Commentary
What Is the Role of the Research Group? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Hiroki Sakaji 457
Special Issue: “Current Status and Future Prospects of Urban Digital Twins”
Editors’ Introduction to “Current Status and Future Prospects of Urban Digital Twins”
…………………………………………………………………… Keisuke Ikeda, Akira Matsuki, Masahiro Tani, Kenta Senzaki and Yoshinobu Kano 458
Current Status and Challenges of Urban Digital Twins Based on 3D Urban Models
─ Global Trends and Advances in Efficient Construction Using AI ─ ………………………………………… Yoshiki Ogawa and Yoshihide Sekimoto 460
PLATEAU, the Project for Realizing Digital Twins of Cities in Japan ………………………………………………………………………………… Keita Hosogaya 467
Development of an Automated Tool for Generating 3D Urban Models Utilizing AI Technologies …………………… Yasuhito Niina, Hideki Nonaka,
Mayumi Mizobuchi, Wakako Jimba, Chusaku U, Junya Komori, Shungo Tsutsui, Takahiro Oohata and Masahiro Shinoda 474
A Case Study of the Digital Twin Approach to Telecom Networks …… Hitoshi Shimizu, Hiroki Ikeuchi, Yosuke Takahashi and Yasunori Okabe 482
Realization of Human Flow Digital Twin Using LiDARs
─ Urban Space Human Flow Reconstruction Technology Utilizing Incomplete Sensing Data ─ ………………………………………Tatsuya Amano 490
The Interplay of Urban Digital Twin Projects and Legislative Data ………………………………………… Yoshitaka Nakano, Yuki Odani and Taro Sato 499
Urban Digital Twin in Disaster Risk Reduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Michinori Hatayama 509
Disaster Prevention DX Technology Using Satellite Imagery … Kenta Senzaki, Takakazu Ishii, Yukihiro Yano, Masahiro Tani and Masato Toda 517
Shift from Digital Twin to Real Phygital Society …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Satoshi Kurihara 524
Exploring the Potential of Digital Twins in Urban Contexts
…………………………………… Discussants：Takahiro Oohata, Yoshiki Ogawa, Hitoshi Shimizu, Yuka Sogawa and Michinori Hatayama，
Moderator：Yoshinobu Kano，Compose：Takako Ouchi 529
Special Issue: “AI Blending into Human Learning”
Editors’ Introduction to “AI Blending into Human Learning” …………………………………………………………… Sho Yamamoto and Tsukasa Hirashima 539
The Best Relationship between Human and AI in Education …………………………………………………………………………………………… Satoshi Kurihara 542
Teachers and the Learning Note System: A Symbiotic Blend for Continuous Professional Growth
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Hajime Shirouzu, Shinya Iikubo and Moegi Saito 550
Educational Digital Transformation（DX） and the Practical Use of Educational Data in Universities
…………………………………………………………………………………… Masayuki Murakami, Kae Nakaya, Shizuka Shirai and Hiroyuki Nagataki 559
AI and Education: Ethical Perspectives ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Nobutsugu Kanzaki 567
Trends in Educational Policy and Practical Research on the Use of Generative AI in Elementary and Secondary Education in Japan
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Kazunori Sato and Tatsuya Horita 575
Article
Levels of Autonomy in Science Automation（Part 2） …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Koichi Takahashi 582
Series: “Let’s Go! Osaka-Kansai EXPO!”
─ Enjoy the Expo Even More ─ Stories from the Inside! ─
The Tree of Life Evolution ─ Interview with Mr. Takashi Ikegami ………………………………… Takashi Ikegami, Interviewer：Seitaro Shinagawa 587
Challenges in Creating the Future and the Role of Youth ─ Interview with Mr. Hiroshi Sakuma …… Hiroshi Sakuma, Interviewer：Koji Inoue 590
Lecture Series: “Exploring the Origins of Artificial Intelligence in Japan ─”（4）
In Conversation with Dr. Yasuyoshi Inagaki: Technology Only Makes Sense When Itʼs Used
…………………………………………………………………………………… Yasuyoshi Inagaki, Youichiro Miyake, Mai Sugimoto and Takako Ouchi 593
Planning Committee Newsletter（4）
Want to Encourage the Artificial Intelligence Research Community through Competitions ……………………………………………… Shotaro Ishihara 604
My Bookmark
Utilization of Knowledge Graphs in Life Sciences: From Data Integration to Knowledge Discovery ………………………………… Atsuko Yamaguchi 605
Global Eye（77）
Research on Cognitive Modeling at Carnegie Mellon University …………………………………………………………………………………………… Yugo Hayashi 607
Students Forum（129）
Exploring the Intersection of Technology and Humanity: HAI/HRI Researcher Professor Tatsuya Nomura Talks about His Career and Vision
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Ryosuke Kawashima and Akihiro Maeda 610
Conference Reports
The 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence（AAAI-25） ……………………………………… Ryota Takatsuki and Hiroshi Yamakawa 615
Book Review
Hitomi Yanaka: Mechanisms for Computing the Meaning of Language, pp. 288, Kodansha Ltd.（2024） …………………………… Mitsuo Yoshida 617
Kota Matsui and Wataru Kumagai: Transfer Learning, pp. 416, Kodansha Ltd.（2024） …………………………………………………… Mitsuo Yoshida 618
Daisuke Okanohara: How Generative AI Works: “Flow” Creates Images, Sound and Video, pp. 144,
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers（2024） ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Yusuke Mori 620
Article
Cover Project “Journey around Artificial Intelligence: A Window into JSAI-SIGs, Chapter 9”
─ Special Interest Group for Semantic Web and Ontology ─ …………………………… Planner：Soichiro Yokoyama, Illustrator：Shun Iwasawa 621