2nd Symposium
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The 2nd Symposium on Frontiers of Data Science and Life Science Research was held at Tetsumon Memorial Hall, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, on March 16 (Mon) – 17 (Tue), 2026. Thank you to everyone who participated.
Meeting Report & Photos
The meeting report and photos will be published when ready.
Venue
Tetsumon Memorial Hall, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Participation fee
Free of charge
Registration
Registration for the 2nd Symposium has closed.
Program
March 16 (Monday)
| 10:00 - 10:05 | Opening | |
| Session 1: Life Science Research Using Data Science | ||
| 10:05 - 10:35 | Hirokazu Toju Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University |
Dynamics and Multistability of Complex Biological Systems |
| 10:40 - 11:10 | Jun Okamoto Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University |
Spatiotemporal Reconstruction of Gene Expression Dynamics Based on Optimal Transport Theory |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Masato Ishikawa Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University |
Manipulating Cell Fate Based on Gene Regulatory Dynamics |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | Keita Iida Institute for Protein Research, The University of Osaka |
Modeling drug resistance acquisition from single-cell data using nonautonomous dynamics |
| 12:20 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| Session 2: Drug Discovery Research Using Data Science | ||
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Daichi Yamaguchi Shionogi & Co., Ltd. |
Developing a Model to Predict CCR8 Receptor Occupancy in Human Tumor Tissue after Administration of the Humanized Anti-CCR8 Monoclonal Antibody S-531011 and Predicting Clinical Doses |
| 14:35 - 15:05 | Yutaro Hoshi Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
Predicting Treatment Effects in Aplastic Anemia by Extending a Platelet Life-Cycle QSP Model |
| 15:10 - 15:40 | Masahito Ohue School of Computing, Institute of Science Tokyo |
Frontiers of Molecular Design Using AI and Simulation |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Break | |
| Session 3: Model Development Using Data Science | ||
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Yukino Baba Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
Scientific Applications of Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning |
| 16:35 - 17:05 | Yu Teshima Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) |
Modeling Bat Behavior in an Acoustic Umwelt |
| 17:10 - 17:40 | Masataka Sawayama Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University |
Perceptual Information Processing in Diverse Natural Environments |
| 17:45 - 18:15 | Hideaki Shimazaki Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University |
Event Time-Series Analysis Using a State-Space Ising Model |
| 18:30~ | Banquet | |
March 17 (Tuesday)
| Session 4: Clinical Research Using Data Science | ||
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Tetsuro Ishikawa School of Medicine, Keio University; RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) |
Data-Driven Extraction and Visualization of Predictors |
| 10:35 - 11:05 | Hirohiko Kohjitani Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University |
Developing an ECG Foundation Model with an LLM Backend |
| 11:10 - 11:40 | Shoya Iwanami Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University |
Evaluating Antiviral Drug Treatment Based on Viral Infection Dynamics |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Moeko Suzuki Division of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nihon Pharmaceutical University |
An Introduction to Pharmacometrics Using Real-World and Virtual-World Data |
| 12:15 - 13:30 | Lunch | |
| Session 5: Data Science Using Mathematical and Information Sciences | ||
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Yoshinobu Kawahara Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Osaka |
Understanding and Predicting Complex Phenomena through Data-Driven Koopman Analysis |
| 14:05 - 14:35 | Hiroto Seki Department of Computer Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University |
Learning and Using Patient Representations in Latent Space |
| 14:40 - 15:10 | Shizuo Kaji Center for Science Adventure and Collaborative Research, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University |
Extracting Data Bases That Preserve Topological Structure: Topological Regularization of PCA and NMF |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Hitomi Anzai Division of Innovative Fluid Science, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University |
Developing Deep-Learning Blood Flow Analysis for Large-Scale Cohort Studies |
Banquet
A banquet was held following the talks on the first day.
Date and time
March 16 (Mon), 2026, from 18:30
Participation fee
JPY 8,000
Venue
Capo PELLICANO, Hongo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
13th Floor, Faculty of Medicine Education and Research Building, The University of Tokyo
The banquet for the 2nd Symposium has concluded.
Contact
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Co-organizers
Aihara Moonshot Project: “Comprehensive Mathematical Understanding of the Complex Control System between Organs and Challenge for Ultra-Early Precision Medicine”
Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A): “Creation of Data Descriptive Science and Its Interdisciplinary Applications” (Area Representative: Yasuaki Hiraoka)
JST-Mirai Program, Common Platform Technology: “Development of a Mathematical Foundation for Four-Dimensional Topological Data Analysis to Create Future Medicine” (Area Representative: Takashi Sakajo)
Supporters
Center for Pre-disease Science and AI Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo