IEEE SMC Society Japan Chapter

The IEEE SMC Society japan Chapter was first founded in 1974. During its long history, it has co-organized or sponsored various activities. As for the latest activities within these two years, the following activities have been co-sponsored;

• Special Lectures by Prof. Gunnar Johannsen & Dr. Michael J. Lyons, May 28, 2004, Kyoto University. (46 participants)
• SMC Japan Chapter - Kyoto University COE The Joint International Workshop on Applied Analysis and Synthesis of Complex Systems, Nov.11, 2004, Kyoto University. (36 participants)
• Special Lectures by Prof. Ichiro Nagasaka & Prof. Miho Osaki, March 31, 2005, Osaka University.(29 participants)
• SMC Japan Chapter - SICE Kansai Chapter The Joint Symposium on Security and Safety, July 15, Osaka. (89 participants)
• IEEE DL Lecture by Prof. Daniel Yeung (Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Aug. 5, 2005, Kyoto University. (25 participants)

In addition to the above, the following conferences are co-organized;

• SICE 15th Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized Systems, January 27-28, 2003, Tohoku University.
• SICE Kansai Chapter Lectures on Exploring Safety, June 6, 2003, Kyoto.
• SICE 9th Symposium on Emergent Systems, August 22-24, 2003, Toyama.
• ISCIE Specialist Meeting on Bio-Semiosis, Sep.3-4, 2003, Awajishima.
• 35th International Symposium on Stochastic Systems, Oct. 30-31, Ube.
• 18th Symposium on Degital Signal Processing, Nov.5-7, 2003, Ise.
• SICE SSI2003, Nov. 11-13, 2003, Tohoku University.
• SICE 16th Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized Systems, January 26-27, 2004, Tohoku University.
• SICE 10th Symposium on Emergent Systems, August 20-22, 2004, Toyama.
• 36th International Symposium on Stochastic Systems, Nov. 3-4, Tokyo.
• SICE SSI2004, Nov. 18-19, 2004, Hamamatsu.
• SICE 17th Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized Systems, January 27-28, 2005, Yokohama.SICE 32nd Symposium on Intelligent Systems, March 17-18, 2005, Kyoto.
• ISCIE 15th Symposium on Intelligent Systems (FAN 2005), Sep. 26-27, 2005, Kyoto.
• 37th International Symposium on Stochastic Systems, Oct. 28-29, Osaka.

The intermediate and long term aims of the Chapter are:

1. Actively publicize this Chapter and IEEE, and recruit new members, in particular, student members.
2. Regular and successive meetings are organized under some concentrated topics of new frontier. One possible topic may be on Security and Safety, that is well recognized topics as typical interdisciplinary theme.
3. Plan and organize international meetings and DL programs forum for promoting the visions and missions of IEEE SMC Society to nurture the international young researchers.

The IEEE SMC Society Japan Chapter committee of 2004-2005 is as follows:

1. Chairman : Tetsuo Sawaragi (Kyoto University)
2. Vice Chair: Kenji Tanaka (Denki Tsushin University)
3. Secretary : Makoto Takahashi (Tohoku University)