The University of Tokyo Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), Group on Earth Observations (GEO), ICSU World Data System, and the Future Earth co-host a workshop on Earth Observation in support of the Sustainable Development Goals – The case of urban areas in Asia, at the Science Council of Japan from 16 to 18 January, 2017.

In this workshop, DIAS hosts a discussion group on engagement as “DIAS as a Platform for Engagement”.

For more details and online registration, please visit the IR3S official event website.

 

DIAS as a Platform for Engagement

Session Chair: Prof. Akiyuki Kawasaki, Assoc. Prof., Earth Observation Data Integration & Fusion Research Initiative (EDITORIA), The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)
Language: English

 

Programme

January 16, Mon 14:15-16:30	Inter-disciplinary research using DIAS Part 1 Towards monitoring and predicting mega-droughts -A model-data integration approach- Dr. Yohei Sawada, Post-doctoral researcher, Data Assimilation Research Team, RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science Data integration and analysis for extreme weather events - a case study on "Digital Typhoon" Prof. Asanobu Kitamoto, Assoc. Prof., Digital Content and Media Sciences Research Division, National Institute of Informatics Collaborative citizen science on biodiversity Prof. Washitani Izumi, Prof., Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University Environmental data and socio-cultural anthropology: Experimentation in mediating scales and domains Prof. Atsuro Morita, Assoc. Prof., Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University Micro geodata and human flow dynamics Prof. Ryosuke Shibasaki, Prof., Center for Spatial Information Science, UTokyo
January 17, Tues 10:35-12:00	Inter-disciplinary research using DIAS Part 2 Sustainable food production in the 21st century Prof. Seishi Ninomiya, Prof., Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UTokyo Collaboration with GEO through meta-data exchange Prof. Toshiyuki Shimizu, Asst. Prof., Department of Social Informatics, Kyoto University Connecting earth observation and health event in developing countries Prof. Chiho Watanabe, Prof., Department of Human Ecology, UTokyo Promotion of DIAS use for sustainable water solutions Prof. Petra Koudelova, Asst. Prof., Department of Civil Engineering, UTokyo
January 17, Tues 15:00-16:30	Trans-disciplinary approach using DIAS 　　 Bringing DIAS into business world, bringing business into DIAS World" Mr. Junji Inoue, Executive Managing Director, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC) Expanding DIAS activities into a private sector Dr. Shintaro Bunya, Senior Researcher, Science and Safety Division, Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI) Enhanced reservoir operations by DIAS and expectation from the business side Dr. Shigeru Nakamura, R&D Center, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. Data for development, expectation for DIAS Dr. Hiroshi Takeuchi, JICA Research Institute From Future Earth Perspectives Dr. Mario Hernandez, Engagement Committee Member, Future Earth