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Dates

1603-1 Kamitomioka-machi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata 940-2188 JAPAN

Then what is GIGAKU? GIGAKU is a term composed of two Japanese word-roots; GI and GAKU. The word GI〔技〕literally stands for all kinds of arts and technology, and GAKU〔学〕stands for scientific disciplines in general when used as a suffix. The term was originally coined to describe the fundamental philosophy of education and research of NUT when it was established in 1976. Through this term the founders of NUT intended to express their recognition that all technical challenges in the real world require a scientific approach. And NUT has relentlessly pursued GIGAKU since then. The spirit of GIGAKU is shared not only by NUT researchers but also researchers of the organizing committee of this conference. 

The organizers sincerely hope that the International GIGAKU Conference organized at this special place will offer a venue where all GIGAKU practitioners? young and old, coming from different corners of the world but sharing a common dream for GIGAKU? can meet together, strengthen their ties, cross-fertilize each other’s imaginations and make further steps toward the realization of their dreams.

Chair:

Koichi Niihara, President, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan

Vice-chair:

Tamio Mori, Mayer, Nagaoka City
Yoshiharu Mutoh, Vice President, Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT)
Yoshiki Mikami, Vice President (International Affairs), NUT

Members:

Jun Kyōkane, Director, Institute of National Colleges of Technology, Japan
Mitsuteru Inoue, Vice President, Toyohashi University of Technology
Kazutada Watanabe, President, Nagaoka National College of Technology, Japan
Nobuhiko Azuma, Professor and Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUT
Kiyoshi Oishi, Professor and Director, Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, NUT
Yoshio Nosaka, Professor and Director, Department of Matrials Science and Technology, NUT
Kyuichi Maruyama, Professor and Director, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NUT
Kiyoshi Furukawa, Professor and Director, Department of Bioengineering, NUT
Yoshimi Fukumura, Professor and Director, Department of Management and Information Science, NUT
Toru Ogawa, Professor and Director, Department of Nuclear System Safety Engineering, NUT
Yuji Hirao, Professor and Director, Department of System Safety, NUT
Fumio Inagaki, Professor and Director, Department of General Education, NUT
Yoshiro Ito, Professor and Director, NUT Library