This report is excerpt from WIDE Report 2019

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インターネットを用いた高等教育環境

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インターネットを用いた高等教育環境
大川 恵子、Achmad Husni Thamrin、宮北 剛己、明石 枝里子

第１章 Introduction

cooperation between partner universities that is not dependent
on the state of terrestrial infrastructure development by
utilizing a satellite communication technology that covers the

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AI3

whole Asian region. As a founding partner, Keio University

AI3 (Asian Internet Interconnection Initiatives/read: ei-triple-

Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC), with its satellite antennaai) Project is an international research project establishedlocated inside the campus, has played a central role since thebetween research institutions in Asia in 1995 supported byinception of the project until now.

WIDE Project and JSAT Corporation (currently, SKY Perfect
JSAT Corporation). AI3 started its test-bed network operation

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in October 1996 with the establishment of the NAIST-ITBSOI Asia (School on Internet Asia/read: soi-asia) Project is

KU-band link and then launched the C-Band based testbed

an international education consortium established in 2001

from 2001. This project aims to provide satellite internet linkby WIDE Project with the objective of achieving education

infrastructure and technology to the Southeast Asian region,

collaborations between Southeast Asian universities on thewith Keio University and Nara Institute of Technology

internet utilizing the infrastructure technology, developed by(NAIST) serve as the hubs. AI3 Project developed

AI3 Project. Asia SEED (a non-profit organization) supported

an advanced international internet backbone with the

SOI Asia to start the educational collaboration with top-level

SOI Asia

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Universities in the Southeast Asian region at the first phase

Appendix A).

of the project. SOI Asia has implemented human resource
development programs in Asia in various fields, including

On October 22 (Tue) to 24 (Thu), the 50th meeting was held at

information technology, security, marine technologies,

Keio University.

environmental issues, cultural understandings, disastermanagement, and entrepreneurship. These programs are

Around 70 participants from 11 countries, including students,

conducted with the spirit of cooperation and mutual respect.

alumni, researchers, professors, staff members, engineers,This consortium has grown into a strong community, where

the leadership from various partner universities from acrossit does not only share university courses but also establishes

Asia, as well as supporters and collaborators from industry

infrastructure to support university-based entrepreneurshipand government in Japan joined this meeting not only toand helps each other at the time of disasters. And from 2008,

commemorate this occasion but also to discuss the futurewith cooperation with UNESCO, SOI Asia also contributes

development of the internet and university education in Asia

to the development of the next generation of global human(See Appendix B).

resources, especially in science and technology.
We report the program and session summaries in the following
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Project Achievements

AI3 developed and deployed a unidirectional link (UDL) on
the network testbed, contributed to the standardization of
the UDLR technology. AI3 was running IPv6 and multicast

section.

October 22, 2019 13:00-17:00

on this UDL that contributed to connecting wider area in

Welcome Remark

Asia. The collaborative research activities of AI3 along with

Keiko Okawa (Keio University, Japan)

the IT HRD programs of SOI Asia have played a major rolein the development of satellite internet infrastructure in the

Panel: IT Human Resource Development and IT-MediatedSoutheast Asian region. Through both projects, participating

Education

countries in the region have acquired the advanced

Moderator: Achmad Husni Thamrin (Director, AI3 Project /technology and operation know-how of the internet. The

Keio University)

partner organizations, as well as the researchers, have led thePanelists:

internet infrastructure in their respective countries, resulting· Hossen Asiful Mustafa (Bangladesh University ofin the development of the internet infrastructure as we have

Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh)

now witnessed in the region. In fact, from this community,· Alwin Melkie Sambul (Universitas Sam Ratulangi

we have three founding members who are recognized as(UNSRAT), Indonesia)

inductees in the Internet Hall of Fame.

· Arry Akhmad Arman (Director of IT Center, Institut
Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia)

第２章 The 50th Meeting· Yuji Sekiya (Curriculum Director, Advanced IT Architect
Human Resource Development Council (AITAC) /University of Tokyo, Japan)

Official Web: https://50th-ai3-soi.com/

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AI3 and SOI Asia have been jointly conducting meetings once

Discussions:to three times per year. The meeting held at Keio University

Arry/ITB argued that IT-mediated education initiatives have tonow marks the 50th meeting of this community, starting

push for more formal and massive implementations while therewith the first meeting conducted in Singapore in 1996 (Seeshould be a forum to share IT problems and solutions among

universities.

for ICT engineer training utilizing existing resources andAlwin/UNSRAT outlined a university-wide initiative based

several communication technologies with the collaboration

on rector’s decree to introduce blended learning with 25% ofof AITAC and APNIC.

classes will be online and the main challenge is the adoption ofe-learning among senior faculty members.

We will start a discussion to proceed with some of the ideas.

Sekiya/AITAC introduced their curriculum and the plan toprepare the English version of the training.

Research Presentations

Cancio/UNTL outlined the situation and challenges of IT-

Chair: Goki Miyakita (Keio University, Japan)

mediated learning in Timor-Leste.

Presenters:

Hossen/BUET introduced the situation in engineering· Md. Amirul Islam (Institute of Information andeducation in BUET.

Communication Technology (IICT), Bangladesh Universityof Engineering and Technology (BUET))

Operator’s task force meeting-Discussion about future- Research title: A Dynamic Reallocation Based Window

infrastructure

Access Scheme for Enhancing QoS of Vehicular Ad-

Chair: Achmad Husni Thamrin (Director, AI3 Project / Keio

hoc Networks (VANETs)

University)· Raden Arief Setyawan (Universitas Brawijaya (UB))

This meeting discussed the C-band network situations,- Research title: WSN Based River Monitoring System

including challenges in equipment procurement in several· Muhammad Niswar (Universitas Hasanuddin (UNHAS))

countries and possible interference with 5G operations in- Research title: CrabWatch: IoT and AI-enabled Smart

Japan. As for the future plannings, research such as in IoT and

Crab Farming System

disaster response, as well as the deployment of M-Root anycast· Sheena Yngre Liman (Keio University )servers in RENs in partner countries were also included in the- Research title:SDGs Education Program for Highdiscussions.

Schools in Indonesia and Japan, as Comparative Studyin Designing A Workshop for Users from Different

SOI Asia Academic Meeting-Future program collaboration
Chair: Keiko Okawa (Keio University, Japan)

Background· Yuka Shori Kataoka (Keio University )This meeting was conducted in a workshop style. 5 teams with

- Research title: Quantitative Oral Corrective Feedback

5-6 members discussed our possible activities in collaborationfor Scalable Japanese Languagein education. The following ideas were shared among thecommunity:- Research collaboration on online education, smart cities,
smart house for Aging Society,- Promote an open science community and platform.

October 23, 2019 9:00-17:30
Opening Ceremony
MC: Marcos Maekawa Sadao (Keio University, Japan)- Platform to share the experience of IT and competency
education among universities.

Greetings from Keio University- Joint development of micro-credential courses for partner· Opening remarks from Keio University: Jun Murai, Project

universities in emerging areas such as cybersecurity, energy,

Chair

IoT.

· Welcome speech: Akira Haseyama, President of Keio

- Fieldwork and Internship program development (enhance

University

EBA-Evidence Based Approach program activity).
- Develop a common curriculum and certificate program

Invited talks from Japanese partners

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· Minoru Okada (Professor of NAIST, on behalf of NAIST· Kanchana Kanchanasut (Professor, Asian Institute ofpresident)

Technology (AIT), Thailand) [Internet Hall of Fame

· Mitsutoshi Akao (Executive Officer, SkyPerfecTV)

inductee]· Masahiro Hamano (Chairman of AsiaSEED)· Bayani Benjamin Racadio Lara (Advanced Science andTechnology Institute (ASTI), Department of Science andCelebration of The Internet hall of fame 2019 – Suguru

Technology(DOST), Philippines)

Yamaguchi· Che-Hoo Cheng (Infrastructure & Development Director,
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC),

Keynote Panel: The Impact of Inter-University Collaboration

Australia)

towards Sustainable Society· Masafumi Oe (Vice director of IT Security Office, National

Moderator: Keiko Okawa (Keio University)

Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Japan)

Panelists:· Ellen Joan Kumaat (Rector, Universitas Sam Ratulangi

Discussions:(UNSRAT), Indonesia)

Kanchana/AIT outlined the research conducted by her team in· Hizir Sofyan (Vice-Rector, Universitas Syiah Kuala

rural areas connectivity as well as connectivity in the disaster-(UNSYIAH), Indonesia)

stricken areas.

