Joint Presentation of Results by the 6th and 7th Generation Students

[Date and time] November 15, 2025 (Saturday/Holiday) 9:00-18:20

[Venue] Convention Hall, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo

[Implementation Method] Sixth-year students, third stage (20 people): Oral presentation

　Seventh Generation, Second Stage (38 participants): Poster Presentation

【overview】

9:00-9:10 Opening remarks
by Hiroshi Toshiyoshi (Director, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo)

9:15-12:00　
Presentations of research results by the 6th generation students (3rd stage) 1 and 2
● Why does fish sashimi glow? ~Investigation of the relationship between the periodic structure of myofibrils on the surface of sashimi and structural color~
● Optimization and investigation of a safety confirmation system that can be used in times of disaster using LPWA
● Development, implementation, and evaluation of a locomotive syndrome experience program using VR technology

• Research on the artificial production and utilization of collagen contained in bivalve byssal threads as a fiber
  ● Validation of a mixed index of WBGT and Heat Index
• Hydrodynamic considerations for the evolution and adaptation of diving beetle morphology
  ● Examination of genetic factors in functional dysmenorrhea - relationship with SNPs downstream of the NGF region
  ● Do plants "learn" stimuli?

Quantitative analysis of stimulus-specific habituation and spontaneous recovery in Mimosa pudica L.
● Stress analysis by ion collision under the influence of magnetic shielding​
● Rehabilitation potential of baton twirling movements - focusing on daily living functions -

Evaluators: Yosuke Tanaka (Professor, Institute for Collaborative Research in Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo) and 2 others

12:00-13:15 Photo shoot and lunch

13:20-14:25
Poster presentations 1 and 2 of research plans by the 7th cohort (second stage)

(An exchange meeting between first-stage and third-stage participants will be held in a separate room.)
Poster presentation evaluator:
　Ken Tange
　(Deputy Director, Social Collaboration Headquarters, University of Tokyo / Chairman, UTokyoGSC-Next Steering Committee)

Yuya Sakai

(Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science / Member, Next Generation Development Office)

Hiroshi Toshiyoshi

(Director, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo)

　Toru Wakihara

　(Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo)

　Mari Oshima

　(Professor, Institute of Industrial Science / Director, Next Generation Development Office)

　Hirofumi Kadono　

　(Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology)

　Kawagoe Shio　

　(Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science / Member, Next Generation Development Office)

　Koji Hashimoto

　(Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo)

　Munehito Arai

　(Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo)

14:25-14:45 First to Third Opinion Exchange Sessions

15:00-17:50
Presentations of research results by the 6th cohort (third stage) 3 and 4

• Exploration and optimization of hydrogen generation methods using discarded udon noodles
  ● Analysis of metal cutting behavior under microgravity
  ● Identification of factors that cut DNA at replication fork arrest sites using budding yeast
  ● Does sleep promote regeneration in planarians?
  ● Consideration of the impact of AI chatbots on the thought processes of high school students
  ● Research on linkage mechanisms using Markov chain Monte Carlo method
  ● Intercellular communication and its impact on cellular function by exosomes
  ● Development of curling tactical AI considering FESRAIN
  ● Development of silent propellers for drones using a 3D printer
• Development of gene manipulation technology utilizing drug repositioning

Evaluators: Hajime Shiramizu (Research Fellow, Institute of Industrial Science) and 2 others

17:50-18:05 Commentary
by Itaru Kawagoe
(Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science / Member of the Next Generation Development Office)
and Mari Oshima
(Professor, Institute of Industrial Science / Director of the Next Generation Development Office)

18:05-18:18 UTokyoGSC-Next Graduation Ceremony

18:25-18:30 Closing remarks
by Ken Tange
(Deputy Director, Social Collaboration Headquarters, University of Tokyo / Chairman, UTokyoGSC-Next Steering Committee)

Group photo

Oral presentation

Poster presentation

Certificate of Completion Award

To all students of the 6th term, 3rd stage

To all the 7th generation students in the second stage