TFC 2025 Thematic Program "Uncovering Causality in our Complex World"
Approaching the World through the Lens of Causality
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Date: February 18 (Wed) - 20 (Fri), 2026.
Venue: TOKYO ELECTRON House of Creativity 3F, Lecture Theater (in person only)
Registration: Registration form (maximum: 60 people)
Language: Lectures are given in English or in Japanese. See the program for details.
Overview: This symposium serves as the wrap-up of the Tohoku Forum for Creativity’s 2025 thematic program “Uncovering Causality in our Complex World” and Fujitsu x Tohoku University Discovery Intelligence Laboratory. It is designed to share the latest insights and experiences in the field of causal discovery from two perspectives: foundational methodologies and real-world applications.
Banquet: February 19 (Thu) 18:30–, Restaurant Hagi（2 min walk from the venue.)
To students: A limited number of travel expense supports for undergraduate and graduate students are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please indicate it in the registration form.
Program at a glance:
Program at a glance:
Program:
Program:
February 18 (Wed)
February 18 (Wed)
9:30-10:00 Registration
Morning: in English
10:00-10:15 Hiroshi Suito (Tohoku University)
[Perspective] Opening address
10:25-10:55 Fabiana Ferracina (Tohoku University)
[Mathematical foundation] Enhancing explainability of causal discovery AI - from the G-RIPS Sendai 2024 Fujitsu project
11:05-11:35 Sim Jia Hui (Tohoku University)
[Mathematical foundation] Discoverability with modern AI - from the G-RIPS Sendai 2025 Fujitsu project
Afternoon: in Japanese
13:00-13:45 Reona Yamaguchi (Kyoto University)
[Application] Cortical connectivity associated with recovery from spinal cord injury revealed by statistical causal discovery using LiNGAM
13:55-14:40 Koji Maruhashi (Fujitsu Ltd.)
[Application] Causal AI for unveiling the unknown
15:00-15:45 Sotaro Kuribayashi (Fujitsu Ltd.)
[Application] Causal discovery, LLM, and graph XAI for chemical reaction mechanism analysis
15:55-16:40 Hiroyasu Ando (Tohoku University)
[Application] Bridging forecasting and causality in energy and mobility
16:45-17:15 Coffee time (1F lounge)
February 19 (Thu)
February 19 (Thu)
9:30-10:00 Registration
Morning: in English
10:00-10:45 Justin Lien (Tohoku University)
[Mathematical foundation] Linear inverse modeling with applications to Liang-Kleeman information flow and causality
10:55-11:40 Shunsuke Kano (Tohoku University)
[Mathematical foundation] Comparing causal graphs via magnitude homology
11:50-12:35 Leonard Henckel (University College Dublin)
[Mathematical foundation] Conceptual perspectives on defining distances between causal graphs
Afternoon: in Japanese
14:00-14:45 Masao Ono (IHI Corporation)
[Application] Causal graph-based anomaly detection towards sustainable irrigation systems
14:55-15:40 Shunsuke Kawamoto (Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University)
[Application] Application of statistical causal inference to elucidating the mechanism of insulin resistancein surgical diabetes after open heart surgery
16:00-16:45 Takafumi Sato (Tohoku University)
[Application] Extraction of causality from spatially resolved data in synchrotron facilities
16:55-17:40 Hiroyuki Higuchi (Fujitsu Ltd./Tohoku University)
[Perspective] “Why” + “Wakuwaku (Feeling of excitement)” = Discovery?
18:00-19:30 Banquet( Restaurant Hagi)
February 20 (Fri)
February 20 (Fri)
9:30-10:00 Registration
Morning: in English
10:00-10:45 Shohei Shimizu (Osaka University)
[Mathematical foundation] Non-Gaussian, nonlinear causal discovery with hidden variables and application
10:55-11:40 Lily Ge (Northwestern University)
[Philosophical foundation] Critical thinking in human-data interaction
Afternoon: in Japanese
13:00-13:45 Takeshi Kanasugi (Kokugakuin University)
[Philosophical foundation] Understanding other minds: one possibility considered from the perspective of rationality
13:55-14:40 Hiroshi Shimizu (Kwansei Gakuin University)
[Philosophical foundation] Perspectives on causality in mind and behavior
15:00-15:45 Saku Hara (Tohoku University)
[Philosophical foundation] On functionalist research projects of neuroscience
15:55-16:45 Chair: Naoko Shinozaki, Panelists: Takeshi Kanasugi, Hiroshi Shimizu, Saku Hara
[Philosophical foundation] Panel discussion "Understandings and explanations"
16:45-17:00 Hirokazu Anai (Fujitsu Ltd.)
[Perspective] Closing remark
Organizers:
Hiroshi Suito (Tohoku University)
Hiroyuki Higuchi (Fujitsu Ltd. / Tohoku University)
Saku Hara (Tohoku University)
Contact: ucw_alc_organizers@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
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