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PARC: International Collaboration for Industrial IOT — Rail Asset Maintenance Using Intelligent Systems
Thursday, Oct 1, 2015
04:15 pm - 05:30 pm
PARC: International Collaboration for Industrial IOT–Rail Asset MaintenanceUsing Intelligent Systems
Starting with the development of diagnostics and prognostics algorithms for Xerox printers and copiers, PARC has a long history using intelligent systems for maintenance of cyber-physical systems. In fact, the field of model-based diagnosis was invented at PARC for this purpose. More recently, PARC has expanded the application of these technologies to other areas such as infrastructure equipment and manufacturing machinery.
In addition to US organizations, PARC has also been working with overseas companies to implement these technologies. In his talk, Aki Ohashi will give an introduction to PARC, an overview of their research in intelligent systems, and some examples from a collaboration with a major Asian rail operator, using data-driven and model-based hybrid approaches for diagnostics.
Aki Ohashi is PARC‘s Director of Business Development responsible for developing and managing client relationships in the Japanese market. He is involved in all aspects of setting up projects with our Japanese partners: from the initial introductory meeting and defining of project deliverables and resources, to contracting and IP term definition. Aki works with all of PARC’s corporate clients in Japan including Fujitsu, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., and NEC Corporation, as well as our Japanese university partners and governmental organizations.
Prior to joining PARC, Aki was a Partner with the Venture Capital Investment Division of ngi group, inc. (formerly Netage, Inc.) in Japan, where he led investments in, and served on the boards of, Internet-related startups in both the U.S. and Japan. Before ngi group, he served as the COO of Tilefile, KK, a Netage-funded Internet startup in Japan. At Tilefile, Aki worked on structuring the intellectual property agreements with a sister company in Australia, as well as helping fundraise, manage software development, and execute business and market entry strategies. Aki has also has served in management and IT consulting roles at L.E.K. Consulting and Cognizant Technology Solutions, respectively, where he led client engagements for major corporations in both the U.S. and Japan. He began his career in technology at Mediaplex, Inc. (acquired by ValueClick, Inc.), an Internet advertising technology company in Silicon Valley.
Aki earned his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. While Aki was born and raised in the United States, he has spent 4 years living and working in Japan and communicates with clients in both English and Japanese.
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This session is presented by the US-Asia Technology Management Center with support from the Miner Foundation and the Stanford Silicon Valley – New Japan Project.
Stanford University | Skilling Auditorium 494 Lomita Mall • Stanford, CA Thursday, October 1, 2015 • 4:30-5:50PM