Monthly Archives: March 2026

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]