Category Archives: Conference/Workshop

JST Hokkaido Area New Technology Presentation Meeting

Assoc. Prof. Tsutsui made the following presentation at JST Hokkaido Area New Technology Presentation Meeting on Jan 19.

  • Hiroshi Tsutsui, 補間技術を用いた適応的高品位映像撮像技術, JST Hokkaido Area New Technology Presentation Meeting, Jan 2015, in Japanese.

Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association, Annual Summit and Conference 2015 (APSIPA ASC 2015)

On 19th Dec. 2015, Mr Dabwitso Kasauka presented the following work at Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA) Annual Summit and Conference (ASC) 2015, which was held at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 16th to 19th, 2015.

  • Dabwitso Kasauka, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Okuhata, Takashi Imagawa, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “Image Smoothing Using Spatial Iterative Methods Based on Accelerated Iterative Shrinkage,” Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC), pp. 779-783, 16-19 Dec. 2015.

Also at APSIPA ASC 2015, Hong Kong, Prof. Yoshikazu Miyanaga made the following lecture in an invited overview session.

  • Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “A MIMO-OFDM System for High-Quality Video Communication,” Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC), p. 1224, Invited Overview Session, 16-19 Dec. 2015.

This year’s APSIPA ASC is the first ASC held at the area where APSIPA’s HQ locates, that is Hong Kong. In 2016 and 2017, APSIPA ASC will be held in Jeju Island and Malaysia, respectively. As for APSIPA ASC 2016, please refer the APSIPA ASC 2016 CFP for the details such as important dates, which is a scaned version of the distributed CFP at APSIPA 2015 venue.

Smart Info-media Systems (SIS) Technical Committee Conference, 3-4 Dec. at Awara Onsen, Fukui

On Dec. 3 to 4, Mr. Iwata, Mr. Aoki, Mr. Imai, Mr. Uesaka, Mr.  Kokami presented our research achievement at Smart Info-media Systems (SIS) Technical Committee (TC) in held in Awara Onsen, Fukui.

  • Sukeyuki Iwata, Masahito Umehara, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “An Evaluation of High Quality Synchronization Method Based on Delayed and Symmetric Correlation in MIMO-OFDM “, IEICE Technical Report, Vol. 115, No. 348, pp. 73-76, SIS2015-29, 3-4 Dec. 2015 (in Japanese).
  • Hikaru Aoki, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “An Evaluation for Appropriate Camera Selection in 3D Reconstruction System Using Multiple Cameras”, IEICE Technical Report, Vol. 115, No. 348, pp. 53-56, SIS2015-29, 3-4 Dec. 2015 (in Japanese).
  • Seijiro Imai, Dabwitso Kasauka, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Okuhata, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “Processing Time Reduction of Iterative Shrinkage Smoothing Using Parallel Processing”, IEICE Technical Report, Vol. 115, No. 348, pp. 57-60, SIS2015-29, 3-4 Dec. 2015 (in Japanese).
  • Hiroki Uesaka, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “An Accuracy Evaluation of Frame Interpolation Method Using High-Resolution Video and High-Frame Rate Video”, IEICE Technical Report, Vol. 115, No. 348, pp. 89-94, SIS2015-29, 3-4 Dec. 2015 (in Japanese).
  • Shingo Kokami, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “Image Shrinking Based Computational Cost Reduction of Moving Area Extraction Using Global Motion Estimation with KLT Tracker and Background Subtraction”, IEICE Technical Report, Vol. 115, No. 348, pp. 95-98, SIS2015-29, 3-4 Dec. 2015 (in Japanese).

2015 Joint Convention, the Hokkaido Chapters of the Institutes of Electrical and Information Engineers

Mr. Iwata and Mr. Zhang attended 2015 Joint Convention, the Hokkaido Chapters of the Institutes of Electrical and Information Engineers, which was held at Kitami Institute of Technology On Oct. 7-8. The following presentations were given at the conference.

  • Sukeyuki Iwata, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “An evaluation of high quality synchronization method in MIMO-OFDM using measured value,” Joint Conference of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineers in Hokkaido, Nov. 2015 (in Japanese).
  • Wenheng Zhang, Alia Asheralieva, Gengfa Fang, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “A Power Allocation Method in OFDMA System,” Joint Conference of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineers in Hokkaido, Nov. 2015.

