RIISE｜Research Institute for an Inclusive Society through Engineering
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Name

RIISE
Research Institute for an Inclusive Society through Engineering

Vision

RIISE aims to design and systematize problem-solving methods to create an inclusive society where everyone can benefit from technological innovation.

Mission & Strategy

New collaborations that vertically and horizontally link and merge various academic disciplines are essential to solving humanity's many social problems today.
The University of Tokyo Research Institute for an Inclusive Society through Engineering (RIISE) is a transdisciplinary organization with seven departments at the University of Tokyo.
We work with the private sector to design an "ideal future vision" for an inclusive society. In addition, we combine the technologies from various departments of the University of Tokyo that are core to realizing this vision. We also dynamically establish laboratories as joint research centers with private companies and others. Through long-term social collaboration, we engage in research and education to realize our vision.

Organizational Structure

RIISE, established on October 1, 2019 as one of the "Social Cooperation Research Departments," is an organization in which several departments and others collaborate for a period of time to promote the creation of a new academic field through the fusion of disciplines beyond existing institutional boundaries.
Reference: The University of Tokyo | Collaborative Research Organizations

Participating Cooperation Departments

RIISE is a Social Cooperation Research Department in which the following seven departments of the University of Tokyo participate.

  • Graduate School of Engineering (Responsible Department)
  • Graduate School of Economics (*)
  • Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
  • Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
  • Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies
  • Institute of Industrial Science
  • Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology

*Added as a cooperation department on April 1, 2021

Operational Structure

RIISE is operated and managed by the following two bodies:

General Operation Committee

The General Operation Committee deliberates on matters essential to the management and operation of RIISE.
It is composed of the heads of cooperation departments.

  • Chairperson: Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering
  • Members: Dean of Graduate School of Economics and Management, Dean of Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Dean of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Dean of Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, Director of Institute of Industrial Science, and Director of Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology

General Steering Committee

The General Steering Committee is the body that deliberates on matters related to the management and operation of RIISE.

For more information on the general steering committee and the Steering Committee members, please see "Members."

What is the Research Program?

The Research Program is established by leveraging funds from private companies and other organizations that wish to conduct joint research on common issues of a highly public nature.
RIISE combines core technologies from collaborating departments to form a dynamic organization and, through social cooperation with private companies and others, engages in research and education to realize its vision.
Please see "For companies wishing to conduct joint research (* Japanese)" for more information.

There are currently three Research Programs.