Delegation from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia visits Science Tokyo

A group of seven university faculty members from Malaysia, led by Professor Emeritus Zainai Mohamed from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), visited Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) on October 30, 2024.

Responding to UTM’s interest in exploring potential collaborations in the fields of AI robotics and AI engineering — areas of strategic focus for UTM — Science Tokyo representatives warmly welcomed the delegation. Executive Vice President for Global Affairs Jun-ichi Takada, Vice President for Public Relations Nobuyuki Iwatsuki, School of Engineering Professor Kazuhiro Nakadai, and School of Life Science and Technology Assistant Professor Wong Sing Ying hosted the visit, facilitating introductions and fruitful discussions between the universities.

Building on these conversations, Nakadai guided the group on a tour of his AI Robotics Laboratory in the Department of Systems and Control Engineering. Together with two students, he showcased their research on robot audition and computational auditory scene analysis through engaging demonstrations. This spurred a lively exchange of ideas, with the Malaysian delegation expressing a strong interest in fostering student and researcher collaborations in AI robotics.

This visit was made possible through the active involvement of Dr. Nurul Huda Binti Ahmad, a 2016 graduate of the Department of International Development Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology.¹ Ahmad, who currently works as a researcher at an overseas research institution, is a Science Tokyo Alumni Ambassador² who is actively engaged in dynamic international collaborations. Continued support for the cross-border efforts of ambassadors such as Ahmad will further promote Science Tokyo's global collaboration activities.

1

Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Tokyo Institute of Technology merged on October 1, 2024, to form Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo).

2

Science Tokyo Alumni Ambassadors — graduates of Science Tokyo or its predecessor universities —are based outside Japan and support the Institute through various public relations activities.

• Tokyo Tech Alumni Ambassador | Former Tokyo Tech
• Introduction of Ambassadors | Former Tokyo Tech
• Kazuhiro Nakadai | Researcher Finder - Science Tokyo STAR Search
• Robotics and AI – Nakadai Lab
• Wong Sing Ying | Researcher Finder - Science Tokyo STAR Search
• Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)