March 19-20, 2025
This workshop is conducted as a outcome of the research project funded by the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) titled “Developing a Personalization System for Supporting Lifelong Learning of Elderly People” (Grant Type: KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Project Period: Reiwa 3–Reiwa 6 [2021–2024], Project Number: 21K02823).
Organizer
General chair: Hidetsugu SUTO (KINDAI University, Japan)
Local chair: Jiunn-Woei Lian (National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
Venue
National Taichung University of Science and Technology (Taichung, Taiwan)
No. 129, Section 3, Sanmin Rd, North District, Taichung City, Taiwan 404
Registration
- Registration Fee: free (Not include travel fee, accommodation fee, excursion fee and banquet)
- Registration form (The call for speakers has closed. We are only accepting applications for audience members)
Program
The 1st day (3/19)
- Excursion in Taipei city (The organizers will not arrange tourism)
- Staff meeting 14:00-15:00 (Only the committee members)
- Social meeting in Taichun city (Banquet)
The 2nd day ( 3/20) <room: 1403-C>
| Time | Contents |
|---|---|
| 10:00-10:30 | Opening Keynote speech 1: Prof. Hidetsugu Suto (KINDAI University) Title: A support system for personalizing learning programs for older adults’ lifelong learning |
| 10:30-11:00 | Keynote speech 2: Dr. Wang Qianran (University of Tsukuba), chair Professor Hidetsugu Suto Title: Why is it Important to Provide Learning Opportunities for Support/Care-needed Older Adults? A Case Study from a Nursing Home in Mainland China |
| 11:00-12:00 | General session 1, chair Professor Jiunn-Woei Lian. 1. Taiwan Long Term Care (Professor Yi-Chang Li, Department of Health Policy and Management, Chung Shan Medical University) 2. The Application of Inclusive Technology for Aging Society in Taiwan – Innovative Technology for Assisting Meal Delivery to the Elderly Theme 1: Project Introduction (Professor Jiunn-Woei Lian, Department of Information Management, National Taichung University of Science and Technology) Theme 2: System Demonstration (Pei-Rong Liao, Department of Information Management, National Taichung University of Science and Technology) Theme 3: UI/UX Design (Yung-Han Liao, Department of Information Management, National Taichung University of Science and Technology) |
| 12:00-14:00 | Lanch break |
| 14:00-15:00 | Special lecture 1 (The valedictory lecture) ＜最終講義＞, chair Professor Hidetsugu Suto Professor Matsunobu Nomura (Akita University of Art) Title: My Life and My Challenge |
| 15:00-15:20 | Break |
| 15:20-15:50 | Special lecture 2, chair Professor Hidetsugu Suto Dr. Makiba Sakamoto (Hokkaido Information University) Title: How do we choose Colors in our life? |
| 15:50-16:20 | Special lecture 3, chair Professor Hidetsugu Suto Professor Jiunn-Woei Lian (National Taichung University of Science and Technology) Title: AI and service innovation |
| 16:20-17:20 | General session 2, chair Dr. Makiba Sakamoto 1. Applying University Competence Assessment Network Common Competency and English as a Medium of Instruction Pedagogy to Improve Talent Competitiveness in the “Big Data Application” Curriculum (Professor Hsing-Yu Hou, National Taichung University of Science and Technology) 2. 台湾の超高齢社会に向ける生涯学習のデザイン –Designing lifelong learning for Taiwan’s hyper-aging society — ( Jie Yu Chuang, Department of Japanese Studies, National Taichung University of Science and Technology ) 3. Lifelong Learning in Taiwan: Experience Sharing from Senior Citizens (Zhi-Sin, Yang; Yu-Ting Shi, Department of Information Management, National Taichung University of Science and Technology) |
| 17:20-17:30 | Closing |
Keynote speakers
Professor Hidetsugu Suto ( Kindai University, Japan )
Dr. Hidetsugu Suto is a professor at the System Design Laboratory, established in 2022 at Kindai University, Japan. He earned his Informatics Diploma from Kyoto University, Japan, in 2004. Dr. Suto’s research interests focus on communication and media informatics, encompassing community design, Kansei engineering (affective engineering), cognitive science, and educational systems. He is actively involved in projects proposing novel communication systems based on the BI/MB concept. His work has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Best Paper Awards from SICE (2003) and JSKE (2016), as well as Best Presentation Awards from the Human Interface Society (2004, 2006) and JSKE (2009).
Dr.Qianran Wang ( University of Tsukuba, Japan )
Dr. Qianran Wang is a research administrator of Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Tsukuba. She has a PhD in Education from Nagoya University in Japan. Her research interests include educational gerontology at community level, community activation through self-determined learning, and Japanese social education.
Special lectuers
Professor Matsunobu NOMURA (Akita University of Art, Japan)
Professor Nomura was born in April 1959 and earned a Ph.D. in Engineering from Akita University.
He is currently the Director of the Career Center at Akita University of Art. His research interests include educational engineering and visual information processing.
Professor Jiunn-Woei Lian (Department of Information Management, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
He received his PhD degree in Department of Information Management from the National Central University, Taiwan. His research interests include electronic commerce, electronic business and IS applications in organization. His researches have appeared in Decision Support Systems, Computers in Human Behavior, International Journal of Information Management, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Technology in Society, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, Enterprise Information Systems, Electronic Library, Library Hi Tech., INQUIRY, Computers and Electronic Engineering among others.
Dr. Makiba SAKAMOTO (Hokkaido Information University, Japan)
Dr. Sakamoto is a lecturer of Faculty of Information Media, Hokkaido Information University. She learned a Ph.D. in Engineering from Muroran Institute of Technology. Her research interests include visual design and Kansei Engineering.
This workshop is supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers 21K02823