2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Life Science and Technology Department of Life Science and Technology Graduate major in Materials and Information Sciences

Advanced Course of Social Service Creation

Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Materials and Information Sciences
Instructor(s): Kazuaki Kuwahata / Nobuaki Yasuo / Ryo Maezono / コウシロウナラザキ / Tetsuya Shoji / Manabu Kano / Go Watanabe / Yasutaka Nishihara / Ryo Tamura / Hisae Aoshima
Class Format: Lecture (Livestream)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): Intensive
Class: -
Course Code: MIS.C601
Number of credits: 100
Course offered: 2026
Offered quarter: 4Q
Syllabus updated: Sep 15, 2026
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This course focuses on the development of novel social services based on the convergence of materials and informatics. Lectures are given in omnibus format by instructors from companies, universities, and research institutes who are active at the front lines of materials/information science and technologies.

Course description and aims

At the end of this course, students will be able to acquire the planning ability to link materials/information science and social services for creation of new industries.

Keywords

Materials and informatics, Social service, New industries

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Specified in the lecture.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	12/18 Fri. 13:30–15:10 Koshiro Narazaki, CEO, Tsubame Lab Inc., The Future of Research Transformed by Robotics and AI: From Laboratory Automation to the Creation of New Industries	Specified in the lecture.
Class 2	12/18 Fri. 15:25–17:05 Tetsuya Shoji, Advanced Data Science Division, Toyota Motor Corporation, Use of Latent Space in Materials Research: Understanding Measurement Data and Co-creation with AI	Specified in the lecture.
Class 3	1/8 Fri. 15:25–17:05 Manabu Kano, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Virtual Metrology Enabling Optimal Decision-Making in Manufacturing and Healthcare	Specified in the lecture.
Class 4	1/15 Fri. 13:30–15:10 Go Watanabe, Department of Data Science, School of Frontier Engineering, Kitasato University, Understanding the Structure and Properties of Soft Materials through Computational and Information Science	Specified in the lecture.
Class 5	1/15 Fri. 15:25–17:05 Yasutaka Nishihara, General Manager, Mathematical Analysis Technology Department, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., Application and Deployment of Computational Science and Data Science at a Non-Ferrous Metals Manufacturer	Specified in the lecture.
Class 6	1/22 Fri. 13:30–15:10 Ryo Tamura, Center for Basic Research on Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Autonomous Materials Exploration by AI and Robotics: A New Form of Materials Development	Specified in the lecture.
Class 7	1/22 Fri. 15:25–17:05 Hisae Aoshima, Cosmetics Division, Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited, A New Cosmetic Ingredient Business: From Research and Development to Market Launch, and Subsequent Integration into the Parent Company	Specified in the lecture.

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

None required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Specified in the lecture.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Specified in the lecture.

Related courses

MIS.B601 ： Practice School in Materials Informatics I
MIS.B602 ： Practice School in Materials Informatics II
MIS.B603 ： Off-Campus Project in Materials Informatics
MIS.B604 ： Overseas Off-Campus Project in Materials Informatics
MIS.B605 ： Short-Term Overseas Off-Campus Project in Materials Informatics I
MIS.B606 ： Short-Term Overseas Off-Campus Project in Materials Informatics II
MIS.B607 ： Domestic Off-Campus Project in Materials Informatics
MIS.B608 ： Short-Term Domestic Off-Campus Project in Materials Informatics I
MIS.B609 ： Short-Term Domestic Off-Campus Project in Materials Informatics II

Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Other

There are restrictions on the number of students who can take this course, and TAC-MI students have priority registration. A lottery will be held, if there are many applicants.