Exploring the Frontiers ofVR, IoT, and AI at Tokyo Tech
May 27, 2019
Dr. Susumu Kajiwara
Vice President, Tokyo Institute of Technology

1Tokyo Institute of Technology
138 Years of technical innovation
1881

Founded as Tokyo
Vocational School

2018

Selected as a
Designated National
University Corporation(Cf. Exzellenzinitiative)

Department of Electric Engineering in 1941

Distinguished Researchers
Hideki Shirakawa

Yoshinori Ohsumi

Chemical Engineering
Doctorate

Honorary Professor• 2000 Nobel Prize
Chemistry

inTSUBAME Supercomputer (2010-)• 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiologyor Medicine• 2016 Breakthrough Prize in LifeSciences2

Academic organization & numbers• School of Science• School of Engineering• School of Materials and Chemical Technology• School of Computing• School of Life Science and Technology• School of Environment and Society• Institute for Liberal Arts
• Institute of Innovative Research

Master’s & Doctoralstudents(International)

Bachelor’s
Students(International)

Faculty
5,384
1,191

4,828
249

Administrative &technical staff

1,094
595
As of May 1, 2018 2018年5月1日付

3Tokyo Tech ANNEX
With the cooperation of strategic partners overseas, Tokyo Tech
Annexes identify potential seeds for international collaborative
research and educational programs, and promote the Institute’spioneering research and education
ANNEX-E（Education）*Recruit excellent students*Build alliances with universities
and research institutions

Aachen(2019.3)

ANNEX-R（Research）

ANNEX-I（Information）*Disseminate information
and about Tokyo Tech
*Conduct public relations

from*Liaise with industry and promoteresearch collaboration*Recruit outstanding researchers

Bringing Tokyo Tech Innovation
to the WorldTokyo Tech ANNEX Aachen
Aachen, Germany (Located at RWTH Aachen)

Bangkok(2018.3)
Tokyo Tech ANNEX Bangkok
Pathum Thani District, Thailand (Located at NSTDA)

4ASPIRE Forum 2018

Student Exchange

Many activities based on
the Agreement since 2007

Summer School 2018@Aachen

Research Collaborations
March 2018
Joint Workshop on
Intelligent Surfaces
and Materials

Mar. 2017
Joint Workshop on Material andChemical Technology and Life ScienceOct. 2016
Joint Seminar on Robotics and AI

5AI & IoT Research at Tokyo Tech
Tokyo Tech Research:Priority fields and Strategic areas

Priority fields

Strategic fields
CPS2 (Cyber Physical& Social Systems)
AI, security, socialsystems, sensing in
CPS2 (Cyber Physical & Social Systems)
AI, security, socialsystems, sensing in socialsocial space, HMI/BMI,agents
space, HMI/BMI, agents

Next-generation element
strategy: Realizing a society that

effectively utilizes limited resources

Integrated energy science:

Realizing a sustainable energy society

Digital society device & system:

SSI (Sustainable Social Infrastructure)
Architectural/structural mechanics, robotics,
environmental/internal informatics, service/engineering design/management

HLS (Holistic Life Science)

Mathematical/Physical understanding andcontrol of life phenomena, cell biology,bioinformatics, life science

Creating infrastructure that fuses hardware
Digitalsociety device & system:and software
Creating infrastructure that fuses
hardware and software
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AI & IoT Research at Tokyo Tech
Our Vision
Human centered AI

Enhance human abilities
in a human centered way7

Just a Few Examples of
AI & IoT Research at Tokyo Tech
尖らせる

共鳴する

実装する

Pursue. Engage. Transfer.
President: Kazuya Masu
学長：益 一哉

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