New Honorary Members,Award Winners in 2021

Honorary Member

Masami AKAMINE (Tohoku University)Click

Katsushi IKEUCHI (Microsoft Corporation)Click

Masahiro UMEHIRA (Nanzan University)Click

Seizo ONOE (NTT DOCOMO, INC.)Click

Hideo KUWAHARA (FUJITSU LIMITED)Click

Iwao SASASE (Former Keio University)Click

Masatoshi SUZUKI (Waseda University)Click

Shoji MAKINO (Waseda University)Click

Masahiro MORIKURA (Former Kyoto University)Click

Hirosuke YAMAMOTO (Former The University of Tokyo)Click

Distinguished Achievement and Contributions Award

Hiroyo OGAWA (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)Click

Akihiko SUGIYAMA (Yahoo Japan Corporation)Click

Yoshiaki NAKANO (The University of Tokyo)Click

Hiroshi NAKAMURA (DOCOMO Technology, Inc.)Click

Yuichi MATSUSHIMA (Waseda University)Click

Achievement Award

Massively Parallel and Distributed Processing 3D Electromagnetic Field Analysis and Design Optimization Method Using Implicit Method in Limited Direction

Hideki ASAI (Shizuoka University)

Masaki UNNO (KIOXIA Corporation)

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Pioneering research on terahertz radiation sources and detectors based on two-dimensional plasmon resonance phenomena

Taiichi OTSUJI (Tohoku University)

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Pioneering research on complex-valued and quaternion neural networks

Akira HIROSE (The University of Tokyo)

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Development and commercialization of narrow-linewidth tunable light source for digital coherent communication

Toshikazu MUKAIHARA (Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.)

Toshio KIMURA (Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.)

Tatsuro KUROBE (Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.)

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Development of traffic control technology by mobile terminal in cooperation with network

Hajime NAKAMURA (KDDI Research, Inc.)

Youji KISHI (KDDI Research, Inc.)

Takeshi KITAHARA (KDDI Research, Inc.)

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Pioneering research on flexible displays

Hideo FUJIKAKE (Tohoku University)

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Best Paper Award

Testing Homogeneity for Normal Mixture Models: Variational Bayes Approach

Natsuki KARIYA (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Sumio WATANABE (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

[IEICE TRANS. FUNDAMENTALS, VOL.E103–A, NO.11 NOVEMBER 2020]

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Approximate Simultaneous Diagonalization of Matrices via Structured Low-Rank Approximation

Riku AKEMA (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Masao YAMAGISHI (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Isao YAMADA (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

[IEICE TRANS. FUNDAMENTALS, VOL.E104–A, NO.4 APRIL 2021]

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Linking Reversed and Dual Codes of Quasi-Cyclic Codes

Ramy TAKI ELDIN (Ain Shams University)

Hajime MATSUI (Toyota Technological Institute)

[IEICE TRANS. FUNDAMENTALS, VOL.E105–A, NO.3 MARCH 2022]

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Miniaturization and Test Results of Shinkansen Antenna for Overhead Line Voltage Detection and Wireless Communication

Yoshihiro MATSUMURA (Central Japan Railway Company)

Takeshi NISHIYAMA (Central Japan Railway Company)

Eishi SASAKI (Central Japan Railway Company)

Kengo NISHIMOTO (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Hiroyuki AKUTSU (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Yukitoshi SANADA (Keio University)

[IEICE TRANS. COMMUN., Vol. J104–B, No. 1 JANUARY 2021]

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Development of Underwater Channel Sounder

Ryotaro SUGA (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)

Kenichi TAKIZAWA (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)

Takashi MATSUDA (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)

Hiroshi YOSHIDA (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

Fumihide KOJIMA (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)

[IEICE TRANS. COMMUN., Vol. J104–B No. 3 MARCH 2021]

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Multicast Routing Model to Minimize Number of Flow Entries in Software-Defined Network

Seiki KOTACHI (Kyoto University)

Takehiro SATO (Kyoto University)

Ryoichi SHINKUMA (Kyoto University)

Eiji OKI (Kyoto University)

[IEICE TRANS. COMMUN., Vol.E104-B, No.5 MAY 2021]

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A Low-Jitter Injection-Locked Clock Multiplier Using 97-µW Transformer-Based VCO with 19-kHz Flicker Noise Corner

Zheng SUN (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Hanli LIU (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Dingxin XU (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Hongye HUANG (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Bangan LIU (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Zheng LI (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Jian PANG (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Teruki SOMEYA (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Atsushi SHIRANE (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Kenichi OKADA (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

[IEICE TRANS. ELECTRON., VOL.E104–C, NO.7 JULY 2021]

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A 1W Class Si-GaN Hybrid Tx Module Using Si-GaN Stacked Amplifier

Kengo KAWASAKI (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Eigo KUWATA (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Hidenori ISHIBASHI (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Tomohiro YAO (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Kazuhiro MAEDA (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Hironobu SHIBATA (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Kiyoshi ISHIDA (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Masaomi TSURU (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Hideyuki NAKAMIZO (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Kazutomi MORI (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Mitsuhiro SHIMOZAWA (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

[IEICE TRANS. ELECTRON., Vol. J104–C No. 10 OCTOBER 2021]

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Experimental Study on the Class-E Power Amplifier’s Output Impedance

Minoru MIZUTANI (Toyohashi University of Technology)

Takashi OHIRA (Toyohashi University of Technology)

[IEICE TRANS. ELECTRON., Vol. J105–C No. 1 JANUARY 2022]

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Fair and Effective Elevator Car Dispatching Method for Elevator Group Control System Using Noisy Information from Cameras

Tomoki YAMAUCHI (Waseda University)

Rina IDE (Waseda University)

