Special Lecture Series by Faculty Members of the University of Tsukuba, Malaysia (UTMy)～Vol.1 Professor Dr. INAGAKI Toshiyuki, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tsukuba and Chief Executive of the UTMy
2026/5/25
The Embassy of Japan in Malaysia (EOJ), in cooperation with the University of Tsukuba, Malaysia (UTMy), Japan’s first overseas branch campus established in September 2024, has launched the Special Lecture Series by Faculty Members of UTMy.
This series aims to introduce to a wide range of stakeholders in Malaysia, including academia, government, agencies, and industry, the fact that UTMy is home to many faculty members with broad expertise across diverse academic fields. It also seeks to create new opportunities for collaboration and partnership between UTMy and relevant institutions in Malaysia.
As the first lecture in this series, on 22nd May, EOJ held a special lecture at the Ambassador’s Residence by Dr. INAGAKI Toshiyuki, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tsukuba and Chief Executive of UTMy.
Dr. INAGAKI specializes in control engineering, systems engineering, safety systems, and cognitive science. For many years, he has conducted research on how humans and machines can work together to build safe and reliable social systems.
In this lecture, Dr. INAGAKI spoke on the theme of “Advanced Driver Assistance and Automated Driving.” He explained, with concrete examples, the processes of human perception, recognition, decision-making, and operation in driving, advanced safety technologies designed to compensate for human error, and the division of roles between humans and systems in automated driving. He also pointed out current developments and challenges from an institutional and regulatory perspective.
Dr. INAGAKI offered highly insightful observations on issues such as ensuring safety in automated driving, the challenges involved when control is transferred from the system back to the driver, the potential and limitations of AI, and the challenges of introducing automated driving technologies considering the differences between traffic environments in Japan and Malaysia.
During the Q&A session, participants raised questions on topics such as the application of traffic rules and differences in approaches to the development of automated driving technologies among various countries, leading to a lively exchange of views.
The lecture provided a valuable opportunity to introduce the diverse expertise of researchers at UTMy, while further deepening exchanges between Japan and Malaysia in science and technology, the application of research to social challenges, and higher education.
EOJ plans to continue holding special lectures by various faculty members of UTMy under this series. Further information on the series will be made available on the website of EOJ.
This series aims to introduce to a wide range of stakeholders in Malaysia, including academia, government, agencies, and industry, the fact that UTMy is home to many faculty members with broad expertise across diverse academic fields. It also seeks to create new opportunities for collaboration and partnership between UTMy and relevant institutions in Malaysia.
As the first lecture in this series, on 22nd May, EOJ held a special lecture at the Ambassador’s Residence by Dr. INAGAKI Toshiyuki, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tsukuba and Chief Executive of UTMy.
Dr. INAGAKI specializes in control engineering, systems engineering, safety systems, and cognitive science. For many years, he has conducted research on how humans and machines can work together to build safe and reliable social systems.
In this lecture, Dr. INAGAKI spoke on the theme of “Advanced Driver Assistance and Automated Driving.” He explained, with concrete examples, the processes of human perception, recognition, decision-making, and operation in driving, advanced safety technologies designed to compensate for human error, and the division of roles between humans and systems in automated driving. He also pointed out current developments and challenges from an institutional and regulatory perspective.
Dr. INAGAKI offered highly insightful observations on issues such as ensuring safety in automated driving, the challenges involved when control is transferred from the system back to the driver, the potential and limitations of AI, and the challenges of introducing automated driving technologies considering the differences between traffic environments in Japan and Malaysia.
During the Q&A session, participants raised questions on topics such as the application of traffic rules and differences in approaches to the development of automated driving technologies among various countries, leading to a lively exchange of views.
The lecture provided a valuable opportunity to introduce the diverse expertise of researchers at UTMy, while further deepening exchanges between Japan and Malaysia in science and technology, the application of research to social challenges, and higher education.
EOJ plans to continue holding special lectures by various faculty members of UTMy under this series. Further information on the series will be made available on the website of EOJ.