Awards
This year, LifeTech 2021 Technical Program Committee made a list of nominations based on their review scores and comments from session chairs and recommended it to the Award, Poster, and Demo Chairs. The chairs reviewed the nominated papers again and selected the winners based on their contributions to the conference field. IEEE LifeTech 2021 is excited to announce the winners of the Excellent Paper Awards for Oral Presentations, Poster Presentations, and Demo! Presentations.
Congratulations to the following LifeTech 2021 Award recipients!
- Awards for Oral Presentation
- Student Award for Oral Presentation
- Awards for On-site Poster Presentation
- Awards for Online Poster Presentation
- Student Award for Online Poster Presentation
- Awards for Demo! Presentation
- WIE Paper Award
Awards for Oral Presentation
- 1st Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Paper Award for Oral Presentation
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- Kenta Yoshii and Masafumi Nishimura (Shizuoka University, Japan); Daiki Kimura (IBM Research - Tokyo, Japan); Akihiro Kosugi (IBM Research, Japan); Kaoru Shinkawa and Toshiro Takase (IBM Research - Tokyo, Japan); Masatomo Kobayashi (IBM Research – Tokyo, Japan); Yasunori Yamada (IBM Research, Japan); Miyuki Nemoto, Ryohei Watanabe and Eriko Tsukada (University of Tsukuba Hospita, Japan); Miho Ota, Kiyotaka Nemonoto and Teesuaki Arai (University of Tsukuba Hospital, Japan); Shinji Higashi (Tokyo Medeical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Japan):
"A Study for Detecting Mild Cognitive Impairment by Analyzing Conversations with Humanoid Robots"
- Kenta Yoshii and Masafumi Nishimura (Shizuoka University, Japan); Daiki Kimura (IBM Research - Tokyo, Japan); Akihiro Kosugi (IBM Research, Japan); Kaoru Shinkawa and Toshiro Takase (IBM Research - Tokyo, Japan); Masatomo Kobayashi (IBM Research – Tokyo, Japan); Yasunori Yamada (IBM Research, Japan); Miyuki Nemoto, Ryohei Watanabe and Eriko Tsukada (University of Tsukuba Hospita, Japan); Miho Ota, Kiyotaka Nemonoto and Teesuaki Arai (University of Tsukuba Hospital, Japan); Shinji Higashi (Tokyo Medeical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Japan):
- 2nd Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Paper Award for Oral Presentation
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- Yan Watequlis Syaifudin (Okayama University & Politeknik Negeri Malang, Japan); Nobuo Funabiki (Okayama University, Japan):
"Performance Investigation of Unit Testing in Android Programming Learning Assistance System"
- Yan Watequlis Syaifudin (Okayama University & Politeknik Negeri Malang, Japan); Nobuo Funabiki (Okayama University, Japan):
- 3rd Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Paper Awards for Oral Presentation
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- Ryosuke Harakawa, Kazuma Ohtomo, Koki Takahashi, Yoko Matsuda and Masahiro Iwahashi (Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan):
"Hierarchical Clustering of Natural Disaster Images Using Visual Features"
- Ryosuke Harakawa, Kazuma Ohtomo, Koki Takahashi, Yoko Matsuda and Masahiro Iwahashi (Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan):
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- Chiharu Ishii (Hosei University, Japan):
"Exoskeleton-type Power Assist Suit for Lifting Assistance and Walking Support"
- Chiharu Ishii (Hosei University, Japan):
- IEEE LifeTech 2021 Outstanding Paper Awards for Oral Presentation
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- Samuel F Budd (Imperial College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Arno Blaas (University of Oxford, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Adrienne Hoarfrost (Rutgers University, USA); Kia Khezeli (Cornell University, USA); Krittika D'Silva (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Frank Soboczenkski (King's College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Graham Mackintosh (NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division, USA); Nicholas Chia and John Kalantari (Mayo Clinic, USA):
"Prototyping CRISP: A Causal Relation and Inference Search Platform applied to Colorectal Cancer Data"
- Samuel F Budd (Imperial College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Arno Blaas (University of Oxford, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Adrienne Hoarfrost (Rutgers University, USA); Kia Khezeli (Cornell University, USA); Krittika D'Silva (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Frank Soboczenkski (King's College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Graham Mackintosh (NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division, USA); Nicholas Chia and John Kalantari (Mayo Clinic, USA):
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- Parinya Punpongsanon and Hiroki Ishizuka (Osaka University, Japan):
"EdiSensor: Facilitating Food Electricity for Eating Habits Analysis"
- Parinya Punpongsanon and Hiroki Ishizuka (Osaka University, Japan):
Student Awards for Oral Presentation
- 1st Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Student Paper Award for Oral Presentation
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- Akihiro Nakamura, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Shunpei Yano and Taishin Nomura (Osaka University, Japan):
"EEG Activity Related to Decrease in Persistency of Gait Cycle Variability during Distracted Walking"
- Akihiro Nakamura, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Shunpei Yano and Taishin Nomura (Osaka University, Japan):
- 2nd Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Student Paper Award for Oral Presentation
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- Saya Takada, Ren Togo, Takahiro Ogawa and Miki Haseyama (Hokkaido University, Japan):
"Question Answering from Brain Activity Data via Decoder Based on Neural Networks"
- Saya Takada, Ren Togo, Takahiro Ogawa and Miki Haseyama (Hokkaido University, Japan):
- 3rd Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Student Paper Award for Oral Presentation
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- Koshiro Maeda, Isao Kurebayashi, Nobuyoshi Komuro and Keita Hirai (Chiba University, Japan):
"A Study on Time Series Analysis of Environmental Data for Predetecting Emotional Conditions"
- Koshiro Maeda, Isao Kurebayashi, Nobuyoshi Komuro and Keita Hirai (Chiba University, Japan):
- IEEE LifeTech 2021 Outstanding Student Paper Awards for Oral Presentation
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- Kenji Tsukamoto, Tatsuo Nakajima and Kota Gushima (Waseda University, Japan):
"Investigating a Method to Reduce Japanese People's Embarrassment in Using Voice Inputs"
- Ryoko Nino (Nagoya University, Japan); Takayuki Nishio (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan); Tutomu Murase (Nagoya University, Japan):
"Throughput Measurement for IEEE 802.11ad with Various Obstacles and Reflectors by Real Machines"
- Eishin Kirikane and Kenji Ozawa (University of Yamanashi, Japan); Tomohiko Ise (Alpine Electronics, Inc., Japan):
"Effects of reproduction methods and familiarity on the ability to listen to competing words"
- Kenji Tsukamoto, Tatsuo Nakajima and Kota Gushima (Waseda University, Japan):
Awards for On-site Poster Presentation
- 1st Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Paper Award for On-site Poster Presentation
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- Kodai Kitagawa (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan); Takayuki Nagasaki (Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University, Japan); Sota Nakano (Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare, Japan); Mitsumasa Hida (Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University, Japan); Shogo Okamatsu (Kitakyushu Rehabilitation College, Japan); Chikamune Wada (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan):
"Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms for Patient Handling Recognition based on Body Mechanics"
- Kodai Kitagawa (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan); Takayuki Nagasaki (Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University, Japan); Sota Nakano (Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare, Japan); Mitsumasa Hida (Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University, Japan); Shogo Okamatsu (Kitakyushu Rehabilitation College, Japan); Chikamune Wada (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan):
- 2nd Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Paper Award for On-site Poster Presentation
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- Shota Murai, Tamaki Noguchi, Makoto Matsumoto, Sachi Itagaki and Kohta Kobayasi (Doshisha University, Japan):
"Toward human-centered visual design based on sound symbolic information"
- Shota Murai, Tamaki Noguchi, Makoto Matsumoto, Sachi Itagaki and Kohta Kobayasi (Doshisha University, Japan):
- 3rd Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Paper Award for On-site Poster Presentation
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- Yuya Moroto, Keisuke Maeda, Takahiro Ogawa and Miki Haseyama (Hokkaido University, Japan):
"Human Emotion Estimation Using Multi-Modal Variational Auto Encoder with Time Changes"
- Yuya Moroto, Keisuke Maeda, Takahiro Ogawa and Miki Haseyama (Hokkaido University, Japan):
Awards for Online Poster Presentation
- 1st Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Award for Online Poster Presentation
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- Neta Batya Maimon (Tel Aviv University, Israel); Nathan Intrator (Tel Aviv University); Dominique Lamy (Tel Aviv University, Israel); Lior Molcho (Neurosteer Inc, Israel):
"Novel Single-channel EEG features correlate with working memory load"
- Neta Batya Maimon (Tel Aviv University, Israel); Nathan Intrator (Tel Aviv University); Dominique Lamy (Tel Aviv University, Israel); Lior Molcho (Neurosteer Inc, Israel):
- 2nd Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Award for Online Poster Presentation
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- Kazumi Kasahara (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan); Tatsuhiro Nakamura (National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan); Kazumasa Uehara (National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan); Yousuke Ogata (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan); Kenji Doya (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan); Takashi Hanakawa (Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan):
"Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation in brain-computer interface"
- Kazumi Kasahara (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan); Tatsuhiro Nakamura (National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan); Kazumasa Uehara (National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan); Yousuke Ogata (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan); Kenji Doya (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan); Takashi Hanakawa (Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan):
- IEEE LifeTech 2021 Outstanding Awards for Online Poster Presentation
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- Keiichiro Inagaki and Taishi Tanizaki (Chubu University, Japan):
"Biometric Identification Method using Image Key and P300: A Pilot Study"
- Yuri Hioki, Koji Makino, Kensuke Koyama, Hirotaka Haro and Hidetsugu Terada (University of Yamanashi, Japan):
"Evaluation Method of Rheumatoid Arthritis by the X-ray Photograph using Deep Learning;
- Keiichiro Inagaki and Taishi Tanizaki (Chubu University, Japan):
Student Award for Online Poster Presentation
- 1st Prize, IEEE LifeTech 2021 Excellent Award for Online Poster Presentation
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- Kento Ota, Koji Makino and Naofumi Taniguchi (University of Yamanashi, Japan); Yudai Kitano (University of Yamanashi, unknown); T Ohba, Takaaki Ishii, Masaki Miyashita, Yasumi Ito, Hirotaka Haro and Hidetsugu Terada (University of Yamanashi, Japan):
"Extension Model of a Growing Rod applied for Pulling Force using Biomaterialquot;
- Kento Ota, Koji Makino and Naofumi Taniguchi (University of Yamanashi, Japan); Yudai Kitano (University of Yamanashi, unknown); T Ohba, Takaaki Ishii, Masaki Miyashita, Yasumi Ito, Hirotaka Haro and Hidetsugu Terada (University of Yamanashi, Japan):
Awards for Demo! Presentation
- IEEE LifeTech 2021 Outstanding Paper Awards for Demo! Presentation
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- Tadaaki Ikehara (Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology, Japan); Kazuyuki Kojima (Shonan Institute of Technology, Japan):
"Development of Biofeedback Device Using Muscle Fatigue Scale"
- Jiazhen Guo (The University of Electro-Communications, Japan):
"Real-time Object Detection with Deep Learning for Robot Vision on Mixed Reality Device"
- Tadaaki Ikehara (Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology, Japan); Kazuyuki Kojima (Shonan Institute of Technology, Japan):
WIE Paper Award
- IEEE LifeTech 2021 WIE Paper Award
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- Kanae Nishizaki (Kugawa Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan); Tatsuki Izumiura and Hiromitsu Nishizaki (University of Yamanashi, Japan); Shin-ichi Izumi (Tohoku University, Japan); Hitoshi Ikegami (Kugawa Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan):
"Evaluation of A Gait Analysis Tool Using Posture Estimation Technology in Clinical Rehabilitation"
- Kanae Nishizaki (Kugawa Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan); Tatsuki Izumiura and Hiromitsu Nishizaki (University of Yamanashi, Japan); Shin-ichi Izumi (Tohoku University, Japan); Hitoshi Ikegami (Kugawa Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan):
- IEEE LifeTech 2021 WIE Student Paper Award
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- Su Myat Noe, Thi Thi Zin, Ikuo Kobayashi, Pyke Tin (University of Miyazaki):
"Automatic Detection of Mounting Behavior in Cattle using Semantic Segmentation and Classification"
- Su Myat Noe, Thi Thi Zin, Ikuo Kobayashi, Pyke Tin (University of Miyazaki):