2026: Social Understanding and Artificial Intelligence

19th Annual German-Japanese Colloquium

OrganizerJSPS Bonn Office, The German JSPS Alumni Association
HostStuttgart Media University、The University of Tokyo
DateMarch 8-11, 2026
VenueStuttgart Media University

March 8th

19:00 Networking meeting

March 9th

08:30 Registration
09:00 Welcome and opening remarks
Prof. Dr. Boris Kühnle (Rector, HdM)
Mr. Ken-ichi Bessho (Consul General of Japan in Munich)

Session I (Chair: Prof. Dr. Christian Becker-Asano)
09:30 Social robots / Android Science 
12:00 Lunch break

Session II (Chair: Prof. Dr. Yusuke Sugano)
13:00 Eye-Tracking / Sensor input
15:15 Coffee break & Group photo

Session III (Chair: Prof. Dr. Christian Becker-Asano)
15:45 Psychology / Sociology
17:15 Introduction of JSPS Intrernational Programs
Mr. Tomomi Onodera  (JSPS Bonn Office)
17:45 Closing remarks day 1
19:00 Networking Dinner

March 10th

Session IV (Chair: Prof. Dr. Yusuke Sugano)
09:00 Humanoid Lab / IAAI visit
09:30 Group Work
11:10 Coffee break

Session V (Chair: Prof. Dr. Christian Becker-Asano)
11:30 Group1 presentation and discussion
12:00 Group2 presentation and discussion
12:30 Group3 presentation and discussion
13:00 Closing remarks
Prof. Dr. Masahiko Hayashi (JSPS Bonn Office)
13:15 Lunch break
14:30 Mercedes Benz Museum visit
19:00 Networking Banquet

March 11th

10:00 Tour through the Fraunhofer IPA robotics section

With kind support of:
JST ASPIRE “Establishing an international collaborative research network on human-centered vision and media technologies”