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Dejimamachi 2-1
Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 850-0862
Japan

Akihiro Fujihara

Scientist

Akihiro Fujihara is a full professor at Chiba Institute of Technology. He is majored in Communication Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Statistics. His research interests are blockchain technologies and its applications, generation of stochastic models using reinforcement learning, disaster-resilient route guidance methods, and statistical properties on human mobility and contacts.

Nanae Maiguma

Artist

Nanae is a third-generation atomic-bomb survivor born in Nagasaki. She grew up learning about peace and seeing the remains of the atomic-bombed city from a young age, and hearing stories about that time from her grandmother. She felt that the silent-prayer sirens on August 9, which were common in Nagasaki, were not heard in Tokyo, and this made her feel uncomfortable. This made her started the project “Vase to Pray” with the idea of creating an opportunity for the younger generation to learn about the war and the atomic bombing.

Yayoi Natsume

Scientist

Yayoi Natsume is seeking a better way to discover drugs by using computational biology. Her interests are not limited in pharmacology, but expanded to big data analysis and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.