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What is The Marine AI Consortium?

What is The Marine AI Consortium?

To assist MAIDEC's AI-related activities, the TUMSAT Marine AI Consortium (Consortium) has been established. The Consortium aims to contribute to the social welfare by providing new solutions for ocean-related challenges, creating new technological platforms, and fostering new leadership in marine sciences. Via cooperation with a wide range of organizations and other entities with expertise in this field, the Consortium will assist in research and education and disseminating knowledge, know-how, and resources related to IoT technologies.

One immediate challenge for the Consortium is to ensure that MAIDEC's WISE Doctoral Program, which aims to foster leadership in information technologies in various realms of ocean sciences, will yield a tangible impact on society. The Consortium is going to take part in the program from its early stages to enhance the practical application of AI technology in marine sciences.

Specific activities

Provide support for MAIDEC's WISE Doctoral Program and other education and training activities related to marine AI.
Support MAIDEC with its academic research on marine AI.
Conduct other activities to fulfill its mission.

Marine AI Consortium

Support provided includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Class teacher commission
Guest lecturer commission
Research guidance
Accepting internships and resident ships
Employment consultationEquipment provision
data offer
Holding symposiums and workshops

Partner institutes

: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC）

Earth Simulator

Among our strengths, we have a wide range of data on earth sciences in general, with a particular focus on the ocean, including data on the global environment, resources, and earthquakes, and a wide range of talent gathered in one place. By participating in the AI Consortium, we hope to provide students with an education that develops their ability to engage in novel research and development based on their flexible thinking. We would also like to contribute to the development of individuals capable of utilizing simulations such as our new Earth Simulator and handling big data.

: Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency

Developing Japan's fisheries and related industries will require strengthening the system for rapidly collecting information on catches, operations, and fishery environments using ICT as well as the wide variety of information as big data. Our organization has very high expectations for this program, as we believe that it is necessary to develop the professionals who will be conducting such research.

: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology

The above figure is an example of a simulation of transportation during a disaster (circles indicate evacuation centers while the height of the stacked circles indicates the amount of cargo received). Such simulations output huge amounts of data that can be used to develop new AI.

The third AI boom has spurred on a great deal of activity in basic and applied artificial intelligence research. One of the differences from the second boom is the proactive adoption of learning systems. Learning systems need to learn from large amounts of data, which need to be collected through the Internet of Things (IoT), simulations, and other sources. In other words, thinking about the social implementation of AI requires perceiving it not only as efforts to delve deeply into a single research theme but also as a system composed of various elements. We expect the WISE Program to produce professionals well-versed in the construction of such systems.

: IDEA Consultants, Inc.

We are in a time when social innovation is needed. The field of business, too, has a need for flexible thinking skills that create innovation.
This program aims to open up a new future for maritime affairs and fisheries through the full use of digital technology. There is an urgent need to develop professionals who can understand the scientific meaning of a wide variety of big data and make full use of information and collaborative technology to solve marine issues.
We hope that we can collaborate with this program to further its goal of producing the next generation of professionals.

: BEMAC Corporation

We are a manufacturer of switchboards and monitoring panels for general merchant ships established in 1946. We are involved in design, production, installation, electrical outfitting, and aftersales service. Based on the concept of a "ship that never stops," we are researching the utilization of ship data to achieve our great dream of remote monitoring of equipment, preventive maintenance, trouble avoidance, and eventually autonomous navigation. As part of the consortium, we will strive to contribute to the development of data utilization in the maritime industry from the standpoint of the ship machinery and equipment industry.

: NPO Marine Technologist

We provide environmentally friendly and economical ship operation support services such as e-Navi Plan by leveraging information technology, big data, and the IoT.This contributes to the rationalization of ship management, the innovation of maritime business models, and the sustainable development of society. There is a need to develop creative professionals who have sufficient knowledge of information technology and are capable of utilizing it to create innovation. We believe that this dream can be realized through the provision of practical data in collaboration with the WISE Program.

: Technical University of Denmark

Addressing the challenges of Industry 4.0 is a major focus area for DTU Mechanical Engineering, and our efforts cover many different research fields. DTU Mechanical Engineering is therefore happy to contribute to and collaborate in the Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education in which efforts, experience, and expertise from the Section of Fluid Mechanics, Coastal and Maritime Engineering will be shared. Due to the complex interaction between weather, sea, and structure, highly skilled individuals are required to ensure a sustainable and safe maritime future where the use of Big Data and AI is fundamental; and DTU Mechanical Engineering is proud to help educating such individuals.

: Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Sustainable ocean development and conservation calls for an understanding of oceanic conditions, yet the ocean remains a final frontier as Society 5.0 takes shape with sophisticated big data applications. In pursuing our mission of establishing new ocean governance, OPRI advocates marine policymaking and stakeholder mapping that involves building "ocean big data" and applying AI technology, as well as interdisciplinary use of ocean status monitoring systems. Through this program, OPRI intends to bridge the gap between ocean science and policy, and to cultivate the next generation of stewards of the "ocean digital society.

List of cooperating institutes

	Innoqua Inc.
	Japan Weather Association
	Nissui Corporation
	Maruha Nichiro Corporation
	FURUNO ELECTRIC CO.,LTD.
	Japan Radio Co.,Ltd.
	MTI Co., Ltd.
	ZABoooN, Inc.
	Akishima Laboratory Inc.