Collaboration Meetings and Research Discussions

Symposium: What is Causality: From the Perspective of Philosophy, Mathematics, and Physics II

The symposium was held for the aims to deepen our fundamental understanding of causality from different perspectives of philosophy, mathematics, and physics. “Causality” and “explanation” will be the central topics of this symposium.

Date	Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:40 p.m.
Venue	3rd floor Lecture Theater, TOKYO ELECTRON House of Creativity, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University
Speakers	Prof. Masanori Hariyama (Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University) Prof. Masahiko Igashira (Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University) Akane Okubo (Graduate student, Tokyo University of Science) Prof. Hiroshi Shimizu (School of Sociology, Kwansei Gakuin University) Prof. Hiroyuki Higuchi (Computing Laboratory, Fujitsu Limited / Specially Appointed Professor, Mathematical Science Center for Co-creative Society, Tohoku University) Prof. Takeshi Kanasugi (Faculty of Letters, Kokugakuin University)
Graphic Recording by	Haruno Fujita, TexT Inc.

Discussion: “Causal inference for clinical data through Bayesian network approach” (Prof. Masanori Hariyama)

Prof. Masanori Hariyama of Tohoku University gave a talk at the January meeting of the “Mathematics + Philosophy + Physics” group.

Date	Thursday, January 30, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Venue	Conference Room, Innovation Center for Creation of a Resilient Society, Aobayama Campus, Tohoku University
Number of Participants	9
Speaker	Prof. Masanori Hariyama (Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University)
Graphic Recording by	Haruno Fujita, TexT Inc.

Discussion: “Causal reasoning in psychology” (Prof. Hiroshi Shimizu)

Prof. Hiroshi Shimizu of Kwansei Gakuin University gave a talk at the December meeting of the “Mathematics + Philosophy + Physics” group.

Date	Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue	Conference Room, Innovation Center for Creation of a Resilient Society, Aobayama Campus, Tohoku University
Number of Participants	9
Speaker	Prof. Hiroshi Shimizu (School of Sociology, Kwansei Gakuin University)
Graphic Recording by	Haruno Fujita, TexT Inc.

Discussion: “What is a Scientific Explanation?” (Prof. Masahiko Igashira)

Prof. Masahiko Igashira of Hitotsubashi University gave a talk at the November meeting of the “Mathematics + Philosophy + Physics” group.

Date	Friday, November 22, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Venue	Conference Room, Innovation Center for Creation of a Resilient Society, Aobayama Campus, Tohoku University
Number of Participants	9
Speaker	Prof. Masahiko Igashira (Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University)
Graphic Recording by	Haruno Fujita, TexT Inc.

Discussion: “Causality in Law” (Dr. Masato Yoshihara)

Dr. Masato Yoshihara of Kyoto University gave a talk at the October meeting of the “Mathematics + Philosophy + Physics” group.

Date	Monday, October 28, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Venue	Conference Room, Innovation Center for Creation of a Resilient Society, Aobayama Campus, Tohoku University
Number of Participants	9
Speaker	Dr. Masato Yoshihara (Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University)
Graphic Recording by	Haruno Fujita, TexT Inc.

Discussion: What is Causality: From the Perspective of Philosophy, Mathematics, and Physics
(Speakers discussion based on the symposium held on February 19)

We are holding a series of discussions about mathematical approaches as a basis for discovery intelligence.

Date	Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Venue	1st floor Lounge, TOKYO ELECTRON House of Creativity, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University
Participants	Tohoku University: Yoshinao Asakawa, Saku Hara, Hitoshi Omori, Tomoki Ozawa, Hiroshi Suito, Keita Yokoyama Kyoto University: Yusuke Imoto, Jun Otsuka Tohoku University / Fujitsu Limited: Hiroyuki Higuchi
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Lecture on “Theory of causation from pragmatic perspectives” (Prof. Masahiro Matsuo)

Professor Masahiro Matsuo of Hokkaido University gave a talk at the November meeting of the “Mathematics + Philosophy + Physics” group.

Date	Friday, November 10, 2023 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue	Conference Room, Innovation Center for Creation of a Resilient Society, Aobayama Campus, Tohoku University
Number of Participants	11
Speaker	Prof. Masahiro Matsuo (School of Science, Hokkaido University)

The 1st Fujitsu Small Research Lab National Conference

On October 6, 2023, at the “1st Fujitsu Small Research Lab National Conference” held at Hokkaido University, initiatives of laboratories in different universities were introduced and discussed.

Discussion: Causalities in Philosophy and Physics

We are holding a series of discussions about mathematical approaches as a basis for discovery intelligence.

Date	Monday, June 5, 2023
Venue	Conference Room, Innovation Center for Creation of a Resilient Society, Aobayama Campus, Tohoku University
Number of Participants	13
Graphic Recording by	Haruno Fujita, TexT Inc.

The First Annual Meeting

The first annual meeting was held, through which the project members shared prospects for resolving social difficulties through discovery intelligence and then discussed directions for the next fiscal year.

Date	Friday, February 24, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue	Combination Room, AIMR Main Building, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University
Number of Participants	16 (5 from Fujitsu, 11 from Tohoku University)

Discussion: Causality and Mathematics

We are holding a series of discussions about mathematical approaches as a basis for discovery intelligence.

Date	Thursday, December 22, 2022
Venue	Conference Room, Innovation Center for Creation of a Resilient Society, Aobayama Campus, Tohoku University
Number of Participants	7
Graphic Recording by	Haruno Fujita, TexT Inc.