Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education (WISE Program)
The WISE Program, which is hosted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, fosters
outstanding personnel with a doctoral degree who will lead various sectors by serving as researchers propelling global
scientiﬁc research, corporate executives leading innovations, entrepreneurs driving social implementation of new knowledge,
and professionals formulating policy in the public sectors of Japan and other countries. The Program promotes reformationof graduate schools as a whole by creating research hubs capable of sustainably developing new joint research projects
arising from the interactions of such excellent personnel. Each selected university implements the Program

as a ﬁve-year

integrated graduate school curriculum that unites the world’s highest education and research capabilities by promoting
institutional cooperation with extraordinary external players such as the world’s top universities and private companies.
The following map shows the universities selected for the WISE Program:

Selected in FY2018 FY 2018

Hokkaido University

FY 2018

Tohoku University

FY 2018

University of Tsukuba

FY 2018

Chiba University

FY 2019

Selected in FY2019 FY 2019
Selected in FY2020 FY 2020

Nagaoka University of Technology FY 2018
Kanazawa University

FY 2019

Kyoto University

FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020

Osaka University

FY 2018 FY 2019

FY 2019

Tokyo University of Marine
FY 2019
Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo
Waseda University

Hiroshima University FY 2018
Nagasaki University FY 2018

FY 2018

Nagoya University FY 2019

FY 2020

Kyushu University FY 2020

Tokyo Institute ofTechnology

FY 2018
FY 2019

FY 2018
FY 2018
FY 2019

Marine AI
Voices from the Ocean

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Development of WISE Program to foster
AI Professionals for Marine Industries

FY 2020

Tokyo University ofFY 2018
Agriculture and Technology

Message From The PresidentThe world envisioned by the WISE Program to foster AI Professionals for Marine Industries
The program was selected in AY2019 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as a
WISE (World-leading Innovative & Smart Education) Program. The program fosters “AI professionals for marine industries.”
These professionals will lead the development and evaluation of AI and social implementation in marine industries.
“AI professionals for marine industries” with skills of big data analysis and machine learning technologies as literacy canaccurately utilize AI based on specialized knowledge of marine industries, maritime aﬀairs, ﬁshery, and abundant
experience in the ﬁelds provided by the University. They are innovators for social implementation, highly specializedengineers, and marine policy makers. Due to concerns of decreased labor in marine industries, the talent fostered in theprogram will play critical roles in the realization of Society 5.0 and sustainable development goals (SDGs). By creating
diverse values and systems, they will establish Japan’s strong marine presence on the world’s stage. To build theprogram’s foundational education, we founded MAIDEC (Marine AI Development and Evaluation Center) in the campus,
which houses high-per formance computers. We also launched “Marine AI Consor tium” in collaboration withindustry-academia-government partner institutions. Marine AI Consortium forms an excellent hub devoted to educating
talent, promoting interactions and communications, and producing new joint research projects. I hope that many of you
choose to participate in the program.

Iseki Toshio

President
Tokyo University ofMarine Science and Technology

WISE Program Promotion Support Oﬃce [Academic aﬀairs division]

marine-ai_oﬃce@o.kaiyodai.ac.jp[Etchujima Campus]Marine AI Development and Evaluation Center,
Number 1 Research Building 3F, Etchujima Campus,2-1-6
Etchujima Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8533
Phone: 03-5245-7660[Shinagawa campus]Lecture Room Building 1F, Shinagawa Campus,
4-5-7 Konan Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477
Phone: 03-5463-0503

100002055̲100002056̲海洋産業AIパンフ 日・英 2種(201284) 1 折 2021/12/17 16:37:45
100001047_海洋産業AIパンフEn_cc2017.indd 1-2

2021/12/17 16:34

Development of WISE(World-leading Innovative & Smart Education)
Program to foster
AI(Artiﬁcial Intelligence) Professionals for Marine Industries

MarineobservationsDevelopment ofautonomous sailingships

The sea is mother to us all and always embraces us.

Marineenvironment
conservation

To know, protect, and utilize the sea is the mission of humankind, and deepening this mission
leads to the development of the world and consequently, the universe.
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), which is a forerunner inAnalysis ofaquatic genome
information

marine research, launched the Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart
Education (WISE Program) for the Development of AI Professionals in the Marine Industry inAssessment andmanagement ofaquatic resources

2019 for cutting-edge education and research.
Aquatic culture,processing, anddistribution

We foster marine AI innovators who will lead the social implementation of AI by introducing

AI-drivenﬁsheries

education on big data and AI based on outstanding marine knowledge.
What will the future hold, led by such innovators, for humankind?

Project to foster personnel who will play extensive roles in the future through theeducational program specializing in marine AI

What are AI professionals for marine industries?

Relationships between this program and courses, partner education and other institutesInnovators and highly skilled experts who are literate in big data (BD) analysis and machine learning (ML) and are capable of assessing AI performance, leading thesocial implementation of AI, or developing marine-related policies based on expertise and ﬁeld experiences they gained at TUMSAT.

