Artificial Intelligence –International Researchand Applications:
1st Japanese-German-French
DWIH Symposium
November 21-22, 2018 (Wednesday/Thursday)
Toranomon Hills, Tokyo

Contents

Programme Day 1 and 2

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Greetings• Prof. Dr. Margret Wintermantel, President of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)• Takuya Hirai, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy• Dr. Frédérique Vidal, Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation• Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

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Introduction• The AI Strategy of Japan• Towards Co-Evolution of AI and Humans• Cornerstones of Germanys’ AI Strategy• Introduction to the Villani Report

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Session Outlines and Contributors
Day 1:• New Working Environment with AI (Plenary Session)• Ethical and Legal Aspects of AI (Break-out Session I)• The Role of Digital Technologies in Learning and Education (Break-out Session II)• AI and the Environment / Smart Cities (Break-out Session III)
• AI Shooting Stars
Day 2:• AI Applications in Health Care (Break-out Session IV)• AI Applications in Mobility and Autonomous Driving (Break-out Session V)• AI Applications in Connected Industries and Productivity (Break-out Session VI)• AI Applications in Security and Safety (Break-out Session VII)1217

About DWIH Tokyo

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List of Supporters

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Programme
Day 1 – November 21, 2018 (Wednesday)
09:00 – 10:45

Opening Remarks
Prof. Dr. Margret Wintermantel
President, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Dr. Hans Carl von Werthern
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Japan
Laurent Pic
Ambassador of France to Japan
Takuya Hirai
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Welcome Address
Germanys’ Strategy on Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Herbert Zeisel
Deputy Director General: Research for Digital Change and Innovation,Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Keynote Speeches
Research Activities of the AIRC in the Context of of Society 5.0
Prof. Dr. Junichi Tsujii
Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Main Hall
5F

Augmented Intelligence – Towards Self-Learning Machines
Prof. Dr. Andreas Dengel
Member of the DFKI Management Board, Site Head and Scientific Director at DFKI
Kaiserslautern,German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break (Foyer 4F)

11:15 – 12:45

Plenary Session: New Working Environment with AI

12:45 – 13:00

Sneak-Preview on Break-out Sessions I-III

13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:30

Hall A 5F

Lunch Break
Break-out Session (parallel): Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence
I
Ethical and Legal Aspects
of AI
P. 13

15:30 – 15:45

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P. 12

II
The Role of Digital
Technologies in Learningand Education
P. 14

III
AI andthe Environment/
Smart Cities
P. 15
Hall B4F

15 min. Coffee Break (Foyer 4F)

15:45 – 16:45

I
Ethical and Legal Aspectsof AI (continued)
P. 13

II
The Role of Digital
Technologies in Learningand Education (continued)
P. 14

17:00 – 18:00

Plenary Session: AI Shooting Stars

P. 16

III
AI andthe Environment/
Smart Cities (continued)
P. 15

Foyer 4F

Programme
Day 2 – November 22, 2018 (Thursday)
09:00 – 10:15

Keynote Speeches and Discussion
Prof. Dr. Cédric Villani
Vice-President, The French Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific andTechnological Choices
Opportunities Offered by Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Our Future
Prof. Dr. Wolfram Burgard
Head of Research Lab AI Systems, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, President, IEEE
Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS)

10:15 – 10:30

Sneak-Preview on Break-out Sessions IV-VII

10:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 12:15

Change from 5F to 4F
Break-out Session (parallel): Technological Applications of Artificial IntelligenceIV
AI Applications in
Health Care
P. 17
Hall A 3+4 5F

V
AI Applications
in Mobility andAutonomous
Driving
P. 18

12:15 – 13:15
13:15 – 14:15

VI
AI Applications
in Connected
Industries andProductivity
P. 19

VII
AI Applications in
Security and Safety
P. 20

Hall B
4F

Lunch Break (Hall A 5F)
IV
AI Applications in
Health Care(continued)
P. 17
Hall A 3+4 5F

V
AI Applications
in Mobility andAutonomous
Driving(continued)
P. 18

14:15 – 14:30
14:30 – 15:30

Hall A 3+4
5F

VI
AI Applications
in Connected
Industries andProductivity(continued)
P. 19

VII
AI Applications in
Security and Safety(continued)
P. 20

Change from 4F to 5F
Wrap-up and Keynote Speech
Wrap-up: Prof. Dr. Yuichiro Anzai
Senior Advisor, Director of Center for Science Information Analysis, Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Hall A 3+4
5F

Keynote: Dr. Joseph Reger
Fujitsu Fellow, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Fujitsu EMEIA

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Greetings

Prof. Dr. Margret Wintermantel
President of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

It is my greatest pleasure and honour to welcome you to the “Artificial Intelligence – International Research andApplications: 1st Japanese-German-French DWIH Symposium”.
Artificial Intelligence is one of the most discussed research fields at the present time and it is bound to shape
almost every industry sector in the near future. Countries from all around the world are heavily investing in AI
research, and we think that in this heated market, collaboration – rather than competition – is the key to finding
innovative approaches and to proactively creating the future we would like to live in.
With this vision in mind, the German Centre for Research and Innovation in Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo) organizes theinternational symposium – gathering experts from Japan, Germany and France. All three countries rely on highly
qualified human resources, cutting-edge R&D, and well-established resources of the industrial infrastructure;
and all have implemented policy frameworks to encourage cooperation on AI between them.
The symposium offers a platform to learn about the national approaches as well as the status quos andapplications of AI research in Japan, Germany, and France. It inspires discussions among researchers andinnovation leaders, among the public and private sectors on differences and similarities as well as methods andsolutions in the field of AI. Thus, the symposium offers a wide array of perspectives in the area of AI and initiates
fruitful technical exchanges and networking between Japan, Germany and France. I am confident that it gives
vibrant and new dynamics to trilateral cooperation in AI science and research.

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Takuya Hirai
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy

Japan has proposed “Society 5.0,” a new concept of society, under the Fifth Science and Technology Basic Plan.
I expect that Society 5.0 will be able to contribute to economic growth as well as the resolution of various global
issues such as healthcare, environment, energy, safety and security the world is facing, by providing various
services and solutions to people through the high-level fusion of cyber and physical space technologies. I believe
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is indispensable for achieving Society 5.0.
Currently, competition for development and implementation of AI is intensifying all over the world, andcorresponding to such situation, Japan has also established a headquarter for AI strategy in order to rush toundertake various policies for such as reform of education, R&D, and social implementation of AI. AI, unlike
conventional technologies, brings drastic changes to the social and industrial structure. To adapt to the changes,
we need to create an AI-ready society by promoting the “Re-design” initiative, which seeks to redesign wholesocial systems in all fields, including corporate behaviour, working styles, educational systems, and the datautilization environment, with the utilization of AI as a premise. It is impossible to achieve it without fundamental
reform of the existing social system. Japan is also promoting efforts toward the realization of AI-ready society asa national commitment. Since AI gives a significant impact to human society, in the AI era, we need to consider
the labor environment, care for the elderly person, data security and privacy, well-balanced regulation between
promotion of practical use and safety. Furthermore, for the coexistence of AI and humans, we also need toconsider such as AI ethical and moral issue, accountability of AI decision, based on human-centric principles.
I hope that stakeholders in Japan, Germany, and France exchange opinions on various issues necessary torealize future AI society and share ideas through this symposium, and we will make progress of AI-ready at a
global level. I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to officials at the German Centre for Research andInnovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo) for holding this symposium to provide an opportunity for officials from government,
academia, and industry to mingle with each other and exchange opinions. I pray that the partnership andcooperation among the three countries in AI research and social implementation will be strengthened further.

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Greetings

Dr. Frédérique Vidal
Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation

Artificial intelligence ranks as a top priority in each of our three countries and its development will impact
our very civilisation. Following Cédric Villani’s report, France unveiled its AI strategy and has stressed theimportance of cooperating with Europe, in particular Germany, our close partner. However, this cooperationmust also extend beyond Europe. As we celebrate the 160th anniversary of French-Japanese diplomatic ties,
the relationship between France and Japan is as strong as ever and we share common ambitions in the field of
science, technology and innovation. In light of this unique bond between our three countries, it is my hope that
this symposium will bring us even closer and foster new collaborations between French, German and Japanese
AI experts.

