1st Announcemen：Novel Mathematics Shapes Society – Trends and Future of Mathematics in the AI Revolution –

Date and Time: September 14 Monday, 13:00 – 18:15 (JST)
Venue: IMI Auditorium, Ito Campus, Kyushu University and Online (Zoom)
Organizer: Institute of Mathematics for Industry (IMI), Kyushu University
Support: The Japan Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics,
The Mathematical Society of Japan (in progress)
Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/iciam-imi-symposium2026/home
Registration: please register at the above webpage

The explosive progress in generative AI over recent months has accelerated the integration of AI
into society. Furthermore, regarding the relationship between mathematics and AI, we are now seeing
numerous examples that go beyond the conventional view that ‘mathematics forms the foundation of
AI’, touching upon the very essence of mathematics as a discipline. Against this backdrop, we have
invited leaders of the international mathematics community to gather at the IMI to discuss freely:
what trends are currently shaping mathematics, what the future of mathematics might look like as a
result, and, furthermore, what kind of society mathematics will help shape within this broader
context of current trends.

Speakers: (* to be confirmed)

Wil Schilders, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherland and TU Munich-IAS, Germany, President of the ICIAM
Sven Leyffer, Argonne National Laboratory, USA, President-Elect of the ICIAM
Bernd Krauskopf, University of Auckland, President of the New Zealand Mathematical Society
Kazuhiro Ishige*, The University of Tokyo, President of the Mathematical Society of Japan
Takashi Sakajo, Kyoto University, Board Member of JSIAM,
Masa-Hiko Saito, Chair of Mathematical Science Committee, Science Council of Japan

Schedule: All the lectures will be given in English

13:00 – 13:05 Opening Address 1 (Kenji Kajiwara, IMI Director)
13:05 – 13:10 Opening Address 2 (Jun Tanimoto, Kyushu University EVP)
13:10 – 13:15 Opening Address 3 (Yu Shimikawa, Director, Basic and Generic Research Division, MEXT)
13:15 – 13:30 Opening Address 4 (Masato Wakayama, NTT / Zen University)
13:30 – 14:15: Talk 1 Wil Schilders
Towards a New Mathematical Foundation for Scientific Machine Learning:
Bridging Mathematics, Engineering, and Industrial Innovation
< 10 min break >
14:25 – 15:10: Talk 2 Sven Leyffer
Teaching Claude to Implement Optimization Software – Learning How to Implement Optimization Software from Claude 🙂
15:10 – 15:55: Talk 3 Takashi Sakajo
Beyond the Foundation: The New Roles of Mathematical Sciences in the Generative AI Era
< 10 min break >
16:05 – 16:40: Talk 4 Kazuhiro Ishige
TBA
16:40 – 17:25: Talk 5 Bernd Krauskopf
Our changing climate: the challenge of obtaining data and the role of conceptual modelling
17:25 – 18:10: Talk 6 Masa-hiko Saito
Future Visions for Academic Promotion and Mathematics/Mathematical Sciences
18:10 – 18:15 Closing Tomoyuki Shirai (IMI Deputy Director)