7th Seminar on Mechanism Synthesis Research

Theme: Vehicle Allocation Mechanisms for Mobility Services

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 16:00–18:30

Place: Room 441, Multipurpose Space, 4th Floor, Faculty of Engineering Building 5, The University of Tokyo

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo   https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/cam01_04_06_j.html

Format: Hybrid (face-to-face + online)

Presentation Details

Regional mobility is currently undergoing a major transformation amid population decline, an aging population, and a serious shortage of drivers. At the same time, new mobility services such as on-demand transportation and shared mobility are becoming increasingly widespread. Against this backdrop, an important challenge is how to design sustainable mobility services while making effective use of limited transportation resources.

In this seminar, we will introduce research conducted by the Nishino Laboratory on mobility services and invite an expert with extensive practical experience to present an initiative involving on-demand mobility services in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

Drawing on perspectives from both research and practice, we will discuss how the concepts of mechanism design can be applied to the design and implementation of mobility services.

Program

16:00　Opening Remarks: Nariaki Nishino (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

16:10　Invited Talk: “Mobility Service Initiatives in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture” (tentative title). Takayuki Kondo (Mobility AI Laboratory, Research Division, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)

16:55　Research Presentation: “A Vehicle Reallocation Mechanism for Shared Mobility Using the Vickrey–Clarke–Groves Mechanism”. Nariaki Nishino (Professor, The University of Tokyo) 

17:40　Q&A and General Discussion

18:00　Closing Remarks. Nariaki Nishino

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18:30      Networking Reception at Matsumotoro

Participation fee: JPY 2,000, payable at the reception desk on the day of the event.

The reception is scheduled to end at 20:15.

Organized by: Nishino Laboratory, Department of Technology Management for Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Supported by: School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Registration

Please register using the following form

The registration deadline for the seminar is Tuesday, September 22.

The registration deadline for the networking reception is Thursday, September 17.
The networking reception requires a participation fee of JPY 2,000, payable on the day of the event.

Inquiries

Nishino Laboratory

Department of Technology Management for Innovation / Transport Innovation Research Center

Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

E-mail: seminar(at)css.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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For more information:

http://www.css.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/seminars/