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Heiko Maas
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

The ongoing rapid spread of digital technology throughout society, industry and academia opens up tremendous
new opportunities. Emerging technologies generate new working environments and have the potential to advanceinterconnected transport or healthcare systems.
This massive digital transformation must be closely accompanied by innovative science and research on artificial
intelligence. Future societies might use autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots and highly personalised services
for their well-being and economic progress. At the same time, such technologies also entail challenges, such aswith regard to data protection or cyber security. In order to mitigate potential risks and achieve the most positive
outcomes, we need sound advice from the research community. And we also need to think about what digitaldevelopment implies for society and the economy.
It is therefore necessary to involve the public in one of the most fundamental debates of our time. We need to
discuss which sort of future we want and which multilateral rules and standards we might need to establish in orderto shape digital transformation and make it a success on a global level.
Co-organised by the German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH), France and Japan, this trilateral
symposium provides an excellent forum to address these issues, support networking among national research
activities and foster cooperation on innovative research between policymakers, scientists and the business
community. I wish all participants productive and stimulating discussions.

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The AI Strategy of Japan
Prof. Dr. Yuichiro Anzai
Senior Advisor, Director of Center for Science Information Analysis, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)The Japanese approach to AI strategy puts collaborative relations between humans and AI as its centralcomponent. AI is to benefit society. Therefore, introducing AI into manufacturing, services and distribution, healthcare and nursing, agriculture, transport and infrastructure, learning and education, as well as other domains, toutilize it in the context of disaster prevention and security, always happens through the frame of thorough ethicaland regulatory reflections.
In a horizontally far-stretching dialogue to involve actors and specialists from all sectors, our prior indicators forpromoting AI solutions are its implementation and virtuous impact on people’s lives. If AI can help us advance tocatalyse our intrinsic drive to (humbly) provide the best service possible, then it will fully assimilate into society.

Towards Co-Evolution of AI and Humans
Prof. Dr. Junichi Tsujii
Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)The rapid development of AI technologies has provoked not only positive excitement but equally strong negative
sentiment in society. On the one hand, autonomous AI systems can radically improve efficiency and productivity,
since they perform tasks without human intervention. On the other hand, autonomy may make humans redundantand, even worse, it may lead to the development of machines which we cannot control. Excessive reliance on AI
would demote humans to slaves whose sole role is to gather data, based upon which the AI system would makeits own decisions.
Unlike autonomous AI systems, we, as humans, are open autonomous systems, who can communicate, change
our goals if needed, and cooperate to achieve mutually agreed, common goals. The current technologicalchallenge is to develop open autonomous AI systems and to realize a society in which AI systems and humans areable to co-evolve intelligently.

10Cornerstones of Germanys’ AI Strategy
Prof. Dr. Andreas Dengel
Member of the DFKI Management Board, Site Head and Scientific Director at DFKI Kaiserslautern, German Research Center for
Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)

This year (2018), the German Government set out cornerstones for an AI strategy. It considers the already strong
German research position to develop AI “made in Germany” responsibly and for the benefit of society, to foster
data-based value creation and to expand the scientific basis and link up with business and public applications.
It includes:• Strengthen and network the AI Competence Centers combined with appealing working conditions to attract
and retain the brightest minds.
• Improve technology access and transfer by using application test fields, model trials, regional clusters with
an emphasis on medium-sized enterprises.
• Incorporate AI literacy into more study courses and vocational training, operational experimentation spaces for
AI applications.
• Make public authorities pioneers for the secure, transparent and non-discriminatory use of AI considering legal
and ethical challenges.

