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The world is currently facing various problems such as population growth, global warming,and frequent natural disasters. In addition, the spread of a new coronavirus disease in 2020 has
clariﬁed problems in Japan, including the delay of digitization and the weakness of supply
chains. Under these circumstances, solving these problems to lead to economic growth is criticalto reinforce the Japanese global industrial competitiveness. I believe that realizing Super Smart
Society, "Society 5.0," is the key to it.
"Society 5.0" is a concept of a new society following the hunting society, agricultural society,industrial society, and information society, which Japan introduced for the ﬁrst time in the worldin the 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan in 2016. At that time, I created this concept as afull-time member of the Council for Science, Technology, and Innovation (CSTI) in the Cabinet
Oﬃce together with my colleagues. "Society 5.0" is the future vision for a human-centeredsociety that simultaneously achieves economic advancement and the resolution of social
problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space using artiﬁcial
intelligence, data, and digital technologies.
Some people are currently working on creating innovation that will realize "Society 5.0" invarious ﬁelds. Human resource development is of most importance to accelerate these actions.
In particular, young researchers need to acquire diverse knowledge not only in their specializedﬁelds but also in various ﬁelds such as information and communication technology (ICT), anduniversities need to foster a "knowledge professional" that possesses both the sensitivity todetect new demands and the ability to solve problems.
I expect that Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society in Tokyo Institute of Technology, incooperation with organizations participating in the consortium, will provide education thattransforms knowledge into intelligence, with the aim to foster knowledge professionals that willrealize Super Smart Society.

“What is a super smart society? Iʼm not sure but it sounds interesting!” For those who think like this, please takeadvantage of “the WISE Super Smart Society Program” (the WISE-SSS program). What do you imagine when you think of
a super smart society? Do you envision the world of science ﬁction movies where automated tractors plow through anenormous ﬁeld in Smart Agriculture, automated buses and trucks lead the way in Smart Mobility, or avatar robots
manage nursing care in Smart Medicine? In fact, such technologies are almost a reality. With the arrival of a super smart
society, an abundant future will be realized by solving our current social issues, including an aging society with a lowbirth-rate and a labor shortage.
Are you at a loss for where to start learning about a super smart society? Our program aims to create such a society
from engineering perspectives and to educate leading innovators. Although a wide range of ﬁelds from agriculture toindustries and services have applications for a super smart society, the basic principles are the same. In fact, theseapplications have ﬁve unifying components: 1) sensors to measure the environment, 2) databases such as geographicalinformation, 3) edge computing to make decisions, 4) actuators such as automobiles, and 5) AI and big data for learning.
The ﬁrst four reside in the real world (physical space) but the last one exists in the virtual world (cyber space). Therefore,
it can be said that a super smart society is realized by integrating cyber and physical spaces.
Now that you know how to start, where can you learn these ﬁve principles in one program? Previously, there was no
educational program where you could study all ﬁve of these components together. Therefore, the Tokyo Institute ofTechnology, in collaboration with the Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium (SSS promotion consortium) partners,
launched the WISE-SSS program in April 2020 as a place to learn about a super smart society. This program is unlike any
previous educational program because it oﬀers social collaborative education (open education) and interdisciplinary
joint research (open innovation) in cooperation with the consortium. To oﬀer necessary education and research tocreate a future society, the program collaborates with a variety of related sectors such as municipal organizations,private corporations, and Japanese National Research and Development Agencies. Furthermore, comprehensive
ﬁnancial and career support is oﬀered in collaboration with the consortium.
Together we can learn in the program and build an exciting future society!

Kazuo Kyuma

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National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
President

Kei Sakaguchi

Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society
External Evaluation Special Advisor

Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society
Dean / Program Coodinator3

Objective of the Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society

Strength of Tokyo Tech and the WISE-SSS Program

Agencies, private corporations, and local governments.

Modern social revolutions (thermodynamics + heat engine = the

The Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society (WISE-SSS)

industrial revolution; information science + computer = theoﬀers a degree program that integrates masters and doctorala joint eﬀort of six graduate schools, the Institute of Innovative

Broad perspectives are cultivated through social collaborative

information revolution; etc.), advanced science (physics,

courses. The integrated program aims to train super-skilled PhD

Research, and the Institute for Liberal Arts. The physical spaceeducation such as the Cyber Physical Oﬀ-Campus Project, while

information science, etc.), and innovative engineering (mechanical,

graduates with technical and professional knowledge so that theytechnologies oﬀered mainly by the School of Engineering, cyberproblem-solving abilities for social issues are fostered byelectric/electronics engineering) have inspired paradigm shifts in

can lead a sector in industry-government-academia to realize aspace technologies oﬀered mainly by the School of Computing,interdisciplinary research such as the Super Smart Societysociety. To realize a super smart society, which is also called thesuper smart society based on quantum science.

and quantum science oﬀered mainly by the School of Science

Creation Research Project. In addition, the program trains highly

upcoming ﬁfth social revolution, it is essential to integrate physicalIn addition to providing education to students enrolled inare integrated in education. This approach not only cultivates

ambitious global leaders with technical knowledge throughspace technologies developed since the industrial revolution suchspecialized courses, the program cultivates ﬁve essential skills to

specialized academic skills across these ﬁelds but also fosters

global leadership education and the Global Oﬀ-campus

as machinery, electricity, and construction with cyber spacerealize a future super smart society based on quantum science.

creativity. To realize a super smart society, social collaborative

Research Project in collaboration with the Tokyo Tech Academy

education (open education) and interdisciplinary joint researchfor Leadership and overseas partner institutions. Furthermore,(open innovation) are crucial, and the SSS promotional

the WISE-SSS oﬀers online courses, supporting a new type of

consortium acts as a bridge between the program and external

student-centered education (student-centered learning) that isorganizations: Japanese National Research and Development

not constrained by time, place, and generation.

technologies developed since the information revolution.