· Khin Thanda Soe (Pro-Rector, University of Computer

Bayani/ASTI introduced the experience of PREGINET, theStudies, Mandalay (UCSM), Myanmar)

NREN of Philippines, including the development of various· Seingheng Hul (Deputy Director, Institute of Technology of

network-based applications on PREGINET.

Cambodia (ITC), Cambodia)

Cheng/APNIC introduced the internet development work

· Laxman Poudel (Professor / Campus Chief, Institute ofby APNIC and conveyed an expectation for RENs to lead in

Engineering, Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal)

testing and deployment of advanced internet technologies.
Oe/NAOJ introduced the network infrastructure and services

Discussions:in NAOJ to serve high volume traffic for astronomy-related

Ellen/UNSRAT argued that collaborations bring about

applications.

resource, values, and experience sharing as well as serve as

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gateways to global partnership.

Panel: Educational and Research Collaboration in Asia

Miming/ITB introduced the collaborations of ITB, mainly inModerator: Achmad Husni Thamrin (Keio University)

the network-related themes.

Panelists:

Hizir/UNSYIAH introduced the focus of UNSYIAH in relation· Ai Sugiura (Programme Specialist, UNESCO Jakarta Office)to SDGs and the national research center of excellence in the· Tat Chee Wan (Associate Professor, Universiti Sains

university, including the one for disaster mitigation.

Malaysia (USM), Malaysia)

Laxman/TU argued for more collaborations in engineering and· Muhammad Niswar (Director of ICT Center, Universitas

energy related fields.

Hasanuddin (UNHAS), Indonesia)

Hul/ITC and Khin/UCSM introduced the collaborations of· Achmad Basuki (Director of Information and Communicationeach of their university in education and research, mainly in

Unit, Universitas Brawijaya (UB), Indonesia / Co-Director,

technology and computer science.

idREN)

Panel: Internet Inclusion: Role of REN in Asia

Discussions:

Moderator: Jun Murai (Keio University)

Ai/UNESCO introduced initiatives in open science andPanelists:

proposed masterclasses on sustainability science forengineering innovation, science communications, and disaster· Selvakumar Manickam (Associate Professor, Universiti

communications.

Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia) *remote participation

T.C./USM showcased the experience of USM and introduced
Asia-Pacific University-Community Engagement Network

Discussions:(APUCEN), which aims to create impactful engagement forAmemiya/NTT Data introduced the experience of NTT Data

global issues.

collaborating with SOI Asia in several topics, including smart

Abazh/UB and Niswar/UNHAS introduced collaborationcity.

initiatives in their universities, including the current status of

Ryuji/Microsoft Japan introduced Azure cloud solutions forIndonesian NREN, idREN.

education.
Tanaka/MEXT explained the support of the ministry for the

Panel: Collaboration in Asia for the Internet Operation
Moderator: Jun Murai (Professor, Keio University, WIDE
Project, Japan)
Panelists:collaboration.

October 24, 2019 9:00-13:00· Hirofumi Hotta (Director, Japan Registry Services (JPRS),

Session: Internet Infrastructure Technology: Future

Japan)

Design from Asia

· Kazuhiro Kitamura (Manager, Japan Registry Services

Moderator & Opening talk: Jun Murai (Professor, Keio

(JPRS), Japan)

University)· Akira Kato (Professor, Keio University, WIDE Project,

Speakers:

Japan)· “HAPS” – Ryuji Wakikawa (Vice President, Advanced· Che-Hoo Cheng (Infrastructure & Development Director,

Technology Division, Softbank Corp., Japan.)

Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC),· “Advanced Topics of Satellite Technology” – Kazuhiko Aoki

Australia)(Executive Officer, Assistant Unit President, Space Business
Unit, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Japan)

Discussions:· “Network Infrastructure for the Campus” - Takao Kondo

Hotta and Kitamura/JPRS explained how Japan Registry(ITC, Keio University)

Services (JPRS) provides services in domain registrations.
Kato/WIDE introduced M-Root servers and operations, as well

Discussions:as called for operators in Asia-Pacific regions.

Wakikawa/SoftBank introduced a high-altitude platform
service, which is in the development phase and expected toPanel: Industry-government-academia collaborationdeliver 5G services in the future.

