Writing and Speeches
Writing
Trading Secrets – online? The future of scientific leadership in an increasingly virtual environment
Article commissioned by the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils, September 2020.
Okinawa Needs Major Investment in Widespread Testing Across Okinawa to Protect People and Economy
August 13, 2020 special column in the newspaper Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper.
Only a Big Increase in Testing Will Save Okinawan Lives and Sustain Okinawan Tourism
August 9, 2020 special column in the newspaper Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper.
The Power of Science to Overcome Crisis
July 21, 2020 special column in the newspaper Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.
Restoring Business and Safeguarding Okinawa: Provocative Thoughts
June 28, 2020 special column in the Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper.
Aiming for Top Level in the World
June 1, 2020 interview in the Kinyu Facsimile Shimbun.
COVID-19 Insights from OIST - What makes it so difficult to treat viral infections?
May 10, 2020 special column in the Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper.
COVID-19 Insights from OIST - Understanding the Threat
May 3, 2020 special column in the Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper.
Okinawa at COVID-19 Crossroads
April 23, 2020 special column in the Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper.
OIST and the Economics of Okinawa
December 21, 2019 contribution to the "Ha'e" column of the newspaper "Ryukyu Shimpo."
Enhancing innovation: funding people, not projects
July 23, 2018 contribution to the "Tekken Iken" column of the newspaper "Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun."
Speeches
Scientists’ Insights On COVID-19 —Where we are, how we got here, and where we are going?
May 15, 2020 joint presentation by the Asia Society Japan Center, ACCJ and International House of Japan
Welcome to the 8th Class of OIST Graduate Students
September 2, 2019 welcome to new PhD students.
Media Appearances
Overtaking UTokyo: How We Keep Producing Research Results
Article and video by popular finance and technology news website NewPicks published on August 19, 2019. Language: Japanese.
Roboter im Urlaubsparadies: Universität geht neue Wege
Interview in German newspaper Berliner Zeitung published August 3, 2017. Language: German.
As OIST Aims for the Global Cutting Edge, We Ask President Gruss About the Next Five Years
March 27, 2017 interview with President Gruss by Japanese industrial information website Newswitch.jp. Language: Japanese.