Programme
Sunday 16th September 2018
Arrival, accommodation at Weetwood Hall, Leeds.
Day 1: Monday 17th September
08:45 – 09:00 Registration (Headingley Breakout)
09:00 - 09:45
Opening Ceremony (Cookridge Suite)
Opening Address
Hai-Sui Yu, Deputy-Vice-Chancellor International, University of Leeds
Kayo Inaba, Executive Vice-President for Gender Equality, International Affairs, and Public Relations, Kyoto University
Introduction to the University of Leeds and Kyoto University
Raul Fuentes, Pro Dean (International), Faculty of Engineering, University of Leeds
Tetsuo Sarawagi, Vice-Dean, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Session 1
Introduction - Purpose and design of the workshop
Raul Fuentes (University of Leeds) and Yasuto Tachikawa (Kyoto University)
09:45 - 10:00 Tea/Coffee
10:00 - 12:00
Keynote Lectures (30 minute + 10 discussion each)
1. "Novel design methods and strategies for seismic hazard mitigation".
Ioannis Anastasopoulos (ETH Zürich)
2. “The inclusive approach to assessment of resilience of cultural heritage assets”.
Roko Žarnić (University of Ljubljana)
Session 2
12:00 - 12:30
Introduction of participants
Raul Fuentes (University of Leeds) and Yasuto Tachikawa (Kyoto University)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (Woodland Suite)
14:00 – 14:40
Keynote Lecture (30 minute + 10 discussion)
3. “On the role of agency in design of complex systems”
Sebastiaan Meijer (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
14:40 - 15:45 Interdisciplinary Session (Plenary Session)
15:45 - 16:00 Tea/Coffee
16:00 - 17:30
Thematic Group Session for State-of-the-art review paper (Cookridge Suite and Moortown Room)
Presentations and discussion.
The purpose of this session is to draft the skeleton of a Review paper in each of the individual areas with a view to:
- Identify the state-of-the-art in each area.
- Identify research gaps and need.
- Rank the research needs in terms of importance to move the field forwards.
- Identify needs for inter-disciplinary research in each area.
The session has been divided into different topics according to participants’ expertise. The areas covered will include: Robotics; Hydrology and Water resources; Geotechnics and Structures; Remote sensing; and, Design School (economics, sociology and data analytics), etc.
19:00 Dinner (Jacobean Room)
Day 2: Tuesday 18th September
09:00 - 11:00
Thematic Group Session for State-of-the-art review paper continued (Cookridge Suite and Moortown Room)
Presentations and discussion.
11:00 - 11:15 Tea/Coffee
11:15 - 12:30
Thematic Group Sessions for summarizing the presentations and discussion.
Each thematic group will report the presentations and discussion and we will identify potential ways to tackle the above research gaps together. The discussion summary may include: new collaborative research; academic exchange; new grants; new papers, etc. Each group will make a summary of discussion in the distributed power point file and each thematic group leader will make a presentation in the wrap-up session.
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (Woodland Suite)
14:00 – 15:00
RENKEI project: Kyoto University – University of Leeds collaboration (Cookridge Suite)
Introduction of the RENKEI network
Funding opportunities presentation (JSPS, Leeds, Kyoto)
This session will provide information on the different existing funding mechanisms to promote combined research between Japan and the UK, and Kyoto and Leeds.
Ms. Chika Itoi, Deputy Director and Ms. Ai Ozaki, International Programme Associate, JSPS, will be in attendance.
15:00 – 15:45
Interdisciplinary Session (Grand Challenges)
The purpose of this session is to identify the Grand Challenges that require of a truly interdisciplinary approach to tackle them.
15:45 - 16:00 Tea/Coffee
16:00 - 17:00 Wrap-up session (Cookridge Suite)
19:00 Dinner
Day 3: Wednesday 19th September
09:30 Coach from Weetwood Hall to Leeds University
10:00 – 13:15 Laboratory visits to the University of Leeds, including lunch
13:15 – 14:30 Travel to York
14:30 – 17:30 Sightseeing visit to York
17:30 – 18:30 Coach from York to Weetwood Hall, Leeds
Day 4: Thursday 20th September
Departure