Computers and the Humanities Symposium "JinMonCom 2010"

SIG-CH (Computers and the Humanities) under the auspices of the IPSJ (Information Processing Society in Japan) aims to contribute to the Humanities disciplines by way of application of information technologies to the field, returning the results back to the field of information technology. Various approaches have already been attempted in several fields such as history, archeology, anthropology, literature, and the arts.

In such research activities, it is fundamental to digitize, preserve, distribute, and share resources. "Digital Archives" has been a platform which has already served this kind of purpose, an explicit space for collaboration between the humanities and the information technologies?a sort of model case. In such senses, "Digital Archives" themselves, along with the concomitant research have brought about mutual beneficial effects.

We will hold a symposium entitled "JinMonCom 2010" under the theme of "Possibilities of the Humanities Technologies --- A method of realization via integration of different fields. The humanities technologies constitute a broad method with which provide new developments via meeting and integrating with those working in the information technologies. The humanities disciplines are often seen by outsiders as functioning in a self-referential endless loop of subjective interpretation. The humanities technologies are thus a challenge to evolve into an objective interpretation by application of scientific and technological methods to such activities. Through the approach, a method of realization will be sought which informs many people working in the humanities.

Pascal distinguished between l’≪ esprit de finesse ≫ and l’≪ esprit de geometrie ≫. Yet scholars have attempted to merge through the application of logic in various ways. In the meantime, computer is a key component in order to solve such problem. We expect presentations on challenges to possibilities that we can make sharable results of processing of mass data without detraction of finesse such as intellectual activities, sensibility, and pathos and without being preoccupied with formal logic. We also hope that we can make realization of the humanities based on a grounding in real life, environment, and reality. Then, we will deepen exchanges with such scholars through the symposium.

We are waiting for forthcoming submission and participation aim for such an integration of different fields.

Academic Program

• Sat 11th
  • 9:30 Plenary session
  • 10:50 Plenary lecture (1)
  • 11:30 Lunch
  • 13:00 Plenary workshop (1)
  • 14:00 Parallel session (1)
  • 15:50 Parallel session (2)
  • 18:00 Reception
• Sun 12th
  • 9:30 Parallel session (3)
  • 10:55 Plenary workshop (2) and Poster/Demo session
  • 12:00 Lunch
  • 13:30 Plenary lecture (2)
  • 14:30 Parallel session (4)
  • 16:20 Parallel session (5)

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama Campus:

http://www.titech.ac.jp/english/about/campus/index.html

Organizer

SIG Computers and Humanities in Information Processing Society in Japan

Co-organizer

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Chair: Akifumi Tokosumi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Hiroyuki Akama (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Akira Takagishi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Leith Morton (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Hirofumi Yamamoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Hajime Murai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Makoto Goto (Hanazono University)
Maki Miyake (Osaka University)
Atsushi Matsumura (Tsukuba University)

Chair: Akifumi Oikawa (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)

Ryoei Yoshioka (National Institute for Educational Policy Research)
Takuji Suzuki (National Museum of Japanese History)
Tatsuki Sekino (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature)
Koichi Kamichi (Daito Bunka University)
Mitsuru Aida (National Institute of Japanese Literature)
Ikuo Oketani (Osaka International University)
Tsunekazu Kato (Osaka Electro-Communication University)
Hiroshi Kawaguchi (Tezukayama University)
Haruyoshi Goto (Hanazono University)
Mamiko Sakata (Doshisha University)
Masaru Sakayauchi (National Institute for Educational Policy Research)
Mamoru Shibayama (Kyoto University)
Masako Soga (Ryukoku University)
Tomoji Tabata (Osaka University)
Hideo Tohyama (Ritsumeikan University)
Kiyonori Nagasaki (International Institute for Digital Humanities)
Kozaburo Hachimura (Ritsumeikan University)
Shoichiro Hara (Kyoto University)
Osamu Furuse (National Institute of Japanese Literature)
Shigeki Moro (Hanazono University)
Shoji Yamada (International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
Yasunori Yamamoto (National Museum of Ethnology)
Masakatsu Murakami (Doshisha University)
Kazumasa Ozawa (Osaka Electro-Communication University)
Fumio Adachi (National Museum of Japanese History)
Yasushi Asami (University of Tokyo)
Naoki Takubo (Kinki University)
Masatoshi Kubo (National Museum of Ethnology)

Digital Humanities relating to Archaeology, History, Philology, and Linguistics, GIS, Digital archives, Digital museum, Serious game, Visualization, Data mining, Education, Documentation, Analysis of humanities resources, Digital Documents, Web application, Conservation science, Research and development of strategy on disaster mitigation of cultural heritage, Information retrieval, Meta data, and so on.

• Member of IPSJ: 8,000 Yen
• Non-member: 10,000 Yen
• Student: 3,000 Yen