IEICE Hokkaido Section Special Workshop, Next Generation Video Wireless Communication Networks

On Oct. 16, IEICE Hokkaido Section Special Workshop was held at Lecture Hall, Frontier Research in Applied Sciences Building, Hokkaido University. The workshop topic is next generation video wireless communication networks, where the chair is Prof. Miyanaga. Associate Professor Tsutsui gave a lecture at this workshop as one of lecturer.

ISCIT 2015 (International Symposium on Communication and Information Technologies) @Nara, Japan

At the International Symposium on Communication and Information Technologies (ISCIT) 2015 held at Nara, Japan, on 7th to 9th, Sep., Prof. Rhandley Cajote and Prof. Supavadee Aramvith presented the following papers.

  • Rhandley Cajote, Watchara Ruangsang, Supavadee Aramvith, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, Takao Onoye, Prasit Prapinmongkolkarn, “Wireless Video Transmission Over MIMO-OFDM Using Background Modeling for Video Surveillance Applications,” Proceedings of International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), pp. 237-240, 7-9 Oct. 2015.
  • Htoo Maung Maung, Supavadee Aramvith, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “Region-of-Interest Based Error Resilient Method for HEVC Video Transmission,” Proceedings of International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), pp. 241-244, 7-9 Oct. 2015.

2015 International Symposium on Multimedia and Communication Technology (ISMAC 2015)

Dr. Imagawa and Mr. Moriyama presented our research achievement at 2015 International Symposium on Multimedia and Communication Technology (ISMAC 2015) held in Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand. We also enjoyed the conference official sightseeing tour.

  • Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “A Feasibility Study of a Flexible OFDM Transmitter Towards an Adaptive Control of Communication Quality,” Proceedings of International Symposium on Multimedia and Communication Technology (ISMAC), pp. 77-79, Sep. 2015.
  • Shinya Moriyama, Kosuke Morinaga, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, Masaki Miura, Tohru Gotho, Junji Yamano, “Carrier and Sampling Frequency Offset Compensation in 8×8 MIMO-OFDM Systems and its Performance Evaluation Using Measured Data,” Proceedings of International Symposium on Multimedia and Communication Technology (ISMAC), pp. 73-76, Sep. 2015.

IEICE Society Conference 2015 (8-11, Sep) at Tohoku University

Mr. Kokami, Mr. Imai, Mr. Uesaka and Mr. Aoki presented our research achievements at IEICE Society Conference 2015 held in Tohoku University. We also enjoyed a dinner party with the professors and students of the Processor Architecture and Systems Synthesis Laboratory at Kyoto University.

  • Hiroki Uesaka, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “An Evaluation of Motion Compensated Frame Interpolation from Multiple Resolution and Multiple Frame Rate Video Based on Global Motion,” IEICE Society Conference, Sep. 2015 (in Japanese).
  • Hikaru Aoki, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “An Evaluation towards Highly Efficient 3D Reconstruction Using Multiple Cameras,” IEICE Society Conference, Sep. 2015 (in Japanese).
  • Seijiro Imai, Dabwitso Kasauka, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Okuhata, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “Computational Cost Reduction of Iterative Shrinkage Smoothing Based Image Enhancement,” IEICE Society Conference, Sep. 2015 (in Japanese).
  • Shingo Kokami, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “Image Shrinking Based Computational Cost Reduction of Moving Area Extraction with Global Motion Estimation and Background Subtraction,” IEICE Society Conference, Sep. 2015 (in Japanese).

Smart Info-media Systems (SIS) Technical Committee Conference, 3-4 Sep. at Kansai University

Mr. Moriyama presented our research achievements at Smart Info-media Systems (SIS) Technical Committee (TC) Conference held in Kansai University.

  • Shinya Moriyama, Kosuke Morinaga, Takashi Imagawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, Masaki Miura, Tohru Gotoh, Junji Yamano, “Performance Evaluation of Carrier and Sampling Frequency Offset Compensation Using Measured Data in MIMO-OFDM Systems,” IEICE Technical Report, Vol. 115, No. 208, pp. 31-36, SIS2015-20, 3-4 Sep. 2015 (in Japanese). [URL]

2015 International Workshop on Smart Info-Media Systems in Asia (SISA 2015)

In 2015 International Workshop on Smart Info-Media Systems in Asia (SISA 2015) held at Narashino, Prof. Yoshikazu Miyanaga presented our research achievement.

  • Htoo Maung Maung, Supavadee Aramvith, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, “Improved LCU-Level Intra Refresh and Rate Control for HEVC Video Coding,” Proceedings of International Workshop on Smart Info-Media Systems in Asia (SISA), pp. 136-141, RS2-8, Aug. 2015.