2026
Mar. 11-12, 2026. Junior and Student Poster Session
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Naohiro, a high school student conducting research through our educational program for high school students, NAIST STELLA, presented his research on analyzing table tennis drive motions using an AI-based pose estimator at the IEICE Junior and Student Poster Session held at Kyushu Sangyo University. He was able to share the appeal of his research with many visitors and received the Special Award (Outstanding Presentation). |
Mar. 9, 2026. Anime Project Meeting at Kyoto University
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We visited the lab of Prof. Funatomi, who moved to Kyoto University last July, and had a meeting on the research plan for next year regarding our collaborative research with an animation production company. We will continue research on the automation of animation production. |
Feb. 28, 2026. Open Campus
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An open campus for prospective students was held, and many visitors came to see our lab. We presented demonstrations on depth estimation using SPAD sensors, human pose estimation using event cameras, virtual restoration of ancient tomb murals using diffusion models, and 3D reconstruction using Gaussian splatting. |
Feb. 16, 2026. Farewell Party
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The M2 students seem to be busy with plans such as graduation trips, so we held a farewell party a little early. We enjoyed motsunabe (a hot pot with offal) near Ikoma station. |
Feb. 6, 2026. Masters Thesis Presentation
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The Masters Thesis Presentation was held, and this year nine masters students presented their research results. Among them, two students will proceed to the doctoral program. |
Jan. 31, 2026. ANIMINS Project Final Report Meeting
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The final presentation of ANIMINS, a research project investigating the use of AI in animation production, was held in Shibuya. Suzan and Sosui presented their research results on animation in-betweening. Suzan also gave her first presentation in Japanese at this event. |