DATE2025.11.21 #News from Academic Affairs

Event】Symposium on the Creation of a Data-driven Society 2025 & mdx2 Tutorial

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Data Platform Initiative, UTokyo Compass Promotion Council, The University of Tokyo

The Initiative is pleased to announce the "Symposium on the Creation of a Data-driven Society 2025 & mdx2 Tutorial".

In this symposium, experts from a wide range of fields will speak about advanced initiatives and case studies for data utilization in various fields and regions. All participants, regardless of whether they are from research institutes, universities, or companies, are welcome to attend.

You are also free to enter and leave the room during the session, so please feel free to attend any session that interests you.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025, 10:00-16:20

The URL will be provided to those who have registered to attend.

Admission: Free ■Symposium website: https: //sites.google.com/g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/dp-sympo2025

Please register for the symposium by clicking on the link below or by clicking on "Registration" on the symposium website.

https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/meeting/register/fSW-hiFYRy-9dI3YvEYN6g

Program 10:05-10:25 Opening

　Kenjiro Taura (Executive Director and Vice President, The University of Tokyo) Yoshio Kurohashi (Director, National Institute of Informatics)

　 Director, Office of Computational Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Session 1: Trustworthy AI for Scientific Innovation] Chair: Hiroki Kobayashi (Professor, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo) 10:25-10:50 Data Quality and AI Safety to Support AI Application

Akiko Murakami (Director, AI Safety Institute / Group Chief Data Officer, Executive Vice President, SOMPO Holdings, Inc. / Chief Data Officer, Executive Officer, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. Akiko Aizawa (Professor, National Institute of Informatics) 11:15-11:40 Pseudonymous processed medical information

Jun Seida (Unit Leader, Medical Data Sharing Development Unit, Central Administration Bureau, RIKEN) 11:40-12:05 TBD

Hayato Shiba (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science, University of Hyogo) 12:05-13:15

＜Session 2: Implementation and Challenges of AI for Society] Chair: Takahiro Kawamura, Professor, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo 13:15-13:40 TBD Yuki Nishiyama, Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo 13:40-14:05 The Potential of Manga AI for Understanding Human Creativity Kazushi Keiyama, Professor, School of Design and Art, Ritsumeikan University Chair: Junichiro Mori, Professor, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo 14:15-14:40 Mikiko Tanifuji, Research Data Infrastructure Playing a Central Role from Closed to Open （Mikiko Tanifuji (Director, Open Science Infrastructure Research Center, National Institute of Informatics) 14:40-15:05 Overview of mdx's current status and mdx-MaaS, an AI inference platform Takahiro Kawamura (Professor, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo) Toyotaro Suzumura (Professor, The University of Tokyo) 15:05-15:10 [Closing remarks Shigeru Chiba (Director, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo) 【mdx2 Tutorial】 Chair: Toyotaro Suzumura (Professor, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo) 15:25-16:15 mdx2 Tutorial -Creating Instances in the OpenStack Environment- Kota Sakakura (Associate Professor, D3 Center, The University of Osaka) 16:15-16:20 【Closing Remarks】 Toyotaro Suzumura, Professor, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo ＊The program is subject to change without notice.

Inquiries: Secretariat of the Symposium for the Creation of a Data-driven Society dp.jimu@itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp