[Updated Jan. 15, 2026]
Purpose of the Workshop
From October 2024 to September 2029, the University of Tokyo will receive donated Microsoft Azure gift credits from Microsoft. These credits enable UTokyo members to utilize UTokyo Azure, which provides access to a wide range of Azure services for research and educational activities.
This event is an on-campus networking opportunity for anyone interested in UTokyo Azure. Whether you are exploring cloud technologies for the first time or already actively using them, all are welcome. We also invite submissions for poster presentations!
We especially encourage participation from:
- Those interested in using UTokyo Azure (GPU resources, generative AI, storage, etc.)
- Current UTokyo Azure users
- AI/CS researchers seeking interdisciplinary collaboration
- Researchers working in AI- and data-driven fields (AI for Science)
Overview
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Date: February 13, 2026 (Fri.) 13:00–18:30
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Format: On-site
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Venue: Takeda Hall (5F, Takeda Frontier Science Hall, Asano Campus, The University of Tokyo)
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Eligibility: Faculty, staff, students, and collaborative researchers of the University of Tokyo
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Capacity: Approx. 150 participants (First-come-first-served basis)
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Language: The lecture session will be conducted in English, while poster presentations, including lightning talks, may be given in either English or Japanese.
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Participation Fee: Free
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Networking Session:
- Venue: Takeda Hall Foyer
- Time: 18:30–19:30
- Capacity: Around 40 participants
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Fee: Free (Updated Jan. 9)
Approx. ¥1,000 (to be collected at the reception desk on the day) -
Flyer: UTokyo Azure Day Flyer
Call for Poster Presentations
We welcome poster presentations by on-site participants.
Whether you are already using UTokyo Azure or plan to start using it—faculty, staff, and students alike—we encourage you to submit an entry.
We hope this will be an opportunity for interdisciplinary exchange among researchers and students across the University.
If you wish to present a poster, please select “Poster Presentation” in the registration form and provide the title of your presentation.
- Poster presentation application deadline: Monday, February 9 (Noon)
- Poster Presentation Capacity: Up to 30 presentations
- Eligibility: Open to faculty, staff, and students (UTokyo Azure usage is not required)
- Board Size: W 85 cm × H 175 cm (excluding the frame)
- Poster Size: Any format is acceptable—either a single A0 poster or multiple sheets (e.g., A4) arranged and posted together.
- Lightning Talk: For each poster, presenters will give a brief oral overview within one minute.
Please submit one PDF per presenter to be projected on the screen by 12:00 noon on the day before the event.- The submitted PDF may be in a standard slide format such as 16:9 or 4:3, or it may be the poster PDF itself.
- File names are arbitrary.
- Since the uploader’s name will be automatically appended to the file name, if someone other than the presenter uploads the file on their behalf, please name the file “PresenterName.pdf”.
- During the lightning talks on the day, we will project the submitted materials sequentially on the screen.
Please give a brief explanation within one minute. After one minute, the display will automatically switch to the next material.
The screen will also show the name of the next presenter (the uploaded file name), so the next presenter should prepare to come to the stage accordingly. - Upload deadline: Thursday, February 12, noon
- Upload URL: https://univtokyo.sharepoint.com/:f:/t/Teams.azure.adm/IgCG1YR5PuRjQL2VEbiGdITgATvQ1LzGwTJrgE1jCZwt5e8
Registration
Please register using the Registration Form.
- Deadline: Monday, February 9, 2026 (Noon)
Program (Tentative)
Subject to change.
| Time | Title | Speaker (Affiliation) |
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| 12:30–13:00 | Reception | ― |
| 13:00–13:20 | UTokyo Azure Status Report What is it? Who uses it and how? Where it stands? | Kenjiro Taura (Executive Director and Vice President) |
| 13:20–13:50 | How to Use Popular Azure Services Azure OpenAI Service Tutorial | Yoko Yamakata (Information Technology Center / Professor) |
| 13:50–14:20 | Intro to Microsoft Research Asia - Tokyo | Yasuyuki Matsushita (Microsoft Research Asia – Tokyo / Senior Director) |
| 14:20–14:50 | Toward the Platform of Administrative Data - Past, Present and Future - | Daiji Kawaguchi (Graduate School of Public Policy / Professor) |
| 14:50–15:05 | Break | ― |
| 15:05–15:35 | Promoting Interdisciplinary Research Centered on Informatics – IIW Program – | Yoshimasa Tsuruoka (Graduate School of Information Science and Technology / Professor) |
| 15:35–16:05 | Truth and Trust: Enhancing Factual Reliability in LLM Generation for Japanese Medical Text | Li Zihui (Graduate School of Engineering / Project Lecturer) |
| 16:05–16:35 | Using MD simulations to predict protein interactions and oncogenic enzymatic activity | Donald Cameron (Institute for Quantitative Biosciences / Associate Professor) |
| 16:35–16:55 | Break | ― |
| 16:55–17:30 | Lightning Talk (1-minute lightning talk by poster presenters ) | Poster presenters(1 min / poster) |
| 17:30–18:30 | Poster Session | Poster presenters |
| 18:30–19:30 | Networking Session | ― |
Notes
- Even before the respective application deadlines, registration for participation, poster presentations, and the networking session may close once capacity is reached.
- Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses related to attendance and poster presentations.
Contact
utokyo-azure-admin-group [at] g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp