Development ofWISE Program to foster
AI Professionals for Marine Industries

Contact

WISE Program Promotion Support Office [Academic affairs division]
Marine AI Development and Evaluation Center Nomber 1 Experimental building 3F 2-1-6 Etchujima Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8533
Phone: 03-5245-7660, 03-5463-0503 [Address for the submission] marine-ai_office@o.kaiyodai.ac.jp
Counters： Shinagawa campus

Program promotion support section / Graduate school section,		

Academic affairs division Lecture Room Building 1F, Shinagawa Campus,		

4-5-7 Konan Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477

Etchujima Campus		Etchujima Campus Administration Division
Number 1 Building, 2-1-6 Etchujima Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8533

https://www.g2.kaiyodai.ac.jp/marine-ai/eng/

WISE Program(Doctoral Program for World-leading InnovativeOverview& Smart Education)
At its core, what propels the WISE Program iseach university leveraging its unique strengths
and capabilities. Building upon their heretofore
accomplishments in campus reform, theseuniversities carry out systematic collaborations
with other universities, research institutions andcorporations in and outside Japan. By establishingintegrated master’s-doctoral programs, whichover a 5-year period endow their students witha melding of top world-class educational andresearch prowess, these universities cultivate
the kind of outstanding PhD professionalw h o ca n p i lot fo r wa rd va r i o u s se cto rs ofsociety. Concurrently, the program propels
the establishment of excellent academic hubs

The Doctoral Program for World-leading

Faculties (organization / structure)

Innovative & Smart Education (WISE Program)for the Development of AI Professionals in

Program Coordinator：MAITA, Masashi (Director of Marine AI Development and Evaluation Center (MAIDEC), Executive Director,Professor, Department of Marine Biosciences)

the Marine Industry at TUMSAT fosters

Head of program：TAKENAWA, Tomoyuki (Vice Director of MAIDEC, Professor, Department of Logistics and Information Engineering)

AI professionals for marine industries

Dean of the graduate school：HYODO, Tetsuro (Professor, Department of Logistics and Information Engineering)

including innovators, advanced professional
engineers, and marine policymakers, who
can employ AI accurately and lead thesocial implementation of AI based onmarine, maritime, and fisheries expertise,

Coordinator：KINO, Toru(Project Associate Professor)

Organization by research fields● Analysis of Aquatic Genome Information
Working Group● Marine Observations Working Group● Smart Fisheries Working Group● Working Group on Fishery Resources Assessmentand Management● AI / Machine Learning Algorithm RelatedWorking Group● Big Data Sharing Platform Construction
Working Group● Autonomous Sailing Ships Working Groupand extensive field experience learned at●T he Aquatic Culture, Processing, and Distribution
working group●W ater area data acquisition / management /utilization working group

TUMSAT.
Marine AI Consortium
The Marine AI Consortium, which was formed with our partner institutes, is based at the Marine AI Development andEvaluation Center (MAIDEC) established on November 1, 2019. The consortium promotes this program through industryacademia-government collaborations.

capable of sustainably advancing human resource
development and exchange and of generating new

Data
offer

joint research initiatives.

Humanresources
Provision

InternshipResident ship
Equipment
provision

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Marine AI Consortium
Employment
consultation

Support for
symposiums,etc.

PROGRAM

Partner institutes / cooperating institutes (As of February, 2023)
Partner institutes● Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology(JAMSTEC）● Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency● National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology● IDEA Consultants, Inc.
● BEMAC Corporation● NPO Marine Technologist● Technical University of Denmark● Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) ofthe Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Cooperating institutes● Innoqua Inc.

● Japan Weather Association● Nissui Corporation● Maruha Nichiro Corporation● FURUNO ELECTRIC CO.,LTD.
● Japan Radio Co.,Ltd.
● MTI Co., Ltd.

Curriculum

Human resources development image

This program is established as an educational program

p ro g ra m : t h e Co u rs e o n Ad va n ce d Re l i a b i l i ty

“Development of WISE Program to foster AI Professionals forfor a five-year integrated graduate school course.

Assessments and the Course on Social Implementation

Marine Industries” who are literate in big data analysis and

For the master's program, we established lectures

Impact Assessments. In the former, students learn how

machine learning methods, and can accurately evaluate theon big data analysis and machine learning as wellto evaluate the performance of AI, which must be highly

performance of artificial intelligence based on the specialized

as training sessions at Marine AI Development andreliable. In the latter, students learn about the impact

knowledge and abundant experience in the fields provided byEvaluation Center (MAIDEC) as technical literacyof AI on our society. Students gain experience in social

the University. They are innovators for social implementation,education. These lectures and sessions offer multi-implementation of AI and develop necessary skills as

highly specialized engineers, and marine policy makers. Thisdisciplinary practical training. At the end of the master'sleaders by taking our newly established specialized

program is established as an educational program for a five-program, we conduct a Qualifying Examination withcourses on the introduction of AI, participating in field

year integrated graduate school course.

the goal of identifying personnel capable of sociallywork and or in-residence course, which allows students

In addition to obtaining expertise in the specialized field ofimplementing their specialized doctoral education.

to participate in actual businesses (projects) at partner

graduate study, the program cultivates the following abilities

We established two new courses in our doctoral

institutes.

and skills:

2 years

3 years

Master’s program

Doctoral program

Max. 10 students / year

5 working professional

Doctoraldissertation
defense+Program
completionreview

students / year
Common subjects

Qualifying

Common subjects

Specialized subjects

Examination

Specialized subjects

Other specialized subjects

Course subjects

Onboarding

In-residence system

Internship

Joint seminar

Special seminar / Special researchSpecial research

AI professionals formarine industries

1.	Ability to apply knowledge and skills in data science, including big data analysis and machine learning,for social implementation of AI.

2.	Ability to accurately grasp and solve issues in specialized fields by planning and proposing the use ofapplication technology as well as by applying big data and machine learning technologies.

3.	Ability to scientifically evaluate the effectiveness and validity of big data or machine learning applications
towards social implementation of AI by proposing, validating, and analyzing research plans.

4.	Ability to make decisions and transmit information based on the results of big data analysis andmachine learning.

5.	Ability to utilize the results of big data analysis and machine learning based on a scientificallyaccurate understanding.

Curriculum / Requirements for completion
Master’s program
Course type
Required Common courses*1
courses
Topics in AI(machine learning)

Doctoral program
Course title (number of credits)

Requiredcredits

Required Common courses*1
courses
Topics in AI(machine learning)

Artificial Intelligence and MachineLearning(2)Deep Learning (2)Course type5

Exercise in Machine learning(1)Topics in big data

Data Science (2)Data Engineering (2)5Required Specializationelectives courses*2

Advanced Artificial Intelligenceand Machine Learning(2)Interdisciplinarycourses

Marine AI workshop II1

Lecture in major or courses required by
Exercises / experiments / practices

2Courses*3
1

Course on Advanced
Reliability Assessments

Advanced Evaluation of Ship
Navigation Safety(2)Courses required by the program ofeach specialization

4

Course on Social
Implementation Impact
Assessments

Interlaboratory Seminar in Social
Implementation(2)Research of specialization or Research on specific topic in
the field of specialization
Total*1 The course is offered as a common course for all graduate programs.
*2 The course is determined by the field of specialization.

4

Social Implementation of Data Science(2)Marine AI workshop I

Required Lecture, experiment, or practicum in the field of specialization
coursesSpecial seminar of specialization

Requiredcredits

Topics in big data

Required Specialization
2electives courses*

Exercise in Data Science(1)Interdisciplinarycourses

Course title (number of credits)

4
4
831

Required Marine AI Residency Program
coursesAdvanced seminar of specialization
Advanced Research of specialization
Total*1 The course is offered as a common course for all graduate programs.
*2 The course is determined by supervisor.
*3 Select either course when entering the second semester program.

