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2023.12.18 [Report]SSS Matching Workshop 2023Fall was held.
The Super Smart Society Promotion Consoritum holds the SSS Matching Workshop twice a year as a venue for Tokyo Tech students to present their research results and ideas and to match them with the needs of the Consortium
partners.
In 2023, the first half of the workshop was held in June, and the second half was held on the following date.
- Date and time: November 29, 2023 (Wednesday) 12:30 – 20:00
- Place: Tokyo Tech Front
- Details Event site
Continuing from the previous event, this time the Seeds Round was held on the same day as the Seeds Round, in which students presented their seeds, and the Needs Round, in which companies presented their needs.
The workshop was attended by 41 students, 67 participants from 21 institutions, and 41 faculty members, for a total of approximately 150 people, making it a half-day workshop to deepen exchanges at length.
Seeds-Round
In the seed round, after a brief one-minute research presentation by a student, the 41 students were divided into the first and second halves for poster presentations.
Needs-Round
In the Needs Round, participating institutions gave two-minute introductions, followed by individual booths where each institution’s initiatives and actual equipment were displayed.
Networking
In the networking session, after a toast by Mr. Nakazaki of aiwell Inc., the participants were divided into tables for each of the four technical discussion themes to further deepen exchanges in a relaxed atmosphere while enjoying food and discussions.
Award
Finally, awards were presented to the three outstanding student presentations based on the results of voting by the Consortium Partners.After the award ceremony, the workshop was successfully concluded with comments from Mr. Tadokoro of Mizuho–DL Financial Technology Co., Ltd.
Voices
One of the students who participated in the workshop said,
“The workshop provided an opportunity for students to interact with each other, I felt that it would be interesting to use this opportunity to launch a joint project among students”
“I felt that it was a very meaningful event where I could get valuable feedback on my research”
The participating institutions also commented on the event,
“It is a very valuable opportunity not only for matching students, but also for communication with Tokyo Tech professors and networking with other participating companies.”
“The exchange with students and other companies was very stimulating. Thank you very much for your preparation. The workshop was very fruitful for both sides.
We will continue to create opportunities for new industry-academia-government collaboration in the future.
Participating Partners
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP)
National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
aiwell Inc.
ITD Lab Corporation
Azbil Corporation
ANRITSU CORPORATION
ITOKI CORPORATION
Kubota Corporation
KDDI CORPORATION
Koden Electronics Co., Ltd.
JTEKT CORPORATION
DENSO Corporation
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Nileworks Inc.
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Mazda Motor Corporation
Mizuho–DL Financial Technology Co., Ltd.
YASKAWA Electric Corporation
The Ecozzeria Association
Open Call for Membership
Tokyo Tech is newly launching a consortium to promote the realization of Super Smart Society (Society 5.0), and planning to develop future leaders who are capable of supporting the transformation to Super Smart Society.To accomplish this aim, Tokyo Tech is looking for highly motivated companies who wish to join this consortium and support this education program.
Application
If you wish to become a member of this consortium, please agree to the terms and conditions, complete the admission application form and send it to the address below.
Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium Secretariat
※Please change the [at] part to @ when sending.
