Configuration of the “Yaoyorozu Project”
| Organization |
Committee | 8MG-POL |
8MG-LD | 8MG-SYS |
8MG-MID | Concept |
Project Organization
Makeup of the Steering Committee
| Steering Committee |
Member Responsibility |
Name and Affiliation |
| Chairperson |
Outside experts |
Shigeo Tsujii (Chuo University) |
| Members |
Outside experts |
Mari Osawa (The University of Tokyo) |
| Members |
Outside experts |
Kazuko Tamura (Kyodo News Services) |
| Members |
Outside experts |
Takaya Endo (NTT Advanced Technology Corporation) (*1) |
| Members |
Outside experts |
Shojiro Nishio (Osaka University) (*1) |
| Members |
Research Representative |
Motohisa Funabashi (Hitachi, Ltd.) |
| Members |
Persons in Charge of
Sub-themes |
Haruo Yamaguchi (Tokyo University of Technology) (*2) |
| Members |
Persons in Charge of
Sub-themes |
Masaaki Kurosu (National Institute of Multimedia Education) |
| Members |
Persons in Charge of
Sub-themes |
Toshiro Sasaki (Hitachi, Ltd.) |
| Members |
Persons in Charge of
Sub-themes |
Minoru Koizumi (Hitachi, Ltd.) |
(*1) They arrived at their posts as outside experts in 2003.
(*2) Professor Kiyohara resigned the person in charge of POL in February, 2003
because she ran in the mayoral election at Mitaka City and won it.
8MG-POL
"Research related to networks that are compliant with social ethics demanded
in a ubiquitous information society"
- Person responsible for Sub-theme:
Haruo Yamaguchi (Dean, School of Media Science, Tokyo University of Technology)
- Goals: Clarify the information services demanded in the
context of the daily lifestyles of individuals, all of whom have their own
diverse value systems, and at the same time clarify the ethical standards
and legal systems that must be taken into consideration when dealing with
individuals.Furthermore, determine the required conditions for the construction
of information systems that meet social requirements, and at the same time
evaluate technical specifications under investigation based on these conditions.
- Institutions in charge:
- Tokyo University of Technology
- Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.
- Persons in charge(*3):
- Yasujiro Murakami (Lecturer, School of Media Science, Tokyo University of Technology)
- Kumi Komoriya (Researcher, Katayanagi Advanced Research Laboratories, Tokyo University of Technology)
- Kunihiko Kido (Senior Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Kenji Fujii (Senior Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Satoshi Yashiro (Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
8MG-LD
"Research related to lifestyle design in a ubiquitous information society"
- Person responsible for Sub-theme:
Masaaki Kurosu (Professor, Research and Development Division, National Institute of Multimedia Education, independent administrative institution)
- Goals: Design highly accessible lifestyles in keeping
with the ubiquitous information society (i.e., efficient, effective, and satisfying
lifestyles)
- Institutions in charge:
- National Institute of Multimedia Education, independent administrative institution
- UDIT Inc.
- Design Division, Hitachi, Ltd.
- Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.
- Persons in charge(*3):
- Hideaki Takahashi (Associate Professor, Research and Development Division, National Institute of Multimedia Education,
independent administrative institution)
- Chika Sekine (President, UDIT Inc.)
- Naoki Sakakibara (Researcher, UDIT Inc.)
- Tomoko Imai (Researcher, UDIT Inc.)
- Takeshi Hoshino (Senior Designer, Design Division, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Yukinobu Maruyama (Designer, Design Division, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Junji Nakata (Senior Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
8MG-SYS
"Research related to the configuration of ubiquitous information systems"
- Person responsible for Sub-theme:
Toshiro Sasaki (Senior Manager, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Goals: Develop ubiquitous information system configurations
and social/government simulation technologies
- Institutions in charge:
- The University of Tokyo
- Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.
- Persons in charge(*3):
- Seiichi Shin (Associate Professor, School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)
- Kouichi Honma (Chief Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Yoshiki Kakumoto (Senior Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Kojin Yano (Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Yoshinori Sato (Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Takashi Fukumoto (Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd.)
- Hiromitsu Kato (Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.) (doubles as a member of MID)
- Ken'ichiro Kawakami (Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.) (doubles as a member of MID)
8MG-MID
"Research related to inter-operative technologies for ubiquitous information
platforms"
- Person responsible for Sub-theme:
Minoru Koizumi (Senior Manager, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Goals: Develop middleware for connecting information devices
equipped with creative functions
- Institutions in charge:
- Keio University
- The University of Tokyo
- Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.
- Persons in charge(*3):
- Hideyuki Tokuda (Chairperson, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)
- Kazunori Takashio (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)
- Junichi Yura (Ph.D. candidate, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)
- Masateru Minami (Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology)
- Tomonori Aoyama (Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)
- Hiroyuki Morikawa (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
- Yoshihiro Kawahara (Ph.D. candidate, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology / Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
- Shunsuke Saruwatari (Master's student, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology / Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
- Shigetoshi Sameshima (Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Hiroaki Kawamichi (Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Hiromitsu Kato (Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.) (doubles as a member of SYS)
- Ken'ichiro Kawakami (Researcher, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.) (doubles as a member of SYS)
(*3) Only persons who allow disclosures of their names are listed.
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