Toyo Construction and the University of Tokyo Launch Joint Research Program on Next-Generation Marine Construction Technology
Illustration: Creation of Next-Generation Marine Construction Technology
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Advancing sensing and analysis technologies: Using sensors, satellites, UAVs, and offshore monitoring systems to collect environmental data.
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Integration of Physics – Sensing – AI: Combining physical simulations with sensor data and AI-driven analysis.
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Real-time monitoring and prediction: The system enables instant detection and forecasting of environmental changes at marine construction sites.
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Transformation of construction methods: Shifting from traditional experience- and skill-based practices to “data-driven and intelligent construction.”
On October 1, 2025, Toyo Construction Co., Ltd. and the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo officially established a Social Cooperation Program at the University’s Hongo campus in Bunkyo, Tokyo. The program will run until September 30, 2028, focusing on the research and development of next-generation marine construction technologies that leverage AI, sensing, and digital transformation (DX) for marine construction and maintenance.
The research theme, titled “Creation of Next-Generation Marine Construction Technologies”, is led by the Data Science Research Division of Toyo’s Comprehensive Technology Research Institute in collaboration with Professor Takenori Shimozono of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo.
Toyo Construction will contribute its expertise in AI-based physical simulations and sensing integration, while the University of Tokyo will advance technologies for data collection and processing from various sensors installed offshore and underwater. Combined, these innovations aim to realize technology that can instantly detect and predict physical environmental changes at marine construction sites.
Given the challenges of offshore construction and maintenance—where work is heavily influenced by weather and ocean conditions, and skilled labor shortages are worsening—the program seeks to shift from experience-based methods to data-driven and intelligent construction practices powered by next-generation technologies.
