Chain-of-Thought Reasoning-Enhanced Vision-Language Models for Reliable Disaster Response

• Project/Area Number: 26K21244
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 61010:Perceptual information processing-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Wang Junjue 東京大学, 大学院新領域創成科学研究科, 特任研究員 (91011930)
• Project Period (FY): 2026-04-01 – 2029-03-31
• Project Status: Adopted (Fiscal Year 2026)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2028: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)