Real-Time Digital Twin Platforms for a Super Smart Society
The ASPIRE Program and the Academy for Super Smart Society (WISE-SSS) at Science Tokyo will jointly host the ASPIRE × SSS Global Forum 2026, bringing together researchers from overseas partner institutions, industry members, students, and early-career researchers.
The forum combines keynote speeches by leading international researchers, an interactive poster session, field-specific Special Sessions with site visits, and a cross-disciplinary networking session, with the aim of fostering international joint research and new collaborations.
Key Information
| Dates | Monday, October 26 – Thursday, October 29, 2026 |
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| Venue | Institute of Science Tokyo (Ookayama, Yokohama, and Yushima campuses) |
| Main Event | Wednesday, October 28, Ookayama Campus |
| Language: | English |
| Eligible participants: | Researchers and students participating in this ASPIRE project; WISE-SSS students; Science Tokyo faculty; and SSS Promotion Consortium partners |
| Registration | Please register via the [registration form] by October 16, 2026. Registration will close early if capacity is reached. |
| Contact | gf2026_staff@sss.e.titech.ac.jp |
This page is updated as details are finalized. Times marked as tentative are subject to change.
Program at a Glance
| MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 (PM) — SPECIAL SESSIONS (OPTIONAL) | ||
| Yokohama Campus | ||
| Time | Session / Activity | Details |
| 12:00–13:00 | Welcome Lunch | |
| 13:20 | Meet-up | Meeting point: Building G5, Room 103 |
| 13:30–14:00 | Smart Agriculture Field Tour | Dr. Uto; Assoc. Prof. Takahashi |
| 14:00–14:45 | TSUBAME 4.0 Supercomputer Tour | Building G4 Facilitator: Prof. Fujisawa |
| 15:00–16:30 | (A) SS on Food & Agriculture (Optional) | Building G5, Room 103 Main Facilitator: Assoc. Prof. Takahashi Sub Facilitator: Prof. Furukawa Manager: Dr. Uto 1. Opening Remarks for SS on Food & Agriculture and Manufacturing 2. Discussion of Deliverable D2.1 and Future International Collaboration on Agricultural DT Use Cases 3. Short Talks by Participants on Related Topics and Discussion for Co-creation |
| 16:45–18:15 | (B) SS on Manufacturing (Optional) | Building G5, Room 103 Facilitator: Prof. Fujisawa Manager: Dr. Uto 1. Discussion of Deliverable D2.1 and Future International Collaboration on Manufacturing DT Use Cases 2. Short Talks by Participants on Related Topics and Discussion for Co-creation |
| TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 (PM) — SPECIAL SESSION (OPTIONAL) | ||
| Yushima Campus | ||
| Time | Session / Activity | Details |
| 12:30–13:20 | Welcome Lunch | Building 3, 7F, Lecture Room 4 |
| 13:30–13:45 | (C) SS on Healthcare — Opening Remarks / Today’s Program & Introduction to Healthcare | Opening Remarks Introduction to Healthcare: Dr. Shimatani, Ms. Kotake Building 3, 7F, Lecture Room 4 |
| 13:45–14:00 | Transfer | |
| 14:00–14:30 | Parallel Guided Tours — Round 1 | Team A: Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation — Assoc. Prof. Yamaguchi; Building D or Building 10, 5F (TBC) Team B: Department of Robotic Science — Prof. Kanda; M&D Tower, 20F |
| 14:30–14:45 | Transfer | |
| 14:45–15:15 | Parallel Guided Tours — Round 2 | Team A: Department of Robotic Science — Prof. Kanda; M&D Tower, 20F Team B: Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation — Assoc. Prof. Yamaguchi; Building D or Building 10, 5F (TBC) |
| 15:15–15:30 | Transfer | |
| 15:30–16:30 | Co-creation Discussion | Presenters: Assoc. Prof. Yamaguchi, Dr. Shimatani Building 3, 7F, Lecture Room 4 |
| 16:45–17:45 | ASPIRE General Assembly | Building 3, 7F, Lecture Room 4 |
| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 — MAIN EVENT | ||
| Ookayama Campus — West Building 9 | ||
| Time | Session / Activity | Details |
