At the Plenary Meeting in December, the report of research internship and a special event "Group discussion" by RWDC students were held.

Date	Tuesday, December 22, 2020 17: 30-19: 45
Location	online (zoom)

The following is a brief summary of the contents of the Plenary Meeting.

Research internship

In the Research Internship, RWDC students visit a university or company of their choice and experience organization and management at the research site of the organization visited. Alternatively, experience running for more than one year a venture company started by a student can be considered as an activity equivalent to Research Internship. This time, there was a report on the business content and activities of a startup company started by RWDC students. In addition to explaining the details of the research theme, the student touched on the purpose of starting the business and the experience and knowledge actually gained.

Student	MATSUSHITA Ken (2nd generation student, Graduate School of Informatics)
Visited institute	Optimind Co., Ltd.
Theme	About optimization of routes specialized for the last mile

Student	MONRROY CANO Abraham Israel (1st generation student, Graduate School of Informatics)
Visited institute	Perception Engine lnc.
Theme	About 2D and 3D sensor-based detection

Special event "Group discussion"

This project is a special project organized by three RWDC students. The content is to propose a business model based on the technical capabilities of a specific start-up company. The purpose is to develop a business mind for students through this project. At the same time, it can be expected that start-up companies will gain new insights on future business development through this project. This time the startup company introduced was "Perception Engine". MONRROY CANO Abraham Israel, a 1st generation student who is one of the founders of the company, presented about his company's strengths. The participating students and mentors were then divided into two groups to discuss and give their own opinions on what business model to offer to "Perception Engine". Then, the two groups presented their business models. Mentors gave practical opinions on the business model presented.

Start-up company	Perception Engine lnc.
Presenter	MONRROY CANO Abraham Israel (1st generation student, Graduate School of Informatics)

Group A
Presenters	MUKAI Atsushi(7th generation student, Graduate School of Engineering)
Theme	The path to realization of providing autonomous driving-based convenience store in the countryside in Japan

Group B
Presenter	MONRROY CANO Abraham Israel (1st generation student, Graduate School of Informatics)
Theme	The improvement points of autonomous driving-based convenience store in the countryside for elderly people

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