2026 SSMS Conference
Taipei, Taiwan
October 14-15, 2026
Social Management Systems:
For the future Quality of Life and Well-Being associated with Asset Management Systems
For the future Quality of Life and Well-Being associated with Asset Management Systems
About SSMS
- The goal of SSMS is to develop “Social Management Systems Science” as a profession for reforming and efficiently operating the social structure.
- To systematize “Social Management Systems Science” based on engineering that connects social research approaches.
- To support the realization of the structural reform and efficient management that our society demands.
Conference Themes
- 1. Disaster, Resilience and Management
- 2. Environment and Security of Water, Energy, Food
- 3. Infrastructure Planning and Management, Asset Management
- 4. Sustainable Society and Happiness
- 5. Engineering and Management
- 6. Entrepreneurship and Regional Revitalization, Starting up Promotion
- 7. Aging Society Planning, Operation and Management
- 8. Quality of Life and Well-Being
SSMS 2026 Committees
SSMS 2026 Local Organizing Committee
Chairperson
Louis Ge
National Taiwan University, Taipei
Vice Chairperson
Seigo Nasu
Kochi University of Technology, Kochi
Members
Yin-Wen Chan
National Taiwan University, Taipei
James C. Chu
National Taiwan University, Taipei
Atsushi Fukuda
Nihon University, Chiba
Rey-Sheng Her
Tzu Chi Foundation, Taipei
Kai-Lin Hsu
National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung
Hidehiko Kanegae
Ritsumeikan University, Osaka
Wu-Te Ko
Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung
Wen-Sen Li
Nat’l Science and Tech. Center for Disaster Reduction, Hualien
Wen-Cheng Liao
National Taiwan University, Taipei
Szu-Yun Lin
National Taiwan University, Taipei
Jay Lin
Continental Engineering Corporation, Taipei
Masahiro Ouchi
Kochi University of Technology, Kochi
Masataka Takagi
Kochi University of Technology, Kochi
International Steering Committee
Chairperson
Yoshitsugu Hayashi
Tokai Gakuen University, Aichi
Secretary General
Seigo Nasu
Kochi University of Technology, Kochi
Ananda Jayawardane
University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa
Jenn-Chuan Chern
Tang Prize Foundation, Taipei
Arnold Dix
ALARP Consulting Group
Harkunti P. Rahayu
Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung
Ex-Chairpersons
Hajime Okamura
Kochi University of Technology, Kochi
Sucharit Koontanakulvong
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Jenn-Chuan Chern
Tang Prize Foundation, Taipei
Scientific Committee
Members
Yin-Wen Chan
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Arnold Dix
ALARP, Australia
Kenji Doi
Osaka University, Osaka
Kiichiro Hayashi
Nagoya University, Nagoya
Rey-Sheng Her
Tzu Chi Foundation, Taipei
Akira Hosoda
Yokohama National University, Yokohama
Masahiko Isobe
Kochi University of Technology, Kochi
Ananda Jayawardane
University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa
Cholapat Jongdeephaisal
Office of Energy Regulatory Commission, Bangkok
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Kyoto University, Kyoto
Jay Lin
Continental Engineering Corporation, Taipei
Koichi Maekawa
Yokohama National University, Yokohama
Yu Maemura
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
Chitoshi Miki
Tokyo City University, Tokyo
Seigo Nasu
Kochi University of Technology, Kochi
Masahiro Ouchi
Kochi University of Technology, Kochi
Kazumasa Ozawa
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo
Harkunti P. Rahayu
Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung
Apiwat Ratanawaraha
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Ai Sekizawa
Japan Association of Fire Protection Engineers, Tokyo
Anurak Sriariyawat
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Pongsak Suttinon
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Masataka Takagi
Kochi University of Technology, Kochi
Osamu Tomisawa
Kochi University of Technology, Kochi
Hiroshi Uemura
Kochi University of Technology, Kochi
National Taiwan University
Photo credits: National Taiwan University
Discover Taipei
Photo credits: Taipei Botanical Garden, Department of Information and Tourism
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