Past news

2023.10
【Award】At the 26th issue of the International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies (CLAWAR2023) held from October 2nd to 4th, the presentation by Service Robotics Laboratory received the Highly Commended Paper of Industrial Robot and CLAWAR2023.
Assistive walker which stabilizes the user's posture and prevent falls through abnormal gait pattern recognition, Daisuke Chugo1, Yao Li2, Satoshi Muramatsu 3, Sho Yokota4, Jinhua She5 and Hiroshi Hashimoto6[Certificate] [At the award ceremony, CLAWAR board members Emeritus Professor Bridge (London South Bank University) and Professor Chugo]
1School of Engineering, Kwansei Gakuin University
2Graduated in 2022 from School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University
3Associate Professor, School of Information Science and Technology, Tokai University
4Professor, Facility of Science and Enginenring, Toyo University
5School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Technology
6Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Institute of Technology
2023.09
【Award】At the 39th Fuzzy Systems Symposium/FSS2023 held from September 5th to 7th, the presentation by Mr. Hiroki Asada (Laboratory for Neurointelligence Engineering, D1) received the FSS Excellent Presentation Award.
Hiroki Asada “Instantaneous spatial pattern identification of cultured neural networks using deep learning” [Certificate]
2023.09
【Award】At Entertainment Computing 2023 held from August 30th to September 2nd, Mr. Masahiro Kawamori (Virtual Reality Laboratory, D2) received a demonstration recommendation certification (recommended by a judge) and an excellent demonstration award (participant vote) was awarded.
Masahiro Kawamori and Masataka Imura “Consideration of VR game for improving eyesight” [Certificate]
2023.08
【Project】The Robocon Circle "K.G. Robocon Circle ~AiMEiBA~" won the "Rescue Engineering Encouragement Award" at the Rescue Robot Contest 2023. [University News] [Competition Results]
2023.08
【Project】Volunteer teams of 3rd year and 1st year students of Department of Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Mechanical Engineering Course passed the planning examination of the Interverse Virtual Reality Challenge (IVRC), in which teams centered on students plan and produce interactive works, and advanced to SEED STAGE (face-to-face experience examination). [Advance work of SEED STAGE]
2023.08
【Project】The Robocon circle "K.G. Robocon Circle ~AiMEiBA~" participated in the 2023 Micromouse Kansai Regional Competition, and two members will advance to All Japan Micromouse Contest / All Japan Student Micromouse Competition. [University News] [Kansai Region Tournament Results List]
2023.08
【Event】Virtual Reality Laboratory exhibited a VR experience booth for memory impairment in dementia, and more than 170 people experienced it.
Kawanishi Hankyu Co., Ltd. and dementia regional support promoters of the Kawanishi City Regional Comprehensive Support Center collaborated to hold this event as a dementia awareness event.
Date: August 2nd (Wednesday) to 8th (Tuesday)
Location: Kawanishi Hankyu 1F The Season [Kawanishi Hankyu event information] [Kawanishi City press release]
2023.07
【Report】The Kwansei Gakuin University web magazine "Tsuki to Mado" has published research by Prof. Suguru N. Kudoh (Laboratory for Neurointelligence Engineering). "What is 'intelligence'? The boundary line between robots and humans, according to research on neurorobots | Considering the obvious #3"
2023.07
【Report】[Touchdown to Kwansei Gakuin University] Professor Naoko Kishimoto took the podium at the talk event "How are space research and our lives related" related to the Hayabusa2 full-scale model exhibition. [University news] [Event announcement]
2023.07
【Report】[Touchdown to Kwansei Gakuin University] As the first installment, ""Hayabusa 2" full-scale model exhibition, talk event by Mr. Takumi Yobinori, astronomical observation party, "Hayabusa 2 dismantling show" was held, and a special talk "Can humans live in space?", Professor Naoko Kishimoto took the stage. [University News]
2023.06
【Report】The Kwansei Gakuin University web magazine "Tsuki to Mado" has an episode with the theme of "encounters" by Professor Daisuke Chugo (Service Robotics Laboratory). "What I learned from my father and two teachers|Meetings that enriched my life #8"
2023.06
【Admission information】The summer open campus schedule has been released.
