In January 2025, the Institute of Mathematics for Industry (IMI), Kyushu University, established an Advisory Board to receive advice from industry and local communities from perspectives such as:

・future trends and directions in the economy and society;
・expectations for mathematics and the mathematical sciences in light of these future directions; and
・the future form of industry–academia collaboration.

Through this initiative, IMI aims to further develop as an international research hub and to contribute to realizing its mission of “building a prosperous and sustainable society through the use of mathematics.”

Taking into account the advice provided by the Advisory Board, IMI will continue to refine, promote, and expand its various activities in order to respond to the expectations entrusted to it by society.

IMI Advisory Board Members

• Tadashi Iida
  Senior Vice President,
  CISO and CRO,
  SoftBank Corp.
• Tetsuko Ueda
  Vice Governor,
  Fukuoka Prefecture
• Yoshihiro Ohta
  President and CEO,
  Arithmer Inc.
• Seishi Okamoto
  Corporate Executive Officer,
  EVP,
  Head of Fujitsu Research,
  Fujitsu Limited
• Satoru Kishimoto
  Corporate Officer and General Manager,
  Railway Business Management and Administration Department
  Railway Operations Headquarters,
  Kyushu Railway Company
• Yutaka Sata
  Corporate Officer,
  Corporate Senior Vice President and CTO,
  Toshiba Corporation
• Masaya Tsuchida
  Senior Fellow,
  MUFG Bank, Ltd.
• Kikuyo Tsuno
  Executive Officer,
  Director of Human Resource Vitalization Division,
  Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.