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Lectures at a glance

9th June 2026

 Picture Yasushi Umeda

 

14:05 - 14:45

“Future Directions of Manufacturing Shaped by the Circular Economy”

In recent years, the Circular Economy (CE) has been attracting increasing attention. It is founded on two pillars: production based on recycled resources and value creation that is not dependent on material throughput. CE should be regarded as a powerful catalyst for transitioning toward a new paradigm of manufacturing, moving away from the unsustainable mass production and mass consumption. This lecture introduces an overview of CE with some enabling ideas including corporate ecosystems led by circulation providers, product life cycle design, business models, and digitalization.

Dr. Yasushi UMEDA
Research into Artifacts, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

      

14:45 - 15:45

“Extreme Measurements and Gravitational Wave Astronomy”

A century has passed since Einstein predicted gravitational waves, and we are now in an era where gravitational waves are regularly observed, and the data can be used to explore the mysteries of the Universe. To observe gravitational waves, it is necessary to measure extremely small expansions and contractions of space, and it is largely due to the development of technology over the past decades that such observations have become possible. In this lecture, I would like to introduce the measurement technology that makes gravitational wave observations possible, introduce the KAGRA project that we are currently working on, and talk about the mysteries of the Universe that gravitational wave astronomy will unravel.

Dr. Takaaki KAJITA
Distinguished University Professor, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of Tokyo, 2015 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics

The conference program is currently under development and is continuously being updated. Please check back regularly for the latest information.The conference program is currently under development and is continuously being updated. Please check back regularly for the latest information.

The topics for the parallel sessions include

Legal Metrology:

OIML R76, R51, D31, remote verification, reverification etc.


Scientific Metrology:

Redefinition of SI, Test Method, Digitalization


Applied Metrology:

Image recognition, smart agriculture, storage management by data and more!



 
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Samuel Schmidt

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E-Mail: samuel.schmidt@cecip.eu