[Open campus special page] [Admission information page]
2023 OPEN CAMPUS SCHEDULE KSC (8/11) → Details of the Faculty of Engineering 
2023.06
【Report】The research of Professor Daisuke Chugo (Service Robotics Laboratory) was published in the university brochure "Sora no Tsubasa 2024", School of Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Mechanical Engineering Course, "Robot development to solve labor shortages and overwork in the medical and nursing care fields"
2023.06
【Project】June 25, 2023 (Sun) Rescue Robot Contest 2023 Competition Qualifying will be held.
AiMEiBA team will participate.
2023.05
【Award】Mr. Kenji Umemori (Virtual Reality Laboratory, M2) received the SCI Student Presentation Award at the 67th Research Presentation Lecture of the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers held from May 17 to 19, 2023.
Kenji Umemori "Music game that can be played with gaze to acquire eccentric vision"
2023.05
【Award】Mr. Hiroki Asada (Laboratory for Neurointelligence Engineering, M2) received the SICE Outstanding Student Award from the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. [Certificate] [Mr. Asada]
2023.05
【Award】At the 23rd Society of Instrument and Control Engineers System Integration Division Lectures (SI2022) held from December 14th to 16th, 2022, the presentation by Mr. Yoshimune Tochitani (Laboratory for Neurointelligence Engineering, B4) won an excellent presentation award.
Yoshimune Tochitani and Suguru N. Kudoh "Detection of utterances intended as commands by search-based BCI" [certificate]
2023.03
【Award】Robocon Circle "K.G. Robocon Circle ~AiMEiBA~" won the Best Student Award at the 43rd All Japan Micromouse Competition. [School of Engineering => News List]
2023.03
【Award】At the 85th National Convention of Information Processing Society of Japan -Diversity and Information Processing- held from March 2nd to 4th, 2023, Mr. Wataru Nakanishi (Machine Vision Laboratory, M2) won the Student Encouragement Award.
Wataru Nakanishi and Koh Kakusho "Estimation of Human-Place Relations with Long-term Human Tracking in Daily Life Space"
2023.02
【Report】The research of Prof. Daisuke Chugo (Service Robotics Laboratory) was introduced in Kobe Shimbun NEXT on February 15th. <From Kwangaku Lab - Kobe Sanda Campus> Welfare and Nursing Care Robotics, Faculty of Engineering, Professor Daisuke Chugo
■You can also see it on Kwangaku Science Navi. [Welfare nursing care robots, assistive technology that snuggles up to people. ] [YouTube]
2023.02
【Award】At the 23rd Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers System Integration Division (SI2022) held from December 14th to 16th, 2022, two presentations by the Service Robotics Laboratory received the Excellent Presentation Award.
Yuya Miyazaki1, Daisuke Chugo1, Satoshi Muramatsu2, Sho Yokota3, Jin-Hua She4, Hiroshi Hashimoto5
“Evaluation of muscle activity during lower extremity rehabilitation in hemiplegic stroke patients”, The 23rd Society of Instrument and Control Engineers System Integration Division Lecture Association, pp.2175-2180, 2022 [certificate]
Yifang Zhang1, Daisuke Chugo1, Satoshi Muramatsu2, Sho Yokota3, Jin-Hua She4, Hiroshi Hashimoto5
"Analysis of Standing Motion Considering Physical Conditions of the Elderly with Round Stature", 23rd Society of Instrument and Control Engineers System Integration Department Lecture, pp.2632-2636, 2022 [Certificate]
1 Kwansei Gakuin University Graduate School of Science and Technology
2 Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Tokai University
3 Faculty of Engineering, Toyo University
4 Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Technology
5 Tokyo Metropolitan Graduate School of Industrial Technology
2023.02
【Award】Robocon Circle "K.G. Robocon Circle ~AiMEiBA~" won 6th place at the 37th All Japan Student Micromouse Contest.[School of Engineering => News list]
2023.02
【Report】The research of Professor Daisuke Chugo (Service Robotics Laboratory) is introduced in the Kwansei Gakuin University owned media "tsuki to mado".
"Robots that get close to people" will create a future that supports nursing care and daily life | Shining super-aging society ♯01
2022.12
【Award】At the 2022 Joint 12th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 23rd International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (SCIS&ISIS) held from November 29th to December 2nd, Mr. Noritaka Yamaguchi (Laboratory for Neurointelligence Engineering, M1) received the SCIS&ISIS 2022 Best Student Presentation Award.
Noritaka Yamaguchi "A Neuro-robot System Generating Collision Avoidance Behavior Using Short-term Depression Effects in a Cultured Neuronal Network" [certificate]
2022.10
【Award】At the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC 2022) held from October 9th to 12th, Mr. Kenji Naito (Machine Vision Laboratory, M2) won the Best Student Paper Award.
Kenji Naito and Koh Kakusho, "Segmentation of Indoor Daily Living Environments into Regions Used for Different Purposes"
2022.10
【Award】At the 38th Fuzzy System Symposium 2022 (FSS2022) held from September 14th to 16th, Mr. Kenta Ochi (Laboratory for Neurointelligence Engineering, M1) won the Fuzzy Special Session Presentation Award.
Kenta Ochi "Influence of Trust in Others on False Memory Generation" [Certificate]
2022.10
【Exhibition】The research of Professor Daisuke Chugo (Service Robotics Laboratory) is on display at Innovation Japan 2022-University Trade Fair & Business Matching-Online (University Seeds Exhibition) held from October 4th to 31st.
◆Movement support technology that snuggles up to people (stand-up support device/wheelchair)
2022.09
【Award】At the international conference 25th the International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies (CLAWAR2022) held from September 12th to 14th, the presentation by Professor Daisuke Chugo (Service Robotics Laboratory) received the Local Organizing Committee Award, Received Environmental Robotics Application for Sustainability, 1st Prize.
[Certificate] [Chair Professor Osman (London South Bank University) and Professor Chugo]
Daisuke Chugo1, Yuya Miyazaki2, Satoshi Muramatsu3, Sho Yokota4, Jin-Hua She5 and Hiroshi Hashimoto6, "Human models simulating the physical conditions of the elderly individual and standing assistance method based on these models," in Proc. of 25th the Int. Conf on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies, pp.604-616, 2022.
1 Faculty of Engineering, Kwansei Gakuin University
2 Kwansei Gakuin University Graduate School of Science and Technology, Master's 1st year
3 Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Tokai University
4 Faculty of Engineering, Toyo University
5 Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Technology
6 Tokyo Metropolitan Graduate School of Industrial Technology
2022.06
【Award】In the data analysis competition (for Recruiting) " Let's challenge the prediction of pollutant concentration in the atmosphere!" by the Sony Group, Mr. Hiroki Yamaoka (Artificial Intelligence Laboratory / M2) won the 3rd place out of 1661 people and gave an award lecture on June 23 with zoom.
2022.06
【Report】Professor Takeshi Okadome's research introduction (Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) was published in the university guide "Sora-no-Tsubasa 2023". [Article] [School of Engineering Guide]
2022.04
【Award】Professor Yasuyuki Kono ( Human Computer Interaction Laboratory)was awarded the title of Fellow in 2021 by the Information Processing Society of Japan.
This title is given to academic members who have made significant contributions to academic or industrial development, dissemination, and promotion in the fields of information processing and information and communication.
Target achievements: "Development of interaction technology and real-world sensing technology for memory expansion support based on experience records" [Fellow certificate] [Professor Noriko Nagata (Kansei Engineering Laboratory) of the school of engineering program of computer science also decided at the same time -Photo-]
2022.03
【Award】Ms. Masako Bungo (Bio Robotics Laboratory / B4)received the Excellent Student Award from the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. [Certificate]
2022.03
【Award】At the 14th Forum on Data Engineering and Information Management (20th Annual Meeting of the Database Society of Japan; DEIM 2022, from February 27th to March 2nd), Mr. Hiroki Yamaoka's presentation (Artificial Intelligence Laboratory / M1) received the DEIM Student Presentation Award.
Hiroki Yamaoka, Shogo Hayashi, Motoki Kusano, Takeshi Okadome, "Evaluation of Entity Matching Model When Amount and Property of Data Are Changed"
2022.01
【Award】At the 22nd Society of Instrument and Control Engineers System Integration Division Lecture (from December 15th to 17th, 2021), Mr. Satoki Kono's presentation (Service Robotics Laboratory / M2)received the Excellent Lecture Award.
Satoki Kono, Daisuke Chugo, Satoshi Muramatsu, Sho Yokota, Hiroshi Hashimoto, "Detection method of road surface unevenness on sidewalk using LRF light receiving intensity information", 22nd System Integration Division Lecture Meeting (SI2021), pp2619-2621, 2021. [Certificate]
2022.01
【Award】At the 22nd Society of Instrument and Control Engineers System Integration Division Lecture (from December 15th to 17th, 2021), Ms. Kanna Takahashi's presentation (Bio Robotics Laboratory / B4)received the Excellent Lecture Award.
Kanna Takahashi, Norihiko Saga, "Examination of aerodynamic characteristics by positioning in marathon" [Certificate]
2021.11
【Award】A team consisting of graduate students and undergraduate students from the Virtual Reality Laboratory and the school of engineering program of computer science / Entertainment Design Laboratory advanced to the IVRC2021 LEAP STAGE and received the second prize (VR Society Award) as a result of the examination on November 6th.
■ The second prize (VR Society Award)
Title: mirror ⇄ ɿoɿɿim
Team name: M.W.I (Kwansei Gakuin University, Kwansei Gakuin University Graduate School of Science and Technology)
Members:
Hikaru Hyakudo (Virtual Reality Laboratory / B4)
Naoki Matsuo (Virtual Reality Laboratory / M2)
Shunya Iketani (Virtual Reality Laboratory / M2)
Yudai Okamoto (Virtual Reality Laboratory / M2)
Mayuka Torigoe (Entertainment Design Laboratory / M1)
[News Release]
2021.10
【Award】Interverse Virtual Reality Challenge (IVRC) SEED STAGE, a contest for student interactive works, was held at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan (on September 14th), the composed team won the corporate award.
■ teamLab Award
Title: mimiclear
Team name: Doppelman (Kwansei Gakuin University)
■ Unity Award
Title: mirror ⇄ ɿoɿɿim
Team name: M.W.I (Kwansei Gakuin University, Kwansei Gakuin University Graduate School of Science and Technology)

Members:
Hikaru Hyakudo (Virtual Reality Laboratory / B4)
Naoki Matsuo (Virtual Reality Laboratory / M2)
Shunya Iketani (Virtual Reality Laboratory / M2)
Yudai Okamoto (Virtual Reality Laboratory / M2)
Mayuka Torigoe (Entertainment Design Laboratory / M1)
[ News Release ] [ IVRC2021 ]
2021.09
【Award】At the 37th Fuzzy System Symposium (FSS2021) (from September 13th to 15th, 2021), the paper of the Laboratory for Neurointelligence Engineering received the Japan Intelligent Information Fuzzy Society Paper Award.
Teruo Oda (completed doctoral course in human system engineering in March 2021), Suguru N. Kudoh, "Development of exploratory BCI using learning fuzzy template matching method" , Intelligence and Information (Journal of the Japan Intelligent Information Fuzzy Society) Vol.32, No.3, pp. 737-745 (2020) [Reason for Award] [Certificate]
2021.09
【Report】Professor Norihiko Saga (Bio Robotics Laboratory) talked on "KG JOURNAL September 2021 Special Feature-Sports Present and Future-". [Sports as an academic discipline]
2021.09
【Award】At the 39th Robotics Society of Japan Academic Lecture (from September 8th to 11th, 2021), the presentation by the Bio Robotics Laboratory received the 2nd Excellent Lecture Award.