Toshiharu SUGAWARA (Waseda University)

[IEICE TRANS. INF. & SYST., Vol. J103–D No. 11 NOVEMBER 2020]

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Real-Time Full-Band Voice Conversion with Sub-Band Modeling and Data-Driven Phase Estimation of Spectral Differentials

Takaaki SAEKI (University of Tokyo)

Yuki SAITO (University of Tokyo)

Shinnosuke TAKAMICHI (University of Tokyo)

Hiroshi SARUWATARI (University of Tokyo)

[IEICE TRANS. INF. & SYST., VOL.E104–D, NO.7 JULY 2021]

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Photography for People with Visual Impairment by Photo-Taking with Omni-Directional Camera and Its Post-Production

Masakazu IWAMURA (Osaka Prefecture University)

Naoki HIRABAYASHI (Osaka Prefecture University)

Zheng CHENG (Osaka Prefecture University)

Kazunori MINATANI (The National Center for University Entrance Examinations)

Koichi KISE (Osaka Prefecture University)

[IEICE TRANS. INF. & SYST., Vol. J104–D No. 8 AUGUST 2021]

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IEICE Paper of the Year

Miniaturization and Test Results of Shinkansen Antenna for Overhead Line Voltage Detection and Wireless Communication

Yoshihiro MATSUMURA (Central Japan Railway Company)

Takeshi NISHIYAMA (Central Japan Railway Company)

Eishi SASAKI (Central Japan Railway Company)

Kengo NISHIMOTO (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Hiroyuki AKUTSU (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)

Yukitoshi SANADA (Keio University)

[IEICE TRANS. COMMUN., Vol. J104–B, No. 1 JANUARY 2021]

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SUEMATSU-Yasuharu Award

Contribution to academia

Research and Development of a Just-In-Time Bug Prediction Model to Support the Continuous Evolution of OSS Development Projects

Yasutaka KAMEI (Kyushu University)

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Machine Learning for/in Wireless Networks

Takayuki NISHIO (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

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Contribution to industry

Standardization of Interfaces of 4th and 5th Generation Mobile Communications Systems

Motohiro ABE (NTT DOCOMO, INC.)

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Young Researcher's Award

Engineering Sciences Society:6members

Awardwinner Affiliate (July, 2022)
Kazuma Iwata Luida Corporation
Yuma Oguchi Kansai University
Tsukasa Saito Tokyo City University
Takuma Shimada ROHM Co., Ltd.
Zhengqiang Tang Nagoya University
Taishi Watanabe KDDI Research, Inc.

Communications Society:24members

Awardwinner Affiliate (July, 2022)
Hiroki Iwasawa NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Shunsuke Uehashi Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Takashi Uno Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Noboru Osawa KDDI Research, Inc.
Hiroya Ono NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Riku Ohmiya NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Sho Kimura Softbank Corp.
Masanori Koike NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Aoi Koizuka KDDI Research, Inc.
Ryota Kobayashi Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Takeo Sasai NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Hiroki Sato Microwave Factory Co., Ltd.
Yudai Sato KDDI Research, Inc.
Yusaku Shiomitsu Panasonic Connect Corporation
Yuhei Terashi Osaka University
Tsubasa Terada Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Takanobu DOI NEC Corporation
Haruhisa Hirayama KDDI Research, Inc.
Takuro Mamiya Mitubishi Electric Corporation
Youko Yamashita NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Ryo Matsunaga Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Ryosuke Matsumoto National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Yoshifumi Wakisaka NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Aoi Watanabe Anritsu Corporation

Electronics Society:7members

Awardwinner Affiliate (July, 2022)
Tomohiro Otsuka Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Keisuke Kawahara Yokohama National University
Junichi Suzuki Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Takuma Tsurugaya NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Takuma Nishimura Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Taichi Muratsubaki Hokkaido University
Takanori Yamauchi Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Information and Systems Society:4members

Awardwinner Affiliate (July, 2022)
Takuya Arimoto Kyoto University
Yusuke Kondo The University of Tokyo
Ryoya Tanaka NTT DATA SBC Corporation
Ryota Miyauchi Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Distinguished Educational Practitioners Award

Authoring educational books and textbooks on the subject of electronic information and contributing to human resource development

Tomoyoshi ITO (Chiba University)

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Design and Operation of World-leading Innovative and Smart Education Program for Super Smart Society

Kei SAKAGUCHI (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

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SmartSE Smart System Education

Hironori WASHIZAKI (Waseda University)

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Educational Service Award

Contribution as a lecturer in the microwave field including the introductory course of S-parameters

Shuhei AMAKAWA (Hiroshima University)

Long-standing support activities for the student association event "Fresh IT Awa-do"

Akira UEJIMA (Okayama University of Science)

Launch, management, and development of PRMU Research Mentorship Program

Yoshitaka USHIKU (OMRON SINIC X Corporation)

For Contribution to Training of Writing IEICE Transactions for Students in Electronics Simulation Technology Field

Yasuo OTHERA (Toyama Prefectural University)

Contribution to Kansai Section ICT Basic Course “Image Processing”

Masanao KOEDA (Okayama Prefectural University)

Contribution to Children's Class Lecturer

Naoto SASAOKA (Tottori University)

Contribution for the improvement of young researchers' paper writing skills through lectures on how to write papers

Takayuki SASAMORI (Hokkai-Gakuen University)

Contribution to lecturer in electromagnetic theory and antenna field of antennas and propagation basic workshop

Masaharu TAKAHASHI (Chiba University)

Contribution to CPD and professional capacity development program for electric and electronics engineers

Botaro HIROSAKI (Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies)

Promoting education on digital system design through FPGA autonomous-driving contests

Minoru WATANABE (Okayama University)