Research Leader : Yuichi TEI
Yuichi TEI
Professor
Department of Bioengineering, Graduate Schools of Engineering and Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Chung graduated from University of Tokyo School of Medicine to obtain MD in 1989. After working as a Resident and Clinical Fellow in Internal Medicine at University of Tokyo Hospital, he entered and graduated from University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine to obtain PhD in 1997. During the period at graduate school, he joined as a Research Fellow Endocrine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA in 1995. In 1998, he was appointed Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and then in 2001 Assistant Professor of Medicine. In 2002, he came back to his alma mater, worked at Graduate Schools of Medicine and Engineering. Since 2007, he is holding his current position.
He attempts to clarify the mechanism and origin of morality and to create devices to measure and visualize morality levels using voice recognition system. He also tries to install the morality engine on artificial intelligence and robots.
Biomaterial
The University of Tokyo Center of Innovation (COI) conducts research and development with our future vision: “Self-Managing Healthy Society” toward the goal of “From hospitalization to outpatient care, from outpatient care to home care, being healthy at home”. The COI is different from the conventional academia-industry cooperation in the following three points.We promote a "back-casting" type research and development (set goals from the vision for ideal society in the future). The academia-industry at the university tends to be seeds-based, lacking the vision toward a social implementation, but this "back-casting" type study will fix such matter.
Back-casting type research and development
We do not promote a “front-casting” type (conceive ideas for a practical applications by seeds coming from basic studies), but a "back-casting" type research and development (set goals from the vision for ideal society in the future). The academia-industry at the university tends to be seeds-based, lacking the vision toward a social implementation, but this "back-casting" type study will fix such matter.
Under one roof
We aim to establish an innovation site where academia and industry can discuss and work on R&D together under one roof. In a conventional way, each stakeholder works separately, passing the baton to the next stakeholder, but the buttons are often dropped. On the other hand, the COI involves all stakeholders from all sectors including academia, industry, government and private from early stage of R&D toward the achievement of goals quickly.
"Potluck" method
We provide direct support to academia only, not to the project partner companies or government. Partner companies should cover resources in need (personnel and laboratory expenses, etc.) by “potluck” method. Due to this method, companies only aiming at subsidy will be shaken off, and companies with their needs and corporate strategy matching seeds of the University of Tokyo will be selected.
We have already established a system that promotes rapid R&D by gathering all stakeholders from industry, government, academia and private under one roof and providing one-stop support to the project matching the future vision of the COI. Furthermore, we have networks with Kanagawa prefecture, NIHS, PMDA and ISO. By utilizing our COI site as a practical educational site, we work on the development of human resources in the University of Tokyo to sustain this system.
We pledge to contribute to solving problems facing ageing society through disruptive innovation and social system reform using the University’s intellectual asset including voice analysis, ultrasound, ICT, and behavior change technologies.