UCR-WG Service Innovation WG: Research Framework
Members
Both of industry and academia form a joint working group.
Industry side initially consists of four IT vendors (IBM Japan, NEC, Fujitsu, Hitachi);
other area of enterprises like service sector partners are planned to be invited later.
Academic members gather in a multi-disciplinary manner, from engineering, information science,
socio-informatics, and computer-adaptive systems.
Steering Committee
Main professors and representative of IT venders form the steering committee for smoother research operations and progresses.
| Chairman | Dr. Masato Takeichi | Information Science & Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Vice Chairman | Dr. Kanji Ueda | RACE (Research into Artifact, Center for Engineering) |
| Member | Dr. Hideaki Miyata | Engineering |
| Dr. Tamio Arai | Engineering | |
| Dr. Kazuo Furuta | Engineering | |
| Dr. Kokichi Sugihara | Information Science & Technology | |
| Dr. Kazuo Murota | Information Science & Technology | |
| Dr. Osamu Sudou | Interfaculty Initiative in Info. Studies | |
| Dr. Takashi Nanya | Research Center for Adv. Science & Tech. | |
| Dr. Kazuyosi Hidaka | IBM | |
| Mr. Yutaka Kasahara | NEC | |
| Mr. Sanya Uehara | Fujitsu | |
| Dr. Masaharu Akatsu | Hitachi | |
| P.Officer | Yukio Ebino | Division of University Corporate Relations |
Classification of Service Models
Research Domain
After our analysis to share the common recognition what is service and what is the basic model of service systems,
we divided our organization into four sub-working groups.
Each sub-working group (SWG) has own research area, based on characteristics of service.
- Sub-Working Group 1 (SWG-1): Visualization of Service
- Sub-Working Group 2 (SWG-2): Visualization of Service Knowledge
- Sub-Working Group 3 (SWG-3): Optimization for Service Innovation
- Sub-Working Group 4 (SWG-4): Studies on the methodology of creating new services, using ideas of "emergence" and "co-creation"
