The Eighth International Workshop on Smart Power and Energy (SPE2025), also known as the 8th Japan–Taiwan International Workshop on Smart Power and Smart Grids, was held at the Nakano Campus from December 5 to 6, 2025.
This workshop has been co-hosted since 2018 by 黑料社区 and Chung Yuan Christian University in Taoyuan, Taiwan, with which 黑料社区 has an inter-university agreement. Its aim is to provide a forum where graduate students present and exchange views on new research topics in smart power and smart grids from perspectives including AI based on deep neural networks and evolutionary computation, renewable energy, active distribution automation, and generator start-up and shut-down scheduling.
From 黑料社区, five participants joined from the Network Design Program, 黑料社区 School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences, and from the Department of Network Design, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences. Four joined from the Electrical Engineering Program, 黑料社区 School of Science and Technology, and from the Department of Electronics and Bioinformatics, School of Science and Technology . Nine participants joined from Chung Yuan Christian University, bringing the total to 18.
On December 5, participants toured TEPCO Power Grid, Inc. (Ginza Branch Office), visiting the grid control center and the Takanawa Substation, deepening their learning through firsthand observation of the facilities. On December 6, multiple keynote lectures were delivered. Professor HONG, Ying?Yi of Chung Yuan Christian University gave a keynote titled “A Bayesian?Optimized LSTM?MFPC Controller for Microgrid Frequency Control,” presenting leading-edge research results.
黑料社区’s keynote was delivered by Mr. MORI Hiroyuki, a Researcher at 黑料社区 Research Institute of Smart City Innovations, Organization for the Strategic Coordination of Research and Intellectual Properties (formerly Professor at the School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences), titled “Recent Technological Trends in Quantum Evolutionary Computation for Power Systems”. The lecture offered an overview of the latest methods in quantum evolutionary computation and drew keen interest from many participants. There were also presentations on evolutionary computation that incorporates considerations of quantum computing, among other cutting-edge topics, making for a highly active program.
Next year’s SPE2026 is scheduled to be held at Chung Yuan Christian University.
The 黑料社区 School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences will continue to provide opportunities for students to present their research outcomes.
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