Cyber HPC Symposium 2026
This symposium has concluded. We sincerely thank the many participants who attended, making it a highly successful symposium.
(Participant count: 104)
Overview
| Date: | Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 9:20 AM - 5:45 PM |
| Area: | 1F Cybermedia Commons, Main Building of D3 Center, The University of Osaka (Suita Campus) |
| Participation fee: | Free |
| Organizer: | D3 Center, The University of Osaka |
| Cooperation: | The Joint Usage/Research Center for Interdisciplinary Large-scale Information Infrastructures (JHPCN) |
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Purpose
This symposium aims to bring together researchers from academia, industry, and government who use high-performance computer systems in their daily research, and who involved in the maintenance, construction, and operation of high-performance computer systems. The discussions will highlight case studies of the utilization of our center's high-performance computer systems, as well as the latest trends in research and development. In addition, we will reconsider the necessity and importance of high-performance computer systems that contribute to the development of our country.
Program
Moderator: HAYAMI Tomonori (Specially-Appointed Assistant Professor, Advanced High-Performance Computing Infrastructure Systems Research Division, D3 Center, The University of Osaka)
| 9:20-9:30 | Opening Remarks (online) | ||
| FURIHATA Daisuke |
Director / Professor D3 Center, Osaka University |
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| 9:30-9:50 | Special Lecture "Reconsidering the Value of University Supercomputing in the Era of AI for Science" | ||
| KURIHARA Kiyoshi |
Director, Office for the Promotion of Computing Science Office for the Promotion of Computing Science Research Promotion Bureau Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
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| 9:50-10:30 | "Utilization of Supercomputers and Human Resource Development in the FMO Drug Design Consortium" | ||
| FUKUZAWA Kaori |
Professor Quantum life science and bioinformatics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Osaka |
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| 10:30-10:50 | Break | ||
| 10:50-11:30 | "How Supercomputing Drives Fundamental Science: Examples from Cosmology" | ||
| NAGAMINE Kentaro |
Professor Theoretical Astrophysics Group, Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Osaka |
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| 11:30-12:00 | "Current Status and Challenges of D3 Center's Compute and Data Infrastructure for Supporting AI for Science" | ||
| DATE Susumu |
Professor Advanced High-Performance Computing Infrastructure Systems Research Division, D3 Center, The University of Osaka |
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| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 13:30-14:10 | Guest Speech "Utilization of High Performance Computing for tire development" | ||
| TANAKA Yoshihiro |
Manager Toyo Tire Corporation Advanced Technology Development Dept.Technology Development Division |
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| 14:10-15:00 | Keynote Speech "Applications and Expectations for Supercomputers in the Field of the Upper Atmosphere" | ||
| FUKAZAWA Keiichiro |
Professor Information and Planning Division, Fundamental Research Department, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature |
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| 15:00-15:40 | "Introduction of Researches on Supercomputer System at Kyushu University" | ||
| NANRI Takeshi |
Associate Professor Section of Advanced Computational Science, Research Institute for Information Technology, Kyushu University |
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| 15:40-16:20 | Break | ||
| 16:20-17:45 | Panel Discussion "Are supercomputers necessary?" | ||
| Chairperson | TAKAHASHI Keichi |
Associate Professor Advanced High-Performance Computing Infrastructure Systems Research Division, D3 Center, The University of Osaka |
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| Panelists | KATAMURA Tomoyuki |
Senior Engineer Toyo Tire Corporation Advanced Technical Development Dept. Technology Development Division |
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| NAGAMINE Kentaro |
Professor Theoretical Astrophysics Group, Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Osaka |
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| SAKAKURA Kota |
Specially Appointed Associate Professor Advanced High-Performance Computing Infrastructure Systems Research Division, D3 Center, The University of Osaka |
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| TAKAYA Daisuke |
Associate Professor (Lecturer) Quantum life science and bioinformatics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Osaka |
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| TAKIZAWA Hiroyuki |
Professor Research Division on Supercomputing Systems, Cyberscience Center, Tohoku University |
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| 18:00- | Reception | ||
| Venue : Icho-Club(In Icho-Kaikan) Participation Fee : 3,000 JPY ->Icho Hall Access Map (Suita Campus) Access Map to Icho-Club |
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Presentation materials
- Reconsidering the Value of University Supercomputing in the Era of AI for Science (Director, Office for the Promotion of Computing Science, Research Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, KURIHARA Kiyoshi)
- How Supercomputing Drives Fundamental Science: Examples from Cosmology (Professor, Theoretical Astrophysics Group, Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Osaka, NAGAMINE Kentaro)
- Current Status and Challenges of D3 Center's Compute and Data Infrastructure for Supporting AI for Science (Professor, Advanced High-Performance Computing Infrastructure Systems Research Division, D3 Center, The University of Osaka, DATE Susumu)
- Utilization of High Performance Computing for tire development (Manager, Toyo Tire Corporation Advanced Technology Development Dept., Technology Development Division, TANAKA Yoshihiro)
- Applications and Expectations for Supercomputers in the Field of the Upper Atmosphere (Professor, Information and Planning Division, Fundamental Research Department, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, FUKAZAWA Keiichiro)
- Introduction of Researches on Supercomputer System at Kyushu University (Associate Professor, Section of Advanced Computational Science, Research Institute for Information Technology, Kyushu University, NANRI Takeshi)
References
Date : Mar. 11, 9:20 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Instructor: D3 Center
Venue: 1F Cybermedia Commons, Main Building of D3 Center, The University of Osaka (Suita Campus)
-> The place of D3 Center : Suita Campus Map Number 24）
Suita Campus Map
Type : Symposium
Quota: 100
Application deadline: Mar. 5, noon *Extended
Advance registration has been closed. If you were not able to register in advance, you can still register on site on the day of the event.