2Fields of diplomasDoctor of Philosophy ,Doctor of Engineering

Big data analysis
Machine learning method

Name of the program to be noted:
WISE program for the Development ofAI Professionals in the Marine Industries
Expertise in marine, maritime and fisheries
Extensive experience in the field

Marineobservations
Developmentofautonomous
sailing ships

Analysis ofaquatic genome
information

Aquatic
culture,processing anddistribution

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Collaboration with different fields

Marineenvironment
conservation

Assessmentandmanagement ofaquatic
resourcesAI
Al-driven
fisheries

Student Application

Message from head of program
As the name implies, this program is a five-year integrated

In principle, this program recruits program students twice a year at
the time of admission in April and October of the master's program.

graduate school education program aimed at developing people

Field

We accept students with aspirations regardless of their major or

Ocean bigdata

field of study. Students who are already in master's program canalso apply if they meet the requirements. We also accept adult

who can contribute to society with the keyword " Marine

Socialimplementationof AI

industries x AI." This program has been adopted as a Doctoral
Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education (WISE

transfer students from the doctoral program in order to developProgram) in AY2019 funded by the MEXT and accepted the 1st

diverse human resources. We look forward to your participation.

students the following year. There are only 30 programs* adopted

Please see the program website for details on the application

nationwide as of 2020, and many of them are from leading

requirements.

universities, which shows the specificity of this program and thehigh expectations of society. The purpose of this program is toAI professionals formarine industries

develop people who can contribute to society, and we expect thatthose who have completed the five-year program will lead themarine AI industry in private companies and various institutions
and will participate in the consortium. We have an educational

Fishing,mining, transportation industry,
information and communication industry,
construction industry, manufacturing industry,
pharmaceutical industry, financial industry, Insurance
business, consulting business, government office,research Instituteprogram in cooperation with external organizations.
I would like many motivated students to participate.

TAKENAWA, Tomoyuki

*Number of adoptions by AY2020

Vice Director of MAIDEC, Professor, Department ofLogistics and Information Engineering

Student support
Research support● Mentor system
A mentor system has been introduced tosupport the study of program students in theFinancial supports● Financial Support of "Education and Research
Support Expenses" (in the form of a grant-type scholarship)
Number pf
people / amountMaximum of 5 students in each enrollment
year / 130,000 yen per month

members, senior students, and consortium

Payment period

Doctoral Program

faculty members. Teacher mentors work withSelection
methodWISE Program.
M e n to rs co ns i st of o n - ca m p u s fa c u lty

their academic advisors to give advice throughregular interviews, and student mentors give
advice through study sessions.

● Marine-AI student study session
Not only program students but also program
manager participate and hold study sessions
once a week. It is a good place for sharing
research results, solving questions, andinteracting with each other.

Selected by QAU (Quality Assurance Unit)
from students who have achieved excellent
results in the examination conducted at
the end of the master’s program

Learning support●S upport for overseas studies& research activities● English training
As part of global human resource development, we are conducting

We subsidize research expenses

English training for the purpose of acquiring logical conversation skills

and domestic and international

and practical meeting skills.

travel expenses necessary for theactivities of the program.
＊Please contact us as the contents of assistance are subject tochange.

● RA (research assistant) system
As an RA, we will provide financial
support by engaging in research
work that is useful for the research
activities of the program.
The purpose is to effectively
promote research activities, enhance
the research system, and develop
the ability to carry out research asa young researcher.

● Online learning platform (Self-directed learning)
In this program, program students can freely study about 5,000
courses using the online learning platform.

● Internship / Residentship
We provide internships (in 2 years for the first semester program)and resident ships (longer training, 3 years for the second semester
program) that specialize in the practice of AI mainly to consortium
partner institutes.

● Employment support
Through the "Marine AI Consortium", which is an industryacademia-government collaboration, we will match program
students with collaborative institutions and private companies, andprovide employment consultation.