A University of Tokyo delegation led by Professor Yutaka Matsuo, and representatives from the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines, met with officials and faculty of the University of the Philippines to explore opportunities for student exchange programs, April 1 at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman.
Matsuo presented projects of Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory, which include industry-driven research and development initiatives, startup incubations, and global consumer intelligence. UP Vice President for Research and Innovation Joel Marciano, meanwhile, presented the university’s AI-related activities.
Part of the UTokyo Graduate School of Engineering, the Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory specializes in AI and web engineering research. Its mission, as stated in its website, “is to create new technologies that will serve as a guidepost for the future.”
Matsuo was joined by lab technical assistants, Erin Hirakawa and Aoi Sumitani. The Japanese embassy was represented by Minister for Economic Affairs Naobumi Yokota and First Secretary Koji Isowa.
UP System officials with Marciano were: VP for Digital Transformation Peter Sy, Assistant VP for Academic Affairs (Faculty Development) Ian Kendrich Fontanilla, Office of International Linkages OIC and Deputy Director Gino Angelo Velasco, Technology Transfer and Business Development Office Deputy Director Jose Emmanuel Reverente, and Office of the President Head Executive Assistant Karlo Miguel Abuda. UPD Professors Johnrob Bantang (National Institute of Physics) and Rhandley Cajote (Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute) also attended the meeting.