{"id":13861,"date":"2026-07-29T10:17:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u4u.oeic.hokudai.ac.jp\/?p=13861"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:17:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:17:49","slug":"%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%83%89%e3%81%8b%e3%82%89%e3%81%ae%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e8%80%85%e3%82%92%e8%bf%8e%e3%81%88%e3%80%81-%e4%bf%9d%e5%81%a5%e7%a7%91%e5%ad%a6%e3%82%bb%e3%83%9f%e3%83%8a%e3%83%bc%e3%82%92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u4u.oeic.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/13861\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Sciences Seminar with Researchers from India"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"Seminar venue<\/p>\n

On July 15, 2026, the \u201cHealth Sciences Evening Seminar by Visiting Scholars from India\u201d was held at Hokkaido University\u2019s Faculty of Health Sciences, welcoming researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras through JST\u2019s LOTUS Programme.<\/p>\n

The LOTUS Programme promotes joint research and talent exchange between universities and research institutions in Japan and India. The Integrated URA Office provided support in preparing applications, and several research projects from Hokkaido University were selected. Through these projects, collaborative research with Indian researchers and exchanges among early-career researchers are progressing.<\/p>\n

A Wide Range of Health-Related Research<\/h3>\n

A total of five Indian researchers and principal investigators gave presentations on a wide range of health-related topics, including stress assessment combining gaze and physiological signals, forecasting health burdens associated with air quality, aeroallergens, and urban heat, indoor air quality management, the identification of natural products from myxobacterial genomes, and the evolution of cell-surface polysaccharides.<\/p>\n

The presentations highlighted different approaches to health challenges and prompted questions and discussion among the researchers, students, faculty, and staff in attendance.<\/p>\n

Networking over Indian Snacks<\/h3>\n

After the presentations, participants gathered over Indian snacks. Discussions extended beyond the research topics to research environments and future collaboration, providing an opportunity to strengthen connections between researchers from Japan and India.<\/p>\n

The seminar is expected to further advance collaboration between the Faculty of Health Sciences and universities and research institutions in India, leading to future joint research and researcher exchanges.<\/p>\n

Event Information<\/h3>\n

Title\uff1aHealth Sciences Evening Seminar by Visiting Scholars from India
\nDate and Time\uff1aJuly 15, 2026, 4:30\u20137:00 p.m.
\nVenue\uff1aLarge Meeting Room, 6th Floor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University
\nOrganizer\uff1aFaculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University
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Presentation Topics<\/h3>\n
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  1. Multimodal Gaze and Physiological Signal Fusion for Robust Stress Assessment in Real-World Assistive Systems<\/strong>
    \nPavan Kumar Kavet\uff08IIT Hyderabad\uff09<\/li>\n
  2. Developing a Multi-Modal Decision Support System for Forecasting Health Burden from Air Quality, Aeroallergens, and Urban Heat<\/strong>
    \nAswin Giri J\uff08IIT Madras\uff09<\/li>\n
  3. Engineering solutions to indoor air quality management<\/strong>
    \nShiva Nagendra\uff08IIT Madras\uff09<\/li>\n
  4. Computational identification of novel natural products from myxobacterial genomes<\/strong>
    \nGyanesh Shukla\uff08IIT Hyderabad\uff09<\/li>\n
  5. From Known Pathways to Hidden Capsules: Evolution of Cell Surface Polysaccharides in Myxobacteria<\/strong>
    \nGaurav Sharma\uff08IIT Hyderabad\uff09<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Scenes from the Seminar<\/h3>\n

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    \nResearch presentation<\/p>\n

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    \nGroup photograph of participants<\/p>\n

    Related Links<\/h3>\n

    \u30fbJST LOTUS Programme: About<\/a>
    \n\u30fb    Faculty of Health Sciences: Report on the 4th Health Sciences Seminar 2026 (Japanese)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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