We are pleased to announce the 4th WPI-PRIMe International Symposium, titled “AI and Metaverse in Biomedical Innovation”. This event will be held at Nakanoshima Center, The University of Osaka, Japan on February 6th, 2026. This year’s symposium will focus on cutting-edge developments in AI, digital twins, metaverse technologies, and ethical issues in biomedical applications, bringing together leading experts from academia and industry.
We are honored to welcome our keynote speakers, Dr. Hiroaki Kitano from Sony Computer Science Laboratories and Prof. Yuichiro Yano from Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine AI Incubation Farm.
The symposium agenda explores how AI transforms science, medicine, and the metaverse, and concludes with discussions on ethical and collaborative human–AI coexistence.
- Session 3: AI Frontier 1 – Metaverse
- Session 2: AI Frontier 2 – AI for Medicine
- Session 1: AI Frontier 3 – AI for Science
- Session 4: AI Frontier 4 – Human–AI Coexistence
We invite you to join us at this symposium, contributing to the exchange of scientific ideas and initiating collaborations within the research community.
| Date and Time | Friday, February 6th, 2026, 9:30AM -6:15PM (Doors open at 9:00AM) |
| Venue | Saji Keizo Memorial Hall, 10F, The University of Osaka Nakanoshima Center |
| Language | English (No simultaneous interpretation in Japanese will be provided) |
| Hosted by | WPI-PRIMe, The University of Osaka |
| Registration | TBA |
Address
4-3-53 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005
Access by Train
- Approx. 5-minute walk from Nakanoshima Station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line
- Approx. 9-minute walk from Fukushima Station on the Hanshin Main Line
Note for Taxi Users
There are several nearby facilities with similar names, such as Nakanoshima Center Building. Please make sure to tell the driver:
“The University of Osaka Nakanoshima Center on the north side of the Osaka Science Museum.”
The above are the major access routes. More detailed information is available on the Osaka University Nakanoshima Center website, so please refer to it as well.
