Vision Matching 2026, a matching event connecting faculty members and graduate students involved in the Innovative-Life Society Visionary Initiative with organizations participating in the Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium, was held on June 3, 2026, at Science Tokyo Front. At the event, early-career faculty members and graduate students from the university interacted with consortium member organizations through approximately 100 poster presentations. By sharing and resonating with each other’s needs and seeds, participants explored opportunities for vision-driven co-creation and established new connections with potential collaborative partners. Approximately 200 participants, including representatives from 30 consortium member organizations listed below, attended the event. Lively discussions took place throughout the venue, resulting in approximately 90 matches, including agreements to pursue future collaborative research and partnership discussions. The event thus provided a valuable opportunity to advance the realization of the Innovative-Life Society vision.
In addition, the event recognized research projects with strong potential for industry-government-academia collaboration based on evaluations conducted by consortium member organizations, and the Vision Co-Creation Awards were presented. The seven early-career faculty members selected for the Vision Co-Creation Initiative Award and the eleven graduate students selected for the Vision Co-Creation Encouragement Award are listed below. Award recipients will receive research funding supported by the University for International Research Excellence, which will help promote their efforts toward industry-government-academia co-creation and collaboration.
Vision Matching 2026 Participating Partners
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology（NICT）
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project（AIP）
aiwell Inc.
Azbil Corporation
aptpod, Inc.
Science & Technology Research Laboratories, NHK STRL
NTT Urban Solutions, Inc.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
KDDI Research, Inc.
KODEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
Komatsu Ltd.
JTEKT Corporation
Square Roots Japan
SPRIX Inc.
Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Tokyu Research Institute, Inc.
NEC Corporation
Tressbio Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
Fujitsu Limited
Mazda Motor Corporation
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
MONET Technologies Inc.
Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
Iwata City
Sagamihara City
Marine Open Innovation Institute (MaOI)
Japan Plant Factory Association（JPFA）
Vision Co-Creation Initiative Award (Early-Career Faculty Category)
Presentation Number / Name / Affiliation / Theme
B038 / Masaki Takahashi / Institute for Liberal Arts / “Chrono-Nutrition”
B040 / Kohei Yamaguchi / Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences / “From Oral Health, Nutrition, and Healthcare to Home Medical Care”
B041 / Liu Xinpeng / School of Computing / “A Structural Understanding-Based Agricultural Robotics Platform”
B081 / Yudai Yamazaki / School of Engineering / “Ultra-Compact Sub-Terahertz Semiconductor Wireless Modules for Next-Generation Edge Devices”
B084 / Ryohei Kobayashi / Institute of Integrated Research / “A High-Performance Computing Infrastructure Supporting Self-Updating Cyber-Physical AI”
B087 / Kotaro Hoshiba / School of Engineering / “A Non-Contact Anomaly Detection Platform that ‘Sees with Sound'”
B089 / Gia Khanh Tran / School of Engineering / “Research on Non-Terrestrial Communication Infrastructure Networks”
Vision Co-Creation Encouragement Award (Graduate Student Category)
Presentation Number / Name / Affiliation / Supervisor / Theme
B048 / Masaya Iwashima / School of Engineering / Ryo Onishi / “High-Precision Weather Forecasting”
B052 / Kodai Kanno / School of Engineering / Takeshi Hatanaka / “Control Technology for Autonomous Drones Enabling Comprehensive Environmental State Understanding and Safe Task Execution in the Real World”
B058 / Seiya Moro / School of Environment and Society / Takumi Ohashi / “Supporting ‘Ability’ and ‘Communication’ in Individuals with Severe Intellectual Disabilities through Assistive Memory and Physical AI”
B059 / Tetsuya Nakahira / Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences / Haruka Tohara / “Screening for Parkinson’s Disease and Systemic Disorders Using Oral-Derived Samples via Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”
B062 / Ken Kawano / School of Computing / Katsuki Fujisawa / “Digital Twins for Stable Operation in Uncertain Environments”
B063 / He Mingshan / School of Engineering / Hiroto Tanaka / “Multimodality Companion Robot: Bionic Mechanism and Embodied AI”
B064 / Juri Sawada / Graduate School of Health Care Sciences / Sakiko Fukui / “Modeling Tacit Knowledge in Clinical Decision-Making Processes of Home Care Nurses Using Large Language Models”
B066 / Daichi Sahashi / School of Engineering / Hideharu Takahashi / “A Seed Proposal for an Off-Grid Autonomous Compact Grass-Cutting Robot System for Sustainable Agriculture in Hilly and Mountainous Regions”
B076 / Keitaro Yoshida / School of Engineering / Toshio Takayama / “Application of a Slip-Type Two-Way Clutch to Transmission Systems”
B077 / Fuma Takei / School of Engineering / Toshio Takayama / “Development of an Energy-Efficient, Electrically Driven, Compact, Lightweight, High-Speed, High-Grip Mechanism Using Machine Learning”
B078 / Shintaro Habu / School of Engineering / Kei Sakaguchi / “Always-Connected Vehicles Supporting Safety in the Autonomous Driving Era: Next-Generation Vehicular Communication Using Digital Twins”
