2008 The Special Interest Groups & The Study Groups

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# The Special Interest Groups
+ The Study Groups

Chair, Secretary

[Keywords]

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# DataBase System (DBS)

Chair: Kazutoshi Sumiya (University of Hyogo)
Secretary: Shinsuke Nakajima(Nara Institute of Science and Technology), Yoshinori Hijikata(Osaka University) , Atsuyuki Morishima(University of Tsukuba)

[Database Model, Query Processing, Image/Video Retrieval, Structured Document Databases, Hypermedia, Multimedia Databases, Multidatabases, Mediator, Information Filtering, Information Organization, Information Visualization, Content-based Retrieval, Spatial Databases, Temporal & Historical Databases, Data Mining, Data Warehousing, Semantic Web, Data Grid, Information Integration, Data Stream, Autonomic Computing ]

# Software Engineering (SE)

Chair: Eiichi Hanyuda(Mamezo ),
Secretary: Osamu Shigo (Tokyo Denki University), Makoto Nonaka(Toyo University) , Katsuhisa Maruyama(Ritsumeikan University) , Hironori Washizaki (National Institute of Informatics)

[requirements engineering, design methods, software architecture, maintenance/evolution, formal methods, project management, metrics and measurement, verification/validation/ testing, quality/reliability, software engineering environments, standardization, components/reuse, human factors, software engineering education, software process, knowledge-based software engineering]

# computer ARChitecture (ARC)

Chair: Hiroshi Nakamura (University of Tokyo)
Secretary: Koji Inoue (Kyushu University) ,Kenji Kise (The University of Electro-Communications) , Sunao Torii (NEC), Atsushi Mori (FUJITSU Laboratories)

[Computer System Architectures; Processor, Memory, I/O, and Network Architecture, Parallel and Distributed Processing Architecture, Compiler, High-Performance, Low-Power and Dependable Architecture, Hardware and Software Co-Design, System on Chip (SoC), Innovative Computing Systems, Computer Applications.]

# system software and Operating System (OS)

Chair: Mitaro Namiki (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
Secretary: Yoshihiro Oyama (University of Tokyo), Kenichi Koura (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

[# Issues of operating systems and system software on: * distributed, parallel, and cluster systems, * GRID * multimedia, realtime, and embedded systems * ubiquitous, mobile, and information appliance systems * middleware * runtime systems * security * virtual machines
# Other general issues of operating systems and system software ]

# System Lsi Design Methodology (SLDM)

Chair: Shinji Kimura (Waseda Univ.)
Secretary: Takashi Aoki (NTT), Tohru Ishihara (Kyushu Univ.), Yutaka Tamiya (Fujitsu Laboratories)

[Research and technology information exchange on the following areas: System LSI, System design methodology, Architecture design methodology, Hardware/software co-design, Design description language, Function/logic synthesis, Function/logic design verification, Design for testability, Layout design, layout verification, Circuit simulation and modeling, Analog CAD, Technology CAD, Low-power design methodology, Design environment, Design methodology ]

# High Performance Computing (HPC)

Chair: Taisuke Boku (University of Tsukuba)
Secretary: Kento Aida (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Kanoh Ken (NEC), Ryoji Takaki (JAXA)

[High Performance Computing Technique, Numerical Analysis / Numerical Computation, Theory and Practice on Computer Simulation (Modeling, Algorithm, Quality and Accuracy), Performance Evaluation and Experience on High Performance Systems, Software and Environment applied to Computational Science (Programming Languages, Compiler Optimization, Data Distribution, Visualization, Debugging Tools), Grid Computing ]

# PROgramming (PRO)

Chair: Atusi Maeda (University of Tsukuba)
Secretary: Mizuhito Ogawa (JAIST), Shin-ya Nishigaki (Tokyo Insititute of Technology)

[* Foundations, Design and Implementation of Programming, * Programming Methodologies and Programming Environments, * Other topics of interest ]

# ALgorithms (AL)

Chair: Satoshi Fujita (Hiroshima University)
Secretary: Hirotaka Ono (Kyushu University), Hirotsugu Kakugawa (Osaka University), Toshinori Yamada (Saitama University)

[- Algorithms on Graphs and Networks, - Computational Geometry and Computational Algebra, - Arithmetic Algorithms for Coding and Cryptography, - Randomized Algorithms and Approximation Algorithms, - Distributed and Parallel Algorithms, Hardware Algorithms, - Data Structures, - Complexity Theory, - New Computation Models: Quantum Computing, Molecular Computing, - Algorithms and Theory in Computational Biology, - Applications of Algorithms ]

# Mathematical modeling and Problem Solving (MPS)

Chair: Eisuke Kita(Nagoya University )
Secretary: Naonori Ueda (NTT Communication Science Laboratories), Satoshi Kobayashi (University of Electro-communication), Hiroyasu Tomoyuki (Doshisha University), Noriyuki Fujimoto (Osaka University ), Nobuhiro Furuse (Mitsubishi Space Software), Kazuhiro Hotta (University of Electro-Communications)

[The aims are to develop useful mathematical modeling for various problems and to give efficient methods for solving them. They cover interdisciplinary areas ranging over not only scientific and/or engineering problems but also human and/or social problems which are necessary to be solved by computers ]

# EMBedded Systems (EMB)

Chair: Masayuki Hirayama (Toshiba / IPA Software Engineering Center)
Secretary: Shuichi Oikawa (University of Tsukuba), Hiroyuki Kanbara (ASTEM), Atsushi Sawada (Kyoto University), Masahiro Shukuguchi (Mitsubishi Electric Micro-Computer Application Software Co.,Ltd.)

[Software technology, hardware technology, system technology, network technology, security, usability, case studies, new application fields, education, industry-academia-government colLaboratoriesoration, and project management for embedded systems ]

# Distributed Processing System (DPS)

Chair: Norihiko Sakurai (NTT)
Secretary: Osamu Akashi (NTT), Takuo Suganuma (Tohoku University), Yuuichi Teranishi (Osaka University), Satoshi Nishiyama (YRP)

[Multimedia Advanced Information Networks and Distributed Processing Systems (High Speed Networks, Distributed Computing, Multimedia Information Networks, Intelligent Communication, Protocol, Distributed ColLaboratoriesoration, and so on) ]

# Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

Chair: Kumiyo Nakakoji (SRA-KTL/University of Tokyo)
Secretary: Hisashi Aoki (Toshiba Corporation), Naoki Kato (Tokyo Gakugei University), Yasuyuki Kono (Kwansei Gakuin University), Buntaro Shizuki (Tsukuba Uviversity), Mitsuru Minakuchi (NICT)

[Interactive System Theory/design/structure/evaluation method, Cognitive Model, Usability, Input/Output device, Multimodal I/F, Information Visualization, I/F Agent, GUI, Augmented Reality, Real-World I/F, Wearable, Community, Welfare ]

# Computer Graphics and cad (CG)

Chair: Tomoyuki Nishita (The University of Tokyo)
Secretary: Masanori Kakimoto (SGI Japan), Shigeru Kuriyama (Toyohashi University of Technology), Suguru Saito (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Tsukasa Noma (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

[Computer Graphics, Visualization, Image and Video Processing, Geometric Modeling, Computer Aided Design, Computer Animation, Computer Art, User Interface, Virtual Reality]

# Information Systems (IS)

Chair: Teruhisa Ichikawa (Shizuoka University)
Secretary: Masaki Tomisawa (Maebashi Institute of Technology), Michinori Hatayama (Kyoto University), Kenji Matsunaga (Senshu University)

[1. Design, analysis, development, management and utilization of information systems 2. Theories and experiments of information/data management 3. Interactions between information systems and the environment (users, organizations, societies) ]

# Fundamental Informatics (FI)

Chair: Kazuaki Kishida (Keio University)
Secretary: Naohiko Uramoto (IBM Japan), Tetsuya Sakai (Toshiba), Naoyoshi Tamura (Yokohama National University), Masaharu Yoshioka (Hokkaido University)

[1. Theories, analysis and modeling of information; semantics,representation; user modeling and adaptation; information/knowledge organization. 2. Compilation, retrieval,classification,distribution, management of information/metadata/contents; indexing,information extraction/summarization; user interfaces. 3. WWW information processing,digital library, business/social information distribution systems; Knowledge discovery,bioinformatics.]

# Audio Visual and Multimedia information processing (AVM)

Chair: Jiro Katto (Waseda-Univ)
Secretary: Shinichi Takagi (Waseda-Univ), Masayuki Hashimoto (KDDI R&D Lab.), Yukihiro Bando (NTT)

[Our research group has been aiming at issues related on processing, distribution, search and interfaces of audio-visual information. Especially, we are focusing on data compression of video and audio, information management of these data, audio-visual data search system and its distribution.]

# Groupware and Network services (GN)

Chair: Jun Munemori (Wakayama University)
Secretary: Satoshi Ichimura (Tokyo University of Technology), Takanori Ugai (Fujitsu Laboratories), Hideaki Kuzuoka (University of Tsukuba), Tomohiro Kokogawa (NTT)

[[CSCW principals] Information sharing, Synchronous/asynchronous communication, Organization memory and Knowledge management, Multi-participants Virtual environment (Cyberspace ), Groupware interface, [Applications] Conferencing support system, Cooperative work support system, Mobile groupware, Business process and Workflow, Group decision support system, [Networked services] Administrative/Social services, Electronic commerce, Community computing, Distance learning services, Information retrieval, Network entertainment ]

# Digital Document (DD)

Chair: Michiko Oba (Hitachi)
Secretary: Makoto Onizuka (NTT), Nobuo Saito (TOPPAN Printing), Akira Suganuma (Kyushu University), Chieko Nakabasami (Toyo University)

[Digital document related technologies, such as multimedia document preparation, management, retrieval, presentation, routing, dissemination, structured description (XML, HTML, SGML), and visualization technologies, and the applications in Ubiquitous environment ]

# MoBiLe computing and ubiquitous communications (MBL)

Chair: Takashi Watanabe (Shizuoka University)
Secretary:Susumu Ishihara (Shizuoka University), Ryozo Kiyohara (Mitsubishi Electric), Atsushi Takeshita (NTT DoCoMo), Teruyuki Hasegawa (KDDI R&D Laboratoriesoratories)

[Mobile computing environment (Language, OS), Mobile terminals, Security in mobile environments, Mobile networks (Architecture, Protocols, Management systems), Distributed cooperative protocols, Ubiquitous computing, Ubiquitous communications, Wearable computing systems, Mobile agents, Applications and computing services for mobile users, Operating system support for mobility, Ad hoc networks, Sensor network, Mobile broadcasting, Mobile Multicast, Emergency communication]

# Computer SECurity (CSEC)

Chair: Masato Terada (Hitachi Ltd.)
Secretary: Keiichi Iwamura (Canon), Satoru Torii (Fujitsu Laboratoriesoratories), Masakatsu Nishigaki (Shizuoka University)

[Our SIG(Specail Interest Group) shall promote research in security in computer systems and networks. Topics of interest include the followings: OS security CNetwork security CDatabase security CAccess control CPersonal identification C Cryptography CAuthentication CEvaluation and audit of secuiry CVirus protection C Unauthorized access protection CSoftware protection CPrivacy CInformation filtering ]

# Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

Chair: Hiroki Horiuchi (KDDI R&D Laboratories)
Secretary: Takaaki Umedu (Osaka University), Hidenori Endo (NTT DATA), Yutaka Kimura (NEC), Tomoyuki Yashiro (Chiba Institute of Technology)

[Image Processing(Lane Detection, Obstacle Detection, Traffic Conjestion Detection, etc.), Communication, Network(Network Architecture, Protocol, Ranging Technology, Secure Communication, etc.), Information Providing(User Interface, Geographical Information System, Agents, etc.) Application(Commercial Vehicle Operation, Navigation, Electronic Toll Collection, Cruising Assistance, etc.), Inter-modality(Coordination of Intermodal Transportation, etc.)]

# system EVAluation (EVA)

Chair: Toshiyuki Kinoshita (Tokyo University of Technology)
Secretary:Yoshiro Ikeda (Fujitsu Laboratoriesoratories),Seigo Kishiba (Hiroshima University), Takashi Horikawa (NEC)

[*Target systems: Computers, Internet/networks, Parallel and distributed systems,Database, Information processing systems *Target evaluation items: Performance, Design, Development, Management, Cost, Reliability, Extensibility, Measurement techniques, Tools, Modeling methodology, System evaluation methodology, Standardization ]

# UBIquitous computing system (UBI)

Chair: Yoshito Tobe (Tokyo Denki University)
Secretary: Kazushige Ouchi (Toshiba), Ichiro Siio (Ochanomizu University), Kazunori Takashio (Keio University), Masashi Toda (Future University-Hakodate), Tsutomu Terada (Kobe University)

[This group focuses on the research of ubiquitous computing systems, including: *new information appliance systems that support human activities at home, *office systems that support us at the office, and *city infrastructure systems that provide the foundation for a ubiquitous computing environment. ]

# Internet and Operation Technology (IOT)

Chair: Naomi Fujimura (Kyushu University)
Secretary: Takashi Imaizumi (Chiba University), Shiu Sakashita (Acutus Software, Inc.), Masahiro Jibiki (NEC Corporation), Yutaka Nakamura (Kyushu Institute of technology), Takashi Yamanoue(Kagoshima University)

[Technical issues on Internet-based technologies and large-scale distributed systems are discussed such as;
* Internet architecture * Quality of services * Construction method of network systems * Traffic management, evaluation and operation technologies * Administration of large-scale distributed systems ]

+ Broadcast Communication & Computing (BCC)

Chair: Ken-ichi Okada (Keio University)
Secretary: Hironobu Abe (Mitsubishi Electric), Kazuhiko Kushima (NTT DoCoMo), Masahiko Tsukamoto (Kobe University), Toru Hasegawa (KDDI R&D Laboratoriesoratories), Tomoki Yoshihisa (Kyoto University)

[broadcasting information service, broadcasting agent, broadcasting and communication architecture, broadcasting database, broadcasting protocol, broadcasting security, broadcasting terminal, broadcasting intelligent interface, multimedia information delivery ]

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# Natural Language (NL)

Chair: Hiroshi Nakagawa (The University of Tokyo)
Secretary: Kentaro Inui (NIST), Takashi Ninomiya (The University of Tokyo), Miyao Yusuke (The University of Tokyo)

[Language Processing with Statistical Machine Learning, Linguistic Data and Statistics, Lexicon, Grammar, Morphological Analysis, Syntactic Analysis, Semantic Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Sentence Generation, Dialogue, Linguistic Knowledge Representation and Acquisition, Machine Translation, Other Application of Linguistic Analysis ]

# Intelligence and Complex Systems (ICS)

Chair: Tetsuo Ono (Future University in Hakodate)
Secretary: Takayuki Ito (Nagoya Institute of Technology), Knsuke Fukuda (NII), Tomohisa Yamashita (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

[knowledge discovery, intelligent contents, learning, dialogue, inference, complex system, agent, interaction, evolutionary computation, artificial society. ]

# Computer Vision and Image Media (CVIM)

Chair: Koichiro Deguchi (Tohoku University)
Secretary: Takayuki Okatani (Tohoku University) , Manabu Hashimoto (Mitsubishi Electric), Takeshi Masuda (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Yasuhiro Mukaigawa (Osaka University)

[COMPUTER VISION AND IMAGE MEDIA: image processing, robot vision, perceptual models, intelligent video authoring, behavior analysis, image databases, mixed reality and their applications]

# Computers in Education (CE)

Chair. Mario Nakamori (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
Secretary. Susumu Kanemune (Hitotsubashi University),Eiko Takaoka (Chitose Institute of Science and Technology), Yoshiaki Nakano (Senri Kinran University) , Tomohiro Nishida (Osaka Gakuin University), Hirokazu Bandoh (Obirin University)

[(1) Leading the search for new methodology and technology in information education: Courses of information education at elementary school, junior high school and senior high school. Curriculum of information education at University and enterprises. Offering a balanced re-training and lifelong integrated education on the trends and technologies to understanding information science. (2) Recognizing computer aided education needs: Developing and evaluating computer aided education resources and service systems. Discussing and exchanging ideas about current and discrete developments in the field. (3) Developing technologies and resources for information education: Computer systems, networked terminals, applications and materials for information education.]

# Computer and Humanities (CH)

Chair: Takuji Suzuki (National Museum of Japanese History)
Secretary: Toshiyuki Goto (National Institute of Japanese Literature), Makoto Goto (Osaka City University), Mamiko Sakata (Doshisha University), Kiyonori Nagasaki (Yamaguchi Prefectural University)

[Computer applications in the field of humanities: 1. Development and case studies of hardware and software 2. Development and case studies of research methodology ( processing technology ) 3. Interdisciplinary research and theoretical research]

# MUSic and computer (MUS)

Chair: Masataka Goto (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
Secretary: Chika Oshima (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology / Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International), Yoshihiro Kanno (Waseda University),Takuichi Nishimura (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) , Shigeyuki Hirai (Kyoto Sangyo University )

[All areas related to Computers and Music. Specific topics include: * Computer-intervened composition/arrangement/performance/accompaniment, * Music Contents Technology, * Digital/Electronic Instruments, * Music signal processing, * AI and Music, * Music cognition, Kansei information processing, * Music information processing systems, * Applications to Art and Musicology ]

# Spoken Language Processing (SLP)

Chair: Tatsuya Kawahara (Kyoto University)
Secretary: Norihide Kitaoka (Nagoya University), Mikio Nakano (HONDA Research Institute Japan), Hiroaki Hattori (NEC) , Yoichi Yamashita (Ritsumeikan University)

[1. Spoken Language Processing (SLP) - Analysis, enhancement, synthesis, recognition, and understanding of speech. - Analysis, interpretation, and generation of naturally spoken language. 2. SLP Systems (systems for dictation, spoken dialogue, and dialogue translation). 3. Spoken language interface between human and machines, (e.g., multimodal interface, anthropomorphic agent systems). 4. Applications of speech technologies.]

# Electronic Intellectual Property (EIP)

Chair: Wataru Kameyama (Waseda University)
Secretary: Osamu Shionoiri (NTT), Hiroyuki Yamashita (Japan Science and Technology Agency)

[Our working group discusses several social problems broken by revolution of digital information technologies in aspects of social, economy, legal and engineering For example, 1. Intellectual Property (IP), 2. Electronic Publishing, 3. Digital Library, 4. Digital Rights Management System, 5. Digital Watermark, 6. Identification for Management of IP, 7. Distribution and Protection of Digital Contents, 8. Electronic Money, 9. Electronic Commerce, 10. Business Model, 11. Illegal Usage, 12. Privacy Protection, 13. Governmental Policy of IT Usage Promotion, 14. Intermediary Market, 15. Electronic Price Decision, 16. Electronic Trade Management and Trade Tax, 17. Information Ethics, 18. Education on Information Technology, 19. E-Learning, 20. E-Government, 21. Electronic Signature, 22. Electronic Certification, 23. DRM, 24. Traceability, 25. IC Tag, 26. RFID, 27. Watch Camera, 28. GPS, 29. Digital City, 30. Digital Commons, 31. Information as Social Property, 32. Legal Information, 33. Information Law, 34. Social Security System.]

# Game Informatics(GI)

Chair: Hiroyuki Iida (JAIST)
Secretary: Tomoyuki Kaneko(Tokyo University), Akihiro Kishimoto (Future University-Hakodate), Tsuyoshi Hashimoto (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

[ - Information and cognitive sceience of games and puzzles, - Game-based approach to social and cultural activities, - Research on relationship between computers and games ]

# Entertainment Computing(EC)

Chair: Masahiko Inami (The University of Electro-Communications)
Secretary: Itaru Kuramoto (Kyoto Institute of Technology), Takuji Tokiwa (The University of Tokyo), Jun Yamashita (University of Tsukuba)

[Information Technologies for new entertainment. Sociology, psychology, economy, kansei science, and brain science for entertainment.]

# Bioinformatics and Genomics(BIO)

Chair: Tatsuya Akutsu (Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University)
Secretary: Shin Ishii (Kyoto University), Susumu Goto (Kyoto University), Tetsuo Shibuya (The University of Tokyo)

[SigBio is a newly established special interest group for bioinformatics, genomics and post-genomics, with special emphasis to give ICT engineers to publish, discuss and exchange information on their research works. SigBio will carry out integrated researches on information processing technology for the life science.]

 

+ Network Ecology (NE)

Chair: Noriyuki Kamibayashi (Tokyo University of Technology)
Secretary: Kazuhiro Kojima (AIST), Yukio Hayashi (JAIST), Yoshihisa Fujiwara (ATR)

[ 1. Evolutional Mechanisms of Networks Small World, Scale-free Networks, Defence Strategies for Epidemic Infection and Cascade Failures on Networks 2. Analysis of Social Networks Extraction of Web Portal Sites and Communities, Investigation of Corporative Social Capitals, Analysis of blogs, Centrality in Human Networks, Circulation of Word-of-Mouth Information, 3. Self-organized Networks Network Design Inspired from Bolological and Social Systems, Dynamically Adaptive Communications, Autonomous Distributed System based on Local Rules, Self-organized Management ]

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+ Course Management System (CMS)

Chair: Michihiko Minoh (Kyoto University)
Secretary: Hitoshi Inoue(Kyushu University), Koh Kakusho (Kyoto University) , Shoji Kajita (Nagoya University), Hiroyoshi Watanabe (Teikyo University)

[ Research, development and practices in terms of Course Management System: CMS Platform Development, Tool Development for Teaching and Learning, Standardization and Interoperability, Deployment Investigation, Deployment Practices, Sustainable Development and Management, Integration with Other Campus Systems, Course Contents Creation, Evaluation for Teaching and Learning, Practices for Teaching and Learning, Course Management and Evaluation, Course Design, Collaboration among Institutions, Related Activities in Other Countries. ]

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