On November 17, 2015, Mr. Pham Duc Binh – Ph.D. student from Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC – Paris 6) had a presentation about: “Satellite remote sensing of the variability of the continental hydrology cycle in South East Asia over the last two decades” at FIMO center.

 Mr. Pham Duc Binh graduated from Hanoi University of Science and Technology. He received the Master degree at the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) and his major is Space and Aeronautics. In France, Mr. Pham Duc Binh study at Laboratory for Studies of Radiation and Matter in Astrophysics and Atmospheres, Université Pierre et Marie Curie.

During this seminar, He has introduced about method and experiment to detect surface water from optical satellite (MODIS) and microwave satellite (Sentinel -1A).

The following pictures are some snapshots of this seminar:

Mr. Pham Duc Binh start his presentation

Other member attended the seminar

Mr. Pham Ngoc Hai give some comment

Field Informatics is one of four cores of the 21^st Century Global COE Program “Informatics Education and Research Center in Knowledge Circulation Society” at Kyoto University.

Information systems as social infrastructures have improved as information technologies develop. However, numerous technological and social problems are surfacing: unfamiliar human-computer interfaces, the threat of unpredictable behavior based on unreliable knowledge acquired from the Internet, and the fragility of social information systems. These problems can be ascribed to the congestion of knowledge circulated among people, communities, and societies. In order to cope with these problems, Kyoto University established four research & education cores under the 21^st Century Global COE program (see Figure 1 below)

Four cores of the 21st Century Global COE program

The primordial knowledge model core focuses on the fundamental mechanisms underlying knowledge in co-action. In order to develop better human interfaces for knowledge communication, it integrates multi-modal, brain and biological measurements to uncover how knowledge and communication induce each other.

The knowledge search core focuses on new technologies to enable searching for reliable knowledge through a variety of sources, and on social systems and business models related to searching.

The field informatics core focuses on methodology for constructing social information systems based on collaboration with field experts.

The knowledge grid computing core focuses on the construction of reliable high-speed knowledge-service infrastructures to support the previous three cores.

Kyoto University Informatics Research Group is led by Prof. Toru Ishida, Head of Department of Social Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University. FIMO is working on the development of field monitoring tools for environment management and disaster mitigation in Vietnam. This scope is an application of field informatics to environment and disaster management.

FIMO had a meeting with Prof. Ishida on 4^th November 2015. In the meeting, two sides updated their achievements in field informatics research. Prof. Ishida agreed together with FIMO to hold a seminar on Field Informatics in Hanoi in 2016.

Prof. Toru Ishida – Leader of Field Informatics Research Group at Kyoto

http://www.ai.soc.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~ishida/

VJSE 2015 Conference was held at Kyoto University on 31^st October, 2015 in Kyoto, Japan. FIMO contributed to VJSE 2015 a paper titled “Field Informatics Research in Vietnam”.

Japan and Vietnam have established a strategic relationship with broadened exchange and strong cooperation including Education, Science and Technology, Economic, and Culture. The number of Vietnamese students, researchers and engineers, studying and working in Japan, increases dramatically. These human resources have become one of the most important factors contributing to the development of Vietnam and Japan.

In order to facilitate interaction between Vietnamese and Japanese students, academics and experts in various fields, the Vietnamese Youth and Students Associations in several areas of Japan have organized Vietnamese – Japanese Students’ Scientific Exchange Meeting (VJSE) alternately since 2004. After being successfully organized in Osaka 2004 and 2005, Kobe 2006, Kyoto 2008, Tokyo 2009, Osaka 2013, and Kobe 2014, VJSE manifest itself as one of the biggest academic and cultural exchange events for Vietnamese and Japanese students and scholars. The meeting has thus attracted a remarkable attention of Vietnamese governments such as the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan, and Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka. Importantly, VJSE has received full support from many high prestigious universities and institutes, prominent professors and researchers in both Japan and Vietnam.

After one decade of development, VJSE is now an annual forum for scholars, professionals, and students to share knowledge, achievements as well as to widen network and friendships, leading to enjoyable discussion and communication in different fields. With this mission, VJSE has contributed to strengthen the strategic relationship, and deepen mutual understanding between Japan and Vietnam.

VJSE 2015 in Kyoto, remarked the 8th meeting, established a new benchmark in the second period of the development. In continuing the success of preceding meetings, VJSE 2015 with the topic of “Bilateral Cooperation: Strategies for Sustainable Development” was not only providing a forum to enhance collaboration between two countries in natural and social science researches, technology, and economy, but also bringing an excellent chance for intellectual and cultural exchange. VJSE 2015 is focusing on enhancing the quality of the scientific reports by a reviewing and editing process with attention paid to content, organization, and style. VJSE 2015 included inspiring keynote talks by top professors in their fields from both Vietnam and Japan, provided experiences in determination of potentials and methods to realize such potentials.

From Vietnam, Dr. Nguyen Quan, Minister of Minitry of Science and Technology, sent a greeting letter to VJSE 2015. Dr. Chu Ngoc Anh, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Science and Technology, attended VJSE 2015, gave his opening speech and concluding remark. VJSE 2015 also had the presences of Vice President of Kyoto University, Vice President of Kyoto Institute of Technology, Consul General of Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka.

The following pictures are some snapshots of VJSE 2015

Ministry of Science and Technology, Deputy Minister Chu Ngoc Anh giving opening speech to VJSE 2015

Group photo of VJSE 2015

Deputy Minister Dr. Chu Ngoc Anh and Vice President of Kyoto University Prof. Junichi Mori cheered for the success of VJSE 2015

Đến hẹn lại lên, ngày 28/10 trên sân bóng Cổ Nhuế FIMO đã có trận giao hữu với đội bóng Trung tâm quan trắc và phân tích tài nguyên môi trường Hà nội (CENMA FC).

Dù ra sân với nhiều vị trí chắp vá trong đội hình, FIMO FC đã làm rất tốt trong việc phòng thủ và tấn công trong 60 phút của trận đấu. Tỉ số là 1:1 cho cả hai bên.

Với những đôi chân đã mệt mỏi, kết hợp với lối đá rắn, kín kẽ của đối thủ, CENMA FC dần giành được thế trận và bắt đầu bắn phá khung thành của thủ môn Huy Hoàng. Sau rất nhiều pha cứu thua trông thấy, CENMA cũng đã vượt lên dẫn trước 2:1 vào phút 70.

Bị dẫn trước, FIMO FC tràn lên tấn công. Trong một tình huống di chuyển khéo léo và khôn ngoan, tiền đạo Thanh Dao đã gỡ hòa cho FIMO.

Biến cố xảy ra, hai hậu vệ lão luyện của FIMO là Mata Pham va Do Tuyen bị chấn thương, hang phòng thủ trở nên quá mong manh trước những tiền đạo đầy chất kĩ thuật của CENMA.

Trong 15 phút cuối trận, FIMO đã phải nhận thêm 1 bàn thua. Dù vậy các thành viên của FIMO đã có một trận đấu kịch tính, vui vẻ.

Kết quả: FIMO 2 – CENMA 3

A problem is a situation that needs attention. When you encounter a problem you can solve them through the Problem Solving process

The problem solving process can be divided in different ways and the stages have been given various labels. This has been done to make it easier to understand but how it is divided and the labels that are used are not important.

To be a successful problem solver you must go through these stages:

1. Recognising and defining the problem

Obviously, before any action can be taken to solve a problem, you need to recognise that a problem exists. Once you have recognised a problem you need to give it a name….. a tentative definition. This serves to focus your search for relevant information, from which you can write an accurate description or definition of the problem.

2. Finding possible solutions

To find solutions of a problem, we need set goals to xpected questions such as:

– The nature of the work (emergency, critical)?

– Require a directive of superiors is what?

– Resources to do the job?

– This work belongs to settle her or not?

– The demands of the job?

– The level of difficulty – easy of work?

– …..

A problem can have many different solutions . Sometimes it is necessary to thinking ability and experience in oneself

3. Choosing the best solution

This is the stage at which you evaluate the possible solutions and select that which will be most effective in solving the problem. It’s a process of decision making based on a comparison of the potential outcome of solutions.

• Identifying all the features of an ideal solution, including the constraints it has to meet
• Eliminating solutions which do not meet the constraints
• Evaluating the remaining solutions against the goals required
• Assessing the risks associated with the ‘best’ solution
• Making the decision to implement this solution

4. Implementing the solution

To implement a solution you need specific planning. The plan describes the sequence of actions required to achieve the objective, the timescale and the resources required at each stage. Ways of minimising the risks involved and preventing mistakes have to be devised and built into the plan. Details of what must be done if things go wrong are also included.

To be a good problem solver, you often train themselves in actual situations. Do not think that you will never have to solve a problem, because every problem can occur daily.

Nguyen Duc Linh