2025-2027 Scientific Groups

1. Policy Use of National Transfer Accounts (NTA) in Ageing Asia

Chair:  Setsuya Fukuda, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan

2. Responsible Use of Demographic Data in Traditional and AI-Driven Methods

Chair: Fatemeh Torabi, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran

3. Climate Mobilities, Migrants and Health

Chair: Ram B. Bhagat, International Institute for Population Sciences, India

4. Cultural Demography in Asia

Chair: CZ Guilmoto, IRD/Ceped, France

5. Strengthening Migration Network in Asia

Chair:  Reiko Hayashi, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS), Japan

6. Quantifying and Forecasting Population Heterogeneity: Methods and Insights

Joint Chairs:

• Samir KC, IIASA, ADRI, and PSRHUB, Austria, China, Nepal
• Anne Goujon, IIASA and VID, Austria

7. Climate Risks and the Acceleration of Population Implosion in East Asia

Joint Chairs:

• Oh Seok Kim, Korea University, South Korea
• Leiwen Jiang, Shanghai University, China 

8. Bringing Fertility Services into Focus: A Forgotten Pillar of Family Planning in Asia

Chair:  Sayeed Unisa, Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, International Institute for Population Sciences, India

9. Exploring the Impact of Youth Sexuality and Romantic Relationships on Marriage Delays and Celibacy in Asia

Chair:  Farideh Khalajabadi Farahani, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran