– Akari Gengyo (Hiroshima City University) “Compression of Time Series Classification Model MC-MHLF using Knowledge Distillation”, co-authored by Keiichi Tamura
– Makoto Ueoka (Hiroshima University) “Basic Design for Microgrid Emergency Operation Considering Demand Response”, co-authored with Yutaka Sasaki, Yoshifumi Zoka, and Naoto Yorino
The Award Selection Committee in IEEE SMC Hiroshima Chapter chose the award winner group of “IEEE SMC Hiroshima Chapter Contribution Award” from all the IEEE SMC Hiroshima Chapter (59) Members based on the achievements over the past 4 years. The 2017-2018 IEEE SMC Hiroshima Chapter Organizing Committee took the leadership for activating the SMC research fields by planning and conducting International Workshops (IEEE IWCIAs) and Special Sessions in IEEE SMC Conferences. In addition, the group serves Chapter members by conducting Young Researchers’ Workshops, and Invited special lectures. Based on these activities, SMC Hiroshima Chapter was awarded “IEEE Outstanding SMCS Chapter Award” by the SMC Society in 2019. As a result, the SMC Hiroshima Chapter has been globally recognized as an outstanding chapter. Thus, the group contributed greatly for the development of the SMC fields in Hiroshima.
– Shuichi Hashida (Hiroshima City University) “Multi-Channel MHLF: LSTM-FCN using MACD-Histogram with Multi-Channel Input for Time Series Classification” Co-authored with Keiichi Tamura
The Award Selection Committee in IEEE SMC Hiroshima Chapter chose the award winner of “IEEE SMC Hiroshima Chapter Best Presentation Award” from 10 candidates, whose papers have been submitted to “2019 IEEE 11th International Workshop on Computational Intelligence and Applications” held on November 9-10, 2019. The candidates must be under 35 years old and be IEEE SMC Society Members.
– Takeshi Kawachi (Hiroshima City University) “A Proposal of An Adaptive Penalty Method with Balancing The Objective Function and The Constraints,” Co-authored with Jun-ichi Kushida, Akira Hara and Tetsuyuki Takahama
The Award Selection Committee, which is composed of five IEEE SMC Hiroshima Chapter Officers and two executive committee members of Young Researchers’ Workshop, chose the award winner of “IEEE SMC Hiroshima Chapter Young Researcher Award” from 35 candidates, whose papers have been submitted to “2019 IEEE SMC Hiroshima Chapter Young Researchers’ Workshop” held on July 20, 2019. The award winner must be students under 35 years old and be IEEE SMC Society Members.