Thu. 11th January
Reception Hall, in Banquet
Shirai Daisuke AI Concert
Shirai Daisuke is a singer-songwriter and composed some songs by AI and researchers.
A research group led by Professor OTANI Noriko at Media Studies Department, Tokyo City University, and Professor NUMAO Masayuki at the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, together with him, studied automatic composition of music to suit an individual’s feelings, developing an automatic composition system.
If you enter existing songs into this automatic composition system for the purpose of composing a new song to give targeted listeners specific feelings according to their tastes, the system learns characteristics common to these songs and makes songs based on these characteristics.
At the enchanting stage where AI’s magic unfolds, we deliver an encounter with music and the future.
Fri. 12th January
LUNCH TIME
Excursion: Green-Light Wavelength-Selective Organic Solar Cell For Greenhouse
The development of next-generation greenhouses in agriculture is driving a growing demand for innovative systems that can address both energy and food challenges simultaneously. Currently, agriculture heavily relies on fossil fuels, particularly heavy oil, as its primary energy source, new technologies must be explored to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide.
Ensuring a stable food supply is crucial for increasing self-sufficiency rates, but the installation of traditional silicon solar cells has presented challenges due to shading effects, leading to reduced crop yields. Consequently, the absence of suitable solar cell technology for greenhouses poses critical problems for both power generation and food supply.
Under this situation, Prof. Yutaka IE (SANKEN, Osaka University) has developed the green-light wavelength-selective organic solar cells (GLWS-OSCs) , whose transmitted blue and red light can be effectively used to promote plant growth. Furthermore, green light can be effectively utilized for power generation and can be used as a source of electricity for greenhouses.
This GLWS-OSCs can be installed on the entire roof of greenhouses due to the advantages of light weight, flexible, and large area. This technology enables efficient utilization of solar energy for both power generation and agriculture.
We will take a lecture and visit the greenhouses installed the GLWS-OSCs.
