Shuntaro Aotake presented the following paper at the 4th International Conference on Resilience, Multi-risk, and Structural Monitoring (ICONREM2026), which was held in Florence, Italy, from June 16 to 19.
Shuntaro Aotake and Masatoshi Funabashi, “Thermal Regulation Capacity of Augmented Ecosystems under Extreme Heat: UAV-Based Surface Temperature Analysis for Climate-Resilient Urban Design”
Masatoshi Funabashi visited the University of Helsinki and its Viikki Campus to exchange ideas and explore future opportunities in sustainable food systems, biodiversity, circularity, and digital agriculture.
The visit concluded with an open session entitled “Emerging Opportunities in Urban Food Systems – Synecoculture, Biodiversity and Circularity,”attended by researchers, professors, students, and university leaders. The session featured presentations and dialogue among Masatoshi Funabashi, Laura Forsman, Lead of the Viikki Food Design Factory, and Johan Jorgensen, founder of Sweden Foodtech, exploring how biodiversity-rich agricultural systems and augmented ecosystems can contribute to resilient and regenerative urban food systems.
Ryota Sakayama made an online presentation of the following paper at the 12th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (ICT4AWE2026), which was held at Benidorm, Spain, on 20-22 May 2026.
Masa Funabashi presented at the 14th International Food Data Conference, held 1–3 September 2025 in Rome, Italy.
Oral presentation title: Effects of biodiversity on green tea metabolites: a seven-year LC-MS comparison study and the estimation of scaling laws using rarefaction