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The Information and Knowledge Science Forum (Japanese: 情報知識学フォーラム), formerly the SGML / XML Training Forum (Japanese: 研修フォーラム), is an annual forum organized by the Japan Society of Information and Knowledge (JSIK; Japanese: 情報知識学会) addressing current topics in information and knowledge. It consists of invited lectures/talks and research presentations (oral or poster presentations) from academic members. The SGML / XML Training Forum was organized by the corresponding working group.

Conference History:

The 32nd Forum on Information and Knowledge Science (Autumn 2027)

31st Information and Knowledge Science Forum, January 23, 2027, Tokyo, Japan

Conference Theme: Creating Trustworthy Knowledge and Accountability in the AI ​​Ecosystem (AIエコシステムにおける信頼できる知識の創出と責任)
(Host: Institute for Innovative Research, University of Tokyo)

Conference program TBD

30th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, January 31, 2026, Osaka, Japan

Conference Theme: The Cutting-Edge of Data Science for Understanding Culture and Society (文化と社会をとらえるデータサイエンスの最前線)
(Host: Faculty of Culture and Information Studies, Doshisha University)

Lectures:
The Chinese Classics Collaborative Research System “Chinese Classics Graphology” (HXWD.org) and Machine Translation
Dharmamitra: A data-driven platform for the research of Buddhist texts in multiple languages ​​using advanced NLP methods
Digital Humanities in Cosmetic Research

Poster Presentations:
Towards the Establishment of a Research Data Management Scheme in Southeast Asia
Data Science Education Practice and DX Human Resource Development at a Small Private Liberal Arts University
Quantitative Comparison of “Japaneseness” in Western Piano Works from the Japonisme Era
Quantitative study of racehorse running speed and air pollutants
The influence of facial bone structure on the amount of attractiveness improvement achieved by the same makeup.
International Comparison of Hip Hop Lyrics and Visualization of Semantic Differences Based on Value Theory
Basic study on expanding collaboration between Wikidata and Japan Search data utilization
Verification of the influence of exhibition time ranking on race ranking in boat racing
Fundamentals of meteorological phenomena as information to be handled in disaster prevention training etc. – Through practice for high school students
Analysis of the influence of the “Twenty-Five Articles of Testimony” on the biography of Kukai.
Quantitative Analysis of the Narrative Structure and Regional Differences of Japanese Folktales
From hobby collecting to cultural materials: Archiving station timetable collections and its significance
Examination of the conditions for use and collaboration of regional data in collaboration with various organizations – Focusing on the examination of the terms of use and collaboration in the AMANE Archives –
Construction of a Metaverse Exhibition Shared Space Aiming to Disseminate and Share 3D Data of Academic Materials – Realization and Challenges of the Regional Materials Metaverse Exhibition Project at AMANE

29th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, November 30, 2024, Kanazawa, Japan

Conference Theme: “Research Data Ecosystem × Preservation and Transmission of Local Historical Materials” – The Future of Research Data Ecosystems that Overcome Disasters and Contribute to the Transmission of Local Historical Materials (研究データエコシステム × 地域資料の保存・継承」 ～災害を乗り越え地域資料継承に貢献する研究データエコシステムの未来)
(Host: Kanazawa University)

Lectures:
Current Status of Research Data Ecosystem Construction Project
Research Data in Historical Earthquake Research
Building a cross-regional data sharing platform for the inheritance of regional material data
For the co-creation of regional cultural resource data: Development of a general-purpose platform
Rescue of damaged materials and sharing and utilizing local material information in the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake
Possibilities of Kanazawa Museum+

Poster Presentations:
Issues in sharing data across regions and organizations
Study and implementation of external repository linking function in data catalogues
Metadata processing for research data in the comprehensive database construction project for pre-disease disease
Proposal for the expression of disaster data in regional documents using knowledge graphs and its usage method
Investigating the factors behind past restrictions on access to public institutions’ websites
Analysis of knowledge acquisition status of international students in data science education at liberal arts universities
Cultivating research data management talent based on GakuNin LMS
Development and use of the resource information collection app “MinguWeb”
Construction and deployment of Kanazawa University’s academic data management system “ARCADE2” based on a research data ecosystem
Consideration of the social significance of local archives – Focusing on the change in the role of AMANE Archives after the disaster –
Creation of guidelines aimed at consolidating and promoting understanding of Open Educational Resources (OER)
Use of a digital archive system for citizen-participation activities to preserve and pass on local materials: A case study of the use of the “Oku-Aizu Digital Archive” system in a folk implement sorting workshop

28th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, December 2, 2023, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

Conference Theme: Possibilities of library DX: Trends and practical initiatives in Japan and China (図書館DXの可能性：日本・中国における変革の潮流と実践的取り組み)
(Host: Doshisha University)

Keynotes:
A perspective on the Possibility of Library DX in a long-time span (Lecture in English)
From Digitization to Transformation: The Shanghai Library Journey through the Evolution of DX : A Case Study Analysis

Symposium: (Panel discussion)
Possibilities of library DX: Trends of change and practical initiatives in Japan and China

Presentations:
Library DX and the future of the humanities in Japan
Services that users find convenient through library DX: A case study of the Shanghai Library East Building
Changes in Japan’s public libraries due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the declining birthrate and aging population
Analysis of new initiatives in reading promotion activities against the backdrop of DX: From the case study of the Shanghai Library

Poster Session

27th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, December 18, 2022, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan / Virtual venue

Conference Theme: Sharing research data through humanities textbooks (人文学テキストを通じた研究データ共有)
(Host: National Institute of Informatics)

Lectures:
Structuring Historical Accounting Materials: Tree or Graph?
Exploring the Structure of Documents and Conveying to Others: The Case of Old Japanese Dictionary
Digitalization of Japanese History Research Materials: Case Studies and Issues
What text structuring using TEI brought about: From ‘Shibusawa Eiichi Biography’ to ‘Shibusawa Eiichi Diary’
Development of visualization and analysis tools for TEI data” Satoru

Poster session (Theme: Issues related to humanities and information)

Discussion

26th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, December 18, 2021, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan / Virtual venue

Conference Theme: How should we address the management, open access, and utilization of research data? (研究データの管理・オープン化・利活用にどのように対応すべきか)
(Host: Kyoto University’s Library Organization, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Academic Data Innovation Unit, Research Resource Archive, Academic Information Media Center, Global Information Network)

Lectures:
Fieldwork Experience Accumulation and Cyber ​​Physical Education and Research Support for Field Science Education and Research
Current status and issues regarding the creation and accumulation of verbatim records of dialogues with entrepreneurs
Big Data in the Humanities: New Interdisciplinary Opportunities and New Challenges for Data Management
Psychology Research Culture and Open Practice
Data Science Curriculum from the Viewpoint of Data Science Process

Poster session

Panel discussion

25th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, January 9, 2021, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan Virtual venue

Conference Theme: Considering Open Science in the Field of Academic Research in the Post-COVID Era (アフターコロナの学術研究分野におけるオープンサイエンスを考える)

Note: The forum was originally scheduled for late 2020 face-to-face

Invited Talks:
To Make “History” in the Future: Digital Public History in Corona Sorrow
Thinking about Online Events and Future Hybrid Events

Invited Lectures:
Searching for a new style for the preservation and utilization of historical and cultural materials in the Corona
Current Status and Prospects of Natural History Scholarly Communication

Poster Session

24th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, November 23, 2019, Kanazawa City, Japan

Conference Theme: Local Historical Materials and Open Science: Preservation and Transformation of Local Historical Materials into Information Resources (地域資料とオープンサイエンス～地域資料の継承と情報資源化～)

Lectures:
Current status of inheritance and utilization of academic materials in the region and expectations for openness
Regional History Research and History Education
Digital archive of Kaga Yuzen design and academic research using it

Poster Session

Information exchange meeting

23rd Information and Knowledge Science Forum, December 8, 2018, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan

Conference Theme: Building, applying, and developing information and knowledge resources for business purposes (情報知識資源の構築、応用、ビジネス展開)

Invited Talks:
Utilization and Development of Kindai Index as Information and Knowledge Resource
Thesaurus Construction, Application, Business Development

Poster Session

Information exchange meeting

Pre-forum Events:
Senior Information and Knowledge Research Group Table Talk

22nd Information and Knowledge Science Forum, December 2, 2017, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan

Conference Theme: Challenging the barriers to open science (オープンサイエンスの障壁への挑戦)

Invited Talks:
Current Situation and Issues of Materials Informaltics – Overseas Trends and Challenges in Japan
Realities and Challenges for Opening Local Natural History Material Information
Roles and Issues of Academic Institutions Related to Promotion of Open Science
Expectations for Open Science from an IR Perspective

Poster Session

21st Information and Knowledge Science Forum, January 22, 2017, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

Conference Theme: What lies ahead in the IoT era? New developments in information knowledge science (IoT時代の先にあるものは？―情報知識学の新たな展開―)

Note: The forum was originally scheduled for late 2016

Invited Lectures:
Evaluation of human behavior and automation system behavior in cooperation between humans and automation systems
Information flow in IoT / cyber physical society Change and control

Oral Presentations:
The whole picture of public data inferred from “DATA.GO.JP”
Development of contract model case to promote the utilization and protection of data in the IoT field

Poster Session

20th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, December 12, 2015, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

Conference Theme: Construction and utilization of knowledge information infrastructure in regional informatics (地域情報学における知識情報基盤の構築と活用)

