2020／2021

Research Institute forTechnological Science and Innovation (RITI)The Research Institute for Technological Science and Innovation (RITI) was established on April 1, 2016 toenhance our university's research capabilities by promoting collaborative research with leading companies and top
research institutions both domestically and abroad. The RITI is an umbrella organization for research at TUT
consisting of the Electronics-Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute (EIIRIS), which is an existing research
institute; four Research Centers; three new Strategic Research divisions; and the Advanced Research CollaborativeLaboratory.
The EIIRIS is TUT's ﬂagship research base for the advancement of interdisciplinary research which combines
research on innovative electronic technologies, such as smart sensing, with advanced application ﬁelds, including
robotics, artiﬁcial intelligence, information and communication technology, life science, agricultural engineering, theenvironment, disaster prevention, design, and chemistry/materials.
The Strategic Research Department adopts an open application system for selecting research themes and amatching fund system to the maximum extent possible. The department consists of various projects integratingstate-of-the-art ICT, such as sensor/device technology, AI and IT technology, and robot technology, as well as CPStechnologies, all of which are our strengths, with cutting-edge application ﬁelds. In addition, the Strategic Research
Department is made up of three divisions: the Emergent System Research Division which creates new values; theSocial System Research Division which solves problems in collaboration with local communities and society; and theAdvanced Research Division which has a strong collaboration system with the world's top research institutions andleading companies. In cooperation with the existing EIIRIS and four Research Centers, the department is advancing
research aiming at making open innovation a reality. The industry-academia collaborative project is in principle threeyears long, and is currently in its second term with 20 projects being implemented.
TUT works as a research university which adopts large-scale projects relating to its research, such as theResearch University Enhancement Promotion Program, the Program on Open Innovation Platform with Enterprises,
Research Institute and Academia (OPERA), and the National University Management Reform Promotion Program. By
simultaneously promoting basic research and applied research for practical use, TUT makes an eﬀort to acceleratesocial implementation and commercialization, and aims to become a university that shines brightly in the world.
I was appointed as the second Head of the Research Institute for Technological Science and Innovation (RITI) onApril 1, 2020.
The RITI was established on April 1, 2016 with the objective of strategically planning, promoting, managing andpublicizing the Electronics-Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute (EIIRIS), the Research Center, the Advanced
Research Collaborative Laboratory, and the Cooperative Project for Innovative Research. In particular, the Advanced
Research Collaborative Laboratory, which was newly established in the academic year 2015, is advancing globally
cutting-edge research by combining the outstanding science and technology of both prestigious foreign universities'
laboratories and leading Japanese research institutes/ companies. In addition, the Cooperative Project for Innovative
Research is a new initiative that aims to create innovation using a large-scale matching fund system between
universities and companies and is beginning to produce results. The Research Administration Center (RAC) is
responsible for the smooth operation of the RITI, providing research support in project planning, contracts, legal
aﬀairs and intellectual property creation/management.
Since its incorporation, TUT has been designated as a university to participate in the large projects carried out by
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), including the Research University
Enhancement Promotion Program, "Research Promotion Administration Center (RAC); the Program for Leading
Graduate Schools, "Fostering Brain Information Architects with Advanced Technology for Ultra Large Scale Brain
Information"; and the Top Global University Project. Only a handful of universities in Japan have been selected forthese three MEXT projects. In the future, we aim to vigorously promote cutting-edge research and produce various
outstanding research to develop new creative industries centering on innovation. To this end, we will take an
open-application approach placing electronics technology at its core, and proactively incorporate diﬀerent ﬁelds,such as robotics, information and communication technology including artiﬁcial intelligence and IoT, life sciencessuch as medical welfare and biotechnology, chemistry and new materials, agriculture, earthquake-resistance anddisaster prevention, and environment and urban engineering.

Kazuhiko Terashima

Shinichi Yamamoto

Executive Trustee, Vice President（Research, International Aﬀairs, SDGs,Internal Control）
Director of Research Institute forTechnological Science and Innovation
Toyohashi University of Technology(()

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1. Promotion of Emergent System Research for the creation of new values, which isevolving at a rapid pace and which incorporates TUT s strengths such as sensing,artiﬁcial intelligence, and robotics research
2. Promotion of Social System Research for solving problems, which can contribute to localcommunities
3. Promotion of Advanced Interdisciplinary Research through strong collaboration withleading companies and top research institutions both domestically and abroad

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The Cooperative Project for Innovative Research is a project to promote eﬀective
interdisciplinary research. The project will develop the frontiers of speciﬁc ﬁelds using amatching fund format with domestic and overseas research institutions and companies; andwill strengthen the ability of participants to implement and advocate for the results ofresearch in society.
In addition, the Research Institute for Technological Science and Innovation (RITI) will be
used as a learning space for graduate students in the ﬁve-year integrated doctoral program
through the "Fostering Brain Information Architects with Advanced Technology for Ultra
Large-Scale Brain Information succeeding the Program for Leading Graduate Schools.