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Sep 23, 2023
mign CEO to Speak at University of Tokyo's Architecture and Urban DX Talent Development Program
Automatically translated from the Japanese original.
Speaking Engagements
mign CEO Masahiro Taima to Speak at the University of Tokyo's "Architecture and Urban DX Human Resource Development Program"
Lecture on "Research and Development in Architecture, Urban Planning, and Civil Engineering Using Generative AI and Diverse Data"Masahiro Taima, CEO of mign Inc. (headquartered in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo), a company that develops software for the architecture and civil engineering industries using advanced technologies such as AI and VR, will deliver a lecture titled “Research and Development in Architecture, Urban Planning, and Civil Engineering Using Generative AI and Diverse Data” at the Technical Seminar held on Saturday, February 3, 2024, as part of the University of Tokyo’s Architecture and Urban DX Human Resource Development Program.
Launched by the University of Tokyo in fiscal 2022, the program aims to cultivate students and working professionals who aspire to launch businesses and other ventures that advance digital transformation (DX), by helping them acquire DX-related knowledge in the architecture and urban fields and analyze the challenges involved. It consists of three components: Technical Seminars, in which experts on DX in architecture and urban planning lecture on the latest technological developments; Policy Colloquia, which provide a comprehensive overview of trends in DX policy; and the Architecture and Urban DX Forum, where participants present the outcomes of what they have learned in the seminars and colloquia. This year’s program runs over eight sessions, beginning Saturday, October 7, 2023.
To boost productivity in the architecture and urban fields through DX, mign offers a wide range of products built on advanced technologies, including stadi, an architecture and structure image-generation software that links ChatGPT with Stable Diffusion; chact, a natural language model created by training the language model behind ChatGPT on construction-related laws and regulations; and locata, a geographic information application that lets citizens report infrastructure in need of repair to local governments and manufacturers. The company also actively pursues joint research and co-development with companies, municipalities, and research institutions.
At the Technical Seminar on February 3, 2024, CEO Taima will address students and working professionals aiming to develop DX-related businesses, covering the latest academic findings on the use of generative AI and diverse data in architecture, urban planning, and civil engineering; case studies of the software and applications mign has developed to date; and the outlook for the industry going forward.
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Overview of the University of Tokyo’s Architecture and Urban DX Human Resource Development Program ・Name: The 2nd University of Tokyo Organization for Comprehensive Projects, Endowed Chair for the International Architectural Education Platform (SEKISUI HOUSE -KUMA LAB)
Architecture and Urban DX Human Resource Development Program
・Date and time:
Session 7: Saturday, February 3, 2024, 10:00 a.m.–5:15 p.m.
*The lecture by mign CEO Masahiro Taima will take place from 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
*For the dates of the program’s other sessions, please visit the organizer’s website.
・Venue: HASEKO-KUMA HALL (Faculty of Engineering Building 11, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)
・Organizer: The University of Tokyo Organization for Comprehensive Projects, Endowed Chair for the International Architectural Education Platform (SEKISUI HOUSE -KUMA LAB)
・Intended audience: Students and working professionals who aspire to launch businesses and other ventures that advance DX, by acquiring DX-related knowledge in the architecture and urban fields and analyzing the challenges involved
・Capacity: 100 participants (planned)
・Fee: Free *Advance registration required (first come, first served)
・How to attend: Please register via the organizer’s website.