Kensuke Nakamura (Researcher, Faculty of Science, Department of Human Systems Engineering, March 2020) "Development of Lower Exoskeleton Actuatorless Mechanism for Standing Support" [Award Ceremony] [Kwansei Gakuin Research Activity Information]
2021.07
【Award】At the 14th IEEE International Conference on Human System Interaction (HSI 2021) (held online, from July 8th to 10th, 2021), the presentation by the Service Robotics Laboratory received the Best Paper Award.
Daisuke Chugo, Shunsuke Yamada, Satoshi Muramatsu, Sho Yokota, Jin-Hua She, Hiroshi Hashimoto, "Mobile Robot Navigation Considering How to Move with a Group of Pedestrians in a Crosswalk," Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human System Interaction, pp.246-252, (2021.07).[Certificate]
2021.07
【Report】It was published in Kwansei Gakuin University Science Technology Seeds Collection 2021.
Virtual Reality Laboratory (Professor Masataka Imura)
"Measurement / simulation / presentation technology that realizes quantification and creation of tactile sensation"
"Interactive fog display that can be observed from multiple viewpoints"

Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Professor Takeshi Okadome)
"Synchronous recovery method between terminals of sensor network under minimal resources"
"Learning method using information deterioration treatment type padding"

Bio Robotics Laboratory (Professor Norihiko Saga) / Laboratory for Neurointelligence Engineering (Professor Suguru N. Kudoh)
"Same-day training neurorehabilitation system"

Bio Robotics Laboratory (Professor Norihiko Saga)
"Multi-body robot for search"
"Actuatorless standing support device for rehabilitation patients"

Service Robotics Laboratory (Professor Daisuke Chugo)
"Passive driving support device"
"Standing support control using the remaining physical strength of the elderly"
"Autonomous mobile robot considering the characteristics of pedestrians"
2021.06
【Award】At The 65th Annual Conference of the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers (SCI’21) (from May 26th to 28th, 2021), the presentation by the Virtual Reality Laboratory received the Student Presentation Award.
Shunya Iketani (Department of Human Systems Engineering / M2), "Generation of photorealistic AR images by GAN focusing on 3D structural edges"
Yoshimasa Tada (Department of Human Systems Engineering / M2), "Eccentric vision acquisition system using HMD with line-of-sight measurement function" Development"
2021.03
【Award】At the 8th Knowledge Innovation Awards (March 20, 2021) the presentation by the Virtual Reality Laboratory won the Associate Grand Prix in the Knowledge Capital category.
Yuto Ueda (completed the Department of Human Systems Engineering in March 2020), Masataka Imura, "VR to experience memory impairment of dementia as "oneself"".
[Awarded Interview] [Award-winning work-YouTube-]
2021.03
【Award】At the 83rd national Convention of IPSJ (from March 18th to 20th, 2021) the presentation by the Virtual Reality Laboratory received the Student Encouragement Award.
Taisei Takeda (March 2021, graduated from the Department of Human Systems Engineering), Masataka Imura, "AR visualization using the effect of the Saber Metrics index in watching baseball"
Takuya Kishimoto (Department of Human Systems Engineering / M1), Masataka Imura, "A learning support system for proper finger movements in typing practice Construction"
2021.03
【Report】An introductory video of the School of Engineering has been released. [ YouTube ]
2021.01
【Award】At the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, System Integration Division (from December 16th to 18th, 2020), the presentation by the Bio Robotics Laboratory received the Excellent Lecture Award.
Masako Bungo (Department of Human Systems Engineering / B4), Ayane Ujike (Department of Human Systems Engineering / B4), Kensuke Nakamura (Researcher, Faculty of Science), Saga Norihiko, "Study of left-right asymmetry evaluation and standing motion recovery evaluation method for hemiplegic patients"
Yukina Ohkawa (Department of Human Systems Engineering / B4), Takuto Shiba (March 2021, Graduated from Department of Human Systems Engineering), Norihiko Saga, Suguru N. Kudoh, "Application of neurorehabilitation system using Heuristic BCI based on fuzzy reasoning to patients with cerebral infarction"
2021.04.01
Department of Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Mechanical Engineering Course has opened.
2020.01.31
The homepage was renewed.