D. from Yokohama City University in 2009. D. in Science, focusing on creating new research projects between industry and young researchers, including the launch of the "Liberace Research Fund" for young researchers under the age of 40. In addition, he continues to organize the "Super Interdisciplinary Society," a place to generate new knowledge and seeds for research and development by combining individual knowledge, technology, and passion for problem solving without being bound by the framework of academia.

Born in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture in 1959. D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1998, Research Associate at Tohoku University in 1989, Professor at Tohoku University in 2001, Director of Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials at Tohoku University in 2015 (until March 2020), Deputy Director (in charge of Next Generation Synchrotron Radiation Project) in 2019, Director of International Synchrotron Radiation He will also serve as Director of the International Synchrotron Radiation Research Center for Innovation and Smart Research in 2019. He has published 205 original papers with 4,191 citations and an h-index of 32, which quantifies both the quality and quantity of his publications. He has served as a director and vice president of many academic societies, and was elected president of the Japan Petroleum Institute this year.

D. (Computer Science and Engineering) from the Graduate School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Aizu in 2007. He was a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (PD) and an Associate Professor at the University of Aizu in 2009 before assuming his current position in 2016. He developed Aizu Online Judge, an automated programming grading system, which has 100,000 registered users. He is currently developing and researching user interfaces and support functions to further support learning.

D. in Science (Tokyo Institute of Technology) and has served as a judge for Super Science High School.
We have been exploring photocatalysts and high-temperature superconductors and evaluating their physical properties. We are also developing a new method to measure the oxygen content in functional ceramics with high speed and high sensitivity.

In 1996, he joined Kyowa Hakko Chemical Co. After the strategic alliance between the Kyowa Hakko Group and the Kirin Group in 2008 and the spin-off of the company into Kyowa Hakko Bio Co. He has been in his current position since April 2022. D. in Agriculture.

We will invite Prof. Shinichiro Kumagai of the University of Tokyo, Ms. Miwako Morimura of Komae Daisan Elementary School, and Benesse Children's Fund to share the important perspective of D&I, the concept of "self-initiated research," and to introduce research in the field of D&I that can be conducted in school life and in children's daily activities. We will also introduce that there is research in the field of D&I that can be conducted in school life and in activities around children.

Mr. Shinichiro Kumagai

Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo

Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1977. He was born with cerebral palsy and lost the use of his arms and legs soon after his birth. Associate Professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Director of the Office of Barrier-Free Support, University of Tokyo, Affiliate Member of the Science Council of Japan, and Member of the Committee on Disability Policy, Cabinet Office. D. in pediatrics. Specializes in research on people with disabilities and pediatrics.

Ms. Miwako Morimura

Autism and Emotional Disorder Special Needs Classroom Teacher, Komae Daisan Elementary School, Komae City, Tokyo

Educational consultation coordinator and school psychologist. After graduating from a national university with a bachelor's degree in education, she worked as a public elementary school teacher in a mentally retarded class and a classroom guidance class. While working as a preservice teacher, she deepened her studies at Waseda University's Graduate School of Teaching and Learning, and currently serves as a special needs classroom teacher. For many years, she has been dealing with the essence of these problems and has been practicing education that removes the difficulties children face in life. He was awarded the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Outstanding Teacher Award in 2008, and supervises NHK U &i programs. He is the author of "Self-Research" for Children with Special Needs: The Practice of "Self-Research" Susume Children's "Party Research" (Kaneko Shobo), supervised by Shinichiro Kumagai.

Mr. Tomohiro Aoki

Executive Director, Benesse Children's Foundation

Executive Director of Benesse Children's Foundation. Born in Machida City, Tokyo. (After working for Benesse Corporation's global division and school division, she was transferred to Benesse Children's Fund in 2018. In addition to providing grants to NPOs and other organizations that support the learning of children with serious illnesses and children with financial difficulties, she also works on her own initiative to create and verify new learning models that utilize public-private partnerships and technology, and to make policy proposals. In his private life, he has been organizing exchange meetings with NPOs and social entrepreneurs since 2007. His mission is to "increase the flow of people crossing borders between sectors.

Satomi Maeda

Director, Center for Comprehensive Education and Research, Riverness, Inc.

Educational Development Division/ Center for Education and Comprehensive Research After graduating from high school, she moved to the U.S. She received her master's and doctorate in ergonomic psychology from Wright State University, and joined RIVANES in 2010. She has been involved in the development of training programs for young researchers, teacher training, and international education planning for middle and high school students, and since April 2018, she has been working with teachers at schools on research on evaluation systems and cultivation of non-cognitive abilities as the director of the RIVANES Center for Education and Comprehensive Research.

The Future of Health as Seen from Big Data What is the difference between long-lived and short-lived prefectures? This is where the essence of health issues can be found. Hirosaki University is currently collaborating with Kao, Ajinomoto, Aeon, Benesse, and other major companies on a huge project aimed at realizing a healthy and long-lived society under the banner of "Life Span Revolution. The University will introduce its cutting-edge research, including the development of artificial intelligence (AI) that predicts diseases based on health big data.

