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【Program Overview】
<Preliminary Lecture>
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM (Held online between Japan and the U.S.)
<Summer Program>
Dates: Saturday, August 2, 2025 – Monday, August 11, 2025 (10 days, on-site)
Location: Hiroshima University
Theme: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in “The Future of Work and Society”
Description: Students learned about the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various fields, the benefits and risks of AI, as well as AI ethics, policies, and regulations. Based on an understanding of AI’s impact and role in “The Future of Work and Society,” joint U.S.-Japan student teams worked on proposals for implementing AI in society and solving related challenges. The program aimed to improve the students’ AI literacy while equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to become globally-minded leaders in the age of AI.
Number of Participants: 47 students
| List of Participants | ||
| Japan | Hiroshima University | 15 students |
| United States | Arizona State University | 14 students |
| United States | Purdue University | 7 students |
| United States | The University of Texas at Austin | 11 students |
10 Topics (One group of 5 students per topic):
| ・Healthcare | ・Agriculture | ・Transportation |
| ・Higher Education | ・Finance | ・Manufacturing |
| ・Arts and Entertainment | ・Enabling Human Capabilities | ・Services for Low Income and Underserved Residents |
| ・Science |
| July 16 (Wed), 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM (Online via Zoom between Japan & U.S.) ・Online Meet and Greet / Introductions ・Orientation ・Topic and Group Assignments ・How to Use Slack and HiGPT ・Q＆A |
| Saturday, August 2 Morning ・Opening Ceremony ・Orientation Afternoon ・Lecture: “Policies and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence” by Dr. David Eaton, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin ・Lecture: “Group Work Skills” by Professor David Eaton, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin ・Group Work Session |
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| Sunday, August 3 Free Day |
| Monday, August 4 Morning ・A-bomb Survivor Testimony by Ms. Keiko Ogura ・Dialogue on Peace: Featuring Ms. Keiko Ogura and Dr. Preetha Rajaraman (Vice Chair, Radiation Effects Research Foundation) Afternoon ・Lecture: “A Brief Introduction to the Radiation Effects Research Foundation – A Cooperative Japan-US Research Organization” By Dr. Kenji Kamiya (Chairman) and Dr. Preetha Rajaraman (Vice Chair), Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), a cooperative Japan-US research organization. |
| Tuesday, August 5 Morning ・Company Visit: Satake Corporation ・The visit included a presentation, a lecture on “Sorting Machines Combining X-ray and AI,” and a tour of their AI-equipped machinery and plant. |  |
| Higashihiroshima City Hall Sakagura Dori (Sake Brewery Street) |  |
| Afternoon Lecture: “Use of AI in the Medical Field” by Associate Professor Toru Higaki and Associate Professor Akira Furui, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University. | ・AI and Sustainable Development Goals:Global Implications、Dr. Mary Jane Parmentier, Arizona State University |
Wednesday, August 6
Morning
・Visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
・Attend the 2025 Peace Memorial Ceremony
Thursday, August 7
Morning
・Company Visit: Micron Memory Japan, Inc.
Afternoon
・Panel Discussion: AI and Higher Education
Dr. David Eaton, The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Mary Jane Parmentier, Arizona State University
Dr. Austin Cooper, Purdue University
Dr. Tomohiro Inagaki, Hiroshima University
Dr. Tohru Takahashi, Hiroshima University
・Group Work
| Friday, August 8 Morning ・Company Visits & Cultural Experience: Mazda Museum Otafuku Sauce Co., Ltd. (Visiting the “OkoSta” cooking studio and the “Wood Egg” Okonomiyaki museum) Afternoon ・Lecture by Mr. Kenta Kobayashi, Integrated Control System Development Division, Mazda Motor Corporation. |
| Saturday, August 9 Morning ・Lecture: “Hardware Concepts for Implementing AI” by Dr. Peter Bermel, Purdue University ・Group Work Afternoon ・Lecture: “AI, Ethics, and the Future of Work and Society” by Dr. Johann Caro-Burnett, Purdue University ・Group Work |
| Sunday, August 10 ・Group Preparation for Final Presentations ・Free Time |
| Monday, August 11 Morning ・Final Group Presentations Afternoon ・Closing Ceremony ・Farewell Party |