Lectures:
Framework of field-linked database by Linked Data-Large-scale intelligent database
Application of Linked Data to large-scale databases of humanities and social studies – Knowledge processing by inference
Spatial Information as a Common Data Infrastructure Supporting Various Social and Public Services-Knowledge Processing by Location
Construction and utilization of time information infrastructure-Knowledge processing based on time
Characterizing the scenes described in the field notes-Knowledge processing by vocabulary
Past and Future of Area Informatics-Through Practical Cases of Area Studies Integrated Information Center

19th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, December 6, 2014, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan

Conference Theme: Education and Data: Knowledge Created and Its Utilization (教育とデータ：創造される知識とその利活用)

Lectures: (afternoon)
New issues of university evaluation / quality assurance and systematic information analysis
To promote human resource management based on science-Example of verification of the effect of managerial training
Toward the reconstruction of university education based on evidence-Multiple evaluation of learning outcomes including generic skills
How to think about how to measure educational outcomes: How to improve education as seen from the data examples of “University Student Basic Ability Survey”
e-portfolio system using past learner history data
Can Digital Technology Save the Massification Problem in Higher Education? ―MOOCs, Big Data in Education, Search for Academic IR

Poster Session (morning)

18th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, December 7, 2013, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

Conference Theme: Big data and the discovery of new knowledge (ビッグデータと新たな知識発見)

Lectures:
Big data bird’s-eye view analysis
Applied research on the hotel industry in Kyoto City using Web data
Familiar big data, hospitality and corporate profits
Possibility of utilizing social media data

17th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, November 4, 2012, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Conference Theme: Memories, records and archives of the earthquake disaster (震災の記憶・記録とアーカイブズ)

Part I: Memories and Records of the Earthquake and Archives
Part II: Narrative and sharing of the earthquake
Part III: Archives and Archives and beyond

16th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, October 29, 2011, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

Conference Theme: New trends surrounding e-book formats (電子書籍フォーマットをとりまく新しい潮流)

Lectures:
Possibility of Electronic Publishing and Role of Printing Company
E-book format XMDF and creation environment
For electronic publishing, only a WEB browser is required
The flow of electronic publishing that Adobe thinks about now

15th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, December 4, 2010, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Conference Theme: Diversifying e-book terminals and academic information distribution (多様化する電子書籍端末と学術情報流通)

Lectures:
What the Digitization of Books Brings-Simple Questions and Simple Expectations
Current status and standardization of e-book exchange formats
Efforts and case reports for EPUB’s multilingual support
Research Trends in E-Book Formats and Issues for Scholarly Communication

14th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, February 27, 2010, Aichi University, Toyohashi, Japan

Conference Theme: Development of language resources: terminology, ontology, thesaurus (言語資源の展開：ターミノロジー、オントロジー、シソーラス)

Presentations:
Construction and utilization of domain ontology
Extracting Terms from Texts
Thesaurus for Natural Language Processing”

Panel discussion by presenters

13th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, November 29, 2008, Tsurumi University, Tsurumi-ku, Japan

Conference Theme: Forms and representations of information and knowledge (情報知識の形式と表現)

Lectures:
How to make and create scholarship in the information society
Problems in formulating technical terms / Can technical terms written in Japanese survive?
Past discussions and future prospects for marking language-related regulations
Visual structuring and logical markup of Japanese documents
Bibliographic approach of Japanese classical books

12th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, December 8, 2007, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan

Conference Theme: Discovery and reproduction of information (情報の発掘と再生)

Lectures:
The World of Revived Kofun Mural Paintings-Digital Content for Decorated Kofun
Trends in digitization, storage and sharing of archives information
Electronicization and preservation of prewar textbooks and their applications
Excavation of information from classical books-regeneration and life magazine, network
Excavation and reproduction of cultural property information-between “things “and” texts”

11th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, October 28, 2006, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Conference Theme: Observation and measurement of information – Web information knowledge studies (情報の観察と計測 －Webの情報知識学－)

Lectures:
Web 2.0-Sharing Information and Adding Value through User Participation
Formation and bonding and sharing of knowledge using the electronic Land, Infrastructure and Web Systems
Advertising model on the WEB- Potential for new advertising media
Individualized Web
Problems in WWW Search Behavior Research-Focusing on the Concept of Successful Search
Understanding and Application of Cognitive Processes in Web Information Search
Metadataization of Educational Information and Construction of Search System

10th Information and Knowledge Science Forum, October 29, 2005, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Conference Theme: “Refining and Synthesizing Information” – New Information and Knowledge Science as envisioned by young members (『情報の精製と合成』－若手会員が考える新しい情報知識学)

Lectures:
From Life Science Dictionary to Life Science Ontology
Identification and prediction of new words that are important technical terms
Information and knowledge sharing system for consensus building
Advanced utilization of multiple databases in institutional libraries
Aiming to build an interoperable term system-for term dictionaries, classification tables, and web directories

9th SGML / XML Training Forum, October 30, 2004, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Conference Theme: E-Government and XML (電子自治体と XML)

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