTongcang Li, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director of NSF IUCRC Center for Quantum Technologies (CQT), Purdue University<br>\u30fbNii Attoh-Okine, Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering; A. James Clark School of Engineering, Center for Risk and Reliability, University of Maryland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: Anniversary Drawing Room | 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Floor&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">11:50 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pick up boxed lunch<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">12:05 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Future Collaboration Session &amp; Next Steps<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: Anniversary Drawing Room | 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Floor&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-none\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">1:15 PM<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\"><\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vk-color-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-regular-font-size wp-elements-ada2056a85efcfb30af8126d5a113fa1\"><strong>Organizing Committee in Japan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Chair<\/strong><br><\/strong>Kyosuke Nagata \u2014&nbsp;President, University of Tsukuba<br><strong><strong>Members<\/strong><br><\/strong>Teiji Tominaga \u2014 President, Tohoku University<span data-color=\"#fffd6b\" style=\"--vk-highlighter-color: rgba(255, 253, 107, 0.7)\" class=\"vk_highlighter\"><br><\/span>Miki Sugimura \u2014 Sophia University<br>Kohei Itoh \u2014 President, Keio University<span data-color=\"#fffd6b\" style=\"--vk-highlighter-color: rgba(255, 253, 107, 0.7)\" class=\"vk_highlighter\"><br><\/span>Naoshi Sugiyama \u2014 President, Nagoya University<span data-color=\"#fffd6b\" style=\"--vk-highlighter-color: rgba(255, 253, 107, 0.7)\" class=\"vk_highlighter\"><br><\/span>Atsushi Kumanogoh \u2014 President, University of Osaka<span data-color=\"#fffd6b\" style=\"--vk-highlighter-color: rgba(255, 253, 107, 0.7)\" class=\"vk_highlighter\"><br><\/span>Mitsuo Ochi \u2014 President, Hiroshima University<br>Naoto Ohtake \u2014 President and CEO, Institute of Science Tokyo<br>Shuzaburo Takeda \u2014 President, Takeda &amp; Associates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vk-color-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-regular-font-size wp-elements-68e0c71ff365e5c2fadbd7fac300c524\"><strong><strong>Program Committee in Japan<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Chair<\/strong><br><\/strong>Masahiro Yamaguchi \u2014 Executive Vice President, Tohoku University<br><strong><strong>Members<\/strong><br><\/strong>Hiroaki Kobayashi \u2014 Special Advisor to the President, Tohoku University<br>Yoichiro Tanaka \u2014 Special Advisor to the President, Tohoku University<br>Jun Ikeda \u2014 Special Advisor to the President, University of Tsukuba<br>Tetsuya Sakurai \u2014 Executive Research Director, Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, University of Tsukuba<br>Masayuki Akahori \u2014 Vice President, Sophia University<br>Mariko Iijima \u2014 Vice President, Sophia University<span data-color=\"#fffd6b\" style=\"--vk-highlighter-color: rgba(255, 253, 107, 0.7)\" class=\"vk_highlighter\"><br><\/span>Motohiro Tsuchiya \u2014 Vice President, Keio University<span data-color=\"#fffd6b\" style=\"--vk-highlighter-color: rgba(255, 253, 107, 0.7)\" class=\"vk_highlighter\"><br><\/span>Kazuya Takeda \u2014 Executive Advisor, Nagoya University<br>Tomohisa Koyama \u2014 Special Advisor to the President, Nagoya University \/ Director, NU-Tech<br>Takao Onoye \u2014 Executive Vice President, Osaka University<br>Shinji Kaneko \u2014 Executive Vice President, Hiroshima University<br>Nobuhiro Hayashi \u2014 Vice President, Institute of Science Tokyo<br>Yoichi Nonaka \u2014 Corporate Chief Researcher, Hitachi, Ltd.<br>Hiroshi Tsuda \u2014 Executive Advisor, Fujitsu Research<br>Miho Ito \u2014 Executive Officer \/ Head of Advanced Research and Innovation Center, DENSO Corporation<br>Yoko Inaba \u2014 Senior Vice President, Head of Innovation Technology Department, Technology and Innovation General Headquarters, NTT DATA Group Corporation<span data-color=\"#fffd6b\" style=\"--vk-highlighter-color: rgba(255, 253, 107, 0.7)\" class=\"vk_highlighter\"><br><\/span>Shuji Kakegawa \u2014 Managing Officer \/ Director of  Institute of Technology, Shimizu Corporation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull vk_custom_css_6 has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"contact\" 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wp-elements-72a1a8a424049452792536c868ea9cc4\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-846d4eb9cdaa109c9af70224f421d9eb wp-block-paragraph\">\u304a\u554f\u3044\u5408\u308f\u305b<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:77%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Office of U.S.-JP Digital Innovation Hub Workshop<\/strong><br><strong>Japan Secretariat<\/strong><br><br>Global Engagement Division, Tohoku University<br>Office of the 10th Workshop<br><i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>kokusai-k@grp.tohoku.ac.jp<br><br>Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, University of Tsukuba<br>Digital Innovation Hub Secretariat (Website)<br><i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>us-jpdih@un.tsukuba.ac.jp<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull vk_custom_css_7 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vk-color-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c6dff81a62483a0ec3666abd493db23a\"><strong><strong>Past Workshops<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">July 20, 2025<br><a href=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2025\/\">The 9th U.S.-Japan Digital Innovation Hub and Advanced Technology Workshop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center 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