Arisa EMA / 江間 有沙
Fields: Science & Technology Studies, Surveillance Studies
Arisa Ema is an Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo and Visiting Researcher at RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project in Japan. She is a researcher in Science and Technology Studies (STS), and her primary interest is to investigate the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence by organizing an interdisciplinary research group. She is a board member of the Japan Deep Learning Association (JDLA). She is also a member of the Council for Social Principles of Human-centric AI, The Cabinet Office, which released “Social Principles of Human-Centric AI” in 2019, and also a member of the Japanese government's AI Strategy Council launched in May 2023. Internationally, she is an expert member of the working group on the Future of Work, GPAI (Global Partnership on AI). She is an elected member of the UN Secretary General's Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence. She obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo. The University of Tokyo Excellent Young Researcher, 2021.
Current Position
Associate Professor, Tokyo College, the University of Tokyo (2023.11-)
Visiting Researcher, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (2017.1-)
Previous Positions
Associate Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo (2021.4-2023.10)
Visiting Researcher, AIST Department of Information Technology and Human Factors (2020.4-2021.3)
Assistant Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo (2019.4-2020.3)
Assistant Professor, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, University of Tokyo (2018.4-2019.3)
Assistant Professor, Science Interpreter Training Program, Komaba Organization for Educational Excellence, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan (2015.4-2018.3)
Assistant Professor, Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University, Japan (2012.4-2015.3)
Research Fellow (DC1) of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists (2009.4-2012.3)
Current Board and Committee Memberships (international)
Global Commission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (GC REAIM), Expert member (2024-)
The United Nations, High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, member (2023-)
Partnership on AI, Policy Steering Committee, member (2022-)
Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), The Future of Work Working Group, member (2020-)
Current Board and Committee Memberships (Japan)
Study Group on How to Ensure the Soundness of Information Distribution in the Digital Space, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, member (2023-)
Study Group on Realizing a Safe and Secure Metaverse, Ministry of Internal Affairs (2023-)
Study Group on Intellectual Property Rights in the AI Age, the Cabinet Office, member (2023-)
Study Group on AI operator guidelines, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, member (2023-)
Expert Committee for the Promotion of Strengthening Innovation Policy "AI Strategy", Cabinet Office, member (2023-)
Council for Social Principles of Human-centric AI, Cabinet Office, Committee member (2020-)
AI Promotion Council of the Ministry of Justice for a New Era, member (2020-)
Ethical Approach to AI (EAA), ABEJA, Inc., Committee Member (2019-)
Japan Deep Learning Association, Board member (2018-)
AI Governance Study Group, AI Network Society Promotion Council, National Institute of Information and Communications Policy, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, member (2018-)
Research Committee, Information and Communication Research Institute, Inc., member (2017-)
Previous Board and Committee Memberships
EHESS Paris, FFJ/Air Liquide Fellowship, Fellowship Coordinator (2019-2022)
The AI Initiative of The Future Society, Senior Adviser (2017-2020)
Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, Ethics Committee (2015-2022)
WHO Expert Committee on Ethics/governance of AI and Health (2019-2021)
World Economic Forum, Global Future Council on Artificial intelligence for Humanity member (2020-2021)
Women in AI Ethics (WAIE) Regional Chapters, Japan (2019-2020)
Council for Social Principles of Human-centric AI, The Cabinet Office, Committee member (2018-2019)
The IEEE Global AI Ethics Japan Committee, Co-Chairs (2017-2018)
Advisory Board on Artificial Intelligence and Human Society, The Cabinet Office, Committee member (2016-2017)
Conference toward AI Network Society, The Institute for Information and Communications Policy (IICP), Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), member (2016)
Education
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Ph.D. in Science and Technology Study (2012)
Dissertation: “Confrontation between Security and Privacy in Information Society: Public Attitudes towards Surveillance related Technologies”
Cornell University, Department of Science & Technology Studies, Ithaca, USA. One-year visiting student (2009.8-2010.6)
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. M.A. in Science and Technology Study (2009)
University of Sussex, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), UK, visiting student (2007.4-2007.6)
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. B.A. in Science and Technology Study (2007)
Awards and Grant
Award From Chairman of the Council for Info-Communications Promotion Month (2024)
Women in AI Awards 2023 APAC, Finalist AI in Law Award (2023)
The University of Tokyo, Excellent Young Researcher (2021)
100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics You Should Follow in 2019 and beyond (2018)
NISTEP Award (The Researchers with Nice Step) (2017)
2012 Ichiko Memorial Award, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan (2012)
Research Fellowships of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists (2009.4-2012.3)
Incentive Award of Department of General Systems Studies, University of Tokyo, Japan (2009)
President’s Award for Students, University of Tokyo, Japan (2007)