Note: Affiliations and titles are as of the time the awards were received.
受賞者名 | Name of Award / Reason for Award / Awarding Body | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|
Faculty of Law Professor Hiromitsu Kobayashi | Awarded the “Fellow of the Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics.” Reason for Award: In recognition of their outstanding contributions to the advancement of fluid mechanics, society, and the Society, as a full member who remains actively engaged, as acknowledged by the Board of Directors. Awarding Body: The Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/12/11 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Tomoaki Ohtsuki, et al. | Awarded the “Best Paper Award” at the 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Visualization (AIVRV 2024). Reason for Award: For the paper “DyFormer: A CNN-Transformer Network Combining Local and Global Attention for Optical Remote Sensing Object Detection.” Awarding Body: The Organizing Committee of the 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Visualization (AIVRV 2024). | 2024/11/02 |
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Associate Professor Hideyuki Kawashima, et al. | Awarded the “Outstanding Paper Award” at the Twelfth International Symposium on Computing and Networking (CANDAR 2024). Reason for Award: For the paper “Serval: A Wait-free Multi-version Deterministic Concurrency Control Scheme.” Awarding Body: The Twelfth International Symposium on Computing and Networking (CANDAR 2024) | 2024/11/29 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Tomoaki Ohtsuki, et al. | Awarded the “Best Paper Award” at the 6th International Conference on Robotics, Intelligent Control and Artificial Intelligence (RICAI 2024). Reason for Award: For the paper “Object Detection on SAR Images Via YOLOv10 and Integrated ACmix Attention Mechanism.” Awarding Body: The Organizing Committee of the 6th International Conference on Robotics, Intelligent Control and Artificial Intelligence (RICAI 2024). | 2024/12/08 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Tsuyoshi Yokomori, et al. | Awarded the “Paper Award” of the Combustion Society of Japan for FY2024. Reason for Award: For the paper “Effects of High-Temperature and High-Pressure Conditions on Premixed Flame Propagation in a Stratified Mixture.” Awarding Body: The Combustion Society of Japan (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/11/26 |
Faculty of Pharmacy Professor Tomonori Nakamura | Awarded the “Education Award” of the Japan Association of Private Pharmaceutical Universities for FY2024 (Reiwa 6). Reason for Award: For having made significant contributions to pharmaceutical education in Japan, with particularly notable achievements in its progress and development. Awarding Body: Japan Association of Private Pharmaceutical Universities (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/11/26 |
Law School Professor Hiroshi Matsuo | Awarded the “Article Award” of the Japan Association for Real Estate Sciences. Reason for Award: For the paper “The Philosophy of the Land Ownership System and National Security.” Awarding Body: The Japan Association for Real Estate Sciences (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | 2024/11/23 |
Faculty of Medicine Professor Keisuke Kataoka | Awarded the “3rd Ishidate–Ueno Award” (FY2024 [Reiwa 6]). Reason for Award: For the research entitled “Elucidation of the Biological and Clinical Significance of Genetic Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis in Malignant Tumors.” Awarding Body: Chugai Foundation for Innovative Drug Discovery Science (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | 2024/11/25 |
Faculty of Economics Professor Mizuki Kawabata, Professor Michio Naoi, et al. | Awarded the “Best Presentation Award” at CSIS DAYS 2024. Reason for Award: Recognized as an outstanding study in terms of its significance to the field of spatial information science and its advanced, leading-edge research contributions. Awarding Body: Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo | 2024/11/16 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Shigeru Yamada | Awarded the “Nikkei Quality Control Literature Award” (FY2024). Reason for Award: For the book “Design of Experiments: Construction and Data Analysis of Supersaturated Designs.” Awarding Body: Japan Science and Technology Federation (JUSE) (General Incorporated Foundation) | 2024/10/01 |
Tonomachi Advanced Research, Education and Collaboration Square Specially Appointed Associate Professor Satoru Morimoto | Awarded the “Society Award (Therapeutics Academic Award)” in 2024. Reason for Award: For achievements that have contributed to the advancement of basic and clinical research on the treatment of neurological diseases in Japan. Awarding Body: The Japanese Society of Neurological Therapeutics (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/11/07 |
Tonomachi Advanced Research, Education and Collaboration Square Specially Appointed Associate Professor Satoru Morimoto | Awarded the “8th Award of the Japanese Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism.” Reason for Award: For achievements that have contributed to the advancement of basic and clinical research on cerebral blood flow and metabolism in Japan. Awarding Body: The Japanese Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/11/01 |
Tonomachi Advanced Research, Education and Collaboration Square Specially Appointed Associate Professor Satoru Morimoto | Awarded the “30th (FY2024 [Reiwa 6]) Young Investigator Award” of the Japanese Society of Inflammation and Regeneration. Reason for Award: For achievements that have contributed to the advancement of basic and clinical research on inflammation and regenerative medicine in Japan. Awarding Body: The Japanese Society of Inflammation and Regeneration (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/07/17 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Shun Kawakubo, et al. | Awarded the “Outstanding Presentation Award” at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Gerontology. Reason for Award: For analyzing panel data obtained from a prospective cohort study of 15,751 individuals nationwide and elucidating the long-term relationship between the residential environment and residents’ health status. Awarding Body: The Japan Society of Applied Gerontology (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/11/10 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Yuki Hiruta | Awarded the “Young Investigator Award” of the Society for Chromatographic Sciences. Reason for Award: For the development of liquid chromatography packing materials using functional polymers and their application to pharmaceutical analysis. Awarding Body: The Society for Chromatographic Sciences | 2024/11/07 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Kazunari Fujishiro, et al. | Awarded the “22nd Paper Award” of the Journal of the Society for Art and Science. Reason for Award: For the paper “A House Dance Design System Based on a Modular Choreography Creation Process.” Awarding Body: The Society for Art and Science (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/11/08 |
Institute of Physical Education Assistant Professor Kana Shimizu | Awarded the “7th Hattori Shinji Sports Award.” Reason for Award: For their dedicated efforts in coaching junior athletes and for their work on developing and enhancing female athletes, as well as conducting research on coaching methods for female athletes. Awarding Body: Hattori Shinji Culture and Sports Foundation (General Incorporated Foundation) | 2024/11/01 |
Keio Yochisha Elementary School Teacher Takahiko Moribayashi | Awarded the “7th Hattori Shinji Special Award.” Reason for Award: For leading the Keio Senior High School baseball team to its first championship in 107 years through innovative coaching methods as head coach, thereby bringing a fresh new approach to high school baseball. Awarding Body: Hattori Shinji Culture and Sports Foundation (General Incorporated Foundation) | 2024/11/01 |
Law School Professor Rikako Watai | Awarded the “18th M&A Forum Award – Encouragement Award (RECOF Encouragement Award).” Reason for Award: For the book “Economic Security and Inward Foreign Direct Investment: Regulatory Developments in the United States and Trends in Japan.” Awarding Body: M&A Forum | 2024/10/18 |
Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care Assistant Professor Ayaka Takahashi; Professor Yasuko Hosozaka | Awarded the “65th Boshi Eisei Society Allied Health Professionals Aiiku Award.” Reason for Award: For the presentation titled “The Impact of Physical Activity Levels in Mid-Pregnancy, Measured Using a Wearable Watch, on Low Back Pain in Late Pregnancy.” Awarding Body: The Japan Society of Maternal Health (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2024/10/18 |
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Associate Professor Hideyuki Kawashima, et al. | Awarded the “IEEE Cluster 2024 Best Poster Award.” Reason for Award: In recognition of being selected as the most outstanding poster among the 31 accepted posters. Awarding Body: The Organizing Committee of the IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (IEEE Cluster 2024) Computing (CLUSTER'24) | 2024/09/27 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Seiichiro Katsura | Awarded the “Istvan Nagy Award.” Reason for Award: For contributions to “Motion-Copying System for Reproduction of Human Motions.” Awarding Body: The PEMC Council | 2024/10/02 |
Faculty of Letters Professor Junkichi Sugiura, et al. | Awarded the “Best Poster Award” at the 55th Annual Conference of the International Simulation & Gaming Association (ISAGA). Reason for Award: For the poster presentation “Gaming of chemical reactions as metaphors to enhance understanding of interpersonal relationships and group dynamics.” Awarding Body: The Organizing Committee of the 55th Annual Conference of the International Simulation and Gaming Association (ISAGA) | 2024/07/11 |
Faculty of Business and Commerce Professor Takashi Nagami | Awarded the “Iwata–Watanabe Award” of the Japan Auditing Research Association. Reason for Award: For the book “AUDIT INQUIRY: Theory and Techniques of Questioning.” Awarding Body: The Japan Auditing Research Association | 2024/09/14 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Masaki Inoue | Awarded the “SICE Journal Award” (FY2024) of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE). Reason for Award: For the paper “Personalized Control System via Reinforcement Learning: Maximizing Utility Based on User Ratings.” Awarding Body: The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2024/08/29 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Hisanori Kakimura | Awarded the “14th Research Award” of the Operations Research Society of Japan. Reason for Award: For research achievements that have contributed to the advancement of operations research (OR), particularly through the design of efficient algorithms and performance analysis for combinatorial optimization problems. Awarding Body: The Operations Research Society of Japan | 2024/09/10 |
Faculty of Business and Commerce Professor Takashi Nagami | Awarded the “Ota–Kurosawa Award” of the Japanese Accounting Association. Reason for Award: For the book “AUDIT INQUIRY: Theory and Techniques of Questioning.” Awarding Body: The Japanese Accounting Association | 2024/08/26 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Tomoaki Ohtsuki | Conferred the title of “Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA) Fellow.” Reason for Conferment: In recognition of their significant contributions to wireless communications, optical communications, and signal processing. Conferred by: The Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA) | 2024/08/20 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Tomoaki Ohtsuki, et al. | Awarded the “IoTCIT Best Paper Award.” Reason for Award: For the paper “Ship Classification in SAR Images Based on Full-Attention ViT and Image Reconstruction.” Awarding Body: The International Conference on Internet of Things, Communication and Intelligent Technology (IoTCIT) | 2024/07/01 |
