Recently, the number of academic papers increases exponentially, and each academic area becomes specialized and segmented. In addition, the social problems such as environmental problems, aging society, and financial problems, become complex. Therefore, the technologies for utilizing computers' capacities are important to support the decision making in the real life. Especially, the novel decision support systems based on the collaboration between computers and people are keys in the future, as we understand the each advantage of computers and people.
In our group, we study about “Decision Support Systems based on the collaborations between computers and people for the complex social problems.” Especially, the targets of our studies are medical applications, strategy formulations for countries and companies, and negotiations. First, we analyze and propose the models for decision-making based on Natural Language Processing and Complex Network Analysis. Next, computers propose the alternatives based on Multi-agent Simulations and Optimization Techniques. After that, we evaluate the final solutions from every point of view. We compare between experts' based solutions (Top-down Approach) and computational based solutions (Bottom-up Approach), and understand the contributions and difficulties for collaborations between computers and people. Also, we create the novel web-based applications for effective decision-makings.

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TUAT Tenure Track Program is a wonderful opportunity for young researchers being willing to embrace an academic career. Especially, the effective Tenure Track System with high grade by MEXT and the circumstance with some tenure track researchers are the advantages of this program. I believe that this program is one of the important experiments for achieving the outstanding results in the international academic fields, while we have responsibility with the independent research groups and the evaluations for the promotion to tenure position.

I believe that the collaborations between computers and people can improve the possibilities of decision-makings, which is one of the important intelligent activities in the world, while computers and people have different kinds of intelligence. I’m going to devote myself to achieve my research subjects with generous supports by TUAT Tenure Track Program. Also, I would like to bring up TUAT's talented students with the international activities.