Purpose of the Workshop
From October 2024 to September 2029, the University of Tokyo will receive donated Microsoft Azure gift credits from Microsoft. These credits enable UTokyo members to utilize UTokyo Azure, which provides access to a wide range of Azure services for research and educational activities.
This event is an on-campus networking opportunity for anyone interested in UTokyo Azure. Whether you are exploring cloud technologies for the first time or already actively using them, all are welcome. We also invite submissions for poster presentations!
We especially encourage participation from:
- Those interested in using UTokyo Azure (GPU resources, generative AI, storage, etc.)
- Current UTokyo Azure users
- AI/CS researchers seeking interdisciplinary collaboration
- Researchers working in AI- and data-driven fields (AI for Science)
Overview
- Date: February 13, 2026 (Fri.) 13:00–18:30
- Format: Hybrid (Takeda Hall, The University of Tokyo / Zoom Meeting)
- Eligibility: Faculty, staff, students, and collaborative researchers of the University of Tokyo
- Capacity:
- On-site: Approx. 150 participants
- Online: No limit
- Language: The lecture sessions will be conducted in English, while the poster presentations may be given in any language.
- Participation Fee: Free (Networking session has a separate fee)
- Networking Session:
- Venue: Takeda Hall Foyer
- Capacity: Around 40 participants
- Fee: Approx. ¥1,000 (to be collected at the reception desk on the day)
Call for Poster Presentations
We welcome poster presentations by on-site participants.
Whether you are already using UTokyo Azure or plan to start using it—faculty, staff, and students alike—we encourage you to submit an entry.
We hope this will be an opportunity for interdisciplinary exchange among researchers and students across the University.
If you wish to present a poster, please select “Poster Presentation” in the registration form and provide the title of your presentation.
Poster presentation application deadline: Monday, February 2 (Noon)
Registration
Please register using the Registration Form.
- Deadlines:
- Poster Presentation: Monday, February 2, 2026 (Noon)
- Participation (Attendance): Thursday, February 12, 2026 (Noon)
Program (Tentative)
Subject to change.
| Time | Title | Speaker (Affiliation) |
|---|---|---|
| 13:00–13:20 | UTokyo Azure Status Report What is it? Who uses it and how? Where it stands? | Kenjiro Taura (Executive Director and Vice President) |
| 13:20–14:00 | How to Use Popular Azure Services Azure OpenAI Service Tutorial | Yoko Yamakata (Information Technology Center / Professor) |
| 14:00–14:30 | Toward the Platform of Administrative Data - Past, Present and Future - | Daiji Kawaguchi (Graduate School of Public Policy / Professor) |
| 14:30–14:45 | Break | ― |
| 14:45–15:15 | Promoting Interdisciplinary Research Centered on Informatics – IIW Program – | Yoshimasa Tsuruoka (Graduate School of Information Science and Technology / Professor) |
| 15:15–15:45 | Truth and Trust: Enhancing Factual Reliability in LLM Generation for Japanese Medical Text | Li Zihui (Graduate School of Engineering / Project Lecturer) |
| 15:45–16:15 | TBA | TBA |
| 16:15–16:45 | Lightning Talk | ― |
| 16:45–17:15 | Break | ― |
| 17:15–18:30 | Poster Session | ― |
| 18:30–19:30 | Networking Session | ― |
Materials and Recorded Videos
Presentation materials will be uploaded by the day of the event, and recorded videos will be uploaded on this page after the event.