Name of Award Recipient | Name of Award / Reason for Award / Awarding Body | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|
Graduate School of Media and Governance Project Assistant Professor Tatsuki Ogura | Awarded the “Young Outstanding Presentation Award (Poster Presentation Division)” at the 30th Annual Academic Meeting. eason for Award: For the presentation titled “Identification and Quantification of Alliin Isomers by qNMR, and Changes in Constituents During Garlic Storage and the Black Garlic Production Process as Analyzed by CE-MS.” Awarding Body: The Japan Society for Food Chemistry | 2024/05/24 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Osamu Kurita | Awarded the “49th Dissemination Award” of the Operations Research Society of Japan. Reason for Award: For making significant contributions to the dissemination and promotion of operations research. Awarding Body: The Operations Research Society of Japan (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2024/03/07 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Shun Kawakubo, et al. | Awarded the “WSBE24 Conference Outstanding Contribution Award.” Reason for Award: For identifying office and work-from-home environments that enhance intellectual productivity. Awarding Body: World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2024 | 2024/06/14 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Shun Kawakubo | Awarded the “WSBE24 Conference Top Reviewer Award.” Reason for Award: For conducting highly accurate and timely peer reviews of papers submitted from around the world to the international conference. Awarding Body: World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2024 | 2024/06/14 |
Faculty of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Keisuke Kiyomiya | Awarded the “Outstanding Presentation Award” at the 7th Freshers’ Conference. Reason for Award: For the oral presentation titled “Medication Consultation for OTC Drugs Using GPTs: A Comparison with ChatGPT-3.5.” Awarding Body: The Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/06/17 |
Faculty of Medicine Associate Professor Tetsuro Ishikawa, et al. | Awarded the “Outstanding Presentation Award” at the 123rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Dermatological Association. Reason for Award: For the presentation titled “Explainable AI Analysis of Factors Contributing to Symptom Improvement with Topical Atopic Dermatitis Treatments Delgocitinib and Difamilast.” Awarding Body: The 123rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Dermatological Association | 2024/06/08 |
Faculty of Pharmacy Professor Kazuaki Matsumoto | Awarded the “Academic Award” of the Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences (FY2024). Reason for Award: For the research theme “Basic and Clinical Research Aimed at the Personalized Optimization of Anti-infective Drugs.” Awarding Body: The Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/06/06 |
Faculty of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Sho Masui | Awarded the “Postdoctoral Award” of the Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences (FY2024). Reason for Award: For the doctoral dissertation titled “Research on the Appropriate Use of Anti–TNF-α Antibody Pharmaceuticals Based on Real-World Data Analysis.” Awarding Body: The Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/06/06 |
Faculty of Letters Associate Professor Yukako Otori | Awarded the “8th Saitō Makoto Prize.” Reason for Award: For the paper “The Creation of UAMs: The 1907 Immigration Act and the Legal Institutionalization of the ‘Principle of Accompaniment by a Guardian.’” Awarding Body: The American Studies Association of Japan | 2024/06/01 |
Faculty of Economics Professor Yumi Sasaki | Awarded the “Society Award” of the Japan Communication Association (FY2023). Reason for Award: For the research article “An Examination of ‘Anxiety’ Emotions and Related Factors in Face-to-Face Conversations Among Japanese University Students: A Comparison Between Conversations with Strangers and Conversations with Friends.” Awarding Body: The Japan Communication Association | 2024/06/01 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Senior Lecturer Yukiko Osawa | Awarded the “Best Demonstration Award” at the JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2023 (ROBOMECH 2023). Reason for Award: In recognition of the presentation content and demonstration on “Investigation of Perception and Control Technologies Utilizing a Robot’s Self-Heating.” Awarding Body: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/05/30 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Hiroya Narumi | Awarded the “23rd Funai Research Incentive Award (FY2023).” Reason for Award: For the development of computational fabrication technology for origami that can, in theory, be folded automatically into an arbitrary three-dimensional shape, and for its industrial applications. Awarding Body: The Funai Foundation for Information Technology (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | 2024/05/18 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Jiwang Yan, et al. | Awarded the “Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) Award (Paper)” (FY2023). Reason for Award: For the research paper “Optimization of Fast Tool Servo Diamond Turning for Enhancing Geometrical Accuracy and Surface Quality of Freeform Optics.” Awarding Body: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/04/18 |
