On Monday, November 17, R4D manager Mari Inoue spoke at the 49th Symposium “Information Technology for the Fusion of Arts & Science.” The event was hosted by the Osaka Advanced Research Collaboration Forum for Information Science and Technology (OACIS) Symposium and held at Osaka University’s Convention Center.
- Details about the symposium can be found here (available only in Japanese): https://www.oacis.jp/activity/symposium049/
Lecture details
- Lecture title
- The frontiers the Mercari R4D Research Alliance Laboratory has pioneered between industry and academia
- Speaker
- Mari Inoue, Manager for R4D, Mercari, Inc.’s research and development organization
- Date and time
- Monday, November 17, 2025, 2:25 PM–3:00 PM
- Location
- Osaka University’s Convention Center
- Lecture outline
- As technologies like generative AI begin to impact society in unpredictable ways, it is becoming crucial for companies to conduct their business activities not just from a technological perspective, but also with diverse knowledge of the humanities and social sciences. In July 2025, Mercari, Inc. and Osaka University established the Mercari R4D Research Alliance Laboratory. With Mercari as its field of study, the laboratory conducts a wide range of humanities and social sciences-related research to realize a society that circulates all forms of value. In this lecture, we introduce our aims for establishing a cooperative laboratory, main research topics, and future outlook.