Session
Advanced Technology
Revolutionizing Sports: The Role of AI in Judging and Its Potential Side Effects
The role of referees in sports has long depended on human judgment, but with the advancement of AI technology, this role is beginning to change. This session will explore the impact of AI-driven judging systems on sports and discuss the potential for human referees to be replaced. We will delve into the benefits and challenges of AI-based decision-making, examining how technological innovation could affect the fairness of sports, the experience of players and spectators, and the evolving role of referees themselves.
Available passes
- Executive
- Business/Startup
- Rising Star
- City
Language：Japanese
Speakers
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Shusaku Hayakawa
RYUKYU ASTEEDA Sports Club Co., Ltd.
Shusaku Hayakawa
RYUKYU ASTEEDA Sports Club Co., Ltd./Chairman and CEO
Faced with the disappearance of his father just before his university entrance exams, he funded his own education by delivering newspapers and gained admission to Meiji University. During his time at the university, he established his first business. He later served as a secretary to a former Prime Minister, where he honed his skills in politics and management.At the age of 28, he ran for the House of Representatives, finishing as a runner-up. He subsequently founded one of Japan's largest executive networking organizations. He has served as an advisor or consultant to approximately 90 companies, playing a key role in guiding venture businesses.In 2018, he was appointed as the CEO of Ryukyu Astida Sports Club Co., Ltd. In March 2021, under his leadership, the company became the first professional sports team in Japan to go public. In April of the same year, he established Kyushu Astida Co., Ltd., a subsidiary, and assumed the position of Director.He also serves as a lecturer at the Meiji University Graduate School of Business Administration (MBA Program) and as a visiting professor at the University of the Ryukyus and Akita University.In December 2021, he published "The Miracle of Ryukyu Astida" and was named one of Forbes JAPAN’s “100 Faces of the Year.”
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Mizuki Oka
University of Tsukuba / ConnectSphere Inc.
Mizuki Oka
Researcher. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba / CEO of ConnectSphere Inc.
She graduated from the College of Information Science, University of Tsukuba in 2003, and completed her doctoral program there in 2008, earning a Ph.D. in Engineering. That same year, she served as a specially appointed researcher at the University of Tokyo. After working as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba in 2013, she assumed her current position. Her areas of expertise include artificial life and web science. Her publications include ALIFE: Toward AI More Life-like than Artificial Life (BNN Inc.) and Creating and Running ALife: An Introduction to Artificial Life Model Theory Through Implementation (O’Reilly Japan).
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Keisuke Fujii
Nagoya University
Keisuke Fujii
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University
He is born in Osaka City in 1986. After obtaining his PhD degree from the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies at Kyoto University in 2014, he worked such as a researcher at the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, and became an associate professor at the Graduate School of Informatics at Nagoya University in 2021. He received the Nagoya University Akasaki Prize in 2023. He is conducting research on the integration of machine learning and sports analytics, and has recently been working on the social implementation of this technology in collaboration with various organizations.
