A planned power outage will be conducted at Hokkaido University’s Sapporo Campus on Sunday, September 13th, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. As a result, all lab services will be suspended
from 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 12th, until 10:00 AM on Monday, September 14th.
The service suspension period may vary, and some services might be running slightly, or they might not be running at all.
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.
IEICE Young Researcher’s Award (D1 Chenyu Zhao)
Mr. Chenyu Zhao, a first-year doctoral student (D1), received the IEICE Young Researcher’s Award for the following presentation at the IEICE Society Conference 2025
- Chenyu Zhao, Yuzuki Morikawa, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Takeo Ohgane, “Design of a Streaming-Based Resource-Efficient Mel Filter Bank Architecture for Real-Time Mel Spectrum Extraction on FPGA,” IEICE Society Conference, p. 118, A-14-15, Sep. 2025. [URL]
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.
IEICE Hokkaido Section Student Activity Committee Internet Symposium 2026 (FY 2025) and Student Branch Advisors Award
Mr. Iura and Mr. Kawashima presented their works at IEICE Hokkaido Section Student Activity Committee Internet Symposium 2026 (FY 2025), which was held online from Feb. 20 to 27. Mr. Iura received the Hokkaido Section Student Branch Advisors Award.
- Takayuki Iura, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Takeo Ohgane, “Evaluation of Spatial Noise Reduction Performance in Active Noise Control Using Multiple Secondary Loudspeakers for Snowplow Noise Reduction,” Proceedings of IEICE Hokkaido Section Student Activity Committee Internet Symposium, Feb. 2026 (in Japanese). [URL]
- Taiyoh Kawashima, Yuito Ishisaki, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Takeo Ohgane, “An Evaluation of the Impact of Sleep Functions on Energy Consumption Based on Experimental Measurements in a LoRa-Based Environmental Sensing System,” Proceedings of IEICE Hokkaido Section Student Activity Committee Internet Symposium, Feb. 2026 (in Japanese). [URL]
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.
