In trying to understand the “materials” in our surroundings, an atomic nucleus and an electron are the minimum elements for scientists to deal with. Properties of materials are not the total sum of properties of atomic nuclei and electrons but “emergence” caused by complex interactions among them. To create desired materials, properties and responses of materials, the locations of each element, and the relationships with their behaviors are needed to be understood. This seminar gives an audience an opportunity to learn about scientific measurements and calculations that scientists have been trying to achieve in terms of “reading data.” Furthermore, the similarity between materials science and various sciences that are gathering attention, including language processing, will be explained.

In observing the wind or waves, irregular fluctuations in their chronological data are displayed. With such conditions, how can we create imperishable objects? Wada tries to find common rules of natural phenomena, which have both random and regulated characteristics, based on limited empirical data, and give them significance for usability. This seminar introduces such research activities in terms of “reading data.” The seminar also explains why statistical theory and mechanics knowledge is important to use as a hypothesis to find a common rule. Moreover, various types of uncertainty are also explained by providing examples of marine utilization research.