To provide Computer Science students with diversified learning experience and opportunities to explore different culture and workplace practice, the Department organized study tour to Osaka and Kyoto, Japan this summer again. A total of 18 COMP students benefitted from the tour which broadened their horizons through workshops, laboratory tours and academic and cultural exchange.
During the 5-day tour on 6-10 June, the group visited Kyoto University and Osaka University, attended talks and workshops delivered by faculty members and research students. The laboratory tours were eye-opening, in various research fields, such as Visual Information Processing, Human Information Engineering, etc. Intensive discussion and exchange were made during the academic visits.
Also, they paid a visit at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), where some of the cutting-edged projects were explored.
We are grateful to the warm welcome and thoughtful tours during the trip by:
- Prof. Costi Siriteanu and Prof. Takahiro Nishimura, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology (IST), Osaka University;
- Prof. Toru Ishida, Prof. Takushi Sogo, Mr. Xun Cao and Mr. Xin Zhou, Department of Social Informatics, Kyoto University; and
- Dr. Megumi Taniguchi, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International.
