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Lecture at “Cross-Cultural Approaches to Desirable AI” Seminar Series
On November 20, 2024, Priya Mu presented at the seminar series “Cross-Cultural Approaches to Desirable AI” fostering intercultural and interdisciplinary discussions on AI ethics, focusing on AI and social justice from intersectional feminist and anti-racist perspectives. It is a collaborative initiative involving the Universities of Cambridge, Bonn, Tokyo, and the University of Europe for Applied…
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[Register by Mar 11, 2025] Itatsu Lab Virtual Open House
The Itatsu Lab will be part of the University of Tokyo Virtual Open House held on March 28, 2025. Registration is due by March 11, 2025 if you’d like to attend. Details can be found here: (English follows Japanese): https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/admissions/undergraduate/visit_lab.html 板津研究室は、「東大の研究室をのぞいてみよう！」で研究室紹介を行います。大学を通じて申し込みをいただく形になっています。詳細は上記リンクをご覧ください。
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Keynote at AI Governance Event
On February 5, 2025, Yuko Itatsu will speak as a keynote speaker at an event on ISO/IEC 42001:2023 organized by TUV Japan. Details can be found <HERE>. 板津木綿子は2025年2月5日「眼前の課題と未来へのレガシー：AI活用における現状のリスクと機会」と題して基調講演を行います。詳細はこちらです。
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Lecture at Sustainability Science Consortium
On January 23, 2025, Yuko Itatsu presented a lecture titled “AI and sustainability: What does sustainable technological innovation look like” for the Sustainability Science Consortium. 板津木綿子は 2025年1月23日、サステイナビリティ・サイエンス・コンソーシアムにて「AIとサステイナビリティ：持続可能な技術革新とは」について講演を行った。
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APEC Informal Senior Official Meeting Symposium
On December 9, 2024, Yuko Itatsu was invited by the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a panelist for the technological innovation session at the APEC Informal Senior Official Meeting Symposium. 板津木綿子は 2024年10月9日、韓国外務省から招かれ、APEC非公式高級実務者会合のシンポジウムにてパネル討論に登壇した。
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Speech at Global HRForum（South Korea)
On October 30, 2024, Yuko Itatsu was invited as a speaker to the Global HR Forum organized by the South Korean Ministry of Education, Korean Times, and Korean Research Institute for Vocational Training. Details can be found at AI talent for whom: Agenda for nurturing the workforce in Japan 板津木綿子は2024年10月30日、韓国の教育省、韓国日報、職業能力開発院共催のGlobal HR Forumでパネル討論に登壇し、日本のAI人材の状況について報告した。詳細はこちらです：AI talent for whom: Agenda…
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Presentation & Talk Session at Tokyo Forum 2024
On November 23, 2024, Xin QING (Charlie), along with a group of Japanese and Korean students, did a presentation titled “Rethinking Life Choices Beyond the ‘Child Penalty’: A Participatory Curriculum with Experiential, Inclusive, Norm-Critical Narratives” at the Youth Session of Tokyo Forum 2024: Shaping the Future co-organized by the University of Tokyo and Chey Institute…
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Presentation at 2024 National Women’s Studies Annual Conference
On November 15, 2024, Xin QING (Charlie) did a presentation titled “Beyond Feminist Potential and Exploitative Agenda: Narratives of Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery in Japan” at the 2024 National Women’s Studies Annual Conference organized by the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) in Detroit, US. Conference details can be found <HERE>.Session and presentation details can be…
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Presentations at 2024 UT-SNU-NCCU International Symposium
By Yiqi “Chris” Zhang, Jingzhi “Ginger” Huang & Priya Mu On October 17, 2024, three members of the Itatsu Lab—ZHANG Yiqi Chris, HUANG Jingzhi Ginger, and Priya Mu—presented their research at the UT-SNU-NCCU International Symposium held in Taipei, Taiwan. The presentation details are provided below: Symposium details can be found ＜HERE＞. 2024年10月17日、板津研究室のメンバー張義祺(クリス)、Jingzhi Huang（ジンヂー）、プリヤ・ムーの3名が、台湾台北で開催されたUT-SNU-NCCU国際シンポジウムで研究発表を行いました。発表の詳細は以下の通りです。 シンポジウムの詳細は＜こちら＞。
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B’AI & Yokoyama Lab Summer Research Workshop
By Priya Mu & Jingzhi “Ginger” Huang On August 23, 2024, Jingzhi Huang and Priya Mu participated in a joint summer workshop organized by the B’AI Global Forum and Prof. Hiromi Yokoyama Laboratory, where they shared their research. The presentation details are provided below: 2024年8月23日、ジンヂーとプリヤ・ムはB’AIグローバルフォーラムと横山広美教授の研究室が主催する合同サマー・ワークショップに参加し、それぞれの研究を発表しました。
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Symposium on AI and digital humanitarianism
2024年11月18日に、板津木綿子がB’AI Global Forumの５周年記念シンポジウム「 AI & DEI: デジタル人道主義の未来」に登壇します。詳細はこちらです。 On November 18, 2024, Yuko Itatsu will be speaking at the B’AI Global Forum 5th Anniversary Symposium “AI and DEI: The Future of Digital Humanitarianism.”Details can be found <HERE>.