Mr. Koichi Murashita

Professor, Hirosaki University, Director (Head of Center), Health Future Innovation Research Organization

After working for the Aomori Prefectural Government, Sony, and as a fellow at the University of Tokyo, he assumed his current position in 2014. He is also the Director of Hirosaki University's Institute for Health Future Innovation, where he oversees the management of industry-academia collaborations. He has served on numerous government committees, including the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Received the Prime Minister's Award at the 1st Japan Open Innovation Awards, Cabinet Office (2019). Winner of the 7th Platinum Award, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award (2019). The 9th Innovation Net Award, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (2020).
Expertise: Regional industrial (innovation) policy, social medicine

Ventures and companies based in Tohoku that are trying to solve social issues will gather to learn about their technologies and thoughts, and discuss together how to implement them in society and their future.

Mr. Hirotaka Tomori

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University

Ph.D. (Engineering). D. in Engineering, is engaged in research and development of soft robots using artificial muscles. Yamagata University is based on materials engineering, and basic research is being conducted in various fields, followed by applied research and product development. Currently, we are focusing on the development of a lower limb assistive device using pneumatic rubber artificial muscles. This actuator also has back drivability, making it useful for the development of structurally safe wearable devices. We hope to develop an assistive suit that reduces the burden on knees and hips in agriculture, industry, and nursing care. We are trying to make it lightweight and flexible by driving it with pneumatic rubber artificial muscles that have high affinity with the human body, and by using an "endoskeleton type" that eliminates hard parts as much as possible.

Mr. Yuta Nakayasu

Assistant Professor, Institute for Frontier Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University
Managing Partner, The 100 Co.

Ph.D. (Environmental Science). Basically, I am a researcher of environmental materials and material processes. On the other hand, I live in a mountainous area and own a mountain with my friends, making firewood and using it for heating, and I am trying to develop such and such a system for energy self-sufficiency within the community. Ltd., where I am concurrently working, I am exploring where to drop the lifestyle with the goal of achieving "basic infrastructure self-sufficiency" by combining satoyama culture with science and technology. We are also engaged in manufacturing using [cutting-edge engineering] and [satoyama resources], which are the results of our research at Tohoku University. We also started a company called Satoyama Engineering Co.

Mr. Hironori Ohashi

Fukushima University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Symbiotic Systems Science and Engineering, Division of Materials and Energy Science (Natural Sciences and Informatics), Associate Professor
Fukushima University Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute

Doctor of Science. D., is a leading researcher on the final storage of radioactive cesium. I was appointed to Fukushima University just as I wanted to contribute to the recovery of my hometown Fukushima from the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, so I consider it my destiny to conduct reconstruction research. With the key phrase "Fukushima's reconstruction through the power of science," I have been working toward the commercialization of forest decontamination. While working on the "heterogeneous catalysts" necessary for commercialization, I am now challenging the field of "food," which has not been my field, from a different field, and approaching the issue of how to convey the deliciousness of food from an analytical chemistry perspective, aiming to create a de facto standard from Fukushima for indicators of the deliciousness of agricultural products. We aim to create a de facto standard for the taste index of agricultural products from Fukushima.

Mr. Yoshi Sato

Representative Director and CEO, Aqua Solutions, Inc.

Doctor of Engineering. Born in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. After working as a researcher at an out-of-prefecture university, he went to work for a local coil manufacturer (U-turn). Subsequently, in addition to design and development positions and consulting work for local manufacturing companies, he has been engaged as a teacher at private and prefectural technical high schools and technical colleges for about 12 years, and continues to do so today. In May 2022, he established Aqua Solutions Corporation, which deals with microbubble technology, and is currently working to develop this technology with the goal of reducing fuel and other energy losses while proposing and promoting this technology widely in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, livestock, beauty, infrastructure, and combustion technology. We are working to promote microbubble technology to the world and contribute to improving local employment and reducing environmental impact.

We will introduce the connection between advanced biotechnology and our daily lives, such as genome editing technology and bioplastics. We will also introduce teaching materials and science posters that can be used as themes for exploration and problem-based research.

The Future of Health from Big Data and AI

Hirosaki University Health Future Innovation Research Organization

What is the difference between long-lived and short-lived prefectures? This is where the essence of health issues can be found. Hirosaki University is currently collaborating with DeNA, Shiseido, Kao, Ajinomoto, and other major companies on a huge project under the banner of "Life Span Revolution" to realize a well-being community co-creation society. We will introduce our cutting-edge research, including the development of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict diseases based on health big data.

Challenge yourself to research the ocean and aquatic environment! Marine Challenge Program

The Nippon Foundation, JASTO, Liverness Inc.

The Marine Challenge Program is a program to support you who want to start research on the ocean and aquatic environment. At this booth, we will introduce past research themes, give advice on planning research themes, and introduce the Marine Challenge Program.

How will biotechnology change our lives?

Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.

We will introduce the connections between advanced biotechnology and our daily lives, such as genome editing technology and bioplastics. We will also introduce video clips, slides, and other teaching materials that can be used as themes for exploration and problem-based research. We are also looking for model schools to conduct classes!