May Regula Meeting of Molecular Robotics Research Group (Updated April 24)
Co-host: Frontier Chemistry Education and Research Center
Supported by: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “Creation of Molecular Robots with Sensing and Intelligence (Molecular Robotics)”

“Intelligence of Molecular Robots: How to Build Logical Systems”
Date & Time: Saturday, May 23, 2015, from 13:00
Venue: Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science, Building No. 7, Room 310
(Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido: the building behind the museum)
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Access:
[Access] About a 15-minute walk from JR “Sapporo” Station / Subway Namboku Line “Sapporo” Station
About an 8-minute walk from Subway Namboku Line “Kita-12-jo” Station
No registration required: everyone is welcome.
A social gathering is planned in the city after the lectures.

Abstract:
The Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “Molecular Robotics” is an interdisciplinary area spanning chemistry, physics, life science, materials science, information science, control engineering, and many other fields. In recent years, biological mechanisms as molecular machines have been elucidated, and it has become possible to build complex molecular machines using synthetic polymers, nucleic acids, and other materials. Molecular robotics is the technology to integrate these molecular parts and molecular devices and construct “systems” with more advanced functions. In this meeting, we will deepen discussions on how to incorporate “intelligence” into systems—an essential element for realizing autonomously driven molecular robots—by inviting speakers from related research fields such as neuroinformatics and cellular engineering.

Invited lectures:
13:00–13:50 (Hokkaido Univ.) Hitoshi Aonuma “Understanding the Mechanisms of Changes in Aggressiveness Through Inter-Individual Interactions in Insects”
13:50–14:40 (Hokkaido Univ.) Kaori Shigetomi (Kuribayashi) “Construction of Three-Dimensional Structures Using Cellular Traction Forces and Origami Folding Techniques”
14:40–15:00 Break
15:00–15:20 (Hokkaido Univ.) Arif Md. Rashedul Kabir “Effects of Particle-Interface Properties on Their Hydrodynamic Behavior”
15:20–16:10 (Asahikawa Medical University) Hiroyuki Mayama “Soft Matter and Surface Tension”

General talks by members of Resarch Group:
16:10–16:30 (Hokkaido Univ.) Daisuke Inoue (Progress report)
16:30–16:50 (Tohoku Univ.) Shinichiro M. Nomura (Progress report)
17:30 Discussion / networking session