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AI talent in Japan
On October 30, 2024, Yuko Itatsu will be speaking about AI talent in Japan at the Global HR Forum “AX and H.: (ext.) HR, Human, Hybrid, Harmony, Human Centric” organized in Seoul, Korea. Details can be found <HERE>. 2024年10月30日、板津木綿子は韓国・ソウルで開催されるGlobal HR Forum “AX and H.: (ext.) HR, Human, Hybrid, Harmony, Human Centric” に登壇します。詳細はこちらです。
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Comments on social impact of AI in German documentary program
Yuko Itatsu appeared in a documentary program by the Deutsche Welle, titled “Will artificial intelligence save us or kill us? | Us & Them | DW Documentary.”Please find the English version <HERE>. 板津木綿子がドイツ公営放送 Deutsche Welleのドキュメンターに出演しました。AIの社会的影響についての番組です。Will artificial intelligence save us or kill us? | Us & Them | DW Documentary英語版はこちらです。
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Presentation on genital stereotypes, women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) at IFRWH 2024
On August 9, 2024, Xin QING (Charlie) did a presentation titled “Clinic Narratives of Labiaplasty in Japan: Between Taboo, Norm, Trauma and Makeable Body” at the International Federation for Research in Women’s History (IFRWH) 2024 Conference. Conference details can be found ＜HERE＞. 2024年8月9日、Xin QING (Charlie) は国際女性史連盟2024年度定例会で、「日本における小陰唇縮小手術に関するクリニック・ナラティブ：タブー、規範、トラウマと可塑性のある体の間」と題した研究発表を行いました。 会議の詳細は＜こちら＞。
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Book review on AI and the city
Priya Mu wrote a book review of “Artificial Intelligence and the City: Urbanistic Perspectives on AI” Edited by Federico Cugurullo, Federico Caprotti, Matthew Cook, Andrew Karvonen, Pauline McGuirk, and Simon Marvin, London: Routledge, 2023., published in Social & Cultural Geography on 29 May 2024. Link to the review: https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2024.2359809 プリヤ・ム は、 Federico Cugurullo, Federico Caprotti, Matthew…
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Book talk on Burmese Cinema
On June 13, 2024, the Itatsu lab hosted a book talk by Dr Jane Ferguson (Associate Professor in Anthropology and Southeast Asian History, Australian National University) entitled “The Burmese Way to Socialist Realism: Comparing Burmese Re-makes of Hollywood Movies from the Parliamentary Democracy and Socialist Periods.” This research is included in her book Silver Screens and Golden Dreams: A Social History…
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Journal publication on AI and diversity
Yuko Itatsu published a co-authored paper titled “The relationship between the attitudes of the use of AI and diversity awareness: comparisons between Japan, the US, Germany, and South Korea” in AI and Society. The paper can be accessed here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-01982-4 板津木綿子の共著論文がAI and Societyでオンライン公開されました。オープンアクセスで下記より閲覧可能です。 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-01982-4
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Presentation on fictoromantics
Yuko Itatsu presented a paper called “To love and be loved: Tales of the fictoromantic” at the research workshop “Cultural Imaginaries of AI: From technology to art” co-organized by the B’AI Global Forum and the Cultural History of AI project (CulturIA) at the Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR). Details can be found <HERE>. 板津木綿子はフィクトロマンティックに関する研究発表を行いました。 詳細はこちらです。
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Itatsu and Hisano Lab Retreat to Hoki Museum and Cyberdyne: Visibility and Ambiguity of Reality
By Jingzhi “Ginger” Huang On March 11th, Itatsu Lab and Hisano Lab embarked on a two-day retreat to the Hoki Museum in Chiba, the first museum dedicated to contemporary Japanese realistic paintings, and Cyberdyne, a pioneering company in hybrid assistive limb technology located in Tsukuba. The tour delved into the discussion on today’s world, where…
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Book Publication on Language Education
Shoko Moriya authored a chapter of the book titled Multi-dynamics in Language Education, published by Akashi Shoten on March 31, 2024. 森谷祥子は、2024年3月31日に明石書店より出版された『言語教育のマルチダイナミクス』の章の１つを執筆しました。 Details can be found <HERE>. 詳細はこちら。
YUKO ITATSU LABORATORY, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO 