Human Systems Integration (HSI) Associated Development Activities in Japan

Abstract : This report covers the following topics: 1. Development of a user-friendly Japanese product -- 'Washlet'; 2. Challenges of Suwa industrial accumulation: co-evolution of technologies in industries and researches in universities; 3. High-performance CFD-based global optimization for high-speed multi-hull ship design; 4. Decision making training through gaming simulation and agent-based modeling; 5. Application of genetic algorithms to plant design problems; and 6. Extracting tacit knowledge of plant operations through machine learning and data mining technologies.