1. Make core skills rooted in quantum science and artiﬁcial

Additionally, advanced sciences and technologies such as

intelligence available to all academics

quantum science and artiﬁcial intelligence must be fused.

2. Encourage original research spanning the domains of cyber

Quantum science is a discipline based on quantum mechanics,

and physical space

which governs the smallest unit of materials and energy, the3. Enhance the big picture from quantum science to Super Smart“quantum.” This should contribute to massive parallel computing

Societyin quantum computers and dramatically improve the capabilities

4. Innovate interdisciplinary research to create super smartof artiﬁcial intelligence (deep learning, etc.). These advances willsocietylead to secure network technologies using communication withacademia, government, and industry

using ultra-high sensitivity quantum sensors.

Image of program graduates

Encourage original
research spanning thedomains of cyber andphysical space

Smart
Manufacturing

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1

Smart
Agriculture

Integrated Education of Physical Technology by School of Engineering,
Cyber Technology by School of Computing, and Quantum Technology by School of Science
Integrated Education of Open Education and Open Innovation via bridge ofSuper Smart Society Promotion Consortium

Innovate interdisciplinary
research to create
super smart society

Global Leadership Education with ToTAL (Union of Humanities and Science) and
Online Education (Tokyo TechX) for student centered learning

Smart Mobility

Smart Ocean

Smart City

Enhance the big picturefrom quantum scienceto Super Smart Society

Features of WISE program for Super Smart Society

5. Promote a talented and seamless leadership between

quantum encryption and sophisticated automated driving with IoT

Make core skills rooted inquantum science and artiﬁcial
intelligence available to allacademics

A unique feature of the program is that education is oﬀered by

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Smart Energy

Smart Sky

Promote a talented andseamless leadership between
academia, government, andindustry

Super Smart Society
Promotion Consortium

World leading professors
Prof. Misako Takayasu
Inst. Innovative Research
Big data analysis

Prof. Masayuki Fujita
Super Smart Society
Engineering Education Program

Founded in Oct. 2018lead byTokyo Tech

More than 30 partners

working together for SSS
International
Partners

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Open Innovation

Open Education

Consortium
Partners

Tokyo Tech Academy for
Leadership

Dept. Systems and Control Eng.,
School of Eng.,
Cooperative robot control

Prof. Hidetoshi NishimoriInst. Innovative Research
Quantum computation

Founded in 2018 lead by Inst. Liberal Arts
( Union of Humanities and Science )Massive Open Online Course

Online education since 2014 viaTokyo TechX ( MOOC ) by joining edX

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Curriculum and thirteen strategies

Cultivation of Specialized Academic Skills & Originality① Courses related to basic artiﬁcial intelligence and quantum science

Students learn core academic skills necessary for research and development of advanced technologies in a super smart society.

Specialty-Creativity Education Committee
Open Innovation Committee

Open Education Committee

Global Leadership Education Committee② Specialized courses related to cyber/physical space

Online Education Committee

Students gain specialized subject knowledge related to cyber space and physical space to acquire “specialized academic skills &originality” for a super smart society.

Engineering Education Program forSuper Smart Society

Doctoral Thesis
DefenseCompletion
Examination

Requirement
for Completion

Super Smart Society Creation Project[PhD Thesis]International
Partners

International
Collaborations Requirement forCompletion (selective)

Global Off-campus Project

Doctoral Course

InvitedResearchers

Global Leadership Courses(Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership: ToTAL)

Requirement
for Completion

Courses on Super Smart Society Innovation

Super Smart Society Global Forum

Master 2nd grade

OnlineLearning
SPOC
MOOC

Open Education
Online Learning

Major Subjects (Physical)

Overseas Mentor System
Requirement for
Midterm Review

Entrance
Examination

Super Smart Society Fundamental
Technology Project [Master Thesis]

yearOpen Innovation
Interdisciplinary
Joint Research

Cyber-Physical Cross Mentor System
Mentor (Cyber)

Master 1st grade

Mentor (Physical)

Requirement
for Enrollment

Interdisciplinary Matching Workshop

Requirement
for Enrollment

Cyber-Physical Off-campus Project
Companies (Physical)

Requirement for
Midterm Review

Organizations

Open Education
Lecturer

Intensive Practice for Interdisciplinary Research Planning
Mentors

promotion consortium partners (Japanese National Research and Development Agencies, private corporations, local governments,etc.). Students learn about real social issues and advanced technologies towards a super smart society.

SSS Consortium

Specialized Courses Related to
Cyber/Physical Space
Major Subjects (Cyber)

Selection for Financial Support

Cultivation of broad perspectives through social cooperation comprehensivenessthat participate

Autonomous Driving, Data Science and AI, Smart Energy Smart Agriculture,
IoT, Smart Manufacturing, etc.

Midterm Review

assigned mentors who specialize in diﬀerent ﬁelds. By providing consistent guidance in an integrated manner from the masters to
doctoral courses, students have improved outcomes, which cannot be obtained with short-term experiences such as a lab rotation.

To cultivate professional skills and a holistic view, courses on Super Smart Society creation are oﬀered in collaboration with the SSS

Open Education
Internship

Companies (Physical)

Requirement
for Completion

Requirement
for Completion

To objectively assess the signiﬁcance from diﬀerent viewpoints and to develop multi-faceted problem-solving skills, each student is④ Courses on Super Smart Society Innovation

Companies (Cyber)

year③ Cyber-physical cross mentor system

Open Innovation
Interdisciplinary
Joint Research

Cyber-Physical Off-campus Project

2.5

1.5

SSS Consortium

Open Innovation
Interdisciplinary
Matching

Companies (Cyber)Open Education
Internship

Courses Related to Basic Quantum
Science and Artiﬁcial Intelligence

Working Doctoral
Students

International Students⑤ Cyber-Physical Oﬀ-Campus ProjectStudents complete an internship at a SSS promotion consortium partner. Through an experience involving an oﬀ-campus project atan organization in a diﬀerent ﬁeld from their specialization, students gain a broad perspective for a super smart society.

Cultivation of problem-solving abilities for interdisciplinary issues⑥ Interdisciplinary matching workshop
PrivateCompanies

Students participating in the program, faculty members, and SSS promotion
consortium partners jointly attend biannual interdisciplinary workshops,
which aim to match studentsʼ research achievements (seeds) and social

PublicResearch Institutes

research issues (needs). The program not only motivates students tocontribute to society but also provides opportunities to collaborate on
industry-academia joint research.

Local
Governments⑦ Intensive practice for interdisciplinary research planning

Students work on intensive exercises to formulate concrete research plans on
self-selected interdisciplinary issues among those provided by the faculty andpartner institutions. These exercises strengthen the interdisciplinary researchcapability of participating students.

By exchanging opinions with experts in corporations andJapanese National Research and Development Agencies,students gain new perspectives and ideas. Matchingworkshop also produce interdisciplinary joint research
projects.

⑧ Super smart society fundamental technology research projectTo cultivate problem-solving skills that encompass interdisciplinary ﬁelds, theproject supports basic technology research to realize a super smart society
under the mentorship of not only the studentsʼ academic supervisors but also
industrial and government advisors.

⑨ Super smart society innovation research project

For matched research themes, students jointly conduct a super smart society
creation project with partner organizations to solve interdisciplinary social issues.

"Intensive practice for interdisciplinary research planning"provides an opportunity for learning by using SSS researchand education ﬁeld.

Cultivation of global leadership development⑩ Global leadership courses

Students are required to complete the Universityʼs leadership education courses, which foster the power to drive a super smart
society. Students demonstrate leadership skills acquired through these courses by participating in a super smart society creation
research project and a global oﬀ-campus project.

SSS Online education⑪ Super smart society global forum

Students present research results at the super smart society global forum where leading researchers from around the world areinvited. Discussions about research at the forum (including feedback on the research and ﬁnalization of the future research direction)
foster an understanding from global perspectives.

The WISE-SSS utilizes online education as a key tool to foster humanresources through community/industry outreach programs (open
education) and interdisciplinary research (open innovation). By shifting⑫ Global Oﬀ-Campus project

university courses online and oﬀering online courses for major 'Super

Students intern at a research organization of an overseas partner or consortium partner for at least three months and conduct global
joint research related to the studentsʼ research theme. This activity builds global leadership skills and deepens research content.

Smart Society' topics such as quantum science and artiﬁcial
intelligence, we create a learning environment where both Tokyo Tech
students and working adults can study state-of-the-art knowledge andtechnology.

6

Recording Studio⑬ Overseas mentor systemStudents have an opportunity to understand their strengths and weaknesses through interviews with overseas advisers. This
provides an opportunity to build a career path from a global perspective.

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Automated

SSS Research & Education ﬁelds

driving cars

Smart
Mobility

The goal of the super smart society research and educationﬁelds is to provide graduate students opportunities to
conduct experiments that foster problem-solving abilities
for interdisciplinary issues while working alongsidecorporations, local governments,

1

Quantum
Computing

Smart mobility

Student experimentusing cryogenic equipment

This research platform is related to automated driving and mobility services

and Japanese National Research and Development Agencies.

6

Quantum computers are expected to be the next-generation ultra-high‒speed

computers based on quantum mechanics. Manipulating qubits on a large-scale
will enable massive parallel computing. Research on potential applications isutilizing it. We create new mobility services using electric vehicles controlled
by open-source software and cutting-edge wireless systems (5G,

also underway and should contribute to solving the information processing

millimeter-wave band wireless LAN) to process the sensor information

issues required for a super smart society.

delivered through cameras and LiDAR (a type of laser sensor).

Tetsuo Kodera

Kazuki Maruta

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society
Specially Appointed Associate Professor

2

Robot Land

Smart robotics

This research and education ﬁeld is related to ground robots. We oﬀer a smart

robotics education research environment utilizing 5G, IoT, and AI. We promote
practical education research to tackle social issues such as disaster response,
infrastructure maintenance, and an aging society. The University created a

School of Engineering
Associate Professor

Quantum
Sensors

7

Robot Landfor thin superconducting quantum ﬁlms

state of an object into an electric signal. A quantum sensor is a type of sensor
that uses the quantum eﬀect (a phenomenon in quantum mechanics). Because
quantum sensors are more sensitive than conventional sensors, they are
expected to contribute to a super smart society. We are working on thedevelopment of such sensors with an emphasis on SQUID, which is a quantum
sensor capable of detecting minute magnetic ﬁelds.

