Graduate School of Engineering

Associate Professor Masakazu Morimoto

近年、AIによる画像認識技術は飛躍的に進歩しており、これを社会の様々な場面で活用する取り組みを進めています。工場における外観検査支援システムを構築して、検査員の負担を軽減したり、再生綿からの異物除去システムを構築して、綿のリサイクル率の向上を目指したりしています。

Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance

Professor Ryosuke Aota

A BCP for nursing homes to protect vulnerable populations by reducing potential harm is important. Under the guidance of the government, all nursing homes have created BCPs, but whether they are practical or not remains questionable. There is a perception that disaster prevention is a separate issue and a hurdle for welfare professionals. However, since the mission to protect lives is common, we have been guiding a nursing care facility for three years in developing a BCP by considering disaster prevention as an extension of the original welfare work. We are working on a theoretical framework of the results obtained there so that they can be applied to other facilities as well.

Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community

Professor Chisato Hayashi / Institute Director

The study will examine changes in social frailty*2 by dividing people into two groups: those who use health apps as a family and those who use them alone. We will examine whether using health apps together with family members as a health support bubble will have the effect of promoting information sharing and maintaining motivation for health promotion. Based on the research results, we are looking forward to building measures to prevent social frailty through the use of ICT.
*1 Family use of health applications
*2 Decline in physical and mental functions due to a decrease in social connections

Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance

Associate Professor Shohei Beniya

We are researching crisis management methods to help local governments, businesses, care providers, and communities overcome crises such as disasters and infectious disease pandemics.
Because disasters and crises occur in unexpected ways, a formal manual is not useful. In order to develop people and organizations that can respond flexibly, we are also working on the development of various training and exercise methods.
Last year, we also created an experimental disaster prevention test site for international students.

Graduate School of Social Science

Associate Professor Naoki Matsuyama

The history of economics is the study of various issues in economic society based on the wisdom of the past. In October 2023, the 400th anniversary of William Petty\\\'s birth was celebrated at University of Hyogo, and we reflected on Petty\\\\\\\'s economics and his views on war against the backdrop of the current international situation. and his views on war against the backdrop of the current international situation. We peruse the classics and search for the ideal economic state.

Special lecture and exhibition commemorating the 400th anniversary of William Petty\\\'s birth (from the University\\\'s publication, “Kendai Tsuushin”)

School of Economics and Management

Professor Akihiko Tomono, School of Economics and Management

There is tremendous value in the history, traditions, and culture that have roots in regions. When people visit regions in search of such features, it can create a positive economic effect for the region.

In my academic research, I select a specific field every year and visit it with my students. There, we conduct questionnaires. We use the travel cost method to assess the historical, traditional, and cultural values of assets specific to the region. We also measure the economic ripple effects by performing analyses in cooperation with industries based on the expenditures of tourists to the area,

Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community

Sonoe Mashino, Professor and Head of Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community

In order to reduce the impact disasters have on human life and healthy living, I am tackling research on strengthening healthcare systems, creating disaster-resilient communities, and education of healthcare personnel in cooperation with researchers in other fields, both inside and outside the university, and with research organizations involved in disaster prevention.

In this academic year, I am conducting research on a healthcare worker support program, as a special research project, in order to improve the healthcare crisis response capabilities in Mongolia.