Introduction to the Villani Report
Prof. Dr. Cédric Villani
Vice-President, The French Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices

The President of the French Republic presented his vision and strategy on artificial intelligence (AI) at the Collège
de France on March 29th, 2018. It was the result of a six-month mission directed by Professor Cédric Villani andhis task force at the request of Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
The resulting report is built on extensive consultations with all of society’s stakeholders, from the hard sciences andhumanities to government administrations, entrepreneurs, journalists and writers. It presents the French vision andcommitments with regard to AI: Developing an aggressive data policy; Targeting four strategic sectors: health,transport, the environment and defence and security; Boosting the potential of French research; Planning for the
impact of AI on labour; Making AI more environmentally friendly; Opening up the black boxes of AI; Ensuring thatAI supports inclusivity and diversity.
However, AI cannot be conceived in a purely national framework. France – together with Europe and theirpartners – must act synergistically to become part of the emerging AI revolution.

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Day1 – November 21, 2018 (Wednesday), 11:15 – 12:45

New Working Environment with AI (Plenary Session)

Outline:Artificial Intelligence (AI) will change working environments dramatically. Advances in machine learning will open
up new automation potential – even in less stable, less controllable and less predictable work areas. But the greatvalue of AI is not primarily that it can replace humans at work.
Almost all groups of workers will collaborate with AI systems in the future. AI will complement human capabilities
and expand them. AI systems help the individual to organize their daily business. They search huge amounts ofdata, provide relevant information and allow for new insights. They support well-founded decisions by suggestingfavorable options. They offer orientation in an increasingly complex digital world. In this way, intelligent machines
will expand the sphere of human activity. But they will not take the lead.
The session will discuss the opportunities of AI to make future work more productive and more humane.
Current examples of AI systems and related research from France, Japan and Germany illustrate differences
and commonalities in the three countries. They serve as a stepping-stone for a discussion on how an AI alliance
between France, Japan and Germany can help to accelerate the transfer of AI technologies into successful andresponsible economic practice.

AI for Happiness of People
Chair: Dr. Kazuo Yano
Fellow, Hitachi Ltd.
AI at Work – How we Can Shape the Collaboration between Man and Machine
Chair: Dr. Matthias Peissner
Director, Head of Human-Technology Interaction Research Unit, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO
How Does AI Change HR and Education Landscape?
Prof. Dr. Masahiro FukuharaCEO, Institute for a Global Society, Adjunct Professor, Hitotsubashi University Graduate School, Project Professor, Keio University
AI and the Smart Factory
Klaus Bauer
Head of Development Basic Technology, TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
The Crucial Importance of Understanding AI
Prof. Dr. Daniel Andler
Emeritus Professor, Department of Philosophy, Paris-Sorbonne University, Senior Scientist, Department of Cognitive Studies,
Ecole normale supérieure, PSL University
Interface.ai – Fresh Opportunities to Get Back into the Game
Alexander Diehl
General Partner, Hasso Plattner Ventures12

Day1 – November 21, 2018 (Wednesday), 14:00 – 15:30, 15:45 – 16:45

Ethical and Legal Aspects of AI (Break-out Session I)

Outline:Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications range from intelligent networks to autonomous robots and drones.
In consequence, AI‘s ethical and legal impacts, its challenges and risks, are becoming more and more the subjectof public discussion. Some of the questions to be considered are, how researchers and businesses should improvetheir systems‘ fairness, accountability and transparency, how misuse of intelligent technologies is to be prevented,
and how the relation between humans and machines should be defined. Do we want autonomous organisms
and will they be our slaves, equals, superiors or all three? The aim of this session is to alert a wider range ofstakeholders of the challenges with which AI will confront our society sooner or later.
Panelists are from various disciplines including AI, Law and Ethics. The latter half of the session will be aworkshop, and the audience is expected to actively participate.

AI as a Mirror of Our Society
Dr. Arisa Ema
Project Assistant Professor, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Visiting Researcher, RIKEN Center for
Advanced Intelligence Project
The Challenge of Autonomous Electronic Organisms
Prof. Dr. Christoph von der Malsburg
Senior Fellow, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
AI Guidelines and Principles on R&D and Utilization
Dr. Akemi Yokota
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Science, Chiba University
Autonomous Agents as Legal Persons? A Functional Approach
Dr. Jan-Erik Schirmer
Senior Research Fellow, Humboldt-University Berlin
The Ethics of Affective Computing
Prof. Dr. Laurence Devillers
Professor in Artificial Intelligence, Sorbonne University, Researcher, LIMSI CNRS, Member of CERNA-Allistène

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The Role of Digital Technologies in Learning and Education(Break-out Session II)
Outline: [This session is organized by Leibniz Association.]
Digital technologies have a relatively long history in the field of learning and education. From the 1970s onward,
intelligent tutoring systems have been an active Artificial Intelligence research and implementation field to facilitate
student learning. In the learning sciences, interest in Artificial Intelligence approaches faded a bit in the 1990s
when classical, rule-based solutions of tutoring systems ran into some problems. However, the last 15 years led toa renewed interest in Artificial Intelligence in Education, as new methods were deployed that were built on making
inferences from large datasets (educational data mining, learning analytics).
Research on the role of digital technologies in learning and education has always been a multidisciplinary
endeavor, combining findings from computer science, engineering, cognitive science, psychology, education,and neuroscience. Therefore, it is vital to bring together experts on the understanding of the working of the humanmind with experts on the understanding of technological systems.
In line with this idea, this session will introduce, explore, and deepen both the human and the technological facetsof the use of digital technologies in learning and education. Four input talks will provide insights into how social
scientists and computer scientists approach the field, and the findings and suggestions made in these talks will
be commented on by two leading experts in the field. Later, a moderated discussion on digital technologies inlearning and education will focus on the potentials and potential challenges that these developments will bringabout. This part of the session will be interactive, as questions and comments from the audience are integrated
into the discussion.

Chair: Prof. Dr. Yuichiro Anzai
Senior Advisor, Director of Center for Science Information Analysis, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Dr. Friedrich W. Hesse
Scientific Vice-President of the Leibniz Association, Scientific Co-Chair of the Global Learning Council
HUMAN FACETS
Learning Needs Heterogeneity and Irritation
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Cress
Executive Director of Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (Knowledge Media Research Center) (IWM), Leibniz Association
From Artificial Intelligence to Artificial Sociality in Learning and Education
Dr. Jürgen Buder
Head of Strategy Department, Leibniz-WissenschaftsCampus Tuebingen “Cognitive Interfaces”, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien(Knowledge Media Research Center) (IWM)
TECHNOLOGICAL FACETSThe Role of the Ontological Engineering in Learning and Education
Prof. Dr. Mitsuru Ikeda
Professor, School of Knowledge Science, Knowledge and Management Area, Japan Advanced Institute of Science andTechnology (JAIST)
Toward Evidence-Driven Education through User-Centered Learning Analytics
Prof. Dr. Hiroaki Ogata
Professor, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University

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Day1 – November 21, 2018 (Wednesday), 14:00 – 15:30, 15:45 – 16:45

AI and the Environment / Smart Cities (Break-out Session III)

Outline:Cities are not just a collection of systems and networks; they are made of people, political institutions and socialorganisations.
This session will look beyond AI technology and performances to address its impact on the governance and socialorganisation of cities. The objective will be to analyse the impact of these new capacities on specific aspects,
namely:• The role of political decision-making in a city optimised by AI (city management and city planning);• The new business models underpinning autonomous services (i.e. those with no operator), which upscalecapacities;• The risks and potential benefits of AI with regards the digital divide and social acceptance in cities;• The impact of AI on the resilience of cities and people’s dependence on them in their everyday lives(the benefits of augmented intelligence vs. the risks of losing individual abilities);• What space is given to creativity and serendipity in an AI-driven city?
The session will put technological opportunities into political and social perspectives.
Finally, participants will highlight the key political and social choices made while developing AI solutions for cities
and illustrate how public authorities and the general population can be part of the decision-making process.
AI and Cities: A Political Issue
Chair: Karine Dognin-Sauze
Vice-President, The Metropole of Lyon in charge of Innovation, Smart City, Digital and Smart Mobility
Chair: Tba
The AI-Powered Smart City: Making Cities Smarter and More Secure
Toshihiko Takayama
Senior Manager, Strategic Solution and Business Development, Cisco Systems G.K.
Al and Energy Transition
Stéphane Tanguy
Chief Information & Technology Officer, EDF Labs
Efforts to Harness Open Innovation Utilising IoT and AI in Yokohama
Hideaki Takagi
Director, New Industry Creation Division, Growth Strategy Promotion Department, Economic Affairs Bureau, City of Yokohama

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Day1 – November 21, 2018 (Wednesday), 17:00 – 18:00

AI Shooting Stars (Pitches)

Outline:In this session, we want to focus on how we can utilize current AI technology.
Shooting stars of AI, trending start-ups and researchers, will introduce thrilling AI solutions and provide answers to
the questions: Where are the hotspots of AI and how can we create value in the short term.
Presentations will especially address the increasing integration of IoT and AI - the key to generating data fromphysical products, processes and transactions in real time.

Chair: Taro Shimada
Chief Strategy Officer, Toshiba Corporation
Shooting Stars:• Dr. Lena Okajima / Founder & CEO, Astro Live Experiences (ALE)• Prof. Naoaki Okazaki /School of Computing, Tokyo Institute of Technology• Roi Shigematsu / Founder & CEO, Fashion Pocket• Fred Almeida / Co-Founder & Chief Architect, Ascent Robotics• Toshiyuki Kono / President, AI Cube Inc. (by Yaskawa Electric Corporation)• Dr. Fabrice Matulic / Senior Researcher, Preferred Networks, inc.
• Yan-Taro Clochard / Director, Secure-IC Japan (tbc)

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Day2 – November 22, 2018 (Thursday), 10:45 – 12:15, 13:15 – 14:15

AI Applications in Health Care (Break-out Session IV)

Outline:Demographic trends provide a huge challenge for health care systems in industrialized countries like Japan, Franceand Germany.
AI has the potential to successfully address some of these challenges like shortage of health care professionals,
making the rapid growth of medical knowledge available for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes independent oftime and location, caring for elderly people in their homes, etc.
This session will discuss the most promising fields of application for AI in health and care, how Japan, France andGermany can combine their strengths to compete in the field and in international markets and how the highest
quality outcome for patients can be assured.

Artificial Intelligence in Precision Medicine
Chair: Dr. Kazuhiro Sakurada
Deputy Program Director, Medical Sciences Innovation Hub Program, RIKENDo We Need Quality Standards for AI in Health Care?
Chair: Prof. Dr. Klaus Juffernbruch
Professorship for Health & Social Management, FOM University, President, Expert Group “Intelligent Networks in Health Care“
at German National Digital-Summit
Cognitive Mirroring: Computational Approach to Developmental Disorders
Dr. Yukie Nagai
Senior Researcher, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Visiting Professor, Bielefeld
University
Artificial Intelligence Enables Precision Diagnostics in Clinical Medicine
Prof. Dr. Fabian Kiessling
Director, Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University
Using Artificial Intelligence to Personalise Cancer CareCharlotte Robert
Associate Professor, Paris Sud University, U1030, Gustave Roussy Institute& Lucas Fidon / Research Scientist, TheraPanacea (startup of Ecole Centrale Paris)

17Day2 – November 22, 2018 (Thursday), 10:45 – 12:15, 13:15 – 14:15

AI Applications in Mobility and Autonomous Driving(Break-out Session V)
Outline:AI plays a key role for Autonomous Driving, including topics such as intelligent navigation systems, traffic
regulation, next-generation delivery services, autonomous taxi services, or on-demand public transport. Market
research by a major consultancy company predicts that consumer acceptance of these applications will becomparatively high. Here, consumers associate AI solutions mostly with more convenience and comfort intransport, improved safety and positive environmental effects.
Speakers in this session will discuss various technical and social aspects of applying AI in these areas. These
range from the connection between AI technical advances and reform efforts in national traffic regulation, to theuse of learned models of the world for generating synthetic data for the training and validation of autonomousvehicles and the introduction of AI-based delivery and dispatch services linked to online mobility service platforms.
Additional coverage focuses on intelligent transport systems for automotive as well as railway systems andsolutions for predictive maintenance.