Development of WISE Program to foster AI Professionals for Marine Industries was adopted " WISE Program (Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative &Smart Education)" in 2019.
On November 1, 2020, we established a marine AI consortium with partner institutes to advance the WISE Program via industry-academia-government collaborationTUMSAT has established an education and research system that spans wide-ranging ﬁelds such as marine, maritime, and ﬁsheries. Students can learn about(1) the development of autonomous navigation vessels desired by the marine industry,(2) ocean observations using artiﬁcial satellites and Argo ﬂoat data,(3) analysis of genomic information of aquatic organisms,(4) management of marine resources, and(5) establishment of next-generation smart ﬁsheries.
In such a distinguished education and research system, WISE Program students aim to be advanced technical experts who can propose sophisticated solutions tocomplex challenges such as watch task automation of navigation oﬃcers, self-propelled vessels capable of automatic takeoﬀ and landing, labor-savings in ﬁshing
and aquaculture using robots, and realization of high-production smart ﬁsheries using automated and optimized water quality management based on weather
forecasts and ocean information systems.Fostering AI experts in marine industry will improve our entire society by stabilizing the food supply while conserving
natural resources and solving labor shortages. When social implementation of AI is realized, the achieved high valued services can be expanded overseas andcontribute to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Development of AI professionals for marine industries.
The WISE Program is established as a 5-year integrated graduate school course at TUMSAT.
The master's program provided lectures on BD analysis and ML to develop students' technical literacy, while practical skills beyond the courses are gained atMAIDEC. At the end of the master's program, students' basic ability to conduct doctoral dissertation research is assessed (Qualifying Exam). Through these eﬀorts,
we strive to develop specialists who can implement their knowledge and expertise gained at graduate school.
The doctoral program provides two introductory courses on AI and society. Since AI is expected to be highly reliable, the Course on Advanced Reliability
Assessments focuses on performance evaluation methods for AI. The Course on Social Implementation Impacts Assessment discusses the impact of AI on society.
In addition, the doctoral program cultures students' capabilities necessary to lead the social implementation of AI by providing opportunities to participate in realbusiness projects at partner institutes (in-residence projects) and ﬁeldwork.

Education and research system to sustain excellence(1) Organizations and internal resources for education: On November 1, 2019, we established the Marine AI Development and Evaluation Center (MAIDEC) to fully
utilize state-of-the-art nautical training vessels such as Shinyo-Maru, which is a strength of TUMSAT, the Field Science Center, and advanced navigation systems.
(2) Organizational personnel development under internal and external partnerships: teachers sent from and resident students sent to national research institutesand private enterprises.
(3) Financial support for students producing
Comprehensive marine science
Balanced marine use
excellent results from theeducation/research support fund.
OperationalTUMSAT
Meteorological(4) Assurance of educational quality:
status BDMAIDEC
BD
Above the sea
The program is ensured through theGeographicalIR- driven PDCA cycle and ex ternal
space BDevaluation.
AI training on marine industries for teachers
and teacher qualiﬁcation system has been
Nautical BD
Sea surface
introduced into the Program.
Renewable energy(oﬀshore wind,tide,wave)(5) Research that highlights practical sciences
Catchquantity
to help create new industries by integrating
BDBD f r o m air t o s ub - s e ab e d t hr o u gh
Marine production
Sub seaindustr y-government-academia
Resource exploration
collaborations.
Microworld(6) Establishment of a ﬁve-year integrated
graduate school course: Course of Marine
MarineSeabed(Tidal power generation)
Industry Data Science (tentative name, willmeteorology BD
Undersea
be launched in 2026)
CrustalNanoworld

Genome BD

Sub seabed

movement BD

Seabed resources

exploration BD(coal,natural gas,methane hydrate,mineral resources,etc.)

Partner institutes

Overview of the WISE Program (Doctoral Program for World-leading
Innovative & Smart Education) Course
Master's program

Doctoral program

Max. 10students

Course of Marine System
Engineering
Course of Maritime Technologyand Logistics
Course of Marine Policy andManagement

Fishery,

5 working students

industry,

Residentsystem

Course of Food Science andTechnology

Course of Marine Resources
and Environment

Consists of industry-academia-government
collaborations (university,public research
institutes,companies,non profit organization,etc.)

CarrierMax. 15
students

Course of Marine Life Sciences

Course of Safety Managementin Food Supply Chain

Marine AI Consortium

Joint seminar

Fundamenta
l capability
review ofdoctoral
dissertation
research(Qualifyingexam)

Course of Applied
Marine Biosciences

Course of Applied Marine
Environmental Studies
Course onAdvanced
Reliability
Assessments

Will beCourse on establishedin 2026
SocialImplementation
Impacts
Assessment

Field

construction,
Doctoraldissertation
review +Program
completion
review(QualityAssuranceUnit)AI
professionals
for marine
industries

manufacturing,
pharmaceutical,
finance,

Maritime BD

insurance,
consulting,government,

Course of Marine Industry Data Science (tentative name)research
instituteSupport any ofthese activities

Human resource
exchange

logistics, IT,Social
implementationof AI

MAIDEC

Cross-appointment(Areas)•Development ofautonomous sailing ships•Marine observations•Satellite observations•Numeral simulations•Analysis of aquatic
genome information•AI-driven fishery•Assessment andmanagement of aquaticresources•Aquatic culture,processing, and distribution•AI performance assessment•BD analysis(Assurance of quality
educational programs andpersonnel)
AI training and qualification
for marine industries(Equipment)
High-speed computers
DNA sequencer
Database

Partners

CD

MAIDEC /External
Evaluation
CommitteeP• Supporting Marine
AI Consortium

ASupports

MAIDEC /SteeringCommittee• Guest teacher• Accepting internstudents• Accepting resident
students• Sending mentors• Carrierconsultations
etc.

Establish a multi-disciplinary education system

100002055̲100002056̲海洋産業AIパンフ 日・英 2種(201284) 2 折 2021/12/17 16:37:45
100001047_海洋産業AIパンフEn_cc2017.indd 3-4

2021/12/17 16:34