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 |
| 13:00 | Meet-up | Meeting point: TBA |
| 13:30–14:00 | Field tour of the smart agriculture field | Live demonstration of the ASPIRE digital twin |
| 14:00–14:45 | Tour of the TSUBAME 4.0 supercomputer | Building G4A |
| 15:00–16:30 | (A) SS on Food & Agriculture | Optional |
| 16:45–18:15 | (B) SS on Manufacturing | Optional |
| TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 (PM) — SPECIAL SESSION (OPTIONAL) | ||
| Yushima Campus | ||
| Time | Session / Activity | Details |
| PM – TBA | (C) SS on Healthcare | Optional |
| TBA | Guided tours of the medical robotics center and hospital facilities | Approximately 2–3 hours in total |
| TBA | Discussion session | Detailed schedule: TBA |
| 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 SESSION (OPTIONAL) | ||
| Ookayama Campus (Ishikawadai area) | ||
| Time | Session / Activity | Details |
| 9:00–12:00 | Tour of the driving simulator laboratory | TBA |
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 | [TBA] |
| 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