Event date： 2025.10.27

Audience Alums Students Professors and staff

Location Rokkodai 2nd Campus

We are pleased to invite you to a UK–Japan joint symposium, “Crossing Disciplines with AI — From Perception to Production.”
This event brings together researchers from Kobe University and the University of Bristol to share their work on applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning across diverse fields. The symposium will explore how AI can contribute to art, animal welfare, agriculture, medicine, and communication — all with a focus on Human-Centered AI.　　

Event details

  • Date: Monday, 27 October 2025
  • Time: 16:00 – 19:00 JST
  • Location: Innovation Studio, Library for Science and Technology, Kobe University
  • Admission: Free
  • Registration: Not required
  • Contact: Maiko Uesaki (Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University)
     uesaki[at]port.kobe-u.ac.jp(* Please replace [at] with @.) 

 

Agenda

(JST; Bristol times in brackets)

16:00 (07:00) 

Opening

 Maiko Uesaki (Associate Professor, Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University)

16:10 (07:10) 

Painting and Curating with AI

 Jasmina Stevanov (Lecturer, Business School, University of Bristol)

16:35 (07:35) 

Title to be announced

 László Talas (Senior Lecturer, Veterinary School, University of Bristol)

17:00 (08:00)

Title to be announced

 Alfie Prettyman (Veterinary School, University of Bristol)

17:15 (08:15) 

Data Will Bring Us Together: Mapping the Data Life Cycle to Co-design AI with Multiple Stakeholders

 Elaine Czech (TORUS Project, School of Computer Science, University of Bristol)

17:30 (08:30) Coffee Break and Networking
17:45 (08:45) 

Automated Monitoring of Grazing Cattle Behavior Using Video Analysis: Individual Identification of Cattle in Video Using GPS Devices

 Ren Nakagawa (Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University)

18:00 (09:00) 

Cooperative Localization of Grazing Cattle Using IMU and RSSI Data with Batch Optimization

 Ryoga Tamasaki (Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University)

18:15 (09:15) 

AI-driven Emotion Recognition and Emotion-aware Dialogue Generation

 Changqin Quan (Associate Professor, Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University)

18:30 (09:30) 

Motion Tracking Techniques for MR-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Abdominal Organs

 Daisuke Kokuryo (Associate Professor, Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University)

18:45 (09:45)Demo and Networking

    （Incharge：Graduate School of System Informatics）