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One new doctoral student joined the laboratory. The student is an international student.

Two new first-year master's students (M1) enrolled and joined the laboratory. Both are international students from China.

Doctoral student Kotarou Saku presented at ムギ類研究会 (a wheat and barley research meeting).

First-year master's student (M1) Bin Liu received 学生奨励賞 at the Symposium on Image Recognition and Understanding (MIRU2026).

Doctoral student Kotarou Saku and first-year master's student (M1) Bin Liu presented at the domestic symposium MIRU.

Research by alumnus Shota Hioki was presented at the international conference HCII2026.

A public doctoral dissertation defense was held for Wataru Ganaha, who pursued his doctorate while working. Despite his busy professional responsibilities, he achieved outstanding research results and completed his dissertation. Our warmest congratulations.

First-year master's student (M1) Souma Fukazawa presented at the domestic symposium SSII.

The laboratory move is now complete. Our new rooms are on the first floor of Engineering Building H. We thank all the students who helped with our moves for three consecutive years.

One new doctoral student joined the laboratory after continuing from another degree program at Tottori University.

Four new first-year master's students (M1) enrolled and joined the laboratory.

Alumnus Takumi Ozaki presented at the domestic research meeting PRMU.

Five new fourth-year undergraduate students (B4) joined the laboratory.

Doctoral student Yuji Makimura presented at the international conference VISAPP2026.

Second-year master's student (M2) Daichi Hayashi presented at the domestic conference DIA2026.

Second-year master's students (M2) Yosuke Kawai, Kotarou Saku, Daichi Hayashi, Shota Hioki, and Hiroto Miyabe presented at their public master's thesis defenses. Their excellent research results reflected their dedicated efforts. Six fourth-year undergraduate students (B4) also successfully completed their graduation research presentations.

Professor Nishiyama gave an invited talk at ムギ類研究会 (a wheat and barley research meeting).

Fourth-year undergraduate student (B4) Souta Miyamoto presented at ムギ類研究会 (a wheat and barley research meeting).

Second-year master's student (M2) Shota Hioki presented at the HCG Symposium.

Second-year master's student (M2) Hiroto Miyabe presented at the domestic research meeting PRMU.

Fourth-year undergraduate students (B4) Souta Miyamoto and Aoi Tanaka presented at 電気・情報関連学会中国支部連合大会 (the joint convention of the Chugoku branches of electrical and information-related societies).

We opened the laboratory to visitors as a departmental event held alongside the Fumon Festival. Thank you to the many people who visited us.

Research by alumna Fuyuko Iwasaki was presented at the international conference SMC2025.

A new first-year master's student (M1) enrolled and joined the laboratory. The student is an international student from China.

First-year master's student (M1) Tsubasa Kondo received the Outstanding Prize Excellent Student Paper Awards at the international conference GCCE. Congratulations.

First-year master's student (M1) Tsubasa Kondo and Assistant Professor Michiko Inoue presented at the international conference GCCE.

Research by alumnus Takumi Ozaki was published in IEEE Access.

Second-year master's student (M2) Kotarou Saku and first-year master's student (M1) Yusuke Nakai presented at the domestic symposium MIRU.

Assistant Professor Michiko Inoue presented at the international conference AHFE.

Doctoral student Wataru Ganaha and second-year master's student (M2) Shota Hioki presented at the international conference HCII2025.

Doctoral student Yuta Yamaguchi and first-year master's student (M1) Tsubasa Kondo presented at the domestic symposium SSII.

Our collaborator, Assistant Professor Shunsuke Yoneda, received PRMU博士論文賞 from the IEICE Technical Committee on Pattern Recognition and Media Understanding.

Our collaborator, Assistant Professor Shunsuke Yoneda, presented at the domestic research meeting PRMU.

One new doctoral student joined the laboratory. The student is a working professional.

Six new first-year master's students (M1) enrolled and joined the laboratory. Five continued from Tottori University, and one is an international student from China.

Professor Nishiyama was concurrently appointed Vice President of Tottori University in charge of information affairs.

Research by our collaborator, Assistant Professor Shunsuke Yoneda, was published in the IEICE Transactions.

Professor Nishiyama gave a lecture at a training seminar organized by the Chugoku Branch of the Information Processing Society of Japan.

Second-year master's student (M2) Takumi Ozaki presented at the domestic research meeting PRMU.

7 incoming fourth-year undergraduate students (B4) joined the laboratory.

Koki Kodani (M2) and Ryusei Nakamura (B4) presented at the domestic conference DIA2025.

Assistant Professor Michiko Inoue presented at the domestic conference Interaction 2025.

Takumi Ozaki (M2), Koki Kodani (M2), Teppei Kobiki (M2), and Cao Jinyu (M2) presented at their public master’s thesis defenses. Their outstanding research reflected their dedicated efforts. Thank you for all your work. The 6 fourth-year undergraduate students (B4) also successfully completed their graduation research presentations.

Our collaborator Takuya Kamitani presented at the international conference IW-FCV2025.

Shunsuke Yoneda, a doctoral student and working professional, held his public doctoral dissertation defense. He achieved excellent research results and completed a highly polished doctoral dissertation. Warmest congratulations.

Research by our alumnus Takumi Hanakawa was presented at the international conference ICCE2025.

酒本将希 of NTT West gave a talk at a student event organized by the university’s 情報戦略機構. Undergraduate and graduate students from our university attended.

Wataru Ganaha, a doctoral student and working professional, presented at the domestic conference HCG Symposium 2024.

Experimental results obtained by our alumna Fuyuko Iwasaki were featured on the cover of the Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering, Volume 90, Number 12.

Research by Yuji Makimura, a doctoral student and working professional, and our alumna Fuyuko Iwasaki was published in the Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering.

Research by Wataru Ganaha, a doctoral student and working professional, was presented at the international conference ICPR2024.

Kotarou Saku (M1) presented at the international conference GCCE2024.

We held an open laboratory as a departmental event alongside the Fumon Festival (風紋祭). Thank you to everyone who visited.

Shota Hioki (M1) presented at the domestic conference HI Symposium 2024.

Hiroto Miyabe (M1) presented at the domestic conference MIRU2024.

Michiko Inoue, a doctoral student and working professional, held her public doctoral dissertation defense. She completed an excellent doctoral dissertation while balancing work and research. Thank you for all your hard work.

Our collaborator Takuya Kamitani presented at the international conference EMBC2024.

Research by our alumna Fuyuko Iwasaki and Assistant Professor Michiko Inoue was presented at the international conference HCII2024.

Kotarou Saku (M1) presented at the domestic conference SSII2024.

Professor Masashi Nishiyama gave an invited talk at a symposium during the annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology.

5 new first-year master’s students (M1) enrolled and joined the laboratory.

森内優介 of Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation gave a talk at a lecture event organized by a center affiliated with our Faculty of Engineering. Members of the local community, university faculty and staff, and students attended.

6 incoming fourth-year undergraduate students (B4) joined the laboratory.

Research by our collaborator Assistant Professor Shunsuke Yoneda was published in IEEE Access.

Takumi Hanakawa (M2) received 研究奨励賞 at 動的画像処理実利用化ワークショップ (DIA2024).

Tokachi Shirahata (M2), Takumi Hanakawa (M2), and Assistant Professor Shunsuke Yoneda presented at the domestic conference DIA.

Fuyuko Iwasaki (M2), Takumi Hanakawa (M2), and Tokachi Shirahata (M2) presented at their public master’s thesis defenses. Their outstanding research reflected 3 years of dedicated efforts. Thank you for all your work. The 6 fourth-year undergraduate students (B4) also successfully completed their graduation research presentations.

Research by Wataru Ganaha, a doctoral student and working professional, was published in the Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering.

Fuyuko Iwasaki (M2) presented at the domestic conference PRMU.

Takumi Ozaki (M1) and Kotarou Saku (B4) presented at the domestic conference ViEW2023.

Research by our collaborator Takuya Kamitani was published in the Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering.

We helped with local arrangements for the PRMU, CVIM, DCC, and CGVI research meetings. Thank you to everyone who participated over the 2 days.

Assistant Professor Michiko Inoue presented at the international conference ACPR2023.

Assistant Professor Michiko Inoue presented at the international conference GCCE2023.

1 doctoral student enrolled and joined the laboratory. The student is a working professional.

Professor Masashi Nishiyama gave a keynote speech at Advances in Printing Technology 2023.

Fuyuko Iwasaki (M2) and Assistant Professor Michiko Inoue presented at the domestic conference HI Symposium 2023.

Professor Masashi Nishiyama gave an invited talk at a workshop during the annual meeting of 日本臨床検査学教育学会.

Takumi Ozaki (M1) presented at the domestic conference MIRU2023.

Our collaborator Takuya Kamitani presented at the domestic conference SSII2023.

Professor Masashi Nishiyama introduced our research to high school students. (Link: 夢ナビ)

4 new first-year master’s students (M1) enrolled and joined the laboratory. 2 continued from our university, 1 came from Yonago College, and 1 is an international student from China.

Professor Masashi Nishiyama was concurrently appointed deputy director of the university’s 情報戦略機構. Related information

Michiko Inoue joined us as an assistant professor. We look forward to your continued guidance and support.

6 incoming fourth-year undergraduate students (B4) joined the laboratory.

Yuji Makimura (doctoral student) and Teppei Kobiki (B4) presented at the domestic conference DIA2023.

Haruki Nakayama, Wataru Ganaha, and Masaya Kojima, whose research we supervised, presented at their public master’s thesis defenses. Their outstanding research reflected 3 years of dedicated efforts. Thank you for all your work.

We hosted a technical exchange meeting with members of the 満上 Laboratory at Hiroshima City University.

Professor Masashi Nishiyama gave a talk at the information and communications research meeting of 産業技術連携推進会議.

Research by Wataru Ganaha (M2) was published in the Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering.

Professor Masashi Nishiyama appeared on a university-sponsored radio program on FM Tottori.

Our joint research was featured in 日本経済新聞, 電波新聞, 日刊工業新聞, and 日本海新聞. Related information

Our research partner 西菱電気株式会社 issued a press release.
We participated in a meeting with President 西井 of 西菱電機, President 鳥居 of 鳥取西菱電機, President 中島 of our university, Dean 坂口, and others. (Link: 西菱電気)

Takumi Hanakawa (M1) gave a presentation in English at the international conference GCCE2022.

The results of our joint research with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation were registered as a patent.

Professor Masashi Nishiyama was featured in the Faculty of Engineering’s faculty spotlight. (Link: Faculty of Engineering)

Professor Masashi Nishiyama established the Pattern Recognition System Laboratory with 3 doctoral students.
Incoming fourth-year undergraduate students (B4) are scheduled to join in March 2023.
New first-year master’s students (M1) from our university and other institutions are scheduled to join in April 2023.