Awards, grants, and media coverage

2011

  • Nov 28, 2011
    Doctoral course student Taiji Hashimoto has won the Best Student Award at the 2011 Autumn Workshop on Acoustic Society of Japan
  • Nov 13, 2011
    Doctoral course student Kimiko Tonegawa has won the 40th Incentive Award at the 59th Japan Society of Library and Information Science Annual Conference
  • Nov 11, 2011
    Doctoral course student Hiroki Sodeyama and his colleagues have won an Industry Award (Cybouz Lab) at the WebDB Forum 2011
  • Oct 30, 2011
    Doctoral course student Mao Tsunekawa has won the judge's special award at the Shuto Bibliobattle 2011
  • Oct 24, 2011
    Doctoral course student Jan Askhoj has won an Honorable Mention at the 14th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2011)
  • Sep. 22, 2011
    Associate Prof. Kaori Ishii has won the Incentive Award in the 10th Docomo Mobile Science Awards
  • Aug. 2, 2011
    Master course student Koksetsu Ikeda has won the Distinguished Young Researcher Award in the iDB Workshop 2011
  • Jul. 27, 2011
    Doctoral course student Takumi Adachi was interviewed about his academic life as a career-up student by asahi.com (Asahi Shimbun)
  • Jun, 6, 2011
    A graduate of doctoral course Dr. Masahiro Yoshikawa and his colleagues have won the Incentive Award 2011 from Japan Ergonomics Society for their journal article
  • Jun. 26, 2011
    Prof. Kaori Ishii has appeared in the Shiten Ronten program broadcasted by NHK
  • May. 20, 2011
    Master course student Keisei Shigeta has won the Best Presentation Award in the 2011 Meeting for Youth COMunity (MyCOM 2011).
  • May. 20, 2011
    Doctoral course student Mao Tsunekawa has won the Best Discussion Award in the 2011 Meeting for Youth COMunity (MyCOM 2011).
  • Mar. 24, 2011
    Associate Prof. Kanae Suzuki's research proposal has been accepted in the Funding Program for Next Generation World-Leading Researchers (NEXT Program). [link] (Japanese)
  • Mar. 6, 2011
    Prof. Kazuo Koruko's Valedictory Lecture was reported in asahi.com (Asahi Shimbun)
  • Mar. 3, 2011
    Prof. Tomoo Inoue has won the 2010 Contribution Award from Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) [link] (Japanese)
  • Feb. 21, 2011
    Master course student Akemi Kikawada has won the Incentive Award 2010 from Nippon Association for Librarianship [link] (Japanese)
  • Jan. 25, 2011
    Master course student Keisei Shigeta's research project was accepted by Exploratory IT Human Resources Project (MITOH Youth) [link] (Japanese)

2010

  • Nov. 26, 2010
    Master course student Yuriko Kourai has won the Best Presentation award at the 77th IPSJ SIGGN (Groupware and Network Services) Group Meeting. [link]
  • Nov. 8, 2010
    Master course students Haruki Ono has won the Incentive Award (Position Paper Award) from The 21st young researchers workshop on Educational Systems. [link] (Japanese)
  • Aug, 25, 2010
    Associate Prof. Atsuyuki Morishima recieved a PRESTO (Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology) grant (a.k.a. Sakigake grant) from the Japan Science and Technology Agency [link] (Japanese)
  • Jul. 3, 2010
    Master course student Tomomi Kinosita and Doctor course student Yukinori Okabe have won the Poster award at the 9th Annual Conference of the Japaense Society for Information and Media Studies
  • Jun. 11, 2010
    Doctor course student Ayako Oukura has won the 2009 Incentive Award from The Records Management Society of Japan [link]
  • Jun. 4, 2010
    Professor Chieko Mizoue was awarded the Canadian Publishing Awards for Japan 2010 [link]
  • Mar. 19, 2010
    Master course student Shihono Karikome was awarded the 72st National Convention of IPSJ Young Researcher Award [link]
  • Mar. 19, 2010
    Master course student Satoru Sasaki was awarded the DEIM2010 Young Researcher Award [link]
  • Mar. 19, 2010
    Master course student Yui Inoue was awarded the DEIM2010 Young Researcher Award [link]
  • Mar. 4, 2010
    Master course student Takuma Sasaki was awarded the IPSJ SIGIOT Young Researcher Award [link]
  • Feb. 8, 2010
    Associate Prof. Atsushi Ikeuchi was awarded the Mita Society for Library and Information Science 2009 Best Presentation Award [link]
  • Jan. 29, 2010
    Master course student Sho Sato and Prof. Hiroshi Itsumura were awarded the DRFIC2009 Best Poster Award [link]
  • Jan. 27, 2010
    Master course student Hiroki Sato, doctoral student Satoshi Shimada, and Prof. Tetsuji Sato were awarded the Infosocionomics Society Knowledge Shareing Community Workshop Excellence Award [link]
  • Jan. 27, 2010
    Doctoral student Satoshi Shimada and Prof. Tetsuji Sato were awarded the DICOMO2009 Excellent Paper Award [link]

2009

  • Nov. 30, 2009
    Assistant Prof. Norikazu Mizuochi was awarded the Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan [link]
  • Nov. 30, 2009
    Assistant Prof. Norikazu Mizuochi was awarded the SEST Young Scientist Award [link]
  • Nov. 23, 2009
    Master course student Shihono Karikome was awarded the WebDB Forum 2009 Young Researcher Award and the Cybozu Award [link1, link2]
  • Nov. 23, 2009
    Master course student Masami Takahashi was awarded the WebDB Forum 2009 Young Researcher Award [link]
  • Nov. 23, 2009
    Master course student Hiroki Sato, doctoral student Satoshi Shimada, and Prof. Tetsuji Sato were awarded the WebDB Forum 2009 Academic Resource Guide Award [link]
  • Oct. 2, 2009
    Doctoral student Yukinori Okabe and Master course student Sho Sato was awarded the 8th JSIMS Convention Best Poster Award [link]
  • Sept. 30, 2009
    Prof. Shoichi Taniguchi was awarded the Mita Society for Library and Information Science Award
  • July 23, 2009
    Master course students Haruki Ono and Mao Tsunekawa were selected as the Second Super-Creators of Exploratory IT Human Resources Project (MITOH Youth) [link]
  • July 1, 2009
    An interview with doctoral student Yap Yuet Ngor was appeared in Japan Foundation's website [link]
  • June 20, 2009
    Alumnus Tomoyasu Nakano's doctoral thesis was selected as IPSJ SIG Recommended Doctoral Thesis [link (IPSJ Magazine Vol.50 No.6)]
  • May 8, 2009
    Honorary Prof. Jiro Nomura received The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon [link]
  • Apr. 3, 2009
    Master course student Masami Takahashi was awarded the DEIM Forum 2009 Excellent Interactive Award [link]
  • Apr. 2, 2009
    Associate Prof. Atsuyuki Morishima was awarded the Kambayashi Encouragement Award [link]
  • Mar. 18, 2009
    Doctoral student Wang Hailan's research work appeared in Asahi Shimbun on Mar. 12, 2009 [link (reproduction prohibited)]
  • Mar. 17, 2009
    Master course student Yuji Fukushima was awarded the 71st National Convention of IPSJ Young Researcher Award
  • Mar. 5, 2009
    Master course student Shihono Karikome's research project was accepted by Exploratory IT Human Resources Project (MITOH Youth) [link]
  • Jan. 14, 2009
    Master course student Akemi Kikawada's research work appeared in Tokyo Shimbun on Jan. 9, 2009 [link (reproduction prohibited)]

2008

  • Nov. 12, 2008
    Prof. Kazuyo Takana was awarded the IEICE Fellow [link]
  • Oct. 29, 2008
    Master course student Masami Takahashi was awarded the iDB2008 Forum Young Researcher Award
  • Sept. 27, 2008
    Prof. Yuji Hirakue was awarded the Mita Society for Library and Information Science Award [link]
  • Sept. 3, 2008
    Prof. Natsuo Onodeara and Doctoral Student Hiroyuki Tsunoda were awarded the 2nd Best Paper Award of Journal of Japanese Society for Information and Media Studies [link]
  • Aug. 1, 2008
    Associate Prof. Atsushi Fujii was awarded the 2008 IPSJ Yamashita SIG Research Award [link]
  • June. 13, 2008
    Research Associate Atsushi Matsumura, Alumna Sakiko Furukawa, and Associate Prof. Norihiko Uda were awarded the 2008 Best Paper Award of Journal of Japan Society of Information and Knowledge [link]

2007

  • Nov. 15, 2007
    Associate Prof. Atsushi Fujii was awarded the Best Paper Award of the Internet Conference 2007 [link]
  • Nov. 15, 2007
    Prof. Shoichi Taniguchi was awarded the Japan Society of Library and Information Science Award [link]
  • Nov. 15, 2007
    Doctoral student Takuya Tokita was awarded the Young Scientist's Award of the Japan Society of Library and Information Science [link]
  • Nov. 15, 2007
    Associate Prof. Atsushi Ikeuchi was awarded the Activity Contribution Award of the Japan Society of Library and Information Science [link]