Big delegation in Japan to discuss research and innovation
This week more than 300 representatives from universities, companies, ministries, foundations and research funding agencies have met in Fukuoka, Japan to participate in the MIRAI 2.0 Research and Innovation Week hosted by Kyushu University. The goal of the week is both to establish new and deepen existing research collaborations between Japan and Sweden. Hydrogen as […]
New report on R&D strategies for greener tech in the mining sector!
Check out this article about newly published research by Hidemichi Fujii, Kyushu University and Andre Yamashita, Luleå university of Technology on driving factors for innovation in the mining-sector related to climate change mitigation technology. The full report published in Resources Policy Prof. Fujii and Dr. Yamashita met for the first time at the MIRAI2.0 digital Research […]
Call for speakers within Entrepreneurship for MIRAI 2.0 R&I week
MIRAI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group (IEAG) is pleased to call for speakers for the Parallel Scientific Sessions in the MIRAI 2.0 Research and Innovation Week, Nov 15-18, 2022 at Kyushu University, Japan. Researchers from MIRAI 2.0 member institutions are welcome to submit applications. Topic of presentation:We welcome researchers to present projects or papers that relate to the […]
Call for speakers within AI for MIRAI 2.0 R&I week
MIRAI AI (Artificial Intelligence) Group is pleased to call for speakers for the Parallel Scientific Sessions in the MIRAI 2.0 Research and Innovation Week, Nov 15-18, 2022 at Kyushu University, Japan. Researchers from MIRAI 2.0 member institutions are welcome to submit applications. The theme for the AI Parallel Scientific Sessions is Exciting Trends in Applied […]
Save the date for MIRAI 2.0 R&I Week 2022
Do not miss the next MIRAI 2.0 Research and Innovation week that will be organized on November 15-18, 2022 at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. More information will be available soon on https://www.mirai.nu/riweek2022/
OIST is joining MIRAI 2.0
We are happy to announce that Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) has joined the MIRAI 2.0 collaboration. OIST is a pioneering graduate university with a unique international profile located in Okinawa, Japan. OIST’s interdisciplinary approach to research and education will feed into all the thematic areas of MIRAI2.0 and enable research […]
Seed funding for 24 new collaborations within MIRAI2.0
What determines the quality of life of older LGBTQ+ people in Sweden and Japan? How can AI predict stress levels and help caregivers improve their skills when practicing in calming patients with dementia? This will be investigated in two of the projects that have been granted funding in the call MIRAI2.0 Joint seed funding of Japan-Sweden […]
Collaboration between academia and industry in Japan and Sweden – Seven projects have been granted seed money
Electronic skin with the sensibility of a fingertip and an AI-based early warning system for extreme weather. That is the focus for two of the seven projects that have granted seed money in the call for Academia/Industry collaborations. During MIRAI 2.0 Research & Innovation week in June 2021, Intsam through Vinnova, Sweden’s Innovation Agency, announced a […]
The first MIRAI 2.0 Research & Innovation week – a success
650 persons had registered for the MIRAI 2.0 digital conference International collaboration in a digital era – Fostering innovative minds for the future, arranged by the University of Gothenburg on June 7-11. During the week the participants were able to take part of each other’s research, compare experiences and to network in order to find […]
Presenters at MIRAI 2.0 R&I week awarded Best Paper Award in Cognitive Robotics
The IEEE ICRA Best Paper Award recognizes the best paper in Cognitive Robotics presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. The 2021 Award has been conferred on Namiko Saito, Tetsuya Ogata, Satoshi Funabashi, Hiroki Mori and Shigeki Sugano for the paper titled “How to Select and Use Tools? : Active Perception of […]
Does ageism play a role in the problems the elderly care have had during Corona in Sweden and what can be done to get better?
These are some of the issues addressed during the second day of the digital conference MIRAI 2.0 Research & Innovation Week 2021. Boo Johansson, Senior Professor of Geropsychology, and Ingmar Skoog, Professor in Psychiatry and Director of AgeCap, both at the University of Gothenburg, started one of the MIRAI 2.0 scientific session themes, Aging, with […]
THE REGISTRATION HAS OPENED! Welcome to join Research & Innovation Week 2021!
We are pleased to announce that the registration for the digital conference, open to all members of the MIRAI Partner Universities, now has opened. Welcome to register and join the event!