Gen Endo

Toru Hirahara

Department of Mechanical Engineering,
School of Engineering

Department of Physics,
School of Science

Associate Professor

3

Smart robotics

Associate Professor

Smart Manufacturing

This ﬁeld oﬀers an experiential learning environment through practice byseamlessly connecting digital manufacturing ﬂow from parts design to

Smart
Manufacturing

processing. We oﬀer cutting-edge education and research in smart
manufacturing by combining cameras to obtain 3D data of the shape, position,

On-machine measurements

Supervisorof target parts on the table

Smart
Robotics

Koichi Suzumori
Department of

Mechanical Engineering,
School of Engineering
Professor

and posturue of a manufactured parts or tools.

machine learning services in the cloud from their own PCs and tablets.

Koichi Shinoda

Department of Computer Science,
School of Computing
Professor

Robot Zoo Sky

9Body surface temperature by

an infrared thermal image camera

Smart
WorkplaceTakeshi Hatanaka

Department of Systems and Control Engineering,
School of Engineering
Associate Professor

monitoring control

5

Smart robotics

The oceans ‒ that is, water ‒ account for approximately 70% of the Earthʼs surface.
However, much of this aquatic environment remains unknown. To resolve thisshortcoming, Robot Zoo Aqua employs approaches from the standpoint ofrobotics to social issues related to the aquatic environment. We conduct controlled
experiments of underwater robots using real water surface drones. Such apracticum environment is unparalleled within and outside Japan.

Motomu Nakashima

Smart
Agriculture
Drone ﬁeld

Smart workplace

To create a comfortable living space in the architectural environment, we measureand sense the indoor environment and physical characteristics of occupants. A
smart, comfortable, and productive environment is created by AI-controlled air
conditioning, which estimates and adjusts the comfort level from the collected
data. In this way, we demonstrate indoor environment sensing, air conditioning
control, and the occupant speciﬁc comfort level in a real space.

Naoki Kagi

Department of Architecture and Building Engineering,
School of Environment and Society
Professor

10

Robot Zoo Aqua

Department of Systems and Control Engineering,
School of Engineering
Professor

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graduate students. As part of this initiative, we retroﬁtted four lecture rooms with
Wi-Fi 6 wireless LAN, which allow students to access the high-speed network forSupercomputer: TSUBAME 3.0

Robot Zoo Sky is the robotics experimental platform for simultaneous
coordinated control of multiple robots such as drones. Utilizing cutting-edge
distributed control technology, we develop environmental monitoring
technologies to realize a reliable and safe society. Furthermore, we oﬀer
students opportunities to learn about technology that securely controls
multiple components and systems connected in networks, which is afundamental technical skill in the era of IoT.

Scene of environmental

Water-surface drone

Smart robotics

Artiﬁcial intelligence

Tokyo Tech started “Data Science & Artiﬁcial Intelligence Research Group for Social
Good” (DSAI), and began preparing for artiﬁcial intelligence education for

Tomohisa Tanaka

Robot Zoo Sky

Robot Zoo Aqua

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Artificial
Intelligence

Department of Mechanical Engineering,
School of Engineering
Associate Professor

4

Quantum sensors

A sensor is deﬁned as a device that converts a physical phenomenon and theFabrication and measurement system

quadruped hydraulic-driven robot for an outdoor environment, which canperform tasks in dusty or rainy conditions.

Quadruped robot for outdoor ﬁelds

Quantum computing

Smart agriculture

To solve speciﬁc issues in Japanese style small-scale agriculture, including longwork hours, low productivity, and low proﬁtability, smart agriculture education
research aims to realize automated, stable yields of high-quality crops using
remote agricultural technology with AI, IoT, and robotics. We oﬀer
opportunities for students to learn technical elements related to smart
agriculture for small open ﬁelds as well as farming. We also provide research
opportunities for joint projects with partner organizations.

Kuniaki Uto

Department of Computer Science,
School of Computing
Assistant Professor

9WISE-SSS Program members

International Advisor*As of February, 2021

Academic Supervisors
Program Director

Tomohiko Uyematsu

Program CoodinatorNobuyuki Iwatsuki
Kei Sakaguchi

Vice Coodinator

Kenichi Okada

Former Program Director
Vice Coodinator

Akinori Nishihara

Vice Coodinator

Mitsuyasu Iwanami
Koichi Suzumori

Vice Coodinator

Naoyuki Hayashi

Vice Coodinator
Vice Coodinator

Misako Takayasu

Exective Advisor

Takao Kashiwagi
Hidetoshi NishimoriManager, Steering Committee

Takeshi Hatanaka

Exective Advisor
Manager, Steering Committee

Gia Khanh Tran

Dept. of Information and Communications Engineering, School of Engineering

Professor

Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering

Professor

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society

Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering

Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering

Advanced Data Analysis and Modeling Unit, Institute of Innovative Research
Dept. of Social and Human Sciences, Institute for Liberal Arts

Solution Research Center for Advanced Energy Systems, Institute of Innovative Research
Quantum Computing Unit, Institute of Innovative Research

Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering
Dept. of Systems and Control Engineering, School of Engineering

Professor
Specially Appointed Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor

Institute Professor

Specially Appointed Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor

Vice Chair
Vice Chair

Toshimasa Fujisawa
Toru Hirahara
Tomohisa Tanaka
Masafumi Okada
Isao Yamada
Akiyoshi Shioura
Susumu Saito
Keisuke Tanaka
Takehiko Ito
Haruyuki Fujii
Tsubasa Okaze
Takayuki Iwasaki

Dept. of Physics, School of Science

Professor

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering

Associate Professor

Dept. of Physics, School of Science

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering

Dept. of Information and Communications Engineering, School of Engineering
Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Economics, School of Engineering
Dept. of Physics, School of Science

Dept. of Mathematical and Computing Science, School of Computing

Dept. of Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology

Dept. of Architecture and Building Engineering, School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Architecture and Building Engineering, School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering

Associate Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor

Associate Professor
Associate Professor

Vice Chair
Vice Chair

Mitsuji Sampei
Hiroya Nakao
Yoshimi Takuwa
Masayuki Fujita
Jiro Hirokawa
Makoto Hagiwara
Yoshihiro Miyake
Masashi Matsuoka
Takashi Asawa
Yoshihiro Watanabe

University of Twente(I2R), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore. I

The Ohio State University

Technology, and an adjunct appointment with the National University of

University of Rome Tor Vergata

Vice Chair
Vice Chair

Jun-ichi Imura
Cross Jeﬀrey Scott
Kazuhiro Kezuka
Dai Senoo
Gen Endo
Naoki Kagi
Yu AraToru Nagahama

University of Glasgow

Singapore, both as a full professor. I have a strong passion in use-inspired

Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-InstituteMy current research interests are in next-generation

Vice Chair
Vice Chair

Jun-ichi Takada
Yukihiko Yamashita
Nobuhiro Hayashi
Toru Yagi
Mutsuko Hatano
Kazuhiko Fukawa
Kayoko Nohara

University of Sydney
Cornell University

wireless communications (Beyond 5G/6G), Industrial

SOLiD Gear Inc.

sensing-communications-computing design, andInternet of Things, and integrated secure

Google LLC
CEA Leti

Vice Chair
Vice Chair

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Koichi Shinoda
Jun Miyazaki
Takahiro Shinozaki
Tetsuo Kodera
Kotaro Inoue
Mikio Kozuma
Yasunori Aizawa
Toshiyasu Osaragi
Eiichi Sasaki
Yasuko Yanagida
Takamichi Nakamoto
Yukio Kawano
Shoichi Kishiki
Takuya Oda
Kenji Suzuki
Hiroyuki Ito
Takatoki Yamamoto
Motomu Nakashima
Takeshi Hatanaka
Kazuhide Nakata
Kazuki Maruta
Jun Yoneda
Yusuke Shinyama

Communications Intelligence and Optimization. It is

Institute for Infocomm Research( I 2 R)

a great pleasure and honor to be part of the WISE

Asurion LLC

Program for Super Smart Society. I wish the Program

Yonsei University

RWTH Aachen University

all the successes!

KDDI Research, Inc.

Hidehiko Wada

Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Shintaro Arata

Koden Electronics Co., Ltd.

kazunori Sato

Kawasaki City

YASKAWA Electric Corporation

Yukio Tsutsui

SHO-BOND CORPORATION

Koyo Takeo

Information Technology and Human Factors

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Kazuo Kyuma

NSK Ltd.

Shinji Miyata

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology,

Hirotaka Ogawa

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.

Masahiro Yamazaki

NICT Wireless Networks Research Center

Fumihide Kojima

DENSO CORPORATION

Nobuaki Kawahara

National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology

Takeshi Oshima

JTEKT CORPORATION

Hirofumi Kuwabara

RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP)

Hiromi Arai

Azbil Corporation

Chosei Kaseda

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Takashi Toyofuku

NEC Corporation

Yuichi Nakamura

Ota City

Yoshiki Sugiyama

SoftBank Corp.

Teruya Fujii

Dept. of Systems and Control Engineering, School of Engineering

Professor

Dept. of Social and Human Sciences, Institute for Liberal Arts

Associate Professor(Lecturer)

Makoto Ando

Professor

Hironori Hibino

Dept. of Systems and Control Engineering, School of Engineering
Dept. of Systems and Control Engineering, School of Engineering

Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering
Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering
Dept. of Computer Science, School of Computing

Dept. of Architecture and Building Engineering, School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Architecture and Building Engineering, School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Information and Communications Engineering, School of Engineering

Professor

Pramod Khargoneka

Vice Chancellor for Research of UC Irvine, Former NSF Assistant Director for Engineering

Visiting Professor

Kazuo Kyuma

President of National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Ex-executive member of CSTI

Associate Professor
Professor
Professor

Associate Professor
Associate Professor

Dept. of Systems and Control Engineering, School of Engineering

Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Society

Advisor of KOSEN National Institute of Technology, Ex-president of IEICETokyo University of Science

SSS Promotion Consortium

Dept. of Social and Human Sciences, Institute for Liberal Arts

Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Economics, School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering

Dept. of Architecture and Building Engineering, School of Environment and Society
Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society
Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

Professor
Associate Professor(Lecturer)
Professor

HR

Professor

Associate Professor

Young Employees
HR

Professor

Dept. of Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology

Associate Professor

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering

Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering,

Dept. of Information and Communications Engineering, School of Engineering

Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Society,

Associate Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor

Professor

Dept. of Information and Communications Engineering, School of Engineering

Associate Professor

Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering

Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Economics, School of Engineering
Dept. of Physics, School of Science

Dept. of Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology

Dept. of Architecture and Building Engineering, School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Environment and Society

Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology, Institute of Innovative ResearchLaboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology, Institute of Innovative Research
Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering

Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology, Institute of Innovative Research
Solution Research Center for Advanced Energy Systems, Institute of Innovative ResearchLaboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology, Institute of Innovative Research
Nano Sensing Research Unit, Institute of Innovative Research
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering

Dept. of Systems and Control Engineering, School of Engineering
Dept. of Systems and Control Engineering, School of Engineering

Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Economics, School of Engineering
Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society
Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society
Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society

R&D

Associate Professor

Dept. of Computer Science, School of Computing
Dept. of Computer Science, School of Computing

Super Smart Society Promotion Committee

Professor

Associate Professor
Professor
Professor

Professors

Social Collaborative Education Steering Committee

Coordinators

Interdisciplinary Research Promotion Committee

Education program

Students RA

Part-time Lecturers
Working Doctors & Masters

Tokyo Tech
University

Joint Research

Board of Directors

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Society

Research Achievements
R&D

Associate Professor*As of February 2021

Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium

Participating Companies& organizations

Professor

Open Innovation Committee
Chair

industry-relevant research and technology creation.

Technical University of Munich

Kiyohito Yoshihara

Global Leadership Education Committee
Chair

am also holding a joint appointment with the Singapore Institute ofThammasat University

Online Education Committee
Chair

Communications and Networks Dept at Institute for Infocomm Research

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

External Evaluation Special Advisors

Open Education Committee
Chair

Georgia Institute of Technology

Private Companies/Public Research Institutes/Local Governments

Specialty-Creativity Education Committee
Chair

Magnus Egerstedt
Jenq-Shiou Leu
Wilfred G. van der Wiel
Marco Ceccarelli
Chia-Hsiang Menq
Taweep Chaisomphob
Ian Watson
Sandra Hirche
Thomas Haustein
Branka Vucetic
Susi S. Varvayanis
Michiel Bacchiani
Ali Sadri
Emilio Carvanese Strinati
Sumei Sun
Masaaki Maeda
Seong-Lyun Kim
Haris Gačanin

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My name is Sumei SUN. I am a Principal Scientist, and Head of theProfessors
Students

WISE Program for Super Smart SocietyInternship, Job Opportunities

Students
Professors
Coordinators

Academia

The SSS promotion consortium was jointly established through

The SSS promotional consortium established the following threeindustry-government-academia collaboration in October 2018 for the
purpose of co-creating the next generation social collaborative

committees: 1) Super Smart Society Promotional Committee, whichoﬀers networking opportunities; 2) Social Collaborative Education

Japanese National Research and Development Agencies, local
governments, and private corporations, are participating.

Promotion Committee, which builds interdisciplinary research teams.
Each committee closely collaborates with the WISE-SSS.

education research platform, which integrates education and researchdevelopment. The platform fosters future leaders of the upcomingsuper smart society. Currently, over forty organizations, including

Steering Committee, which nurtures the human resource
development program in collaboration withindustry-government-academia; and 3) Interdisciplinary ResearchConsortium Partners

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Associate Professor
Associate Professor

Specially Appointed Professor
Specially Appointed Professor
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Specially Appointed Assosiate Professor
Specially Appointed Assosiate Professor
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor■ Tokyo Institute of Technology■ TOSHIBA CORPORATION■ Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

■ RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP)■ Panasonic Corporation■ Komatsu Ltd.

■ Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology■ National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology■ NICT Wireless Networks Research Center■ The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology,

Information Technology and Human Factors■ National Agriculture and Food Research Organization■ KDDI CORPORATION■ SoftBank Corp.

■ NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION■ Rakuten Mobile, Inc.

■ Koden Electronics Co., Ltd.
■ Ricoh Company, Ltd.

■ NEC Corporation■ FUJITSU LIMITED■ NISSEICOM, LIMITED■ Azbil Corporation■ Yokogawa Electric Corporation■ DENSO Corporation■ Honda Research Institute Japan Co., Ltd.
■ Mazda Motor Corporation■ JTEKT CORPORATION■ Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co.,Ltd.
■ YASKAWA Electric Corporation■ NSK Ltd.

■ Kubota Corporation■ Makino Seiki Co.,Ltd.

■ SHO-BOND CORPORATION■ The Bank of Yokohama,Ltd.
■ aiwell Inc.
■ Ota City

■ Kawasaki City

■ The Ecozzeria Association■ Kanto Head Oﬃce, Organization for Small &Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN■ Tokyo University of Science (Individual Member)■ KOSEN National Institute of Technology (Individual Member)11

student voice
I am currently working on research and development related toautomated driving, which is expected to be a major technology in a super

My name is Yin Yue, a D2 student from Sakaguchi-Tran lab. My current

to research one of the most state-of-the-art wireless communication

motors rotate while the rotor is suspended by magnetic force. Beneﬁts ofeducational system oﬀers everything you need to improve yourself andmillimeter-wave (mmWave) vehicle-to-everything (V2X)

conferences, and communicate with big persons in this ﬁeld. Owing tobearingless motors. Using magnetic levitation technology, bearinglesssuch motors are no friction, high eﬃciency, and low-energy consumption.

Speciﬁcally, I am developing the inner workings of next-generation motors
through analysis, design, production, and experiments. I ﬁnd my research
to be very enjoyable.

