Hi everyone.
Since the beginning of July, I’ve spent 2 weeks in Cambridge, United Kingdom. I would like to briefly introduce the city in this article.
I arrived at Cambridge on 1st July, and now I’m staying in one of several dormitories called “college”. I could fortunately book a single room in Wolfson college for a month, thanks to current long vacation until October.
Picture 1: Entrance of Wolfson College
Picture 2: Inner court
I am staying here as an academic visitor (学術研究員) to the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) within Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. My work here is mainly to examine decision-theoretic approach for ‘maintenance’ on products. Of course I will apply the approach to the case of residential solar power systems, that is main objective of my PhD research in Tokyo Tech.
I think the past 2 weeks were fruitful. I’ve had one meeting with adviser here and will have next meeting in next week with a PhD student here who have done similar research… These days I’m making every effort to read books/papers and understand what previous studies have done in this field.
Picture 3: IfM (Alan Reece Building)
Basically the city is filled with nature and magnificent buildings.
On the way to the IfM, I’ve seen rabits several times.
Picture 4: Road to IfM
In the city center, especially on Sunday, there are lots of tourists.
Picture 5: King’s Chapel & College
I would report my life in this blog occasionally, perhaps monthly.
Cheers!
Toshihiro Mukai (向井登志広)