IEEE Region 10 Special Industry Trackat TENCON 2020

Online conference 18 November 2020

3:00 pm - 6:45 pm (JST)Creating new business and vision for SDGs- Share new trends and visions regarding advanced technologies  IEEE Region 10 Industry Relations Committee will organize
fully online Special Industry Track (SIT) at TENCON 2020.
 This SIT will have a special focus on emerging
technologies: AI, IoT in Biotech, Manufacturing,
Agriculture/Food, Power, 5G, Tech against Coronavirus,
etc.

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 For Start-up Business, Entrepreneur, Internship IEEE Region 10 Director Address Opening Remarks
 Invited Speech from Industry
 Panel Discussion
 Introduction of New Technologies and Activities-Presentation, VideoRegistration: http://bit.ly/SIT-TENCON2020

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Program

IEEE Region 10 Special Industry Trackat TENCON 2020
Title: Creating new business and vision for the SDGs.
- Share new trends and vison regarding advanced technologies Time Schedule

15:00-15:03 IEEE R10 Director Address: Expectations for Industry
Prof. Akinori Nishihara (IEEE Region 10 Director)
15:03-15:06 Opening Remarks
Prof. Chris Lee (IEEE Region 10 Industry relations Committee Chair)
15:06-16:26 Invited Speech Will Technology Make us Happier?
-Towards Happier Society with Scientific Understanding of HappinessKazuo Yano (Fellow, Hitachi, Ltd., CEO, Happiness Planet, Ltd.) To control the device, control the heat
Kazuko Ishikawa (President, PicoTherm Corporation)
 AI with EQ – Analyzing Human Emotions
Stefan Winkler (Co-founder and Director, Opsis)
 Edge AI is key to post-covid world
Davis Chen (Vice President of Engineering, Kneron)

16:26-16:36 Break
16:36-17:21 Panel Discussion
 Kazuo Yano (Fellow, Hitachi, Ltd., CEO, Happiness Planet, Ltd.) Stefan Winkler (Co-founder and Director, Opsis)
 Davis Chen (Vice President of Engineering, Kneron)
17:21-17:24 Break
17:24-18:44 Introduction of new technology and activities-Share new trends, and vison 8K + 5G ecosystem and Technologies
Yasuhiro Hamaguchi (Division Manager, SHARP CORPORATION)
 Democratizing Space – Microsatellites will change the way we use spaceYuya Nakamura (President and CEO, Axelspace Corporation)
 Creation of next-generation industries utilizing AI/IoT / Robotics
Keiichi Yokoyama (Director/Corporate Management, OPTiM Corporation)
 NTT Innovations in Edge Computing for Connected Cars and Digital Twin
Computing
Lidwina Andarini (Research Engineer, NTT Laboratories)

18:44-18:45 Closing Remarks
Prof. Takako Hashimoto (IEEE Region 10 Secretary)

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Speakers
Invited Speech& Panel Discussion

IEEE Region 10 Special Industry Trackat TENCON 2020

Will Technology Make us Happier?
-Towards Happier Society with Scientific Understanding of Happiness-Kazuo Yano

Fellow, Hitachi, LtdCEO, Happiness Planet, Ltd

Abstract
Under the rapid change in technology, people are required to change proactively. According toscientific knowledge of happiness, it has been clarified that the positive energy of the mind andenergizing relationship (called "human capital") that allows us to discover our own way to facedifficulties and to step forward is the foundation of sustained corporation and society. Sustained
happiness cannot be obtained by the temporary positive emotions. We need to increase this humanenergy and mutually energizing relationship in a way that fits our time. The latest technology allows
us to quantify the positive mind and the energizing relations with smartphones, which also enhances
positive mind and creates trustworthy relationship in an enterprise and society. This talk will cover
the whole picture of this new society.
Biography
Kazuo Yano is a Fellow, Hitachi Ltd, and CEO, Happiness Planet Ltd. He is known for the pioneering
works in the world-first room-temperature single-electron memories. He has pioneered themeasurement and analysis of social big data. He and coworkers have succeeded quantifying thehappiness of people from unconscious physical motion and has founded "Happiness Planet, Ltd" in2020 for enhancing happiness and psychological capital through technology. He has provided
keynote speeches on data for happiness worldwide.
He has applied over 350 patents and his papers are cited by over 2500 papers. His book, "TheInvisible Hand of Data," is cited as one of top-10 business books in Japan in 2014.
He received 2020 IEEE Frederik Phillips Award and many other international awards. He is a Fellowof the IEEE.

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SpeakersInvited Speech

To Control the Device, Control the HeatIEEE Region 10 Special Industry Trackat TENCON 2020

Kazuko Ishikawa

President, PicoTherm Corporation
http://www.pico-therm.com

Abstract
Heat is looming ever larger over IoT. Heat from highly integrated and fast electronics threatens
electronics with failure, malfunctions, and shorter life spans. Dealing with heat requires quantitative
thermal design and simulation based on highly accurate thermal properties. Our start-up provides
thermal solutions based on reliable thermal measurement and analysis, and on SI-traceablecalibration. Our advanced measurement technologies are commercial versions of technologies
developed by the National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ) of the National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).

Biography
Kazuko Ishikawa is founder and CEO of PicoTherm Corporation, which develops, manufactures, andmarkets thermal analysis systems for thin films. Upon graduating from the University of Tsukuba, Ms.
Ishikawa joined NEC where she developed thermal control systems for satellites and research tools
for zero-gravity environments. From there, she worked on planning and production for a publishingcompany and a performing arts center before joining the National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology (AIST). At AIST, Ms. Ishikawa formed a task-force to commercialize AIST
research leading to the 2008 launch of PicoTherm Corporation as an AIST start-up. A member of IEEE
Japan Council Women in Engineering Affinity Group (JC WIE), Ms. Ishikawa served as its Chair from2014 to 2015.

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Invited Speech& Panel Discussion

AI with EQ – Analyzing Human Emotions

IEEE Region 10 Special Industry Trackat TENCON 2020

Stefan Winkler

Co-founder and Director, Opsis
http://opsis.sg/Abstract
While most AI solutions focus mainly on the “IQ” aspect of intelligence, emotional intelligence or“EQ” is just as important for machines to be able to interact with humans effectively and naturally.
In this talk, I will discuss the role of facial expressions as an essential component for understanding
human emotions, and how we use machine learning to analyze those automatically. I will present
our technology as well as some of its applications and use cases.
Biography
Stefan Winkler is Co-founder and Director of Opsis, Senior Deputy Director at AI Singapore, andAssociate Professor at the National University of Singapore. Prior to that, he was Distinguished
Scientist and Director of the Video & Analytics Program at the University of Illinois’ Advanced Digital
Sciences Center (ADSC) in Singapore. He also co-founded two start-ups and worked for a Silicon
Valley company.
Dr. Winkler has a Ph.D. degree from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL),
Switzerland, and a Dipl.-Ing. (M.Eng./B.Eng.) degree from the University of Technology Vienna,Austria. He is an IEEE Fellow and has published over 150 papers. His research interests include videoprocessing, computer vision, machine learning, perception, and human-computer interaction

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Invited Speech& Panel Discussion

Edge AI is key to post-covid world

IEEE Region 10 Special Industry Trackat TENCON 2020

Davis Chen

Vice President of Engineering, Kneron
https://www.kneron.com/Abstract
The current COVID-19 crisis will almost certainly speed up AIoT adoption. We'll likely see more focus
on how technology can be used to improve social hygiene and health practices, for example,
creating contactless ID and security systems that use facial recognition. Edge AI can play a significantrole in different aspects of detection.

Biography
Davis Chen spent 21 years at Qualcomm and was the former Taipei Head of Engineering. In his time
there, he managed six business units including Mobile, IOT/XR, Compute, Connectivity, Auto, andAudio, and won eight Qualcomm Annual Achievement Awards. Davis has a Master’s Degree focusedon Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego.

