2022.09.12
The work of Masayuki Yamabe, a 3rd-year Doctoral Programs student in the Graduate School of Media and Governance at Professor Akira Wakita's laboratory, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, and his collaborators received the 33rd Visualization Society of Japan "Technology Award" at the awards ceremony of the Visualization Symposium.
The 33rd Visualization Society of Japan "Technology Award" is presented to authors or developers of visualization technologies or equipment recognized for making a significant contribution to society through the application, dissemination, and education of technologies related to information visualization.
[Award-Winning Work]
3D Visualization of the Novel Coronavirus Genomic Phylogenetic Tree
Comment from the Award Winner, Masayuki Yamabe (3rd-year Doctoral Programs student, Graduate School of Media and Governance)
This research has been selected for the highly prestigious Society Award (Technology Award), following last year's Grand Prize win in the Art Contest at the Visualization Symposium. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my co-developer, Dr. So Nakagawa (School of Medicine, Tokai University), my supervisor, Professor Wakita, and everyone at NHK who utilized the results of this research in news programs and science exhibitions. In this study, by visualizing global open data on viruses used for genomic surveillance based on location information, we were able to present the complex diffusion trends of variant strains in an easy-to-understand manner for the general public. The project was recognized for its timely application in explanatory CG for television programs and science exhibitions. I will continue to engage in research on information visualization that connects scientific research and society. (CG credit: ©NHK)
Issued by: General Affairs Section, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office