Evolution of IoT Services and AI-Enabled Connected Cars
Chair: Dr. Hideyuki Tokuda
President, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Understanding the World with AI: Training and Validating Smart Machines Using Synthetic Data
Chair: Prof. Dr. Philipp Slusallek
Head in the Research Department of Agents and Simulated Reality, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI),
University of SaarbrueckenDeNA’s Challenges to Realize Future Mobility Services
Atsushi Yamashita
Senior Manager, Business Development & Management Department, Automotive Business Unit, DeNA Co., Ltd.
& Hirohito Okuda / Senior Manager, AI System Department, DeNA Co., Ltd.
Integrated Uses of Real-Live Data and Synthetic Data for the Development of AI-Based Driving Functions
Prof. Dr. Frank Koester
Head of Departments Automotive Systems, Railway System, Intermodality and Public Transport, Traffic Management,
Institute of Transportation Systems, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
AI for Railways: A Challenge for Mobility and Industrial Operations
Dr. Héloïse Nonne
Head of Data Science and Engineering, Digital Department, SNCF group18

Day2 – November 22, 2018 (Thursday), 10:45 – 12:15, 13:15 – 14:15

AI in Connected Industries and Productivity – Current State of the Art
and Outlook to New Applications (Break-out Session VI)
Outline:In this session, we present insights into AI-based applications in industrial use cases. In the light of Industry
4.0, these applications become more and more crucial to gain usage of the vast amounts of data producedby manufacturing and engineering facilities. In this context, many questions arise, for example: How can data
be exchanged between partners in a secure and privacy preserving way?, How can we deal with situations,where the facilities – and the data they produce – are decentralised? or How can the data be utilised to improve
productivity and efficiency?
Experts from NEC, Schaeffler and Safran Electronics & Defense will present their strategies and current
applications which tackle the challenges in employing AI-based methods in an engineering context.
The compilation of electronics and computer hardware manufacturers (NEC), automotive suppliers andmechanical engineering (Schaeffler) and aerospace and rocket engine manufacturers (Safran) in this session will
provide a broad cross-industry overview of the current state of AI applications.
The session will be chaired by Prof. Dr. Junichi Tsujii, Director of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology AIST, Japan and Dr. Gunar Ernis, Head of Business Unit Industrial Analytics of the
Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Information and Analysis Systems IAIS, Germany. Both Institutes share the goals to
integrate scientific and engineering knowledge to address socioeconomic needs. Through our research,
we contribute to the sustainable development of an ecologically sound environment, and an economically
successful and socially balanced world.

Challenges in Connected Factories – The Next Phase of the AI Revolution
Chair: Prof. Dr. Junichi Tsujii
Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Industry 4.0 in Practice - Federated Learning and Data Sovereignty
Chair: Dr. Gunar Ernis
Head of Business Unit Industrial Analytics, Fraunhofer IAIS
Four Waves of AI Business in Connected Industry – NEC the WISE and NEXT
Dr. Satoshi Morinaga
Research Fellow, Data Science Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation
A Self-Learning AI through an Ontology-Driven Architecture
Cedric Oette
Data Analyst, Advanced Data Analytics, Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
Some of the Challenges of AI in an International High-Technology Group
Dr. Daniel Duclos
Head of Signal & Information Technologies Department, Safran Research Center, Safran SA
Redefining Operator Work Environment with Socio-Technical AI Assistant
Dr. Fabian Schreiber
Head of BMBF Young Research Group SozioTex, Institut für Textiltechnik, RWTH Aachen University

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Day2 – November 22, 2018 (Thursday), 10:45 – 12:15, 13:15 – 14:15

AI Applications in Security and Safety (Break-out Session VII)

Outline:One of the best-known uses of artificial intelligence is in image and, more recently, facial recognition. This is also
an area where AI has shown tremendous progress in recent years. This technology is already employed in manysystems designed to ensure security, for example in criminal surveillance, but also on an individual scale or for
information protection. Indeed, when combined with biometrics, AI allows for more secure authentication, andby extension, data protection. However, AI is not only about security. It can also bring greater safety in our daily
lives, a concept that is often wrongly confused with security. Digital transactions have reached unprecedented
levels and continue to grow, yet the digital world is complex and holds its share of dangers. Too often, users arevulnerable to cyber-attacks and to being duped by fraudulent products or transactions in the digital and physicalworlds. AI has the potential to make a difference by detecting fraud and protecting systems from cyber-attacks.
Despite the many uses of AI in security and safety, there are concerns. Experts warn of AI repeating human biases
like discrimination.
This session aims to show how AI can be used to create a safe and secure environment in the digital and physicalworlds while remaining a strictly supervised tool unaltered by human preconceptions.
To do so, this session will draw on experts from leading developers of safety and security technologies using AI,
as well as promising and innovative newcomers addressing lesser known but equally critical issues.

Face Recognition Technology Research and Development at NEC
Chair: Ken Hanazawa
Deputy General Manager, Biometrics Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation
Chair: David Sadek
Vice-President, Research and Technology, Thalès
Dr. Yuji Sekiya (tbc)
Associate Professor, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo
Artificial Intelligence – A Gift and a Curse with Respect to Security and Privacy
Dr. Michael Tagscherer
Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Giesecke + Devrient Mobile Security
Artificial Intelligence – From Research to Business Value
Virginie Haas
Chief Revenue Officer, Shift Technology
AI-Induced Discrimination: Risks and Solutions
Anna Choury
CEO, Maathics

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About the German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo(DWIH Tokyo)
The German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo) is a forum for German
universities, non-university research institutions and research-based companies in Japan. The DWIH
represents and promotes Germany as a location for science, research and innovation, supports
knowledge exchange on the German and Japanese science, research, and innovation landscapes,
communicates between actors of both countries and thus, creates the preconditions for researchcooperation. It connects Japan and Germany bi-directionally, in an interdisciplinary fashion, andadvocates exchange on future challenges. To do so, it relies on its research-based partners inGermany who facilitate and shape the work of the DWIH on site.
DWIH Tokyo belongs to a global network of five German Centres for Research and Innovation.
It is the central exchange and cooperation platform for Japanese and German research institutions,
universities, and research-based companies, as well as for the interested public. Since its
establishment in 2010, it has been supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. It has beencoordinated by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), since 2017.
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DWIH Tokyo organizes professional events on focal topics of innovation and research. It operates
as an exchange platform for players in science and business: universities and non-university research
institutions, intermediary and funding organisations, and research-based companies. By utilizing
research competitions, DWIH motivates exchange and interconnectedness between German andJapanese innovators.
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Organiser
German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo)

Co-organiser
Embassy of France in Japan

Patronage
Federal Foreign Office of Germany
German Federal Ministry of Education and ResearchContact
German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo)
German Culture Center 4F, 7-5-56 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan
Tel: +81 (0)3-6807-4340 info@dwih-tokyo.jp www.dwih-tokyo.org©DWIH Tokyo

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The Symposium is Supported by
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Main Supporters of DWIH Tokyo
The Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation
Economic Development Agency of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW Japan K.K.)
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in JapanThe German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)The German Aerospace Center (DLR)
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (AHK Japan)
The German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ)
The German Rectors´ Conference (HRK)The German Research Foundation (DFG)
Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto
The Leibniz Association
State of Bavaria-Japan Office (Invest in Bavaria)

Associated Supporters of DWIH Tokyo
Freie Universität Berlin
Max Planck Society

Supporters to the Embassy of France in TokyoDATAIA InstituteFrench Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (Inria)
French Ministry for Higher Education, Research and Innovation
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)National Agency for Research (ANR)23www.dwih-tokyo.org