News（NEWS）
TAOYAKA students’ dedication contribute to the success of online study program between Japan and India
Four TAOYAKA students played an important role in a short-term joint study program between HU and two institutions in India which was, for the first time, held online.
The program designed for undergraduate students was organized by International Linkage Degree Program (ILDP) and participated by students from HU, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and Birla Institute of Technology Pilani between December 15 and 23, 2020.
TAOYAKA students: Kumar Deepak (D5), Dastgir Ghulam Khan (D4), Clarisse Gonzalvo (D3), and Priyanka Ramasamy (D2) contributed to the success of the study program as a teaching assistant and demonstrated their leadership by facilitating group discussions and active participation throughout the program.
For more information, visit Hiroshima University website:
International Linkage Degree Program Held a Training on SDGs and Social Technologies
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/news/62439
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Mentor interview article has been added – Prof. Kurita, Technical Creation Course –
Prof. Kurita’s interview article has been newly added.
Prof. Yuichi KURITA, Technical Creation Course
Electrical, Systems, and Control Engineering Program, Division of Advanced Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering
Interview article:
Necessity to make use of new engineering technologies such as motion assist even in disadvantaged areas
Completion ceremony was held on March 23rd
Taoyaka Program completion ceremony was carried out on March 23rd and 8 students were celebrated by their friends, faculty members and staff on their accomplishment and their completion of the program.
Professor Miyatani, program director, encouraged the graduating students to take an active role in the society as a global leader from now on and extended respect to them for the efforts and hard work they put in the program.
We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.
Mentor Interview article of Assistant Professor Rie USUI (Cultural Creation Course) has been posted.
Assistant Professor Rie USUI
“Searching for the seeds of on-site reverse innovation in the field of animal geography”
(Feb. 4) The 158th Taoyaka Program Seminar will be held
The 158th Taoyaka Program Seminar will be held as follows. Admission free and no pre-registration is needed. Feel free to join the seminar.
■ Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 14:00-17:15
■ Venue：Large Conference Room, IDEC Hiroshima University
■ Program：
14:00-14:45 Climate Change Migration and Urban Conflict： Vally Koubi
14:45-15:30 Gender differences in associations of household and ambient air pollution with child health:
Evidence from household and satellite-based data in Bangladesh ：Akira Hibiki
15:45-16:30 Environment, Peace, & Security: Overcoming conflict to achieve the 2030 Sustainability Agenda：
Joshua Fisher
16:30-17:15 Searching for Soft Power in Experiments: Confirmation Bias, Leader Cues, and Negativity
in Public Diplomacy： Shouko Kohama
■ Language: English
158Taoyaka Program Seminar Program
TAOYAKA Newsletter <Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace> Vol.11 (Winter 2020) has been published.
Vol.11 (Winter 2019) (PDF 1.8MB)
- Onsite Training in Mitarai village, Osakishimojima Island
- Message from Graduates
- Opening Ceremony / Introduction of New Students
- Dialogue with Ms. Setsuko Thurlow
- International Workshop (Team 13 Onsite Team Project Report)
To read the back number, click here.
(March.4th-6th, 2020) 3rd International Symposium on Devices, Circuits and Systems (ISDCS) will be held in India
(March.4th-6th, 2020) 3rd International Symposium on Devices, Circuits and Systems (ISDCS) will be held in India
■ Date：March 4th-6th, 2020
■ Venue：Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (Kolkata), India
http://isdcs.iiests.ac.in/?page_id=16
P.O. – Botanic Garden Howrah – 711 103 West Bengal, India
■ ：Micro- & Nano- Electronic Devices and Systems (MNEDS)
■ Language：English
■ Symposium URL ：http://isdcs.iiests.ac.in/
For the details, please refer to PDF and URL
■ Contact：contact.isdcs2020[at]gmail.com
(replace [at]to @)
＜Topics＞
• Device Physics and Modeling
• Nano-Structures Based Devices and Its Application
• Power Electronic Device, Circuits and Systems
• Photonics and Optoelectronics
• Embedded Devices (Logic + Memory- Memristor Based)
• Beyond CMOS: Nano Devices, Circuits & Hybrid Systems
• Analog / Mixed Signal Circuits &Systems
• Test and Verification
• Communications Circuits & Systems
• Neural Networks & Neuromorphic Circuits and Systems
• Visual Communications & Multimedia Signal Processing
• Internet of Things Circuits and Systems
• Cyber Physical System(CPS)
• EDA Methodologies
• Hardware Security
• 3D IC Design and Test
• Biomedical Circuits &Systems
• Digital Circuits &Systems
• Digital Signal Processing
• Nonlinear Systems & Circuit Theory
• Sensory Circuits &Systems
• Algorithms and Circuit implementations for AI and Machine Learning
• Photonics and Renewal Energy
• MEMS/MOEMS
The ISDCS’20 Program Committee invites original, unpublished paper submissions on the above topics.
How to submit:PDF
Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isdcs2020
＜Key Dates＞
Submission due date: Dec.15th, 2019
Notification of acceptance：Dec.31st, 2019
Camera ready manuscript：Jan. 15th, 2020
Workshop：March 4th,2020
Symposium：March 5-6th, 2020
(Sep.19) Taoyaka Seminar in Tokyo wad held
The Taoyaka Program held a seminar at the Campus Innovation Center Tokyo to introduce the program and recruit students. At the opening of the meeting, Mr. Atsushi Uchida, Deputy Director, Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), gave a greeting.
This seminar was co-sponsored with the IDEC degree acquisition seminar. First, Professor Mari Katayanagi and Professor Kinya Shimizu of the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC) explained about research and degree acquisition in the field of peace and education, respectively.
Next, an overview of the program was given by assistant professor Rie Usui, Graduate School of Letters, who completed the program, and research introductions were given by faculty members of the Cultural Creation, Technical Creation, and Social Implementation Courses. Professor Funck Carolin, in charge of the Cultural Creation Course, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences gave a research introduction entitled “How will international tourism influence less-favored areas in Japan?”, Professor Yuichi Kurita, Technical Creation Course, Graduate School of Engineering, explained his research introduction entitled “Physical assistive system using robotics, VR, and AI technology”, Prof. Akimasa Fujiwara, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation gave a research introduction entitled “Can self-driving technology save disadvantaged areas?” as well.
After that, Hiroshi Zenitani from RICOH Company, Ltd., a program graduate, explained the experience of the program and the career after the completion.
Finally, we received a closing remark from Mr. Akira Sudo, Director General for the Program, Cabinet Office.
On that day, there were about 20 general participants including students from Nagoya University and Keio University as well as participants from general companies. In the seminar, in support and development for conditionally disadvantaged areas in Japan and overseas, we visit the local community, listen to local needs, use new science and technology and cross-sectoral knowledge, the necessity to solve the problem and the specific measures were discussed.
(Oct. 3) Taoyaka Program Opening Ceremony wad held
We would like to extend a warm welcome to 3 students admitted to TAOYAKA program, October 3, 2019. Congratulations.
As of October 3rd, we have 47 students in our program from 16 countries.
We wish everyone all the best and the successful semester!
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Completion ceremony was held on September 20th
Taoyaka Program completion ceremony was carried out on September 20th and 6 students of the second graduating class were celebrated by faculty members and staff, and their family and friends on their accomplishment and their completion of the program.
Professor Miyatani, program director, encouraged the graduating students to take an active role in the society as a global leader from now on and extended respect to them for the efforts and hard work they put in the program.
We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.
