U.K.-Japan Online Seminar on AI for Science

Funding Organization

Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) &
UKRI-Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), and UKRI-Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Date & Time:

AI for Material Science and Engineered Biology Japan: June 4th 17:00 - 19:30
UK: June 4th 9:00 – 11:30
The webinar has concluded. We appreciate everyone who joined us.

Co-Chairs

Name (alphabetical order)Title & Affiliation
Professor Tom GorochowskiProfessor of Biological Engineering, Royal Society University Research Fellow and Co-Director of the University of Bristol’s BioDesign Specialist Research Institute
Professor Mariko OKADAProfessor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University/ FOREST, PO

Timetable

Time (BST)Time (JST) Speaker
9:00 - 9:1017:00 - 17:10Introduction by Chairs

Welcome remarks from DSIT & MEXT
delivered from BBSRC/EPSRC & JST

Dr. Ruth Kelman
Deputy Director of International Partnerships and National Security, EPSRC UKRI, UK

Mr. Takashi Toyota
Director of AI Promotion Division, Research Promotion Bureau, MEXT, Japan

9:10 - 9:3017:10 - 17:30Speaker 1 (UK)
AI for Science
Associate Professor Sam Cooper
Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence for Materials Design in the Dyson School of Design Engineering
9:30 - 9:5017:30 - 17:50Speaker 2 (Japan)
AI for Science
Professor Masahiro TAKINOUE
Professor, Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Science Tokyo
9:50 - 10:1017:50 - 18:10Speaker 3 (Japan)
AI for Engineered Biology
Professor Itoshi NIKAIDO
Professor, Department of Functional Genome Informatics, Division of Biological Data Science, Medical Research Laboratory (MRL), Institute of Integrated Research (IIR), Institute of Science Tokyo / RIKEN
10:10 - 10:3018:10 - 18:30Speaker 4 (UK)
AI for Engineered Biology
Professor Richard Bayliss
Professor of Molecular Medicine and a member of the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology
10:30 - 10:5018:30 - 18:50Speaker 5 (Japan)
AI for Material Science
Professor Taro HITOSUGI
Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
10:50 - 11:1018:50 - 19:10Speaker 6 (UK)
AI for Material Science
Professor Andy Ian Cooper
Academic Director of the Materials Innovation Factory and Director of Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design
11:10 - 11:2519:10 - 19:25Overall Q&A
Discussions
Discussion points:
e.g. challenges and tips for successful collaboration
11:25 - 11:3019:25 - 19:30Wrap-up by Co-chairs 

Contact

JST Department of Research Project (ARiSE group)
Email: arisewww [at] jst.go.jp (replace [at] to @)