FALLING WALLSLAB TOKYO2016
Monday, 29 August 2016
OAG Haus, Tokyo

CONCEPTLearn, share and communicate about research!
Based on the idea of "breaking down various walls" around the world, this event provides
students, young researchers and professionals of all disciplines and nationalities anopportunity to present their research projects or ideas in 3 minutes and in English, in front of anon-specialised audience.
The winners from the Falling Walls Labs from around the world - including the Falling Walls
Lab Tokyo - will gather for the Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin in November. The FallingWalls initiative was founded to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Falling Walls Lab Tokyo is co-organized by EURAXESS Japan and the German Researchand Innovation Forum Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo).

TIMELINE
Monday, 29 August 2016
OAG Haus
14:30

Registration desk open

15:00

Welcome and introductory remarks

15:40

Presentations (scholar presentations 1-7)

16:15

Break

16:30

Presentations (scholar presentations 8-15)

17:10

Q&A session (attendees) / Evaluation session (jury)

17:50

Award ceremony

18:10

Farewell Reception

THE JURY
Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus, Chairman of the Jury
Chair of German Law, Faculty of Law, Meiji University
Chairman of the German JSPS Alumni Association
1984 Doctor degree, Faculty of Law, University of Münster;1986 admitted to the German Bar.
1987-1989 legal studies at Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan;
1989-1993 Researcher, German Institute for Japanese Studies, Tokyo, Japan;
1994-1995 Director of the Permanent Office, European Association for Japanese Studies,
Leiden, The Netherlands;
1995-2001 Director, Law Department, German Chamber of Commerce, Tokyo, Japan;
2001-2008 Professor of Japanese Law, Faculty of Law, University of Marburg, Germany;
2008～ Chair of German Law, Faculty of Law, Meiji University, since 2009 Chair ofGerman Law, Graduate School of Law, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan.
Several Honorary Positions, e.g. Chairman of the German Society for Japanese Studies(2005-2012); Chairman of the German-Japanese Association for Labour Law (20022016); Chairman of the German JSPS Alumni Association (since 2003), Member of theBoard of the Japanese-German Society Tokyo (since 2011).
2001 awarded Cross of Honour, Federal Republic of Germany.

THE JURY
Dr. Yuko HARAYAMA
Executive Member,Council for Science, Technology and Innovation
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Yuko Harayama is an Executive Member of the Council for Science, Technologyand Innovation (CSTI) at the Cabinet Office. Prior to joining the CSTI, she spent twoyears at the OECD as the Deputy Director of the Directorate for Science,
Technology and Industry (STI), and ten years at the Graduate School ofEngineering of Tohoku University as a professor of Science and Technology Policy.
In Japan, she served as a member of different commissions related to Science,
Technology and Innovation at Cabinet Office and Ministerial levels.
Her experience prior to Tohoku University includes being a Fellow at the ResearchInstitute of Economy, Trade and Industry in Japan and an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Political Economy at the University of Geneva. Ms. Harayama holdsa Ph.D. in Education Sciences and a Ph.D. in Economics both from the University ofGeneva. She has received Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2011 and wasawarded honorary doctorate from the University of Neuchâtel in 2014.

THE JURY
Dr. Saiki HaseDeputy Director DFG Office Japan
German Research Foundation (DFG)
2006～2010 Postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases,Japan (Apr. 2007-Mar. 2009: Research fellowship from the Japan Health Sciences
Foundation) 2010～Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG Office Japan, Deputy
Director DFG Office Japan from Oct. 2012

THE JURY
Dr. Anders Karlsson
Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Global Academic Relations
Elsevier
Dr. Karlsson joined in 2012 Elsevier as Vice President for Strategic Alliances, GlobalAcademic Relations, to support Elsevier’s relations with key stakeholders in theAsia-Pacific region. Before joining Elsevier, he was for five years Counselor for
Science and Innovation at the Embassy of Sweden in Tokyo (Japan), with a regional
responsibility for Japan and South Korea.
Before serving as Science Counselor, he was for 10 years Professor in Quantum
Photonics at the Royal Institute of Technology - KTH, Stockholm, Sweden. His work,
leading a consortium on advanced information technology, was awarded the EU
René Descartes Research Prize in 2004 for excellence in collaborative research.
He has a strong interest in science communication and is a frequent speaker ontopics such as research management, science and innovation policy, and in how
results from science translate into societal impact.

THE JURY
Dr. Ayano Takeuchi
Junior Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science
Toho University
2016～Toho University Department of Environmental Science, Junior AssociateProfessor
2015～2016 Nagoya University Graduate School of Environmental Studies,
Designated Assistant Professor
2013～2015 Project Manager, PN Power Plants AG2012 Tokyo Institute of Technology, PhD in Social Sciences

THE JURY
Dr. Helmut WenischHead, Corporate Technology
Siemens K.K.
Dr. Helmut Wenisch was born 1968 in Wuerzburg, Germany. In 1999/2000, hespent two years as a postdoc at Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan).
After that, he worked more than 10 years for Sony Japan in different roles as
researcher (blue laser development), corporate strategist in global HQ and R&D
planning (Open Innovation).
Currently, Helmut Wenisch leads Siemens Corporate Technology in Japanconsisting of a University Relations and IP Licensing group. In his previous role, hewas responsible for technology scouting as well as and strategic partnering inElectromobility and Smart Grid area in Japan.
He holds master degrees from University Wuerzburg and SUNY Albany (US), an
PhD from Bremen University and an MBA from Temple University (Japan).

THE PARTICIPANTS
1. Theron MILLER
University of Toyama | Breaking the Wall of academic knowledge production

2. Sajjad MIR
Yamagata University | Breaking the Wall of Modern self-healing electronics

3. Arthur MUELLERTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology | Breaking the Wall of Ungulate Wildlife Management in East Asia

4. Matt ESCOBAR
The University of Tokyo | Breaking the Wall of Data Visualization

5. Diletta FABIANI
Waseda University | Breaking the Wall of security intergovernmental organizations

THE PARTICIPANTS
6. Yuki TANAKAThe University of Tokyo | Breaking the Wall of living-objects and non-living objects

7. Peter PLOETNER
The University of Tokyo | Breaking the Wall of opaque systems

8. Ery FUKUSHIMA
Osaka University | Breaking the Wall of drug development using plant genes

9. Tonni KURNIAWAN
Hokkaido University | Breaking the Wall of Renewable Energy

10. Ray LUO
RIKEN Brain Science Institute | Breaking the Wall of Mystery of Creation

THE PARTICIPANTS
11. Alina KUDASHEVATokyo Institute of Technology | Breaking the Wall of Global Water Shortage

12. Kei TAKAHASHIThe University of Tokyo | Breaking the Wall of "What is life?"

13. Heike Katrein BROCK
Keio University | Breaking the Wall of Computational Motion Aesthetics

14. Cedric CAREMELTakram, Design Engineering | Breaking the Wall of (Virtual) Reality

15. Chit Hong YAM
JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Breaking the Wall of Rocket Science:
10 Years of ChallengeTHE PRIZESFirst Prize:
Flight to Berlin and invitation to the Falling Walls Finale in November
Second Prize:
Voucher for purchase of publications or books on Elsevier(sponsored by Elsevier)

Third Prize:
Written interview of the 3rd prize winner on EURAXESS Japan and DWIH Tokyo websites

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