Collaboration Hubs for International Research Program [CHIRP]
CHIRP
Contact:ASEAN / India: 
China: 
1. Field of Cooperation
ASEAN Countries: Environment/Energy, Bioresources, Disaster prevention
India: Information and Communications Technology
China : Environmental and Energy
This program promotes Japan's identifiable and continuous support to the long-term collaboration in developing International Joint-Research Hubs together with ASEAN countries, India and China for the purpose of cooperative open-innovation between the stationed Japanese researcher and the local researchers, which is accessible to industries and aims to provide direct solutions to locally and globally shared challenges.
3. Related Workshops
| Month/Year | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2020 | Tokyo | [China] Annual result report and next year's plan conference |
| Jan 2020 | Shanghai | [China] Japan-China Energy-Environmental CORE Symposium |
| May 2019 | Nagoya | [China] Startup Open-symposium |
| May 2019 | Hyderabad | [India] Japan-India Mid-term Joint Workshop |
| Jan 2018 | Mumbai | [India] Japan-India Annual Academic Workshop 2018 |
| Jan 2017 | New Delhi | [India] Kick-off Seminar |
| Jan 2016 | Hyderabad | [India] JAPAN-INDIA Joint-Workshop |
| Dec 2015 | Kyoto | [ASEAN] 1st JASTP Symposium |
4. Calls for Proposals
| Month/Year | Research Areas | Press Release |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2018 | China | Detail |
| Mar 2016 | India | Detail |
| Jan 2016 | ASEAN Countries / India | Detail |
5. Currently in Cooperation
China
Japan-China Energy-Environmental CORE:Japan-China E2C
Period：FY2019 - FY2023
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in China |
|---|---|
| Japan-China Energy-Environmental CORE:Japan-China E2C | SASOU Akihiro, Vice-President, Nagoya University (～2021.3 WATANABE Yoshihito, Senior Presidential Adviser, Nagoya University) Dan Wu, Former Vice President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
6. Finished Projects
China
China Collaboration Projects
①, ⑤-⑩Period：FY2019 - FY2021
②-④Period：FY2019～FY2022 ※Support period has extended from (FY2019-FY2021) to incorporate COVID-19 response
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in China |
|---|---|
| ①Development of environmental catalysis using two-dimensional nanosheet | IDA Shintaro, Professor, Kumamoto University Lingxia Zhang, Professor, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| ②Research on adsorption-catalysis-nonthermal plasma for VOCs removal at low temperature | EINAGA Hisahiro, Professor, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University Research Center for Synchrotron Light Applications Wang Lian, Chinese Academy of Science |
| ③Development of Solid State Lithium-sulfur Battery using a New Inorganic/Organic Composite Electrolyte Membrane for Industrialization | KANAMURA Kiyoshi, Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University Yongcheng Jin, Professor, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| ④Key technology for efficient CO2 capture and utilization | KANSHA Yasuki, Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Chunfeng Song, Associate Professor, Tianjin University |
| ⑤Energy recovery and pathogen risk management in wastewater reclamation by anaerobic membrane bioreactors | SANO Daisuke, Associate Professor, Tohoku University Chen Rong, Professor, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology |
| ⑥CO2 conversion into valuable resource by nanostructured field effect | MIYAUCHI Masahiro, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology LIU Min, Professor, Central South University |
| ⑦Development of durable ion conductive membranes designed for high performance fuel cells | MIYATAKE Kenji, Professor, University of Yamanashi Wang Shuanjin, Professor, Sun Yat-sen University |
| ⑧High Efficiency Thermoelectric Generator Technology for Utilization of LNG Cold Energy | Chul-Ho Lee, Gp leader, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (～2021.3 YAMAMOTO Atsushi, Gp leader, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) Miao Lei, Professor, Guangxi University |
| ⑨Development of Anode Materials of Alkali Ion Battery by Structure Control on the Interface of the Metal -Composite Nanomaterials | Shen Ye, Professor, Tohoku University Wang Limin, Professor, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry |
| ⑩Ecological impacts of ozone pollution: monitoring, assessment and mitigation | WATANABE Makoto, Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Qu Laiye, Associate Professor, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
India
Period：FY2022 - FY2025 [phaseⅡ]
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in India |
|---|---|
| Architecting Trustable Cyber Physical Cognitive Systems to Enable Smart-X | IKEDA Makoto, Professor, Systems Design Lab., The University of Tokyo Virendra Singh, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
ASEAN Countries
Period：FY2015 - FY2020 [phaseⅠ]
Period：FY2020 - FY2024 [phaseⅡ]
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in ASEAN Countries |
|---|---|
| Japan-ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Platform: Promotion of Sustainable Development Research | KONO Yasuyuki, Professor, Vice president, Kyoto University website : JASTIP (Thailand) Thaweesak Koanantakool, President, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) (Indonesia) Bamgbang Subiyanto, Director, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) (Malaysia) Rubiyah Yusof, Dean, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) |
India
Period：FY2016 - FY2021 [phaseⅠ]
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in India |
|---|---|
| Architecting Intelligent Dependable Cyber Physical System Targeting IoT and Mobile Big Data Analysis | FUJITA Masahiro, Professor, Systems Design Lab., The University of Tokyo Virendra Singh, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Data Science-based Farming Support System for Sustainable Crop Production under Climatic Change | NINOMIYA Seishi, Project Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo Uday Desai, Professor Emeritus, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad |
| Security in the Internet of Things Space | OKAMURA Koji, Professor & Director of Cybersecurity Center, Kyushu University website : https://cs.kyushu-u.ac.jp/sicorp/en/ Sanjiva Prasad, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |