Shinji Shimojo（Professor, Faculty of Software and Information Technology, Aomori University）

　As the world moves towards a AI symbiotic society , the amount of data flowing on networks will grow rapidly in the future. Therefore, to make AI more widely available in society in the future, we need to tackle various challenges to create the next-generation cyber infrastructure (CI) that will support this data distribution, and have innovative ideas to overcome the constraints of conventional thinking and principles due to various technical limitations in communication and computation and changes in service architectures. It is crucial to cultivate young researchers who can create new domains of technology and society with original ideas that surpass the various technical limitations in communication and computation, as well as the constraints of conventional thinking and principles due to changes in service architectures.

　This research area supports ambitious research that will contribute to the development of the next generation of CIs, based on original ideas from young researchers with the theme of technologies that will create future breakthroughs in information and communication science, regardless of the current application prospects. Specifically, we will foster research in various fields, such as information, communications, system architecture, security, AI, quantum computing and communication, devices, software, mathematics, engineering, and social sciences, and encourage research that is grounded on one’s own expertise but also covers the wide hierarchy of information and communication. We also welcome creative ideas that are not confined to the traditional categories of information and telecommunication.

　In promoting research, we place emphasis on fostering young researchers and providing opportunities for interactions among researchers in different fields. We also aim to build a network of human resources that will lead to future collaboration. This research area participates in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)’s Advanced Integrated Intelligence Platform Project on Artificial Intelligence/Big Data/IoT/Cybersecurity (AIP Project).