Highlights
♦Keynote Speakers
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| Dr. Ryuki Tachibana Deputy Director IBM Research - Tokyo "Building and operating trustworthy AI for the enterprise" |
Dr. Yasuhiro Soshino Disaster Management Research Institute, Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing "Humanitarian Digital Technologies of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Saving Lives, Protecting Dignity in a Fragmented World Facing Humanitarian Crises" |
Isabelle Mercier Director Independent Evaluation Office, UNDP "Accelerating SDG Achievement: AI and Evaluation Evidence" |
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| Mary Ellen Randall 2025 IEEE President-Elect Presentation title (TBD) |
Takako Hashimoto IEEE R10 Director "Humanitarian Technology Activities in IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific Region)" |
♦Featured speakers
- Kiyoharu Aizawa, IEEE Tokyo Section Past Chair (2023-2024)/Prof. Univ. of Tokyo
- Toshiro Hiramoto, IEEE Tokyo Section Chair/Prof. Univ. of Tokyo
- Grayson Randall, IEEE HTB Chair
- Don Tan, IEEE Vice President-Elect, TAB
- Chun Che (Lance) Fung, IEEE R10 Past Director 2025-2026
- Susumu Terashima, Prof., Chiba Univ. of Commerce, “Introduction of CUC Tour”
- Kazuhiro Ide, NX Tech (Gold Sponsor)
- Eng. Thulfi qar Hoshi Khalaf (Iraqi Engineers Union President) and Dr. Hussain Falih Mahdi (University of Diyala, IEEE PES HAC Chairperson 2025)
♦Session Highlights
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[Special program 11] Redefining Tomorrow : Beyond SDGs Challenges 9/30 15:15-17:45 Five program directors of Japan's large-scale research initiative, the Moonshot Program, will present their efforts in their respective fields. This program promotes ambitious research and development that goes beyond conventional technology extensions, aiming for bold and innovative ideas to achieve societal implementation by 2050, surpassing the initiatives of the SDGs. |
Special session for resilient and green ICT by Sendai Section 10/1 9:30-12:30 This session will focus on the development of resilient information and communication technologies, which, in addition to advanced broadband and green ICT systems, will incorporate high disaster resistance. Based on insights provided by invited speakers with deep expertise in cutting-edge ICT technology, we will discuss anti-disaster ICT solutions. |
[Special program 10] Empowering Women in Engineering: Shaping the Future Through Science and Technology 9/30 13:30-15:00 This WIE session features a keynote by Prof. Emi Yuda (Mie University / Tohoku University), a distinguished researcher in biomedical engineering. Her talk, “Women in Biomedical Engineering: Fostering a Balanced and Innovative Future,” will address the persistent gender imbalance in engineering and healthcare fields and explore strategies to support early-career female researchers and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration. |
Conference Detail
The IEEE R10 HTC 2025, an esteemed annual conference spanning multiple disciplines, will convene distinguished experts from technology, engineering, science, and finance, as well as representatives from NGOs, governments, academia, and industry. The conference's primary objective is to promote dialogue and research in fields such as electrical engineering, communications, computing, security, and disaster relief, with an emphasis on sharing cutting-edge technological innovations that can benefit the underprivileged.
This notable event will feature plenary sessions, keynote speeches by renowned scholars, expert-led tutorials and workshops, research paper presentations, events focused on young professionals, a session dedicated to SDGs, ESG, and innovation, among other activities.
Organized and hosted by the IEEE Tokyo Section, IEEE R10 HTC 2025 will be held at Chiba University of Commerce, Japan, from September 29 to October 1, 2025. With the theme "Beyond SDGs − A New Humanitarian Era with Intelligent Partners", the conference aims to underscore society's rising expectations for humanitarian technologies to deliver practical, enduring solutions. The three-day conference will be preceded by a special pre-conference session.
Topics covered but not limited to:
- Smart Technologies and IoT
- Smart City and Smart Village
- Environment and Sustainability
- Security and Human Rights
- Data Science, Machine Learning,and Engineering for Humanity
- Green, Smart Materials, and Composites for Sustainable Habitat
- Technologies in Education
- Climate Change
- Disaster Management
- Health Care
Important Dates
Sponsors/Supporters
IEEE R10 HTC2025 is:
Supported by International Exchange Program of National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT).
Supported by Chiba Convention Bureau.
Supported by The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation.
Supported by KDDI Foundation.
Supported by Murata Science and Education Foundation