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Hiroshi Esaki, Ph.D. received the B.E. and M.E. degrees from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, in 1985 and 1987, respectively. And, he received Ph.D from The University of Tokyo, Japan, in 1998.

In 1987, he joined Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation. From 1990 to 1991, he has been at Applied Research Laboratory of Bellcore Inc., New Jersey (USA), as a residential researcher. From 1994 to 1996, he has been at CTR (Center for Telecommunication Research) of Columbia University in New York (USA). During his staying at Columbia University, he has proposed the CSR architecture, that is the origin of MPLS(Multi-Protocol Label Switching), to the IETF and to the ATM Forum. From 1996 to 1998, he has conducted the CSR project in Toshiba, as a chief architect.

Since 1997, he has involved in the IPv6 research and development at the WIDE project. He is a co-founder of series of IPv6 special project in the WIDE project, i.e., (1) KAME project ; IPv6 protocol stack for BSD UNIX (2) TAHI project ; IPv6 test and evaluation specification and tools (3) USAGI project ; IPv6 protocol stack for Linux

Regarding the research/development/deployment for the IPv6, he has been very tightly and closely working with Prof. Jun Murai, who has been a political and technical advisor for the Japanese cabinet for more than 20 years. He is an executive director of IPv6 promotion council, which is cross ministry and cross industry council to promote the IPv6 technology. As the activities of IPv6 promotion council, he has established the following working groups, that are aiming to explore and to deploy the IPv6 as the professional and business operation.

Since 2003, he has started the introduction of TCP/IP and Internet Framework into the facility system, which is now identified as SmartGrid, Smart Building, Smart Campus or Smart City. He successfully standardized the TCP/IP based architectural framework as IEEE1888 in IEEE, and proposing to NIST SGIP CoS (Catalogue of Standard) in US and to ISO/IEC JTC1 SC6.

He is a chair of JPNIC (Japan Network Information Center), since 2006, and has served as an IPv6 Forum Fellow and chair of IPv6 Ready Logo Program Committee. From 2006 to 2010, he served as BoT(Board of Trustee) for ISOC (Internet Society), and reelected in 2014 and in 2017. He is a director of WIDE Project since 2010, director of Japan Data Center Council since 2009, and director of Green University of Tokyo Project since 2008. He is the first Chief Architect of Digital Agency Japan.

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Dr. Michio Iwata is an associate professor at Kyushu Institute of Technology (KYUTECH). He graduated from KYUTECH in 2009 and then obtained his Ph.D. from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, in 2014, with a focus on systems biology. With the background, he has extensive experience in computational drug discovery. He specializes in transcriptome-based drug discovery, where he has developed an innovative information technology that uses transcriptomes, which comprehensively capture the entire picture of gene expression in cells, to comprehensively predict potential target molecules and new efficacy of drug candidate compounds. In particular, he developed a novel method to predict the mechanism of action of compounds at the single cell level, paving the way for establishing effective drug therapy toward precision medicine. For this research achievement, he was honored with the Oxford Journals-JSBi Prize Award by the Japanese Society for Bioinformatics in 2023.

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Benson is a co-founder of CyCraft. He has lectured many times at well-known cybersecurity conferences in Taiwan and abroad, including Black Hat, DEFCON, and HITCON. He has worked at institutions such as the National Information & Communication Security Taskforce of the Executive Yuan and the Research Center for Information Technology Innovation of Academia Sinica, Co-founder of Xecure Lab, general manager for the Taiwan region of the Israeli company Verint, and technical director at the U.S. company Armorize, Benson was awarded the 2020 ICT Month Outstanding ICT Elite Award.

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Since 2015, Shigeyuki Azuchi has been focusing his research on Bitcoin and cryptographic technologies, and began developing open-source libraries in related fields. At chaintope, he has been engaged in the development of enterprise blockchain solutions and protocol design.

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Dr. Daisuke Araya（荒谷大輔） is a professor at Keio University's Faculty of Letters and holds the title of Professor Emeritus at Edogawa University, specializing in philosophy and ethics. His research focuses on modern French philosophy, particularly the psychoanalytic theories of Jacques Lacan. Araya examines the philosophical implications of Lacanian psychoanalysis, aiming to elucidate the logical structures through which our perceptions of the "world" are constructed amidst the interplay of various desires. This approach offers opportunities to reconsider the foundational structures of what we commonly accept as reality.

In his publications, such as Is There an Exit from Capitalism? and Usable Philosophy, Araya explores the frameworks of thought that unconsciously define us through historically accumulated discourses. Building upon these analyses, he developed the concept of Gift Economy 2.0, detailed in his book Gift Economy 2.0: Living in a World Where You Don't Have to Earn Money. In this work, he proposes a novel economic model that transcends traditional capitalist frameworks, emphasizing mutual assistance and community support. Araya suggests that it's possible to live without sole reliance on monetary transactions, exploring how modern technology, such as blockchain, can facilitate a system where acts of giving are transparently recorded, fostering a sustainable and trust-based economy.

At this symposium, Professor Araya will introduce the concept of the Gift Economy 2.0, exploring its potential to inform our understanding of societal frameworks.

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