Japanese-Canadian Frontiers of Science Symposium | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Research Cooperation Division I,
International Program Department,
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
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2023

2017

Date	:	March 6~ March 9,2023 (This symposium, which was initially scheduled on March 2020, has been postponed due to concern about COVID-19.）
Venue	:	Banff, Canada
Co-organizers	:	The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)


	Session Topics:
	- Can We Create Life in the Near Future? - Accelerating New Materials Discovery with Automated High-Throughput Methods - The Role of Environmental Geoscience in Society’s Changing Natural Resource Demands - AI for Fairness and Social Good - How Can Artificial Intelligence Solve Fundamental Problems in Physics? - New Challenges in Crisis Management
	Program(PDF)
	Abstract(PDF)
	Questionnaire Results (PDF)


	List of Participants:
	PGM: Planning Group Member

Biology/Life Science - Can We Create Life in the Near Future?
PGM	Aleeza GERSTEIN	University of Manitoba
PGM(Co-chair)	YOSHIDA Satoshi	Waseda University
Introductory Speaker	ICHIHASHI Norikazu	The University of Tokyo
Speaker	Katherine ELVIRA	University of Victoria
Speaker	OKA Mizuki (Absent)	University of Tsukuba
Chemistry/Materials Science - Accelerating New Materials Discovery with Automated High-Throughput Methods
PGM	Alannah HALLAS	University of British Columbia
PGM	OGAWA Mikako	Hokkaido University
Introductory Speaker	Curtis BERLINGUETTE	University of British Columbia
Speaker	Claudiane OUELLET-PLAMONDON	Université du Québec
Speaker	TANAKA Daisuke	Kwansei Gakuin University
Earth Science/Geosciences/Environment -The Role of Environmental Geoscience in Society’s Changing Natural Resource Demands
PGM	Michelle DeWOLFE	Mount Royal University
PGM	FURUKAWA Yoshihiro	Tohoku University
Introductory Speaker	Gwen O'SULLIVAN	Mount Royal University
Speaker	Matt LINDSAY	University of Saskatchewan
Speaker	NOZAKI Tatsuo	Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Mathematics/Informatics/Engineering -AI for Fairness and Social Good
PGM	Karim JERBI	Université de Montréal
PGM	KAWAHARA Tomohiro	Sony Group Corporation
Introductory Speaker	OGURA Masaki	Osaka University
Speaker	Kristen BOS	University of Toronto, Mississauga
Speaker	MATSUBARA Takashi	Osaka University
Physics/Astrophysics - How Can Artificial Intelligence Solve Fundamental Problems in Physics?
PGM	Renée HLOŽEK	University of Toronto
PGM	MATSUMURA Tomotake	Kavli IPMU, The University of Tokyo
Introductory Speaker	Laurence PERREAULT LEVASSEUR	Université de Montréal
Speaker	Christopher SMEENK	Western University
Speaker	NAKAHAMA Yu	High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Social Sciences - New Challenges in Crisis Management
PGM(Co-chair)	Allison HARELL	Université du Québec à Montréal
PGM	OKUDAIRA Hiroko	Doshisha University
Introductory Speaker	FUJII Daisuke	The University of Tokyo
Speaker	Amélie QUESNEL-VALLÉE	McGill University
Speaker	TANAKA Mari	Hitotsubashi University

General Participants (JP)
FUKASAWA Yu	Tohoku University
KATO Setsu	Hiroshima University
KURAMOCHI Hikaru	Institute for Molecular Science
INOSE Tomoko	Kyoto University
OZAKI Kazumi	Tokyo Institute of Technology
HAMA Tetsuya	The University of Tokyo
HIBIYA Yuki	The University of Tokyo
TAKEMI Mitsuaki	Keio University
YOKOI Yu	National Institute of Informatics
SAKURAI Yuki	Okayama University
NISHIMICHI Takahiro	Kyoto University
SUEHARA Taikan	Kyushu University
YAMASAKI Junichi	Kobe University
KITAMURA Shuhei	Osaka University

General Participants (CA)
Valerie WARD	University of Waterloo
Adam DAMRY	University of Ottawa
Amy BILTON	University of Toronto
David LEITCH	University of Victoria
Asim BISWAS (Absent)	University of Guelph
Daniel ALESSI	University of Alberta
Xiaoxiao LI	University of British Columbia
Nidhi HEGDE	University of Alberta
Carrie DEMMANS-EPP	University of Alberta
Pooya RONAGH	University of Waterloo
Jess McIVER	University of British Columbia
Ethel TUNGOHAN	York University
Yannick DUFRESNE	Université Laval
Francesca VIDOTTO	The University of Western Ontario