The 14th World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) Science Symposium Was Successfully Held

The 14th WPI Science Symposium -New Scientific eyes for changing the future- was held at Tsukuba, Ibaraki on Saturday November 15th. The World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) program, launched by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) is one of the world’s preeminent research excellence initiatives.

At this symposium, high school students and WPI researchers gave poster presentations, young researchers gave lectures, and each center set up booth displays. The 14th symposium was a great success with 244 people, including 49 high school students in attendance.

From IIIS, Dr. Iyo Koyanagi (Sakaguchi Lab) presented at the Young Researchers’ Science Talk, gave a lecture titled “How the Sleeping Brain Supports Memory.”
In addition, Mr. Hiroku Noma (Nakajima Lab) gave a poster presentation titled “A New Form of Psychotherapy: The Development and Societal Dissemination of AI Counselors.”

Mr. Noma gave a poster presentation

Furthermore, each research center set up booths showcasing their unique research strengths, distributing center pamphlets and explaining their research to general participants and students.
At IIIS, Dr. Mochizuki, Administrative Director, along with outreach staff, provided information on “The Latest Research on Sleep” to the general public.

IIIS booth

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