At the WISE-SSS program, in addition to the knowledge of electronics,

mechanics, and informatics, you can also learn a wide range oftechnologies such as quantum science and artiﬁcial intelligence. Unlike

smart society, ﬁnancial support, and career development support. This

your future research. At ﬁrst glance, you may feel overwhelmed because
there are more required classes and assignments. However, it is the best
opportunity to absorb a wide range of knowledge and information andtrain your intelligence. In fact, the workloads are very manageable, and I

even have time to study English and Spanish with international students
in the lab during the break time.

In a super smart society, “energy conservation” will be a keyword. In theregular masters and doctoral courses, this very attractive educational

future, I want to expand my motor research into a diﬀerent researchdiverse topics. Therefore, you can aim to become a super-skilled PhD

eliminate energy problems.

program allows you to acquire plenty of knowledge and information in
graduate who brings innovation not only in future industries but also in aninterdisciplinary super smart society. Furthermore, there are many beneﬁts
such as lectures to learn cutting-edge technologies, experiencing

discipline. In addition, I hope to develop innovative technical elements toThrough the WISE-SSS program, you can participate inindustry-academia collaborative research that encompasses multiple

disciplines through the broad perspectives acquired from joint researchand the interdisciplinary mentor system. If you desire to become asuper-talented PhD graduate with a variety of knowledge acrossresearch is focusing on radio resource management (RRM) for

communications. There are lots of challenges in RRM for mmWave V2X
communications such as dynamic beam alignment, scheduling,

association, multi-hop relay, and interference control. The objective of
my research is to ensure reliable mmWave V2X communications byadvanced RRM and improve the safety and traﬃc eﬃciency with

automated driving. My ﬁrst-half work aimed to improve the reliability ofV2V communications, I proposed to allocate a single mmWave channel

and apply a novel antenna conﬁguration method called “ZigZag” for all
V2V links. This research improved spectrum utilization and ensured
higher throughputs (over 1 Gbps) for V2V in the dynamic vehicularenvironment with interference. My ongoing work is to develop newscheduling and association algorithms based on CSI (channel state

information) prediction for the RRM of Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I).

I was glad to be a member of Sakaguchi-Tran Lab and had opportunities

technologies, mmWave V2X communications, attend international

these experiences, I realized that we, as PhD candidates, should not limit
ourselves to a single area, conducting research within the small campus (even the small lab space). It is no longer suitable formodern job markets and society demands. Together with a solid

expertise foundation, we also need interdisciplinary knowledge andenough interactions with industries. The WISE-SSS program provides us
such a platform. The involved students are guided to specify and deal
with various social challenges. Interdisciplinary communications arehighly valued. Moreover, Automated driving which is my mostinteresting subject is one of the primary research topics of the SSS
program. So, I registered for the SSS program.

After Joining the SSS program, I am also lucky to take part in thecollaborative research with the company, DENSO. It is my precious

experience. By communicating with the company's researchers, I learned
that doing research should not only pursue innovation but also consider
the possibility of implementation. In the future, I hope to contribute todisciplines, and are interested in realizing a super smart society, please

the realization of automated driving and wish the roll-out of high-level

apply for this program.

automated vehicles can reduce mortality due to traﬃc accidents andimprove traﬃc eﬃciency.

Takahiro Noguchi
Major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Yin Yue

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
School of Engineering

The ﬁrst year in the doctoral program

Major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering,

Studying Spanish with an international student, Hector.

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
School of Engineering

I belong to the Iwanami lab. My research is related to the proper

surprised by the level of support. The program oﬀered not only advanced

protection, which is a technology to extend the lifetime of building

mechanics, but also other enriching activities such as global leadershipmanagement of infrastructure. In particular, I specialize in cathodic

structures by ﬂowing electric current from the surface of a concrete
structure to control internal rebar corrosion.

Multiple factors often compound infrastructural management issues.

powerful technologies such as artiﬁcial intelligence and quantum

Currently, I am working on an interdisciplinary joint project in the

behavioral economics. In an eﬀort to acquire deeper knowledge of related

phenomenon. Due to diﬀerent backgrounds, students at Tokyo Tech havemethods to apply in the ﬁeld of civil engineering. When I learned thatTokyo Tech began oﬀering the WISE-SSS, I quickly recognized the strong
support system that the curriculum would provide both in learning andresearch. Therefore, I immediately registered for the WISE-SSS. I was(Yin Yue is the furthest left).

knowledge from other ﬁelds into my own discipline.

framework of the WISE-SSS. In the project, I regularly encounter

disciplines, I was self-studying cutting-edge technologies and exploring

Intensive practice for interdisciplinary research planning with other group members

and interdisciplinary practicums. Now I am conﬁdent that I am utilizing

Thus, it is necessary to consider the interactions among a variety ofelements across disciplines such as science and technology, politics, andThe second year in the doctoral program

eye-opening surprises in terms of how others view the same

diverse perspectives. I think that diﬀerent viewpoints allow the discovery
of issues and innovative solutions to realize a super smart society.

Message to students

Therefore, in parallel to working on my specialization studies, I want toexpand my interactions with diﬀerent ﬁelds and collaborations moreglobally.

Finally, I ﬁnd fulﬁllment by collaborating with a variety of people torealize the proper management of infrastructure, which is one reason that
I was attracted to civil engineering. I want to be a researcher who cancontribute to the mutual understanding and diverse happiness of people
through the management of infrastructure by utilizing my education at
the WISE-SSS.

