Promoting big data and AI research exploiting supercomputers

Head: AMAGASA Toshiyuki, Professor, Ph.D.

Big data analysis is used to find information buried in data by analyzing data that are so vast and complex that they are difficult for ordinary computers to handle, and AI technology enables highly accurate discrimination and prediction that were previously unachievable by applying machine-learning methods such as deep learning to large amounts of training data. The Project Office for AI & Big Data is engaged in the application of big data and AI technology in various fields of computational science, the promotion of big data and AI research using supercomputers, and collaboration with C-AIR at the University of Tsukuba and other institutions.

Application of big data and AI technology in various fields of computational science

There are active attempts at uncovering new knowledge by applying big data analysis or machine learning to large amounts of data being accumulated in various fields of science. One of the most well-known examples of this is in bioinformatics. The Center for Computational Science is driving the application of big data and AI technology in various fields of computational science through collaboration with other departments in related fields.

Advancing big data and AI research using supercomputers

Big data analysis and AI require enormous computational resources (computing power and memory). Thus, supercomputers are considered to be among the most suitable environments for performing big data analysis and AI, and major supercomputers are increasingly being used for such applications. The Project Office for AI & Big Data promotes big data analysis and AI research using supercomputers operated by the Center for Computational Science.

Collaborating with C-AIR at the University of Tsukuba and other institutions

In addition to the aforementioned activities related to promoting big data and AI, we collaborate with the Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (C-AIR) at the University of Tsukuba, along with other institutions.

A meeting of promotion office for big data & AI.

(Update: June. 4, 2026)