Forum for Mathematics as an Infrastructure
Information
Date
Monday, December 15, 2025 – Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Venue
TOKYO ELECTRON House of Creativity 3F, Lecture Theater, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
Speakers
Tetsuya Eda (RIKEN SUURI Corporation, CEO)
Youichiro Miyake (SQUARE ENIX　Co., LTD., Lead AI researcher)
Yasumasa Nishiura (Hokkaido University Professor Emeritus / Chubu University, Fellow)
Hiroyuki Ochiai (Kyushu University, Professor)
Masato Wakayama (ZEN University, President / NTT Institute for Fundamental Mathematics, Head)
Michio Yoshiwaki (Tohoku University MathCCS, TFC, Associate Professor/ JST CRDS Fellow)
Facilitator
Yoshiaki Shimada (Science communicator)
Advisors
Yasumasa Nishiura (Hokkaido University Professor Emeritus / Chubu University, Fellow)
Masato Wakayama (ZEN University, President / NTT Institute for Fundamental Mathematics, Head)
Time Schedule
- Monday, December 15, 2025
- 13:00 – 13:30
- Reception Open
- 13:30 – 13:40
- Opening Remarks
- 13:40 – 14:40
- Michio Yoshiwaki (Tohoku University/ JST CRDS )
- On the research report "Mathematical Sciences and its innovation in Japan: Past, Present, and Future Prospects"
- 14:50 – 15:50
- Masato Wakayama (ZEN University / NTT IFM)
- Why was Institute of Mathematics for Industry in Kyushu University established?
- 16:00 – 17:00
- Yasumasa Nishiura (Hokkaido University / Chubu University)
- The Mathematization of Modern Society
- 17:00 – 18:00
- Poster Session
- Tuesday, December 16, 2025
- 09:00 – 10:00
- Youichiro Miyake (SQUARE ENIX Co., LTD.)
- Mathematics drives Digital games
- 10:10 – 11:10
- Tetsuya Eda (RIKEN SUURI Corporation)
- Initiatives for the Social Implementation of Mathematical, Computational and Information Sciences (An Introduction)
- 11:20 – 12:20
- Hiroyuki Ochiai (Kyushu University)
- Mathematics × Social Studies × Science × Japanese Language × ...
- 12:20 – 13:30
- Lunch Break
- 13:30 – 15:50
- Panel Discussion
- Facilitator: Yoshiaki Shimada
- 15:50 – 16:00
- Closing Remarks
Poster
- Download [PDF]
Contact
Email: maai_organizers*grp.tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)
Hosted by
- Mathematical Science Center for Co–creative Society, Tohoku University.
- Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Organization for Research Promotion, Tohoku University