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On March 10, 2021, Hiroshima University will hold the Symposium "Smart Campus Initiatives in Hiroshima". Toward the development of sustainable communities, the challenges revolve around accessible transportation systems and clean energy are crucial issues to be solved, vigorously researched in academia through research study and demonstration experiments conducted from various approaches in various places. In March 2021, Hiroshima University will initiate a demonstration experiment of MaaS (Mobility as a Service), which is an efficient and accessible transportation system using the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) or AI, in cooperation with Higashi-Hiroshima City, Izumi Co., Ltd., and MONET Technologies Inc. In this symposium, experts will talk about the prospects of advanced technologies brought to our research and lives such as autonomous driving and smart energy to get a glimpse of our future.
Date and Time
Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 13:00-16:50 (JST)
Method
Online on Zoom
Online Registration
Language
Japanese/English (Simultaneous translation available)
Program
13:00 Opening Remark
Mitsuo Ochi, President, Hiroshima University
13:05 Congratulatory Speech
Hironori Takagaki, Mayor of Higashi-Hiroshima City
13:10 Project Overview
Akimasa Fujiwara, Vice President (Academy of Hiroshima University), Hiroshima University
13:25 Keynote Lecture
Edwin Olson, CEO and Co-Founder of May Mobility, Inc. and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan
14:15 Lectures
Yoshihide Shibao, Representative Director and COO, MONET Technologies Inc.
Atsushi Kato, General Manager, Project Department of Real Estate Development Division, KAJIMA CORPORATION
Masamichi Takase, Manager, Energy Service Team, Zero Emission Business Dept., SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Shinji Kaneko, Vice President (Global Initiatives), Hiroshima University
16:50 Closing Remark
Shinichi Tate, Executive Vice President (Research and Academia-Government-Community Collaboration), Hiroshima University
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