Opportunities and Possible Issues in Interdisciplinary Cooperation:

Using Computer Science and Social Science as an example By Dr. Mamoru Shibayama

Examples:1. Living Angkor Road Project2. Study on Theravada Buddhist

Practice in SEA Continent3. Project on Study of Hanoi

Urban Transformation

Living Angkor Road Project (Leader : Dr. Suart Lertlum, Thailand)■Archaeology + History + Anthropology +

Geophysics + Informatics■ To confirm the hypothesis using GIS/RS

■ Estimation of survey area ■ To build the resource sharing system

■ Field survey

Phimai

Angkor

Study on Theravada Buddhist Practice in SEA Continent Thai Tribe Area

： Field Survey Area

Theravada Buddhism Area in Northeast Thailand

(Leader : Prof. Yukio Hayashi, Japan)■Anthropology + Sociology + Informatics■Mapping and Analysis on Information theory■ Field survey

New Opportunities that was not possible using traditional approaches

• What was the key-point through the cases?– Mutual discussion focused on a pinpoint from own

discipline.– To make sure of expected results and a way of approach.– Field Survey : Seeing is Believing.

• Recognition in their own areas:– To make sure of the facts and new findings for issue.– To consider the reflection for own discipline and meaning.

• Resolving of possible conflicting methodology– Trial and sincere discussion for finding a common point.