New innovative research teams receive DLab Challenge Research Grant

Professor Hiroyuki Umemuro's Comment

While there are hundreds of researchers at Tokyo Tech who create technologies, there have been still few empirical studies on what kind of technologies should be created, how they should be designed, and how they should be used for the wellbeing of people. We believe that the acceptance of this proposal is a small but important step toward convergence science 3.0 of Tokyo Tech. We will do our best to produce outputs.

Professor Noriyuki Ueda's Comment

We will work beyond the boundaries of the humanities and sciences to solve bullying, a serious problem facing human society. We will scrutinize the factors that cause bullying from various perspectives and build a system to detect, prevent, and remedy bullying that occurs in various places, including educational settings, local communities, workplaces, and even social networking sites and the metaverse. Through the evolution of science and technology that addresses suffering, we will create a society in which each individual can demonstrate creativity and compassion. We would like to move forward with the spirit of the great challenge of human history.

Associate Professor Akira Kato's Comment

Reef-building corals live in symbiosis with zooxanthellae and form coral reefs, which provide habitat for a large variety of marine life. Researchers with diverse backgrounds will gather to study the corals and zooxanthellae from their unique point of view, and attempt to create new perspectives on conservation of coral reefs and prevention of coral bleaching.

Associate Professor Kei Ehara's Comment

Technology is essential for a better society, but it is not enough. Theories and ideas linking technology and society have been abundantly developed in the past. It is our responsibility today and in future to learn from the accumulation of such theories and ideas. Through this research, we would like to foster a platform that encourages further dialogue between technology and society.

Associate Professor Sergei Manzhos's Comment

We propose to develop a system of non-invasive, non-contact health monitoring combining data from a chemical nose (sensor array) sensing exhaled molecules with lifestyle data. This could provide early diagnosis and recommend treatments before the onset of symptoms and before involvement of health professionals.