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Associate Professor Seiko Ohki | Awarded the “FY2024 (Reiwa 6) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (Science and Technology 분야): Science and Technology Prize (Public Understanding Promotion Category).” Reason for Award: For making outstanding contributions through research aimed at enhancing public understanding of uncertainty in earthquake risk and promoting awareness and adoption of proactive disaster-prevention actions. Awarding Body: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) | 2024/04/17 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Shinnosuke Takamichi | Awarded the “FY2024 (Reiwa 6) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (Science and Technology 분야): Young Scientists’ Prize.” Reason for Award: For research on model theory and speech resources that contributes to the wider adoption and dissemination of speech synthesis. Awarding Body: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) | 2024/04/17 |
Media and Communication Research Institute Professor Hidemi Suzuki | Received the “Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Cross of Merit on Ribbon.” Reason for Decoration: In recognition of their highly regarded contributions to exchanges between Germany and Japan in the fields of legal research and education, as well as to exchanges within the judiciary. Awarding Authority: The Federal Republic of Germany | 2024/04/05 |
Faculty of Business and Commerce Professor Noriyuki Yanase | Awarded the “6th GPIF Finance Awards.” Reason for Award: They conduct research in a distinctive field—one that is practically important in Japan yet has attracted relatively few researchers worldwide—on how retirement benefits and corporate pension systems relate to corporate finance and corporate behavior. In light of their steady record of unique achievements, their continued success is highly anticipated. Awarding Body: Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) (Incorporated Administrative Agency) | 2024/03/26 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Kazunari Fujishiro | Awarded the “FY2023 Contribution Award for Research Group Activities.” Reason for Award: For contributions to the activities of the Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Visual Informatics. Awarding Body: The Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/03/25 |
Law School Professor Hiroshi Matsuo | Awarded the “14th Real Estate Association Award.” Reason for Award: For the book “Thinking About Land Ownership.” Awarding Body: The Real Estate Companies Association of Japan (General Incorporated Association) | 2024/03/15 |
Faculty of Pharmacy Professor Jun Yonezawa | Awarded the “Academic Promotion Award” (FY2024). Reason for Award: For the research project “Identification of a Novel Riboflavin Transporter (RFVT) and Analysis of Its Physiological Functions.” Awarding Body: The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2024/03/28 |
Faculty of Pharmacy Senior Lecturer Shungo Imai | Awarded the “Encouragement Award” (FY2024). Reason for Award: For “the implementation of data-driven clinical pharmacy research leveraging machine learning and large-scale medical big data.” Awarding Body: The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2024/03/28 |
Faculty of Pharmacy Professor Takeshi Sugai | Awarded the “Academic Contribution Award” (FY2024). Reason for Award: For pioneering the development of chemoselective, regioselective, and stereoselective reactions in pharmaceutical synthesis. Awarding Body: The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2024/03/28 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Seiichiro Katsura (Katsura Laboratory) | Awarded the “Special Prize” in the IIFES 2024 Student Technical Academy Contest. Reason for Award: For the development of the “Motion-Copying Hand.” Awarding Body: The IIFES Organizing Committee | 2024/02/02 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Seiichiro Katsura | Awarded the “Strategic Information and Communications R&D Promotion Programme (SCOPE) R&D Incentive Award.” Reason for Award: For the research and development of an AI hand interface for networked body augmentation. Awarding Body: The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) | 2024/01/23 |
Faculty of Policy Management Associate Professor Kunifumi Saito | Awarded the “39th Telecommunications Advancement Foundation Award: Telecom Humanities and Social Sciences Award.” Reason for Award: For the book “Privacy and the Legal Protection of Names and Likenesses.” Awarding Body: The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | 2024/03/21 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Akihisa Tamura | Awarded the “Achievement Award” of the Operations Research Society of Japan. Reason for Award: In recognition of their long-standing engagement in research and education, and their outstanding achievements in discrete structures and related optimization methods, particularly in the area of discrete convex analysis. Awarding Body: The Operations Research Society of Japan (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2024/03/07 |
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Professor Mutsumi Imai, et al. | Awarded the “Grand Prize” of the Chuko Shinsho Awards 2024 (Chuokoron-Shinsha). Reason for Award: For the book “The Essence of Language.” Awarding Body: Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc. | 2024/02/09 |
Faculty of Medicine Professor Keisuke Kataoka | Awarded the “20th (FY2023 [Reiwa 5]) Japan Academy Medal.” Reason for Award: For the research achievements titled “Elucidation of the Molecular Genetic Basis of Carcinogenesis Using Advanced Genomic Technologies.” Awarding Body: The Japan Academy | 2024/01/12 |