September 4, 2026
The 63rd TI-FRIS Hub Meeting / 79th FRIS Hub Meeting (Hybrid event)
TI-FRIS Hub Meetings are held once a month at Tohoku University to foster researchers who understand and can utilize the importance of interdisciplinary research across disciplines and institutions.
Common sense and way of thinking cannot be expected among researchers in different fields. The audience is encouraged to ask questions during the presentation to discuss and deepen their understanding. Please participate actively.
・Date & Time: Every Friday of the month except August (16:00-17:00)
・Target Audience: TI-FRIS Fellows, researchers and students from TI-FRIS participating institutions
The 63rd TI-FRIS Hub Meeting (jointly held with the 79th FRIS Hub Meeting)
Date and Time ：
Friday, September 25, 2026, 16:00 to 17:00
Event Format：
Hybrid (Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences Seminar room and Online)
*The following persons are eligible to participate
1. Hub Meeting members
Participants targeted for presentation and archived viewing
- FRIS faculty members
- TI-FRIS Fellows
2. Observers
The following participants interested in the Hub Meeting (may also participate in questions and discussions)
The following participants interested in the Hub Meeting (may also participate in questions and discussions)
- Tohoku University DIARE Students
- Staff and students of Tohoku University
- Staff and students of TI-FRIS participating universities
- TI-FRIS officials (committee members, etc.)
- Fellows of “Strategic Professional Development Program for Young Researchers”
- Those approved by the Director of FRIS / TI-FRIS Program Manager
Presenter：
Assoc. Prof. KAKINUMA Kaoru (Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences (FRIS), Tohoku University / Humans and Society）
Presentation Title：
How Does Climate Move People? From Mongolian Pastoralists to Global Migration Prediction
Abstract：
“Only the sky knows where we’ll be a week from now.” The day a Mongolian pastoralist told me this on the steppe, I fell down the rabbit hole of human migration. What first appears to be scattered movement gradually reveals patterns linked to environmental variability. As I kept following human migration, my perspective expanded from the steppe to Japan and eventually to the globe. In Japan, I examine whether flood-related migration accelerates regional population aging. Globally, I use large-scale data and machine learning to capture and predict human migration under environmental change. Through human movement, I explore the relationship between climate and society.
