Industry Groups
As an important feature of IFAC 2023, we have launched the Industry Group at a large scale in the National Organizing Committee. This is our attempt to make IFAC 2023 a turning point for enhancing participation and involvement of researchers and practitioners from industry in IFAC activities, which have been a long-standing issue. It is indeed a great chance to identify emerging technologies and areas relevant to control as the domains in close proximity to control technologies are expanding today due to the growth in new concepts and tools from Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Data Science, Digital Transformation, and so on.
The Industry Group has been organized with 137 members, where 61 of them are affiliated with major industrial companies in Japan. The Industry Group concerns all the industry related issues of the Congress and consists of seventeen Subcommittees representing different industry and technology domains which correspond to many IFAC TCs.
The objectives of the Industry Group have been set as follows:
- To promote industry engagement and participation from across the world.
- To advertise IFAC activities to engineers/practitioners in industry new to IFAC and encourage their participation.
- To provide the industry members with opportunities to work with academia for the organization of events at the Congress based on their needs and interest.
- To support the industry members to present the current topics in their expert areas and new developments to participants of the Congress, which may stimulate and lead to new collaborations.
This effort is also in accordance with the Congress vision ''Control for Solving Societal Problems and Creating Societal Values.'' The goal is to identify current societal problems that industry is facing, to find control-oriented solutions, and then to provide the opportunities to present potential directions at the Congress.
The Industry Group has proposed 33 events for the Congress:
1 workshop, 10 invited sessions, 8 forums, 2 citizen forums, 2 competitions, 1 demonstration, 5 exhibitions and 4 technical tours.
Industry Group
| Chair | Kazuya Asano | JFE Techno-Research Corp. |
| Co-Chair | Ken-ichi Tanaka | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Shuichi Adachi | Keio University |
| Co-Chair | Manabu Kano | Kyoto University |
| Co-Chair | Takashi Yamaguchi | Ricoh Company, Ltd. |
| Member | Norihiro Kamamichi | Tokyo Denki University |
| Member | Shigemasa Nakagawa | NIPPON STEEL TEXENG.CO.,LTD. |
| Member | Kenji Ikeda | Tokushima University |
| Member | Yusuke Fujimoto | The University of Kitakyushu |
Subgroups
| Mechatronic Systems (SG01) | ||
| Chair | Mitsuo Hirata | Utsunomiya University |
| Co-Chair | Hiroshi Fujimoto | The University of Tokyo |
| Co-Chair | Akira Shimada | Shibaura Institute of Technology |
| Co-Chair | Tomonori Sato | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Naoko Toyoshima | Nidec Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Takenori Atsumi | Chiba Institute of Technology |
| Co-Chair | Shota Yabui | Tokyo City University |
| Co-Chair | Wataru Ohnishi | The University of Tokyo |
| Co-Chair | Kenta Seki | Nagoya Institute of Technology |
| Co-Chair | Yoshihiro Maeda | Nagoya Institute of Technology |
| Co-Chair | Shingo Ito | University of Fukui |
| Co-Chair | Ryohei Kitayoshi | YASKAWA Electric Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Junji Oaki | Toshiba Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Daisuke Akasaka | MathWorks Japan |
| Co-Chair | Koichi Sakata | Nikon Corporation |
| Power & Energy Systems (SG02) | ||
| Chair | Yutaka Iino | Waseda University |
| Co-Chair | Yoshihiko Susuki | Kyoto University |
| Co-Chair | Atsushi Kurosaki | Azbil Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Tomoki Sakaue | Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. |
| Co-Chair | Masahiko Murai | Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Shoichi Kitamura | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Shinya Suenaga | Hitachi, Ltd. |
| Co-Chair | Hikaru Hoshino | University of Hyogo |
| Machinery and Robotics (SG03) | ||
| Chair | Koichi Osuka | Osaka University |
| Co-Chair | Masako Sudo | FANUC CORPORATION |
| Co-Chair | Fumiyoshi Takano | Komatsu Ltd. |
| Co-Chair | Koji Inada | Komatsu Ltd. |
| Co-Chair | Masakazu Fujii | IHI Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Hitoshi Hasunuma | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
| Steel Manufacturing Processes (SG04) | ||
| Chair | Hiroshi Kitada | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| Co-Chair | Hisashi Tamaki | Kobe University |
| Co-Chair | Osamu Yamaguchi | JFE Steel Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Yoshiyuki Noda | University of Yamanashi |
| Co-Chair | Tokujiro Horikawa | Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) |
| Co-Chair | Toshiharu Iwatani | Kobe Steel, Ltd. |
| Chemical Processes (SG05) | ||
| Chair | Hideaki Tanaka | ENEOS Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Yoshiyuki Yamashita | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Co-Chair | Toru Yamamoto | Hiroshima University |
| Co-Chair | Hidekazu Kugemoto | Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited |
| Co-Chair | Masanobu Obika | ADAPTEX Co., Ltd. |
| Automotive Control (SG06) | ||
| Chair | Yuji Yasui | Honda R&D Co., Ltd. |
| Co-Chair | Tatsuya Suzuki | Nagoya University |
| Co-Chair | Tielong Shen | Sophia University |
| Co-Chair | Junichi Kako | Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) |
| Co-Chair | Hayato Nakada | Hino Motors, Ltd. |
| Smart Cities (SG07) | ||
| Chair | Michinaga Kohno | Michi Creative City Designers Inc. |
| Co-Chair | Hideki Koizumi | The University of Tokyo |
| Co-Chair | Sachiyo Arai | Chiba University |
| Co-Chair | Kenji Hirata | University of Toyama |
| Co-Chair | Yuji Yoshimura | The University of Tokyo |
| Co-Chair | Yoshiyuki Nagano | NEC Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Yoshikazu Ishihara | Mitsubishi Research Institute,Inc. |
| Co-Chair | Nobuo Mishima | Saga University |
| Co-Chair | Takayuki Morikawa | Nagoya University |
| Co-Chair | Masaki Inoue | Keio University |
| Co-Chair | Yasuaki Wasa | Waseda University |
| Co-Chair | Kenta Tanaka | Musashi University |
| Smart Agriculture (SG08) | ||
| Chair | Shigemi Hidaka | YANMAR AGRIBUSINESS CO., LTD. |
| Co-Chair | Yuichi Chida | Shinshu University |
| Co-Chair | Masaki Takahashi | Keio University |
| Co-Chair | Kohei Yamada | Kubota Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Yasuhisa Uoya | Kubota Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Kouki Ono | ISEKI & CO., LTD. |
| Co-Chair | Takanori Fukao | The University of Tokyo |
| Member | Hisatoshi Suzuki | Nagano Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Experiment Station |
| Member | Satoru Sakai | Shinshu University |
| Member | Takashi Furuyama | National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
| Member | Tatsuya Kato | YANMAR AGRIBUSINESS CO., LTD. |
| Control in Construction (SG09) | ||
| Chair | Keiji Nagatani | The University of Tokyo |
| Co-Chair | Kenniti Hamamoto | KAJIMA CORPORATION |
| Co-Chair | Mikita Miyaguchi | Takenaka Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Yutaro Fukase | SHIMIZU CORPORATION |
| Co-Chair | Masayoshi Watanabe | TAISEI CORPORATION |
| Co-Chair | Kazuaki Yoshimoto | OBAYASHI CORPORATION |
| Aerospace Technology (SG10) | ||
| Chair | Masayuki Sato | Kumamoto University |
| Co-Chair | Takayuki Hirose | Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS) |
| Co-Chair | Shinichi Nakasuka | The University of Tokyo |
| Co-Chair | Kenzo Nonami | Chiba University |
| Co-Chair | Tsutomu Ichikawa | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
| Co-Chair | Daisuke Karikawa | Tohoku University |
| Co-Chair | Takehiro Higuchi | Yokohama National University |
| Co-Chair | Daisuke Tsubakino | Nagoya University |
| Co-Chair | Satoshi Satoh | Osaka University |
| Co-Chair | Hiroshi Koyama | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Hideki Nomoto | Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS) |
| Co-Chair | Seiya Ueno | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
| Marine Systems (SG11) | ||
| Chair | Hiroshi Yoshida | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) |
| Co-Chair | Etsuro Shimizu | Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology |
| Co-Chair | Hisashi Sugiura | Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| Co-Chair | Kazuki Eguchi | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
| Co-Chair | Yoshiki Ikeda | Mitsubishi Electric Software Corporation |
| Member | Yuya Nishida | Kyushu Institute of Technology |
| Member | Tatsuro Yonekura | Iwate University |
| Member | Yuichi Kouzaki | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Environmental Systems (SG12) | ||
| Chair | Munenobu Hashizume | Hitachi Zosen Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Takao Nakamura | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) |
| Co-Chair | Masahiro Maruyoshi | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) |
| Co-Chair | Ryo Onishi | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Co-Chair | Mutsumi Kimura | Shinshu University |
| Co-Chair | Ryoichi Ishizuka | Hitachi Zosen Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Kenji Kobayashi | Hitachi Zosen Corporation |
| Biological & Medical Systems (SG13) | ||
| Chair | Kenji Kawashima | The University of Tokyo |
| Co-Chair | Koichi Hashimoto | Tohoku University |
| Systems Science & Technology (SG14) | ||
| Chair | Toshiya Kaihara | Kobe University |
| Co-Chair | Itaru Nishizawa | Hitachi, Ltd. |
| Co-Chair | Eitaro Aiyoshi | Tokyo Metropolitan University |
| Co-Chair | Tatsushi Nishi | Okayama University |
| Co-Chair | Kazuyuki Mori | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Takashi Nishiyama | Panasonic Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Toshiyuki Miyamoto | Osaka Institute of Technology |
| Member | Yoshikuni Sato | Panasonic Corporation |
| Internet of Things (SG15) | ||
| Chair | Shigemasa Takai | Osaka University |
| Co-Chair | Kazunori Hayashi | Kyoto University |
| Co-Chair | Shinichi Ishizuka | Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd. |
| Co-Chair | Daisuke Akasaka | MathWorks Japan |
| Co-Chair | Kai Cai | Osaka Metropolitan University |
| Co-Chair | Kiminao Kogiso | The University of Electro-Communications |
| Co-Chair | Kenji Sawada | The University of Electro-Communications |
| Artificial Intelligence (SG16) | ||
| Chair | Kazuhiro Nakadai | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Co-Chair | Ikuko Nishikawa | Ritsumeikan University |
| Co-Chair | Tadahiro Taniguchi | Ritsumeikan University |
| Co-Chair | Masahito Togami | Amazon Web Services, Inc. |
| Co-Chair | Reiji Suzuki | Nagoya University |
| Measurement & Instrumentation (SG17) | ||
| Chair | Toshiyuki Tanaka | Keio University |
| Co-Chair | Akio Namiki | Chiba University |
| Co-Chair | Hidehiko Wada | Yokogawa Electric Corporation |
| Co-Chair | Takeshi Hatanaka | Tokyo Institute of Technology |