Hideki Aoyama is a PhD student in the Graduate School of Engneering and Academic Center for Computing & Media Studies at Kyoto University, Japan. He holds a BE and an ME in Engneering from Kyoto University. His research interests include recognition of user's internal state in human computer interaction, neurocomputing and statistical learning. He is serving as chair of the 10th APRU DSC and Director of Major Events for APRU DSN.

"I am happy to invite you to Kyoto University as Chair of the Organizing Committee of the 10th APRU DSC. I hope you experience and enjoy not only the opportunities for research in various academic fields but also Japanese culture and I hope the conference will stimulate something in your research interest. Thank you. "

Mr. Govinda Rizal is a PhD student at the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University. He holds M.Sc degree from the same graduate school. His present research area includes proanthocyanidin content in soybean and its genetic control. His research experiences include genetic transformation, crop improvement, flood tolerance in crops, Alcohol dehydrogenase activities in plants and plant tissue culture. Besides his interest in natural science, he is interested in literature and Japanese culture. He enjoys painting and playing in his free time. Regarding the APRU DSC he says: "I feel privileged to be in the committee to organize the 10th APRU DSC conference here in Kyoto University, the home of my heart. Pacific Rim countries include the hub of global economic activities and their brains lie in the universities of the respective areas. I shall work with all my energy and abilities to make the conference an abode for the students from the leading universities in the Pacific Rim to come together, share the talents and achievements, garner appreciation and carry home a bouquet of friendship wrapped with wisdom."

My name is Kazuaki Nakamura, a 2nd year doctoral student at Kyoto University. I'm studying Intelligence Science and Technology, I'm especially interested in the relation between human's mental state and his/her behaviours.

I think participating in the 10th APRU DSC as a member of the organizing committee gives me a chance to extend my knowledge in not only my own research field but also many other fields. I'm looking forward to meeting many researchers in various research fields and exchanging information.

"No DSC, No Life". I am Naoyoshi Kachi (Mr.) and a PhD student at the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University. To know more about me, click http://www.kachigo.com/intro.html. I am also joining in a project to broadcast interview videos with researchers/scientists in various fields from all over the world. The website is here. Why don't you take our interview? Waiting for you in Kyoto!

Hello, my name is Mika Abe, a 1st year doctor's degree course student. I'm glad to have the opportunity to meet you. Let's actively exchange ideas with friends from other countries and feel the joy of intellectual action!

Now, what is needed for the Earth, and for human beings to live humanly? What research is needed for her and for the purpose? I hope we may have the pleasure of sharing insight about them.

A warmly welcome to the 10th APRU DSC in Kyoto! I am Hebin Lin, originally from China, a PhD candidate in Kyoto University, studying global ecological economics with a focus on ecosystem services and the corresponding governance. I am looking forward to any interesting discussion and viewpoints in different fields. But above all, I am especially encouraged to participate in organizing this event with my other colleagues in Kyoto University where minds can always meet communicative counterparts. As with the previous DSCs, it is expected to be a great opportunity for young researchers in various disciplines to meet and share exciting academic experience as well as inspiring observations on society. Moreover, as a bonus, I hope all of you will enjoy Kyoto - the city of culture and surprises!

It's a great pleasure for me to welcome you to this 10th APRU DSC meeting in Kyoto. I am Masahiro Kumeta, a PhD student studying molecular cell biology. "A new idea always comes from the external world." I expect that this meeting will be a valuable opportunity to find out something new and something essential for our future work. Why don't we get started on the collaboration to cultivate real creativity?

Hello, I am Hirohide Takahashi, a graduate student at the graduate school of Biostudies at Kyoto University. I work on molecular biology as a Ph D student here.

When I was a freshman in my Ph D course, I had an opportunity to visit a laboratory at the University of Cambridge in England for several months as a part of research collaboration. During the stay, I spent my time not only doing my research project, but also meeting and having a good time with other graduate students from various countries such as England, Italy, Chile and India. They have different backgrounds to me such as age, education and religion and we used to talk about our sense of values, our ambitions and so on. This experience had a great influence on my life. Because of this reason, I believe an interchange between graduate students from various countries is really worthwhile and I decided to be a committee member for the APRU meeting. I would like to do my best to prepare a nice meeting. I am looking forward to seeing you in Kyoto!

Hi, my name is Shunsuke Yamamoto. I'm now a master course student in the Graduate School of Engineering. My research field is polymer solar cells for a sustainable and renewable energy source.

I'm very glad to join the 10th APRU DSC Organizing Committee. I want to share this joy with the other members of the Organizing Committtee and all of the participants by discussing matters in various fields. I am looking forward to seeing you in Kyoto.