Vice-President Amagai Signs US-Japan AI Research Partnership at the US Department of Commerce

April 16, 2024

As part of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's state visit to the United States, on April 9, 2024, a signing ceremony was held at the US Department of Commerce for collaboration between the US and Japan on cutting-edge AI research. Keio University Vice-President Masayuki Amagai participated in the ceremony. At this event, Keio announced its partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, a top world-class university in AI and robotics research.

From left to right, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian, Arm CEO Rene Haas, Keio University Vice-President for Research Masayuki Amagai, Microsoft Executive Vice President and CMO Takeshi Numoto, and Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Moriyama Masahito.