Recent Activities

Student report

Rikuto Ito, a first-year master’s student in our laboratory, attended the 38th Symposium on Decentralized Autonomous Systems at Shizuoka University’s Hamamatsu Campus on February 18–19, 2026.

Rikuto Ito Attends the 38th Symposium on Decentralized Autonomous Systems — photo 1
Rikuto Ito Attends the 38th Symposium on Decentralized Autonomous Systems — photo 2

Student report

Four students from our laboratory participated in the 31st International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB 2026), held at B-Con Plaza in Beppu, Oita, and online on January 21–23, 2026: first-year master’s student Rikuto Ito and second-year master’s students Rintaro Karashima, Misato Fukui, and Junhyon Chae.

All four successfully delivered their presentations in English at this international conference.

Four Laboratory Members Present at AROB 2026 — photo 1
Four Laboratory Members Present at AROB 2026 — photo 2
Four Laboratory Members Present at AROB 2026 — photo 3
Four Laboratory Members Present at AROB 2026 — photo 4
Four Laboratory Members Present at AROB 2026 — photo 5

Misato Fukui, a second-year master’s student, received the Academic Research Award from the Hokkaido Branch of the Information Processing Society of Japan at the Hokkaido Symposium on Information Processing 2025, held on October 18, 2025.

This was the highest distinction among the symposium’s awards, recognizing the quality of her research. Congratulations!

Misato Fukui Receives the IPSJ Hokkaido Branch Academic Research Award — photo 1

Student report

Four students from our laboratory attended the Hokkaido Symposium on Information Processing 2025 at Muroran Institute of Technology in Muroran, Hokkaido, on October 18, 2025: first-year master’s student Rikuto Ito and second-year master’s students Rintaro Karashima, Misato Fukui, and Junhyon Chae.

Four Laboratory Members Attend the Hokkaido Symposium on Information Processing 2025 — photo 1
Four Laboratory Members Attend the Hokkaido Symposium on Information Processing 2025 — photo 2
Four Laboratory Members Attend the Hokkaido Symposium on Information Processing 2025 — photo 3
Four Laboratory Members Attend the Hokkaido Symposium on Information Processing 2025 — photo 4
Four Laboratory Members Attend the Hokkaido Symposium on Information Processing 2025 — photo 5

Our laboratory held a summer gathering to mark the end of the spring semester.

End-of-Semester Summer Gathering 2025 — photo 1

After the spring semester ended, our laboratory held a summer gathering and welcomed two students who had been admitted through the recommendation-based admissions process for the 2025 academic year.

Our laboratory began the 2024 academic year on April 4, welcoming new students. With more members joining us, the laboratory is becoming an even livelier place.

A New Academic Year Begins in the Laboratory — photo 1

Hiroyasu Inoue appeared on BS TV Tokyo’s Nikkei News Plus 9 on March 11, 2024. He discussed his research estimating the economic effects of a Nankai Trough earthquake.

Hiroyasu Inoue Appears on BS TV Tokyo’s Nikkei News Plus 9 — photo 1
Hiroyasu Inoue Appears on BS TV Tokyo’s Nikkei News Plus 9 — photo 2

Our laboratory held a farewell gathering for Katsumi Tamaki, a second-year master’s student.

Farewell Gathering for Katsumi Tamaki — photo 1
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