| When? | Saturday, October 31, 2026 |
| Where? | OIST Auditorium |
| Who can apply? | Senior high school students in Okinawa |
| Who can attend? |
If you would like to participate in the event as a presenter, please submit your application by the designated deadline. |
| Program (Tentative) |
Morning Session
Please note that the schedule might be adjusted depending on the progress of the program. |
| June | Online Application Opens |
| Monday, August 31, 14:00 | Application Deadline |
| Early September | Notification of Preliminary Screening Results (*) |
| Monday, October 12, 14:00 | Deadline for Presentation Materials |
| Saturday, October 31 | Event Day @OIST Auditorium |
*If the number of applications exceeds capacity, a preliminary screening will be conducted to select teams for the final competition and the poster presentation session. Due to venue capacity constraints, the number of teams for the poster presentation session may also be limited.
This year's application has been closed. Thank you for your applications!
1. Carefully read the application guidelines.
2. Complete your application by filling in the application form below. When you fill in the form, please make sure to read the "Notes Before Applying."
Application Form
Team and Project Title
| School | Research Title |
| Okinawa Prefectural Koyo High School | Sustainable Development Using Bagasse |
| National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Okinawa College | Development of a Low-Cost Next-Generation Smart Diaper "BaBiLink" using an ITO/PET Extended-Gate FET Biosensor, BLE and AI |
| Okinawa Prefectural Hokubu Norin High School | Toward the Commercial Viability of New Zealand Spinach as an Okinawan Summer Leafy Vegetable: Insights from Propagation Techniques, Shade Cultivation, and Culinary |
| Kubasaki High School | Anti-Drowning Optical Pathfinding: Real-Time Hydrodynamic Simulation and Vector-Aware Route Optimization |
| Okinawa Prefectural Kyuyo High School | Turning Ant Society’s “Strength” into a “Weakness” — A Novel Pest Control Strategy Using Allogrooming |
| National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Okinawa College | An Explainable Asset Assessment Platform that Quantifies the Health of Power Lines Using Optical Fiber Data and Drone Imagery |
| Okinawa Prefectural Kaiho High School | Bias Correction in MediaPipe Pose Estimation via Simulation-Based Calibration |
Team and Project Title
| School | Research Title |
| National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Okinawa College | Preventing Isolation and AI Monitoring Through “Gentle Conversation Robots” That Support People with Dementia |
| Okinawa Christian School International | GhettoGuard: Okinawa’s Natural Defense Against Rust |
| Okinawa Prefectural Kyuyo High School | Could an Invasive Plant Protect Tomatoes? Exploring the New Potential of Sphagneticola trilobat |
| National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Okinawa College | Can Vibrations Loosen Hard Soil? ― SoilBeat: Finding the Right Vibration for Different Soil Conditions ― |
Stage Presentation
| Dr. Kazumasa Tanaka *Chief Judge Assistant Professor, Memory Research Unit, OIST |
| Ms. Larisa Sheloukhova Technology Development Specialist, Technology Development Section, OIST Innovation |
| Mr. Hirohito Oshiro Manager, Science and Technology Promotion Division, Okinawa Prefectural Government |
| Ms. Nobue Takami Section Chief, School Support and Science Education Training Section, Okinawa Prefectural Education Center |
| Mr. Hikaru Kanemura Director & CSEO (Chief Startup Ecosystem Officer) FOURSEAS Inc. Specially Appointed Professor (Entrepreneurship), University of the Ryukyus |
Poster Presentation
| Mr. Mr. Yannick Gayama *Chief Judge Accelerator Program Lead, Venture Development Section, OIST |
| Ms. Aleksandra Gavrilova PhD student, Optical Neuroimaging Unit, OIST |
| Dr. Mitchell Owen de Vries Postdoctoral Scholar, Quantum Machines Unit, OIST |
The 15th Annual SCORE! Application Guidelines