Reflecting on six months at SUTD in Singapore as I return home today.
An ideal workplace for a dual-base lifestyle. English-speaking environment, good security, and excellent facilities allow for focused work. Rent is challenging, but travel to Japan is easy. Maintaining the lab in Japan (about 30 people) is somewhat difficult. However, gaining new perspectives has broadened my thinking.
The difficulty of research grant applications is a serious issue. Students applied for the JSPS Research Fellowship, but the acceptance rate is just over 10%. With limited application attempts, it’s like an ultra-hard stage in a game.
The research grant I recently applied for had a 5% acceptance rate. I wasn’t successful.
However, there are scholarships and research grants with acceptance rates around 50%, which might be worth exploring. Low probability applications increase fatigue due to multiple attempts. Sometimes, it’s important to recover your life points with an easier stage.
I joined the master’s thesis interim presentation online from abroad. Graphs are a bit hard to see, but manageable with the provided abstract.
Our five master’s students have evolved to give great presentations. They’ve all grown so much!
Remote supervision doesn’t change the process. Feedback on presentation materials is effective. Since they can’t see my face, praising good points might be crucial By addressing emotional aspects, we can nullify distance
Presented at ILF 2024 at Singapore Polytechnic. While ChatGPT-assisted education was mainstream, my design and manufacturing education stood out as unique. AI is useful but limited to conceptual operations. Physical objects are essential for hands-on manipulation.
Thanks for the questions about laser cutters from the audience. It made me realize that manufacturing is a collection of small challenges, which creates an entry barrier.
I’ve been assigned to teach one session of ‘Introduction to Mechanical Engineering’ for first-year students at Toyohashi University of Technology! It’s a 90-minute class, but what’s interesting? What’s easy to understand?
Although it’s ‘Mechanical Engineering,’ I realized that the recent focus is on ‘Human-AI interaction! Like Sota Fujii in shogi’ Based on this idea, I created a diagram of an expanded 5-agent model. I hope the students will enjoy the discussion.
I participated in Venkatesh’s doctoral graduation ceremony via YouTube. Knowing that I couldn’t attend in person, I had taken a photo in advance. I wish him great success in his future endeavors.
I responded to a survey about hosting four Americans in Toyohashi for a short period through an NSF program. The survey had 30 questions and resulted in a mini-report of about 1,300 words.
Although the sample size is small, I found that compared to Japanese speakers, American English speakers use praise expressions that are a level higher. I also remembered that the Argentinian professor who came through JSPS had high energy levels too. For example, words like “Awesome” or “Wonderful” don’t naturally come up in Japanese.
However, if we could appropriately use such strong words of praise, it might be more effective in communication. Shifting the evaluation scale slightly towards the positive side when interacting with others could lead to building better relationships.
While staying in Singapore, reduced face-to-face classes are a challenge. As a countermeasure, I created a self-study textbook for “Mechanical Manufacturing Methods”. It emphasizes student-friendly comprehension using a dialogue format.
Completed content for 7 lessons (120 pages) in 2 days. Efficiency improved by using Claude to convert PowerPoint to Word. Will be used from October.
We held an online report meeting for the National Institute of Technology internship experience. Although I participated from Singapore, it led to confirming the students’ understanding and deepening their learning. Thank you to the two students from Niihama National Institute of Technology and mentor Rafia for participating.
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