Universal Design of Digital City - Victor V. Kryssanov


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Victor V. Kryssanov

JST Research Associate
Center for Information and Multimedia Studies
Kyoto University
kryssanov@mm.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Research in the Digital City Project
Since April 01, 2001, I am engaged in the "Universal Design of Digital Cities" project funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency. My current research interests include:
1.	In the fields of philosophy of mind, sociology, and semiotics - the actual and potential influences of digital media on the evolution of communication and on the social dynamics. As a digital city expands the realm of social systems to the new "digital" dimension, new theories and methods are required to link together the psychological, cultural, and technical aspects of social studies.
2.	In the field of software engineering - formal methods and technologies for the development of large-scale distributed information systems. In particular, I have been trying to elaborate an approach that could permit us to formally deal with dynamic aspects of information representation and interpretation.
3.	In the field of artificial intelligence - knowledge sharing. Building on the recent advances in complex system theory and applied semiotics, the classical ontology-based approach to knowledge sharing is revisited to be applied to the development of digital cities. The notion of formal ontology is refined by considering its temporal evolution.
Besides, I have over a long time been studying how computer systems would affect human non-trivial cognitive capabilities, such as creativity and self-reference.

Biography

I received my M.Sc. in physics from the Far-Eastern State University (Vladivostok, Russia) in 1991 and earned my Ph.D. in physics and mathematics from the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1994. In 1991-1995, I was with the Institute of Physics and Technology (Vladivostok, Russia) and was involved in the development of a number of medical computer systems. In 1996-1998, I worked at the Technical Research Institute in Tokyo, Japan, as a principle investigator of a Russian-Japanese research project sponsored by the New Energy and Industrial Development Organization (NEDO), Japan, and developed a technology to utilize manufacturing know-how with computers. In 1998-2001(March), I worked as a research associate at Kobe University for a project founded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and developed a semiotic theory of evolutionary design. In the period 1992-2001, I have published over 60 scientific and technical papers.

Recent Publications
1.	Kryssanov, V.V., Tamaki, H., Ueda, K., "An Internet-enabled technology to support evolutionary design." Journal of Engineering Manufacture. 2001 (to appear).
2.	Kryssanov, V.V., Goossenaerts, J.B.M., Goncharenko, I., Tamaki, H., "A Semiotic Theory of Evolutionary Design: Concepts and an Illustration," In: F. Kimura (ed.), Proceedings of the 7th CIRP International Seminar on Life Cycle Engineering, pp.68-75, 2000.
3.	Kryssanov, V.V., Tamaki, H., Ueda, K., "The mechanism of creative reasoning and emergent constructions in conceptual design," In: H. Kals and F. van Houten (eds), Integration of Process Knowledge into Design Support Systems, pp. 239-248. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999.
4.	Kryssanov, V.V., Abramov V.A., Fukuda Y., Konishi, K., "The meaning of manufacturing know-how," In: G. Jacucci, G.J. Olling, K. Preiss, and M. Wozny (eds), The Globalization of Manufacturing in the Digital Communications Era of the 21st Century: Innovation, Agility and the Virtual Enterprise, pp. 375-387. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998.