Akira Hekizono
Major in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering, School of Environment

The mission of the WISE-SSS is to realize a super smart society bycross-disciplinary eﬀorts and to cultivate talents who can leadsuch a society. The majority of undergraduate students in the
University enroll in a graduate school, but only 15% of students
continue to a doctoral program. In other countries, obtaining a
research position (almost always) requires a doctoral degree, and
PhD graduates actively work in other ﬁelds. Japan should also takeinitiatives to allow more PhD graduates to take charge. To thisend, our faculty members will support you in a variety of aspects.
Please accept this challenge.

Akinori Nishihara
Tokyo Tech Academy for
Super Smart Society
Specially Appointed Professor, COO

and Society

The ﬁrst year in the doctoral program

50t load-test apparatus for studying the mechanical properties of reinforced concrete

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From registration to completion
From registration to completion, there are four assessments during the program:

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Assessment

Enrollment selection: Students are required to participate in both the cyber-physical oﬀ-campus
project in their own ﬁeld and the interdisciplinary matching workshop. Students submit a shortessay describing their motivation for applying, research plan from the masters to the doctoral
courses, and their relation to super smart society. The program faculty members assess them.

Management System
The entire program is supervised by the “Program Steering Committee” under the direction of the

President and the Oﬃce of the President (Strategic Management Council). The “Program Steering

Committee” consists of the Program Director, Program Coordinator, Program Vice coordinator (Finance),
and Program Vice coordinator (Evaluation). Each educational program is planned and operated by ﬁve

educational committees, which are comprised of program faculty members that report to the Program

Steering Committee. The ﬁve educational committees are 1) Specialty-Creativity Education Committee,2) Open Education Committee, 3) Open Innovation Committee, 4) Global Leadership Education

Committee, and 5) Online Education Committee. The education oﬀered by the Online Education

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Assessment

Midterm review: Students are required to submit a short paper outlining their masterʼs thesis, listof achievements, a doctoral research plan, and their contributions to a super smart society. The
program faculty members assess those who obtained the required credits from basic subject

Committee is new, student-centered, and rapidly evolving because it is not constrained by time, place,and generation. It is operated in collaboration with CITL (Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning).
The SSS promotional consortium serves as a bridge between the program and society. Socialgroups in artiﬁcial intelligence and quantum science.

collaborative education and interdisciplinary research are realized in collaboration with SSS promotion

Completion examination: Students are required to orally present a summary of their doctoral

PDCA (The Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle with input of the evaluation committee members within and outside

consortium partners.

The Program Steering Committee maintains and smoothly executes the strategies using an iterative

3

Assessment

dissertation and activities in the program. By presenting the meaning of their research to a broad

the University.

audience from diﬀerent disciplines, their fundamental academic abilities, originality, and holistic vieware judged. For students who have already satisﬁed the completion requirements, the program
faculty members assess whether they possess the ability to be a knowledge professional.

4

Assessment

Doctoral degree examination: Studentsʼ doctoral dissertations are judged from eachdisciplineʼs expert viewpoints. Those who pass all four assessments receive a degree alongwith a certiﬁcation of completion of WISE-SSS added to their Doctor of Science, Doctor ofEngineering, or Doctor of Philosophy diploma.

External Evaluation
Special Advisors
Super Smart Society
Promotiom Consortium

Financial support for enrolled students
To create an environment where students can prioritize their studies, we oﬀer the“Education and Research Expense Support System,” which provides ﬁnancial support to students.

Steering Committee

Super Smart Society Promotion Committee

Among the programʼs enrolled students, those with a high research ability and outstanding potential are awarded
the evaluations of participation at an “Interdisciplinary Matching Workshop” and interviews with the program
faculty members.

Oﬃce of Education and International Cooperation
Oﬃce of Research and Innovation
Oﬃce of Campus Management

Oﬃces under the President
Strategic Management Council

Social Collaborative Education Steering Committee
Interdisciplinary Research Promotion Commirree

Program Steering Committee

Online Education
Committee

Chair: Jun-ichi Imura

Super Smart Society Doctoral Leadership Scholarshipa scholarship up to two million yen per year. Recipients are selected during the mid-term examination based on

Strategic Management Oﬃce

President

Kazuya Masu

Program Head: Tomohiko Uyematsu
Program Coordinator: Kei Sakaguchi
Program Exective Director: Akinori Nishihara
Program Sub-coordinator: Mitsuyasu Iwanami
Program Sub-coordinator(Evaluation): Misako Takayasu

Center for Innovate
Teaching and Learning (CITL)Tokyo Tech Academy for
Leadership (ToTAL)
Promotion Oﬃce for
Education Programs

Specialty-Creativity
Education Committee

Open Education
Committee

Open Innovation
Committee

Global Leadership
Education Committee

Chair: Toshimasa Fujisawa

Chair: Mitsuji Sampei

Chair: Koichi Shinoda

Chair: Jun-ichi Takade

Note: If you are receiving RA salary from a joint research project with an SSS promotion consortium partner orfrom a national project, the scholarship is provided within a total of two million yen or less, in principle. The same
applies if you have other scholarships except for the Tsubame Scholarship.

Public Research Institutes

Private Companies

Local Governments

International Partners

Research assistantship (RA) for promoting interdisciplinary collaborative research
If the research seed of the enrolled student matches the need of a consortium partner, the student is granted theposition of RA (research assistant) to conduct interdisciplinary collaborative research.

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