Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and DENSO IT LABORATORY, INC. have established an innovative AI technology platform for collaboration in future mobility development.
Background and Purpose
The industrial world has traditionally considered vehicles simply as automobiles; however, this thinking has changed to a broad range of transportation through the concept of mobility, and we are now embarking upon a revolution in autonomous driving, motorization, and Mobility as a Service (MaaS)1.
Meanwhile, the current trend in academia is AI and deep learning, and this has generated innovative breakthroughs. Expanding on this progress requires input from the mathematical and computing sciences, areas that will lead to designs for future society.
DENSO IT LAB is developing technology capable of changing the concept of next generation mobility, concepts such as autonomous driving and advanced safety vehicles as well as other onboard systems and services. In addition, Tokyo Tech established 
, headed by Haruo Yokota, Dean, , to work on solutions for social issues by leveraging data science, AI, and interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty members and industry.
The rapid implementation of AI as a basic technology in all industries has generated fierce competition among universities and the private sector. Recognizing the need for strong industry and university cooperation, Tokyo Tech and DENSO IT LAB have partnered to work on the acceleration of machine learning via super computers as well as other areas.
Tokyo Tech and DENSO IT LAB are further enhancing collaboration through a joint research agreement, led by School of Computing professor Koichi Shinoda, and have established the . The integration of Tokyo Tech’s advances in mathematics and computer science with DENSO IT LAB’s autonomous driving, motorization, and MaaS technologies has allowed for the creation of an AI technology platform to realize exciting possibilities in future mobility.
In addition, as part of its continuing efforts to enhance industry-university collaboration and promote open innovation, DENSO IT LAB sponsor, DENSO Corporation, established the DENSO Mobility Research Collaborative Research Cluster at Tokyo Tech to facilitate research planning and development between the two organizations.
Overview of the Collaborative Research Chair
Name: | DENSO IT LAB Recognition and Learning Algorithm Collaborative Research Chair |
Research Goal: | Creation of breakthroughs that link basic to applications |
Period: | April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2023 |
Content: | Basic and applied research in the fields of machine learning, pattern recognition, and computer vision to expand information processing technology for mobility intelligence |
Research Structure: | Gather the world-class mathematical and computer science knowledge and create technical breakthroughs in acquiring knowledge from data |
Role | Current Affiliation | Title | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
Representative (Tokyo Tech) | Tokyo Tech School of Computing | Professor | Koichi Shinoda |
Representative (DENSO IT LAB) | DENSO IT LAB | Executive General Manager | Hirotoshi Iwasaki |
Collaborative Research Faculty | Tokyo Tech School of Computing | Associate Professor | Shunsuke Ono |
Tokyo Tech School of Computing | Assistant Professor | Nakamasa Inoue | |
Tokyo Tech School of Engineering | Associate Professor | Masayuki Tanaka | |
Tokyo Tech Global Scientific Information and Computing Center | Associate Professor | Rio Yokota | |
Tokyo Tech Global Scientific Information and Computing Center | Assistant Professor | Akihiro Nomura | |
Collaborative Research Chair Faculty | Tokyo Tech School of Computing / DENSO IT LAB | Specially Appointed Assoc. Prof. / Senior Researcher | Ikuro Sato |
Tokyo Tech School of Computing / DENSO IT LAB | Specially Appointed Assoc. Prof. / Senior Researcher | Rei Kawakami |
