IPSJ/IEEE-Computer Society Young Computer Researcher Award

Name of the Award	IPSJ/IEEE-Computer Society Young Computer Researcher Award
About the Award	The IPSJ and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (IEEE-CS) established a joint award in 2018 to honor young researchers in the field of computer science for their outstanding achievements and high expectations of their continuing progress.
Selection Process	The awardees should be decided annually by the joint award committee which consists of members from both IPSJ and the IEEE-CS. The decision should be confirmed by both societies.
Selection Criteria	The awardees should be young researchers who have outstanding achievements such as research presentations, publications and programming as well as high expectations of further achievements in the field of computer science. The awardees should be the members of the IPSJ and the IEEE-CS.
Conferment	The award will be presented at a conference organized or hosted by the IPSJ and the IEEE-CS. The certificates will be given at the award banquet.

2018

Yutaka Arakawa (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)

Outstanding Research on Human Behavior Change by Information Technology

Akira Kawai (Shiga University)

Outstanding Research on Intelligent Car Navigation System for Multilevel Parking Facilities

Yukihiko Shigesada (Hosei University)

Outstanding Achievements on International AI Programming Contest "SamurAI Coding"