Noriko H. Arai (Japanese: 新井紀子, born 1962[1]) is a Japanese researcher in mathematical logic and artificial intelligence,[2] known for her work on a project to develop robots that can pass the entrance examinations for the University of Tokyo.[3] She is a professor in the information and society research division of the National Institute of Informatics.[3][4]
Noriko H. Arai | |
|---|---|
新井紀子 | |
| Born | 1962 |
| Education | Hitotsubashi University (Law) University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (B.S. in Mathematics, magna cum laude) Tokyo Institute of Technology (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Todai Robot Project, Researchmap |
| Notable work | Project to develop AI capable of passing University of Tokyo entrance exams |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical logic, Artificial intelligence |
| Institutions | National Institute of Informatics |
Education and career
editArai was born in Tokyo. She earned a law degree from Hitotsubashi University[2] and then, in 1985, a mathematics degree magna cum laude from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[2][4] Her doctorate is from the Tokyo Institute of Technology.[2]
She joined the National Institute of Informatics in 2001.[4]
Contributions
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Arai's Todai Robot Project aims to build a robot that can pass the entrance examinations for the University of Tokyo (commonly known as Todai) by 2021.[3][5] Arai became director of the project in 2011.[2] At a 2017 TED Talk, she reported that her system could achieve a score better than 80% of the applicants to the university; however, this was still not a passing score. Arai sees the success of the project as evidence that human education should concentrate more on problem solving and creativity, and less on rote learning.[6]
Arai is also the founder of Researchmap, "the largest social network for researchers in Japan".[7] She was one of 15 top artificial intelligence researchers invited by French president Emmanuel Macron to join him in March 2018 for the announcement of a major new French initiative for artificial intelligence research.[8]
References
edit- ^ Birth year from Library of Congress Name Authority File, accessed 2018-10-19
- ^ a b c d e "Speaker profile: Noriko H. Arai, Professor, National Institute of Informatics", 20th International Conference for Women in Business, retrieved 2018-10-19
- ^ a b c Tsujimura, Tatsuya (March 4, 2014), "Robots challenged to pass Todai examination", Japan Times
- ^ a b c "ARAI Noriko", Faculty: Information and Society Research Division, National Institute of Informatics, retrieved 2018-10-19
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Michael (December 29, 2013), "Computers Jump to the Head of the Class", The New York Times
- ^ Wakefield, Jane (April 26, 2017), Ted 2017: The robot that wants to go to university, BBC News
- ^ "Noriko Arai", GS10 Speakers, Gender Summit Asia-Pacific 10, 2017, retrieved 2018-10-19
- ^ France's Macron announces 1.5-bln-euro investment in artificial intelligence, Xinhua, March 30, 2018, archived from the original on March 29, 2018
Further reading
edit- Living in the AI Era: Noriko Arai, Mathematician, NHK, June 7, 2018