Monex Group to Partner with The University of Tokyo to Develop
Blockchain Professionals

Offering Corporate Sponsored Research Program:“Information Economics for AI Solutions”
TOKYO, July 3, 2019 - Monex Group, Inc. (Headquarters: 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative
Director & CEO: Oki Matsumoto) decided on February 28, 2019 that, with the purpose of developing blockchain
professionals, Monex Group will offer the Corporate Sponsored Research Program to the University of Tokyo, theGraduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies. Together with donations from other companies, theGraduate School will start the program, “Information Economics for AI Solutions,” from September 2019.
The endowed classes are designed to educate professionals, equipped with insights into both social science andengineering, who are capable of developing blockchain. With the focus on research of quantitative analytics for AI
solutions, the classes are also aimed at creating added economic value as they bring forth academic achievements.
Monex Group believes in the power of creativity in forming the future of money and upholds, “For CreativeMinds,” as its brand slogan. Through the endowed classes, the company hopes to bring new waves of technology
to the financial industry enabling the company to offer enhanced services to its customers.
Overview of the classes
 Name: Information Economics for AI Solutions
 Purpose of the studies: Developing professionals for AI solutions and blockchain; Basic studies ofinformation economy regarding the creation and evaluation of values brought about by AI and blockchain;
Application of AI and blockchain to aging sociecy, natural disasters, regional revitalization, and other issues;
Study on how open sourced innovations should be.
 Name of the department: The Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies , the University ofTokyo Open Class period: September 1, 2019 to March 31, 2024
 Faculty: Hideyuki Tanaka (Professor), Shohei Osawa (Project Associate Professor)
Comments from the faculty: Hideyuki Tanaka (Professor)
We are grateful for Monex Goup’s offering the endowed classes. AI Solutions are generated by integrating AI
technologies, which include machine learning and deep learning, with ICT, which include cloud services,
blockchain, IoT, and mobile technologies. As society is being powered and moved by data, the classes aim tobring about solutions that leverage innovative AI and blockchain technologies, while concurrently developingprofessionals and research that produce value from the data.
Comments from the faculty: Shohei Osawa (Project Associate Professor)
As symbolized in the words “innovation dilemma,” corporations are, in general, struggling to make long-term
technological investments as they are forced to pursue short-term shareholder interests. In addition, data and otherintangible assets tend to be evaluated lower than they should in Japan, when compared with the situations in othermature markets in Europe and the U.S. The endowed classes regard these challenges as educational issues inherent
in society. The classes will focus on conducting basic research and on developing professionals, with emphasis on
both the arts and sciences, to develop students equipped with the means of serving the public interest with a vision
for the future. The goal of these classes is to enhance the value of the entire blockchain market.
Contact:

Office of the program, “Information Economics for AI
Akiko KatoSolutions,” The Graduate School of Interdisciplinary
Corporate Communications OfficeMonex Group, Inc.
Information Studies , the University of Tokyo
Tel: +81-3-4323-8698
Tel: +81-3-5841-5936
Mail: aes_office@tanakah-lab.org
URL: http://aes.iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
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