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Introduction of new technology and activities -Presentation, Video8K + 5G ecosystem and Technologies

Yasuhiro Hamaguchi

Division Manager Research Division 2 Telecommunication
and Image Technology Laboratories
Corporate Research & Development BU, SHARP CORPORATION
https://corporate.jp.sharp/brand/vision/8k/8klab/

Abstract
Commercial services of the 5th generation mobile wireless communication system (5G) started inMarch 2020 in Japan. Moreover, it is also expected to start commercial services using local 5G thatcan be individually used by local companies and local governments according to the needs of theregion and the industry. The features of 5G are not only “ultra-large capacity transmission”, but also
features such as “ultra-low latency and high reliability” and “massive terminal connection” and these
5G capabilities will support applications and services that cannot be realized with 4G. Therefore, theso-called vertical sector (e.g., automotive, energy, government, healthcare, manufacturing, public
transportation, and so on), will likely be the leading adopters of 5G rather than thetelecommunications industry. As the result, it is expected that the industry will develop significantly.
Under such circumstances, there is a lot of discussion about what the killer application that
represents 5G will be. We believe that ultra-high-definition video (8K) applications that can make themost of 5G's ultra-large capacity transmission capacity will play a role, and consider using them not
only for entertainment but also for various industrial areas. In this presentation, we will first explain
the possibilities of 8K in the industrial field, and then introduce past demonstration tests incombination with 5G, which is a candidate for the transmission network required to enable 8K to beused anywhere. In addition, we will introduce the research and development we are working on toadvance 8K + 5G ecosystem.

Biography
Yasuhiro Hamaguchi received the B.E degree in communications engineering from Osaka University,Osaka, Japan, in 1990. Since April 1990, he has been with Sharp Corporation, where he is now
Director of Research Division II, Telecommunication and image Technology laboratories, Corporate
R&D BU. He is also Senior Director of Networking & New Radio Technologies in 8K Laboratory whichis part of Sharp corporate R&D BU. He is engaged in research for next generation mobilecommunications systems. His research interests include wireless access technologies for cellularsystems and wireless LAN systems. He participated in the 5G comprehensive demonstration test
conducted from 2016 to 2019.

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Introduction of new technology and activities -Presentation, Video-

Democratizing Space – Microsatellites will change the way we use space
Yuya Nakamura

President and CEO, Axelspace Corporation
https://www.axelspace.com/

Abstract
Have you ever heard of the word “newspace”? Newspace indicates the emerging space industry, led
mainly by startups established within the past 15 years. Since 1950s when human started to send
objects in space until recently, almost all activities had been dominated by the governments, as
space development required huge investments. However, newspace companies are challenging thestatus quo to make space a new business field with innovative ideas. Among them, microsatellites
are one of the notable new tools that many newspace companies are developing. Microsatellites canbe built at lower cost and with shorter time than conventional big satellites, and thus privatecompanies, not just the governments, started to utilize them for their business.
Axelspace is a Tokyo-based newspace startup, specializing in microsatellite technology. Since itsestablishment, the company has developed 4 dedicated microsatellites for specific clients. Twosatellites out of four are for Weathernews, a Japanese weather information company, with themission to monitor ice distribution in the Arctic Ocean to provide a navigation service to vessels
sailing through the water. Another one is RAPIS-1, a technology demonstration satellite for JAXA.
The project became big news in the space industry because it was the first time for JAXA to let astartup build their satellite. Since 2015, Axelspace started AxelGlobe project, where we launch
dozens of satellites into orbit to construct a “constellation” to monitor the world frequently. We are
creating new businesses upon it across a wide range of industries, by introducing low-cost and easyto-use satellite data utilization platform.
In this presentation, Axelspace’s history and business will be introduced first, and then thecompany’s achievements to date and its future plan will be shared.
Biography
Yuya Nakamura is the President and CEO of Axelspace, a microsatellite startup based in Tokyo. In2007, he earned Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Tokyo, where he wasinvolved in 3 microsatellite projects including the world's first successful student-led satellite. Basedon the experience, he co-founded the company in 2008 after serving as a project researcher at theuniversity for 1.5 years. Since the establishment, he has led 5 successful microsatellite projects,
including “WNISAT-1”; the world’s first commercial microsatellite and “RAPIS-1”; the first JAXA
(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) satellite developed by a startup company. In 2015, heinaugurated a new initiative called AxelGlobe, where the constellation of dozens of micro-satellites
in orbit will monitor the whole world on a daily basis. He has been a member of the Committee on
National Space Policy since 2015.

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IEEE Region 10 Special Industry Trackat TENCON 2020

Introduction of new technology and activities -Presentation, VideoCreation of Next-Generation Industries Utilizing AI/IoT/Robotics

Keiichi Yokoyama

Director/Corporate Management Division, OPTiM Corporation

Abstract
OPTiM Corporation is a venture company specializing in AI and IoT technologies established bycurrent President and Representative Director Shunji Sugaya in 2000 when he was a student at SagaUniversity. It has “We make the Internet as simple as breathing” as is its mission, and throughmaking its OPTiM Cloud IoT OS the de facto standard, it is aiming to be a leading company in theFourth Industrial Revolution.
From the start, it developed technologies focusing on creating services never seen in the world
before, and it owns a number of patents related to these technologies. Many of its partners aremajor companies, and the Company’s technological capabilities and potential have been highlyevaluated both inside and outside of Japan. In this presentation, specific usage scenes and businessmodels of the latest AI / IoT / Robotics will be introduced.
Biography
Born in Tokyo, Keiichi Yokoyama started his career as an assembler programmer in KK Ashisuto, asoftware sales trading company, and joined Microsoft in 1992. He worked closely with the HQ
development team in US, contributed significantly to improving the quality of the English andJapanese versions of "Microsoft Word" and "Microsoft Office", and was appointed as the firstJapanese test leader of Microsoft Word team at HQ. He received the president's award when he was
the general manager of Japan's original New Year's card software "Postcard Studio (Hagaki Studio)".
After joining OPTiM Corp in 2010, he systematically improved software quality, and also promoted
business development outside Japan. Currently, he has been in charge of PR (Public Relations) andIR(Investor Relations) in Corporate Management Division.

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Introduction of new technology and activities -Presentation, VideoNTT Innovations in Edge Computing for Connected Cars and Digital Twin Computing
Lidwina Andarini

Research Engineer,
Service Innovation Laboratories / Media Intelligence Laboratories, NTT
https://jp.linkedin.com/in/lidwina-andarini-26595037

Abstract
The internet and artificial intelligence are reshaping the world by connecting things and giving moremeaning to the collected information, paving a way to Society 5.0. NTT Software Innovation Centre
has been working in evolving technologies that will leverage the interconnected society, including
those that support connected cars and digital twins.
In this talk we will first discuss NTT’s works in edge computing for connected cars as well as therequired infrastructure. Many services for connected cars such as dynamic map and driving
assistance will involve the collection, processing and distribution of huge amounts of data that thecurrent infrastructure was not designed to handle. Knowing this, we are endorsing the use of edge
computing which may offer a more efficient scheme for data collection and data processing. We willshow some samples of services for connected cars and their data requirements, and showcase somesolutions by NTT and our standardization efforts within the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium.
The second part of the talk will show the Digital Twin Computing concept that was launched in 2019.
This initiative will endeavor to configure a virtual society composed of a variety of digital twins,
replicate in cyberspace digital twins of single entities in the real world, and exchange or fuse some ofthe elements constituting different digital twins to generate new digital twins that do not exist in thereal world. While this concept is still in its infancy, we will show our vision of how we can change
society by leveraging Digital Twin Computing.
Biography
Lidwina Andarini joined NTT in 2016. She graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in ElectricalEngineering, and continued her Master degree in Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Her
research focuses on computer networking and system architecture. Aside from her research she isalso involved in standardization and global research partnership efforts within NTT. She is an active
member of the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium. She joins IEEE since her undergraduateyear in Indonesia and currently holds the position of Secretary in the Tokyo Section of IEEE Young
Professional.

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