Moderator: Masaki Umejima (Keio University)

Aoki/SKY Perfect JSAT introduced some advanced topics inPanelists:

satellite technology, focusing on geostationary satellites.

· Hiroki Takaya (Director, Ministry of Education, Culture,

Kondo/Keio introduced the infrastructure and applications in

Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan)

Keio to serve education applications.

· Shunichi Amemiya (Head of Research and Development
Headquarters, NTT Data Corporation, Japan)

Follow-up Discussions:· Lena Ryuji (Philanthropies Manager, Microsoft Corporation,

In this session, participants discussed further action items,

Japan)

including courses in marine science, collaborations in botnet· Rob Smith (Higher Education & eResearch Lead, Microsoft

research, M-root server, FIWARE, as well as the potential date

Asia Pacific) *remote participationand venue for the next meeting.

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第３章 Dr. Suguru Yamaguchi Memorial Award2019· Bayani Benjamin Racadio Lara (Advanced Scienceand Technology Institute (ASTI), Department of Science

To commend talented researchers, developers and operators for

and Technology (DOST), Philippines) for his long term

next generations of AI3/SOI Asia Project, since 2017, we havecommitment to AI3 and SOI Asia community and the

been giving ‘Dr. Suguru Yamaguchi Memorial Award’ to two

distinguished contributions to the internet development inrecipients per year (one recipient every meeting) with an extra

the Philippines.

prize.
This year, as a part of the 50th meeting on October 23rd, 2019,

第４章 Future Plans

we had an awarding ceremony to Bayani Benjamin Racadio
Lara of ASTI, Philippines. The ceremony was launched by aAs we discussed in the 50th meeting, we are going to continue

opening speech by Mr. Hisanobu Sato the board of director of

to work together with SOI Asia / AI3 partners in Internet

AITAC, and awarded by Rui Yamaguchi, the son of the latedevelopment, deployment and education in the Asian region.

Suguru Yamaguchi.

The following specific areas were identified:

http://www.soi.asia/suguru_award/

Recipients of the Award (2017-2019)2017 Spring- Future strategic design and development of the Internet in
the Asia-Pacific region jointly working with APNIC andAPNIC foundation.
- Joint course development for IT human resources including
possible collaborations with APNIC and AITAC· Achmad Husni Thamrin (Project Assistant Professor,- Joint course development for EBA (Evidence Based

Graduate School of Media and Governance, KeioApproach), including the fieldwork design in Asian region.

University) for his long term commitment to the AI3 and- Joint effort for Timor-Leste internet infrastructure

SOI Asia community and distinguished contribution to thedevelopment for UNTL, together with UNESCO team.

leadership of AI3 Internet research and development.

- M-Root anycast server deployment in RENs, possibly withassistance from JPRS Inc., Japan and APNIC.

2017 Autumn- Non-terrestrial infrastructure for the AP region including· Wan Tat Chee (Associate Professor, School ofsurvey of C-band equipment procurement situation in

Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia) for his

partner countries.

long term commitment to AI3 & SOI Asia community- Research collaborations in two major areas from the region;and distinguished contribution to the development of

IoT and disaster mitigation, management and recovery.

collaborations between Malaysia and Asian and European
partners in the internet development.

In 2020, AI3 & SOI Asia is planning the bi-annual meetings
in Nepal hosted by Tribhuvan University (Kathmandu) and2018 Spring

Australia hosted by APNIC (Brisbane). In the upcoming· Basuki Suhardiman (Wakil Direktur Sistem Teknologi

meetings, we will actively work on the possible collaboration

dan Informasi, Institut Teknologi Bandung) for his longwith APNIC in research and education among the Asia &term commitment to AI3 and SOI Asia community and thePacific the region as we discussed in the 50th meeting.

distinguished leadership in the development of internet inIndonesia.

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In 2021, AI3 will celebrate its 25th and SOI Asia 20th

anniversary. Towards the future, we have started the discussion
about new challenges in the NTN (Non Terrestrial Network) andAppendicesexplore the possible contribution to wider network communities
such as Guam Open Research Exchange activities.

A. History of the AI3 & SOI Asia Meetings139

B. Countries and numbers of participants of AI3/SOIAsia 50th meeting:140