EMERGING FUTURE TECHNOLOGYTRAINING PROGRAM 2020MIRAI INNOVATION RESEARCHINSTITUTE JAPANINDEX
About Mirai Innovation Research Institute
AuraLab facilities

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Program overview
Program duration
Seminars and workshops
Project plan
Projects developed at EmFuTech

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Program schedule
Calendar

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Key beneﬁts

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Requirements
Steps to apply
Program fee
Extra services

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Asian pacific trade centerTransportation
Estimate cost of expenditure in Osaka
Previous Experiences
Contact and social media

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ABOUT MIRAI INNOVATION RESEARCH
Mirai Innovation Research Institute was established with the mission of creating novel research, innovating solutions
to problems in human society, and developing emerging future technologies that will impact diverse industries.
In essence, Mirai innovation is focused in analyzing emerging technologies and identify their potential industry,market, environmental and social impact; developing and evaluating innovation and technology strategies; anddesigning and delivering leading-edge teaching and training courses to equip engineers with the skills to beeffective innovators and entrepreneurs.

Mirai Innovation has four main research groups:
Artiﬁcial Intelligence and Computer Vision
Robotics
Virtual and Augmented Reality
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At Mirai Innovation wecreated a neurotechnology
product called “Aura”.
Aura is a biosignal acquisition technology which
acquires data from the brain, muscle or heart.
Aura is intended to be used by researchers,bioengineering students, or technology
enthusiasts. Aura has its own software where you
can see a 3D model of the brain activity in realtime. Aura has many applications in areas such as
medical rehabilitation, robotics, neuromarketing,entertainment among others.

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Laboratory Facilities

Our laboratory is located in TEQS Software Industry
Plaza which let us have access to the following facilities:
Sound studio (Audio/Visual recording and editing)
PC training room
Lecture room
Meetings rooms
Business café

Our laboratory is equipped withtechnology such as the following:
GPU servers (GTX, Titan X)
Telepresence mobile robot (Temi Robot)
Programmable robotics arms
Augmented reality headset (Metaglass)
Virtual reality headset (Oculus Rift S)
Depth cameras (Kineckt, Xtion, Intel Euclid)
180º and 360° cameras: Vuze XR Dual 1VR Camera
3D scanners (Structure sense)
Physiological signal acquisition devices for

Physiological signal acquisition devices forBrain data: EEG Aura, Museband, open BCI, gTec Unicorn
Muscle signals: Myo Band
Skin conductance: NeuLog
Eye gaze tracking: Tobii-eye tracking
Windows Mixed Reality - Head - Mounted Display

Windows Mixed Reality - Head Mounted Display
Drones3D printing
Laser cutter engraving machine
Microcontroller board / computer:Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Nvidia.

Electrical board testing equipment

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PROGRAM OVERVIEWThe Emerging Future Technology Training (EmFuTech) Program aims to expose the students to a novel environment
full of like-minded people with diverse technical skills that share the common objective of learning about the newtrends of technology in diverse fields. The program also aims to train participants to develop projects using emerging
technologies such as robotics, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, IoT, Big Data and neuroscience; strengthening
their soft and social skills towards scientific, technological innovation and humanity.
The program includes mentoring on emergent tech topics with many seminars and workshops with hands onexperience on projects of industries such as telecommunications, mechanical engineering, logistics, finance among
others. The program will be conducted in English. It is not necessary to have a specific Japanese level.
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Virtual Reality andHuman Interfaces

Crypto and Cyber
Security

Artificial Intelligence(Deep Learning)

Neurotechnologies

VENUE: ASIA
TRADE CENTER

Robotics

SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2020

Program Duration
The Emergent Future Technology Training Program is a 12 weeks intensive program in which participants will bechallenged to learn fast by attending technical seminars and workshops, and put into practice their knowledge bydeveloping industry projects.

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Every year, experts in diverse industries will come to Osaka to share theirexpertise with student participants. As an example, here is a list ofspeakers and technology areas of EmFuTech 2019:

Artiﬁcial Intelligence

Human-Computer Interaction – AR/VR

Naohiro Hayaishi, M. S. Eng, CEO of Keisugiken Corporation.

Hideyuki Ando, PhD., Associate Professor, Osaka University

Kousuke Takeuchi, Eng, Senior Engineer ok Keisugiken Corporation.

Miguel Miranda, PhD., Researcher, Mirai Innovation

David Hernandez M.S. Eng., Senior Engineer at Mirai Innovation

Allan Castro, Eng. Team leader, Mirai Innovation

Christian I. Penaloza Ph.D., CEO of Mirai Innovation

Robotics & Intelligent Systems
Luis Yoichi Morales, PhD., Associate Professor, Nagoya University
Photchara Ratsamee, PhD., Associate Professor, Osaka University
Yasushi Mae, PhD., Professor, Kansai University
Ueno Shinichiro, Eng., Director of Development, OMRON
Karan Khokar, PhD., Researcher at Knightscope
Eduardo Sandoval, PhD., Scientia Fellow, Researcher University ofNew South Wales, Australia

Neurotechnology
Christian Penaloza, PhD., CEO, Mirai Innovation
Research Institute

Cybersecurity
Atsuko Miyaji, PhD., Professor, Osaka University
Carlos Ivan Vargas, PhD., Director, Munitecnia

EmTech Intellectual Property & Management
Katsumori Iseki, M. S. Law, CEO of CP Japan.
M.S Adrián G. Uvalle Reyes, Supply Chain and Project Management
Manager, TOYOTA Motor Manufacturing Guanajuato
Ms. Lizeth Fuentes Cervantes, Business Intelligence Specialist, Mirai
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Project Plan

Participants will be assigned an industry project provided by associate Japanese companies oruniversities, in which they will analyze a particular challenge, design and propose an innovativesolution using emergent technologies, and develop the technical solution in collaboration withpeer participants guided by an assigned mentor.

