Date and Time: March 31, 2026 (Tuesday) 15:00 - 17:45 (JST)
Location: Online (Zoom)
Languages: Japanese, English (with simultaneous interpretation)
Participation Fee: Free
Registration: Register via the following website by March 29. Zoom information will be sent to registered participants around March 30.
Registration URL: https://forms.gle/ktpyMVdG1buRB8xo8
Muography, which uses cosmic-ray muons to probe the internal structure of large objects, is emerging as a powerful tool for subsurface sensing. Recent advances in muon detection technologies, artificial muon sources, data analysis, and computational modeling are expanding its potential applications in resource exploration, infrastructure monitoring, energy-related studies, and medical imaging. This workshop brings together researchers and industry experts to highlight recent technological developments and explore emerging applications of muography, including critical raw material exploration, CCS monitoring, and integration with conventional geophysical methods.
March 31 (Tuesday)
15:00-15:05
Opening Remarks:
Hiroyuki K.M. Tanaka
Director, International Muography Research Organization, The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) | VMI, International Virtual Muography Institute (Tokyo, Japan)
15:05-15:25
Coming soon...
Doug Schouten, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ideon Technologies (Richmond, Canada)
15:25-15:45
Recent advancements in muometric technologies
Hiroyuki K.M. Tanaka
Director, International Muography Research Organization, The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
VMI, International Virtual Muography Institute (Tokyo, Japan)
15:45-16:05
Muon Imaging Applications in Critical Raw Materials and Rare Earth Element Exploration
Marko Holma
Chief Executive Officer, Muon Solutions Oy, Finland
University of Oulu, Finland
VMI, International Virtual Muography Institute (Tokyo, Japan)
16:05-16:15
16:15-16:35
Muon Scattering Tomography with Laser-Plasma-Accelerator-Driven Muon Source
Andi Hector
Co-CEO and Co-founder, mu-ray.tech (Hamburg, Germany)
16:35-16:55
Exploring REE-rich Mud: Characteristics and Potential of a New Seafloor Resource
Kentaro Nakamura
Professor, The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
16:55-17:15
A Computational Approach to Large-Scale Muography Simulations for CCS Monitoring
Hamid Basiri
Researcher, Catholic University of Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)
17:15-17:35
Muography Meets Seismic Exploration: A New Method to Quantify Subsurface Fluid Saturation and Elastic Moduli
Jun Matsushima
Professor, The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
VMI, International Virtual Muography Institute (Tokyo, Japan)
17:35-17:45
Open Discussion
Jun Matsushima
The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
VMI, International Virtual Muography Institute (Tokyo, Japan)
E-MAIL: jun-matsushima@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp