FAIRS Japan 2026: Future of Artificial Intelligence for Science in Japan

5 Oct 2026, 08:30 → 9 Oct 2026, 20:00 Asia/Tokyo

Nagoya University

We invite you to the Future of Artificial Intelligence for Science in Japan (FAIRS-Japan) workshop. Our goal is to help define AI/ML research directions in Japan across different science domains for the next five years.

There have been rapid advances in AI/ML research, and their use is now widespread across science. However, the main research directions and priorities are not always clear. We believe it would be immensely beneficial for the community to come together and discuss:

• Key domain-science research challenges that are best addressed using AI/ML
• Potential and promising AI/ML techniques that can address those challenges

Logistics

• When: October 5th to 9th, 2026 
• Where: Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute (KMI), Nagoya University
• Event Structure: The first 3 days of the events will focus on challenges and opportunities for AI research in Japan dedicated to specific scientific fields including astrophysics and cosmology, neutrino physics, collider physics, and accelerator physics. The last 2 days of the event will focus on discussions of common methods that can bridge multiple disciplines and are helpful for the whole community and provide opportunities for joint research.

Preparation

• Register here: link
• Join the Slack workspace: link

Important Dates

• Selection process for financial aid starts: September 1st, 2026. There is no application deadline, and the selection process will continue while funding remains available.
• Registration deadline for those who would like to present a poster: October 1st, 2026

Confirmed Speakers

• Suchetha Cooray, Tohoku University
• William Dawson, RIKEN
• Koji Hashimoto, Kyoto University
• Yasuyuki Horii, Nagoya University
• Roger Huang, LBL
• Yoshitaka Itow, University of Tokyo
• Masako Iwasaki, Osaka Metropolitan University
• Tomoe Kishimoto, KEK
• Hirokazu Maesaka, RIKEN SPring-8 Center
• Mihoko Nojiri, KEK
• Volodymyr Takhistov, KEK
• Hiromi Yokoyama, University of Tokyo
• Naoki Yoshida, University of Tokyo

 

Disclaimers

• Although there is no fixed deadline for participants who do not need a visa, financial support, or poster presentation, registration will close once the number of participants reaches 70.
• Due to budget limitations, financial support is available only for domestic travel.

Monday 5 October

08:30 → 09:00 Registration

09:00 → 09:20 Opening

09:20 → 10:40 Scientific Challenges

09:20 Challenges in Astrophysics and Cosmology

Speaker: Naoki Yoshida (University of Tokyo)

10:00 Challenges in Theoretical Physics

Speaker: Koji Hashimoto (Kyoto University)

10:40 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 12:20 Scientific Challenges

11:00 Challenges in Collider Physics

Speaker: Yasuyuki Horii (Nagoya University)

11:40 Challenges in Accelerator physics

Speaker: Hirokazu Maesaka (RIKEN SPring-8 Center)

12:20 → 13:50 Lunch Break

13:50 → 15:10 Scientific Challenges

13:50 AI Research in Astro/Cosmology in Japan

Speaker: Suchetha Cooray (Tohoku University)

14:30 AI Research in Collider Physics in Japan

Speaker: Tomoe Kishimoto (KEK)

15:10 → 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 → 17:30 Scientific Challenges

15:30 AI Research in Accelerators in Japan

Speaker: Masako Iwasaki (Osaka Metropolitan University)

16:10 Challenges in Neutrino Physics

Speaker: Prof. Yoshitaka Itow (Nagoya University)

16:50 AI Research in Neutrinos in Japan

17:30 → 20:00 Poster Session

Tuesday 6 October

09:00 → 09:20 Scientific Challenges: Unconference Introduction

09:20 → 11:00 Discussion Session I

09:20 Group I: Neutrinos

09:20 Group II: Astro and Cosmology

09:20 Group III: Accelerator Physics

09:20 Group IV: Collider Physics

11:00 → 11:20 Coffee Break

11:20 → 12:20 Summary of Discussion Session I

11:20 Summary for Accelerator Physics

11:50 Summary for Collider Physics

12:20 → 13:50 Lunch Break

13:50 → 14:50 Summary of Discussion Session I

13:50 Summary for Neutrino Physics

14:20 Summary for Astrophysics and Cosmology

14:50 → 15:10 Coffee Break

15:10 → 16:40 Discussion Session II

15:10 Group I: Neutrinos

15:10 Group II: Astro and Cosmology

15:10 Group III: Accelerator Physics

15:10 Group IV: Collider Physics

16:40 → 18:10 Poster Session

19:20 → 21:20 Conference Dinner

Wednesday 7 October

09:00 → 10:30 AI Initiatives in Japan

09:00 MLPhYs A02: Innovative advances in particle physics through machine learning

Speaker: Mihoko Nojiri (KEK)

09:30 DORAEMON

09:50 AI for Neutrino Targets for Dark Matter around Black Holes

Speaker: Volodymyr Takhistov (KEK)

10:10 Neutrino Datasets and Community Report

Speaker: Roger Huang (LBL)

10:30 → 10:50 Coffee Break

10:50 → 11:20 Agentic-AI in High-Performance Computing and Lessons for the Broader Scientific Community

Speaker: William Dawson (RIKEN)

11:20 → 12:00 Summary of Grant Opportunities in Japan

Speaker: Hiromi Yokoyama (University of Tokyo)

12:00 → 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 → 16:00 Summary of Discussion Session II

14:00 Summary for Accelerator Physics

14:30 Summary for Neutrino Physics

15:00 Summary for Collider Physics

15:30 Summary for Astrophysics and Cosmology

16:00 → 16:30 Coffee Break

Thursday 8 October

09:00 → 09:20 Interdisciplinary Collaborations Unconference Introduction

09:20 → 10:50 Discussion Session I

09:20 Group I

09:20 Group II

09:20 Group III

09:20 Group IV

10:50 → 11:10 Coffee Break

11:10 → 13:10 Summary of Discussion Session I

11:10 Summary of Room I

11:40 Summary of Room II

12:10 Summary of Room III

12:40 Summary of Room IV

13:10 → 14:10 Lunch Break

14:10 → 15:40 Discussion Session II

14:10 Group I

14:10 Group II

14:10 Group III

14:10 Group IV

15:40 → 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 → 18:00 Summary of Discussion Session II

16:00 Summary of Room I

16:30 Summary of Room II

17:00 Summary of Room III

17:30 Summary of Room IV

Friday 9 October

09:00 → 10:30 Group Discussion

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 11:30 Group Presentation

11:30 → 13:00 Lunch Break

13:00 → 14:00 White Paper Plan

14:00 → 14:10 Event Closing