| 9:00–9:15 | Opening | Welcome remarks and introduction to the ASPIRE Program and WISE-SSS |
| 9:20–10:50 | (E) Interactive Session | Digital poster presentations by students and early-career researchers, in two 45-minute rotations |
| 11:00–12:30 | (D) Keynote Speeches I | Three keynote talks, 30 minutes each including Q&A |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30–16:45 | (D) Keynote Speeches II | Six keynote talks, 30 minutes each including Q&A |
| 16:45–17:00 | Closing Remarks and Group Photo | |
| 17:00–19:00 | (F) Networking Session | |
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 (AM) — SPECIAL SESSIONS (OPTIONAL) | ||
| Ishikawadai Campus | ||
| Time | Session / Activity | Details |
| 9:00–9:10 | Opening Remarks / Today’s Program | Ishikawadai Building 3, Room 304 Facilitator: Dr. Wang |
| 9:10–10:00 | Shino & Yoshitake Lab Visit | Facilitators: Prof. Shino, Prof. Yoshitake 9:10–9:30 — Introduction of Shino & Yoshitake Lab 9:30–10:00 — Driving Simulator Demonstration |
| 10:00–10:10 | Break | |
| 10:10–11:00 | (G) SS on Mobility (Optional) | Ishikawadai Building 3, Room 304 Facilitator: Dr. Wang 1. Discussion of Deliverable D2.1 and Future International Collaboration on Mobility DT Use Cases 2. Short Talks by Participants on Related Topics and Discussion for Co-creation |
| 11:00–11:10 | Break | |
| 11:10–12:00 | (H) SS on AI & DT (Optional) | Ishikawadai Building 3, Room 304 Facilitator: Dr. Liu 1. Discussion of AI-native Digital Twin Platform 2. Short Talks by Participants on Related Topics and Discussion for Co-creation |
| 12:00–13:00 | Farewell Lunch | |
Keynote Speakers
| October 28 Lecture Time |
Speaker | Affiliation | Lecture Title |
| 11:00-11:30 | Prof. Walid Saad | Virginia Tech | Physical Artificial Intelligence (AI) over Wireless Systems: A Confluence of Networking, AI, and Neuroscience |
| 11:30-12:00 | Prof. Tomonari Furukawa | The University of Virginia | Assistive Harvesting for Smart Hillslope Agriculture |
| 12:00-12:30 | Prof. Jeung-Im Kim | Soonchunhyang University | From an ASPIRE Opportunity to a Nursing Digital Twin Ecosystem: Korea–Japan Collaboration for Smart Older-Adult Care, Nursing Judgment, and Young Researcher Development |
| 13:30-14:00 | Prof. Antonio Capone | Politecnico di Milano | Digital Twins for Wireless Networks Management: Challenges and Opportunities |
| 14:00-14:30 | Dr. Firooz Bashashi Saghezchi | RWTH Aachen University | AI-Native Wireless Systems for 6G: From PHY Signal Processing to Radio Resource Management and Experimental Research |
| 14:30-15:00 | Dr. Thomas Haustein | Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) | [TBA] |
| 15:15-15:45 | Prof. Seong-Lyun Kim | Yonsei University | AI-Native Radio Access Networks: Research & Development in Korea and Yonsei University |
| 15:45-16:15 | Dr. Emilio Calvanese Strinati | CEA-Leti | Semantic Communications: Visions, Secrets, Experimental Evidence and the Road toward (Pre)Standardization |
| 16:15-16:45 | Prof. Yonghui Li | The University of Sydney | Semantic Error Control Coding: When Foundation AI Models Meet Channel Coding |
Presentations
WISE-SSS students are required to attend all sessions on October 28. Students who have not presented at a past Global Forum are requested to present at the Interactive Session (E).
ASPIRE students and early-career researchers are requested to give a pitch presentation at one of the Special Sessions (A), (B), (C), or (G).
Instructions for submitting presentation materials will be sent to registered presenters.
Registration
Please register via the [registration form] by October 16, 2026. Registration will close early if capacity is reached. When registering, please select the sessions you plan to present at and the sessions you plan to attend.
Organized by the ASPIRE Program, Science Tokyo
Co-organized by the Academy for Super Smart Society (WISE-SSS)
Contact: gf2026_staff@sss.e.titech.ac.jp