Category Archives: Event

Lab Information Session and Tour for 3rd-Year Undergraduate Students, 2026

We will hold a Lab Information Session for third-year undergraduate students according to the following schedule:

  • Location: 11-12, IST Building 11th floor
  • Date and Time: Oct 16 (Fri) at 13:00-, 14:00-
    (Please attend an earlier session if possible. We may not hold the 14:00 session if there are no participants.)

Lab tours are also available. The available time slots are as follows:

  • Location: ICN Lab., IST Building 11th floor
  • Date and Time: Students will definitely be available during the following hours.
    (Please do not visit before your laboratory class has finished; School of Engineering Timetable)

    • Oct 15 (Thu) 16:30-
    • Oct 16 (Fri) 16:30-
    • Oct 19 (Mon) 16:30-

Lab tours outside the above times are also possible. Please contact (or visit) us directly.

Introduction of Media Network Course for Freshmen (Sep. 2026)

On Wednesday, September 30, an introductory session for first-year students was held. Students from our research laboratory also participated as representatives of the Media Network Course. We provided an overview of the course, introduced our laboratory using a poster panel, and gave demonstrations to the first-year students. The demonstrations included:

  • Real-time audio feature visualization system using an FPGA board and a Raspberry Pi
  • Chapit, a voice recognition robot from Raytron

Research Presentations by Mr. Saeki at the BCT Workshop

Mr. Saeki gave a presentation on his research at the BCT Workshop, which was held in Kitami on July 16 and 17.

  • Yuya Saeki, Chenyu Zhao, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Takeo Ohgane, “Evaluation of Differential Order in Ambulance Siren Detection Using Zero-Crossing Rate and Differential Preprocessing for Low-Power Integrated Circuit Implementation,” ITE Technical Report, Vol. 50, No. 19, pp. 5-8, BCT2026-44, 16-17 Jul. 2026 (in Japanese). [URL]

After the workshop, we also participated in a tour of the Argo Graphics Kitami Curling Hall.

Hokkokai Tamaire Competition 2026

We participated in the Hokkokai Tamaire Competition held on Tuesday, July 7, representing the Media Network Course. We scored exactly one hundred TAMA, but did not place.

Jingisukan Party 2026

We held our annual Jingisukan (BBQ) party on June 23rd!

“Campus Clean Day” 2026

We participated in the Campus Clean-up Day held at Hokkaido University on Tuesday, May 12.

2026 Farewell party

On Tuesday, March 24th, we held a farewell party for M2 and B4 students graduating this academic year (Iura, Ishisaki, Shimizu, Yamamura, Matsumura).
We wish everyone continued success in their future endeavors!

8-University Joint Event, “Information Science for all by all”

On Sunday, March 15th, Mr. Hori and Ms. Sakaki participated in a poster session at the 8-University Joint Event, “Information Science for all by all”.
Under the title “Why I Decided on Hokkaido University – Information Science!”, they shared the appeal of the field, their academic journeys, and real insights into student life with middle and high school students and their parents through their poster presentation.

Lab Tour for First-Year Undergraduate Students (Feb 2026)

On Tuesday, February 17, we conducted a laboratory tour for first-year undergraduate students.
We would like to thank all those who participated.

Lab Tour for First-Year Undergraduate Students

In conjunction with the School and Department Introduction (February 2026) scheduled as follows, the Media and Network Technologies Course will offer opportunities to visit the laboratories.

  • On-demand: February 5 (Thu) – February 26 (Thu)
  • Live session: February 5 (Thu)

For details of the Media and Network Technologies Course lab tour, please refer to: https://www.ist.hokudai.ac.jp/div/media/lab-tour/

Our laboratory will hold a lab tour as follows. We encourage you to participate.