Shizuoka University and collaborating Central-Eastern European universities are involved in the active exchange of research, students and doctoral courses to improve academic progress and achievement in engineering.We call the international conference InterAcademia that has taken place every year since 2002. IA activities are typically carried out by the faculty of Shizuoka University and it’s sister universities, but IA welcomes a wide range of participants from other research institutions and industries to promote the exchange of knowledge by providing a forum for exchanging novel research results and opinions.