Workshop (March 10, 2026)
Everyone is invited to participate in this year’s workshop, which will be held at Sophia University’s Yotsuya Campus on March 10, 2026. It is going to be organized by Professor Chi-Tsun Chiu from Academia Sinica, Taiwan. The participation fee is JPY3,000 per person.
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​This hands-on workshop teaches practical methods for calculating health expectancy. Participants will learn to implement the Sullivan method and use the SPACE program to analyze health expectancy. Suitable for graduate students and early-career researchers. No prior experience is required.
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Organizer
Associate professor
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Academica Sinica, Taiwan​
Chi-Tsun Chiu is an Associate Research Fellow (Associate Professor) at the Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology with a specialization in Demography from the University of Texas at Austin. As a social demographer specializing in health and aging, Dr. Chiu's research investigates the social determinants of health and aging. His work focuses on identifying modifiable factors that can enhance population health outcomes and reduce health disparities across different demographic groups. He is currently responsible for maintaining and updating the SPACE (Stochastic Population Analysis for Complex Events) program. He has provided training workshops at Berkeley, Ann Arbor, Singapore, Spain, Italy, and Taiwan. His user-friendly versions of the SPACE program have been adopted by researchers globally for demographic and health analyses.
Schedule
March 10, 2026 (Room 2-415)
Morning sessions: 9:00 -
1. Foundations - Health Expectancy and Life Tables
2. Sullivan Methods - Hands-On Practice
Afternoon sessions: 13:00 -
1. SPACE - Introduction and Setup
2. SPACE: Hands-On Practice
* Lunch will be provided at the university cafeteria.
Instructions from the Organizer
Please go to the following link and follow the instructions to install the required software prior to the workshop on March 10:
http://tinyurl.com/spacercpp
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You will need to install R, RStudio, and RTools before the workshop.