Projects in the following
industries:
RetailHealthcare
Manufacturing
Marketing
Logistics
Robotics
Telecommunications
Financial Analysis
Architecture

At the end of the course, participants will present their solutions to peer participants, mentors, and company
representatives. Successful course graduates will receive a completion certificate, and a special recommendation
to associate recruitment agencies, who can open the opportunity for graduates to find jobs in Japan.

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Projects Developed at EmFuTech
Below are some examples of the multidisciplinary projects
developed during the EmFuTech Program.

Artiﬁcial Intelligence and Computer Vision

Build AI-based product demand forecasting models topredict the next trend of items for online sale.

Develop a body movement analysis system to detect
symptoms of brain stroke.

Develop a system that loads fMRI images, analyzes themusing computer vision and detects anomalies using
Deep Learning.

Develop a system to analyze human cells and detect
nucleus anomalies.

Robotics

Develop the vision and control algorithms that allow therobot to detect persons and obstacles, and navigate
within the warehouse.

Virtual and Augmented Reality

Develop Augmented Reality Advertising system for
Smart windshields.

Neurotechnology
Develop a system to analyze biometricdata (emotions) while the user observescommercial videos.

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Calendar

EmFuTech program takes place twice a year from March-May
and September to November.

Key Beneﬁts ofEmFuTech program
Training and mentoring by experts
Experience implementing real systems for the industry
Experience living in Japan
Potential for employment in Japan
Certiﬁcate of Completion*
Recommendation letters**Upon successful completion of the program/project.

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Who can apply?

Candidates with a strong interest in technology and with huge motivation to enhance theirknowledge in several topics related to emergent technologies are welcome to apply. Due to the factthat the program will challenge participants abilities, there are some requirements that will allow
participants to overcome the challenges that they will encounter during the course.
Age above 20 years old.
Citizenship from a country that Japan has diplomatic relationships.
Conversational English level equivalent to TOEFL 550pts (Although no certiﬁcate
is necessary, English competency will be evaluated during the interview).
Recommended experience in any of the following programming languages such
as C, C++, C#, Java, Python, or Web programming.
Recommended experience working in other technology projects (hackathons,Have your own personal computer.

Steps to Apply

Apply online

Selection process
Evaluation

Interview 1

Interview 2Soft Skills

Technical Skills

Results

Payment

Acceptance letter if true

Program fees should be paid
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Program Fee

Registration Fee: $500 USD (non-refundable)
Tuition:$1,500 USD Monthly$5,000 USD TotalPlus Taxes (10%)>>>> The above fees and tuition should be paid in advance before arriving to Japan. The registration
fee and/or tuition may be waived or discounted for partner university students. Please check with thecounsellor of the international office of your university to see if your university is a partner of Mirai
Innovation Research Institute. <<<<

Extra Services
Accommodation service through Mirai Innovation
includes the following:
Search of accommodation
Translation of the contract
Reception at the airport
Transportation by train to accommodation
Japanese-Spanish interpretation during the signing of thecontract and explanation of the use of the facilities.
>>>> The cost of this service is $ 250 US dollars + Taxes (10%) <<<<
WATCH TESTIMONIALSThe testimony of students with CITNOVA Hidalgo Scholarship (Spanish).

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LOCATION
Mirai Innovation Research Institute’s laboratory is located in the Asian Paciﬁc Trade Center (ATC)Suminoe-ku, Nankoukita 2-1-10 ATC bldg. ITM sec. 6th floor
Rm. M-1-3, 2-chōme1 Nankōkita, Suminoe-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 559-0034

Asia-Pacific Trade CenterThe ATC Asian-Pacific Trade Center is the venue where G20 leaders met in June 2019 to address major global economicchallenges. In addition, Osaka is Japan's second-largest metropolitan area after Tokyo. Osaka is the 3rd biggest city in Japanand is a wellknown destination for Japan gastronomy.

The three closest train stations are:
1. Trade Center Mae Station
2. Nakafuto Station

350m - 5 mins walking

800m - 11 mins walking

3. Port Town-nishi Station

1.5 km - 20 mins walking

Points of reference
ATC Asian-Pacific Trade Center
WTC Cosmo Tower
Hyatt Regency Osaka

53m - 1 min walking

750m - 11 mins walking900m - 13 mins walking

To get to Asia and Pacific Trade Center (ATC) Osaka Japan

Estimate Cost of Expenditure in Osaka
Monthly Fee (~USD)
Rent~ $550USD

Food~ $600USD

Transportation~ $250USD

Home and Personal Hygiene~ $26USD

Insurance~ $61USD

Internet Service~ $40USD

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Previous Experiences

Welcome Reception Sep 2019

Visit to Osaka University Sep 201912

Visit of Meixcan Ambassador Melba Pría to the Mirai Innovation Laboratory Sep 2019Students working on the development of their projects Oct 2019

Demonstration of robotic arm activation using brain signals Sep 201913

ONLINE APPLICATION

www.mirai-innovation-lab.com/emfutech

CONTACT

emfutech@mirai-innovation-lab.com@miraiinnovation

Mirai Innovation Research Institute
Edge Honmachi Bldg 3F
2-3-12 Minamihonmachi,
Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan 541-0054

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