3rd International Universal Communication Symposium IUCS 2009

Program

December 3, 2009

Plenary Session

9:45-14:45 MIRAI CAN Hall
Keynote Speech 1 Chair: Satoshi Nakamura (NICT, Japan)
Keynote Speech 2 Chair: Taiichiro Kurita (NICT, Japan)
Keynote Speech 3 Chair: Hiroyuki Morikawa (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Time  
9:45-9:55
Opening Address

Kazumasa Enami, IUCS 2009 General Chair/ National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)

9:55-10:00
Guest Address

Masataka Kawauchi, Director-General for International and Technology Policy Coordination, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan

10:00-11:00
Keynote Speech 1

Language Technology Infrastructures in support to Multilingualism.
Joseph Mariani, Director, Institute for Multilingual and Multimedia Information, France

11:00-12:00
Keynote Speech 2

Communications and Open Systems
Mario Tokoro, President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., Japan

13:30-14:30
Keynote Speech 3

A Computer Scientist Looks at the Energy Problem
Randy H. Katz, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA

14:30-14:45
Message from IUCS2010 General Chair

Qun Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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Technical Session

Session 1: Machine Translation
15:45-17:50 Innovation Hall
Chair:Masao Utiyama(NICT,Japan)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 Discarding Monotone Composed Rule for Hierarchical Phrase-based Statistical Machine Translation Zhongjun He, Yao Meng and Hao Yu Fujitsu R&D Center CO., LTD, Japan
2 Accuracy Evaluation of Sentences Translated to Intermediate Language in Back Translation Mai Miyabe and Takashi Yoshino Wakayama University,Japan
3 Language Independent Word Segmentation for Statistical Machine Translation Michael Paul, Andrew Finch and Eiichiro Sumita National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
4 Automatic Extraction of Bilingual Terms From A Chinese-Japanese Parallel Corpus Xiaorong Fan1, Nobuyuki Shimizu2 and Hiroshi Nakagawa2 1Graduate School of III University of Tokyo, Japan
2Information Technology Center University of Tokyo, Japan
5 Utilizing Semantic Equivalence Classes of Japanese Functional Expressions in Machine Translation Akiko Sakamoto1, Takehito Utsuro1 and Suguru Matsuyoshi2 1University of Tsukuba, Japan
2Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

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Session 2: Ultra-Realistic Image Technology I
15:45-17:50 CR1
Chair: Kiyoharu Aizawa (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 [ Invited Talk ]
3-D Display and Communication Technology
Min-Chul Park, Jung-Young Son Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
2 Analysis and Compensation of Spatial Distortion in Integral Three-dimensional Imaging Hisayuki Sasaki1, Masahiro Kawakita1, Jun Arai1, Makoto Okui1, Fumio Okano1, Yasuyuki Haino2, Makoto Yoshimura2 and Masahito Sato2 1NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories, Japan
2JVC KENWOOD Holdings, Inc., Japan
3 Electronic holography generated from integral photography Ryutaro Oi, Kenji Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Mishina, Takanori Senoh and Taiichiro Kurita National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
4 An Improved Optical Device for Floating Displays Sandor Markon and Satoshi Maekawa National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan

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Session 3: Human Analysis
15:45-17:50 CR2
Chair: Denis Gingras (Universite de Sherbrooke, Canada)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 [ Invited Talk ]
Wearable Robotics as a Behavioral Assist Interface
like Oneness between Horse and Rider
Taro Maeda, Hideyuki Ando and Hiroyuki Iizuka Graduate School of Informatino Science and Technology, Osaka University, Japan
2 Drowsy Driving Detection Based on Human Pulse Wave by Photoplethysmography Signal Processing Hanbit Park, Seungwon Oh and Minsoo Hahn Digital Media Lab. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
3 Use of Active RFID and Environment-Embedded Sensors for Indoor Object Location Estimation Ming Li, Taketoshi Mori, Hiroshi Noguchi, Masamichi Shimosaka and Tomomasa Sato Graduate School of Information Science and Technology The University of Tokyo, Japan
4 3D hand posture estimation with single camera by two-stage searches from database Motomasa Tomida and Kiyoshi Hoshino University of Tsukuba, Japan

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Poster Session
13:00-13:30 14:45-15:45 CR3
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 Analysis of Hand Movement Variation Related to Speed in Japanese Sign Language Yuta Yasugahira, Yasuo Horiuchi and Shingo Kuroiwa Graduate School of Advanced Integration Science Chiba University, Japan
2 High Resolution Computer-Generated Cylindrical Hologram Tomohisa Ito, Takeshi Yamaguchi and Hiroshi Yoshikawa Nihon University, Japan
3 Spatial memorization aid system Ken Ishigaki and Yasushi Ikei Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
4 Searching for Comparison Points between Two Objects from the Web Shinya Aoki, Takayuki Yumoto, Manabu Nii and Yutaka Takahashi Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, Japan
5 How-to Information Search by Lightweight Analysis of Web Pages Ryouji Nonaka, Takayuki Yumoto, Manabu Nii and Yutaka Takahashi Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, Japan
6 Linking Wikipedia Entries to Blog Feeds by Machine Learning Mariko Kawaba1, Hiroyuki Nakasaki2, Daisuke Yokomoto2, Takehito Utsuro2 and Tomohiro Fukuhara3 1NTT Cyber Space Laboratories, NTT Corporation, Japan
2University of Tsukuba, Japan
3University of Tokyo, Japan
7 JSPad - A Sign Language Writing Tool Using SignWriting Tadahiro Matsumoto1, Mihoko Kato2 and Takashi Ikeda1 1Gifu University, Japan 2Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
8 Resources for Mongolian Language Purev Jaimai and Odbayar Chimeddorj Center for Research on Language Processing, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia
9 Dialogue Act Annotation for Consulting Dialogue Corpus Kiyonori Ohtake, Teruhisa Misu, Chiori Hori, Hideki Kashioka and Satoshi Nakamura National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan

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December 4, 2009

Technical Session

Session 4: Language Resources
9:30-11:35 Innovation Hall
Chair: Atsushi Fujii (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 Proposal for a Multilanguage Text Input Support System that is Easy for Beginner Language Learners Kayo Ikeda1,2, Hideho Numata2, Masakatsu Kaneko1 and Kazuhiko Machida3 1University of Electro-Communications, Japan 2Excellead Technology, Japan
3Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan
2 QRpotato: A System that Exhaustively Collects Bilingual Technical Term Pairs from the Web Takeshi Abekawa1 and Kyo Kageura2 1National Institute of Informatics, Japan
2University of Tokyo, Japan
3 Topic relatedness in evaluative information extraction Takuya Kawada1, Tetsuji Nakagawa1, Kentaro Inui2 and Sadao Kurohashi3 1National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
2Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
3Kyoto University, Japan
4 Development of a Large-scale Web Crawler and Search Engine Infrastructure Susumu Akamine1, Yoshikiyo Kato1, Daisuke Kawahara1, Keiji Shinzato2, Kentaro Inui1,3, Sadao Kurohashi1,2 and Yutaka Kidawara1 1National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
2Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan
3Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
5 A Web Service for Automatic Word Class Acquisition Stijn De Saeger, Jun'ichi Kazama, Kentaro Torisawa, Masaki Murata, Ichiro Yamada and Kow Kuroda National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan

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Session 5: Ultra-Realistic Image Technology II
9:30-11:35 CR1
Chair: Taiichiro Kurita (NICT, Japan)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 [ Invited Talk ]
One-dimensional integral imaging 3D display systems
Yuzo Hirayama Toshiba Corporation, Japan
2 Surrounding Image Projection with Convex Mirrors Naoki Hashimoto1, Yuki Ishiwata2 and Makoto Sato2 1The University of Electro-Communications, Japan
2Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
3 Video-based telemedicine with reliable color: Field experiments of natural vision technology Masahiro Yamaguchi1, Junko Kishimoto2, Yasuhiro Komiya3, Yoshifumi Kanno2, Yuri Murakami1, Hiroyuki Hashizume4, Ryouji Yamada4, Kosuke Miyajima4 and Hideaki Haneishi5 1Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
2NTT Data i Corp., Japan
3Olympus Corp., Japan
4Kasaoka Daiichi Hospital, Japan
5Chiba University, Japan
4 Modeling the Spatial Behavior of Virtual Agents in Groups for Non-verbal Communication in Virtual Worlds Hamid Laga1 and Toshitaka Amaoka2 1Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
2Meisei University, Japan

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Session 6: Organized Session: Real-World Application
9:30-11:35 CR2
Chair: Tatsuya Yamazaki (NICT, Japan)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 [ Invited Talk ]
Implicit Interaction with Daily Objects: Applications and Issues
Kaori Fujinami Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
2 [ Invited Talk ]
A Preliminary Exploration of Augmented Social Landscapes
Shin'ichi Konomi Tokyo Denki University & JST/CREST, Japan
3 [ Invited Talk ]
Network Management Architecture Toward Universal Communication
Yoshihiro Kawahara, Ahmad Kamil Abdul Hamid, TaeYoung Song,
Kei Wada and Tohru Asami
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Japan

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Session 7: Information Analysis
13:00-15:05 Innovation Hall
Chair: Chiori Hori (NICT, Japan)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 [ Invited Talk ]
People, Clouds, and Interaction for Information Access
Tetsuya Sakai Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing, P.R.C.
2 Using Web Page Layout for Extraction of Sender Names Rintaro Miyazaki, Ryo Momose, Hideyuki Shibuki and Tatsunori Mori Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences
Yokohama National University, Japan
3 Summarizing Evaluative Information on the Web for Information Credibility Analysis Daisuke Kawahara1, Tetsuji Nakagawa1, Takuya Kawada1, Kentaro Inui2 and Sadao Kurohashi3 1National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
2Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
3Kyoto University, Japan
4 Web Information Credibility Analysis by Geographical Social Support Hiroaki Ohshima1, Satoshi Oyama1, , Hiroyuki Kondo2 and Katsumi Tanaka1 1Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan
2The Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc., Japan

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Session 8: Ultra-Realistic Sound Technology
13:00-15:05 CR1
Chair: Akio Ando (NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories, Japan)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 [ Invited Talk ]
Application of 3D Sound Technology to Intelligent Robots
Youngjin Park Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
2 Headphone Calibration for 3D-Audio Listening Ryouichi Nishimura, Parham Mokhtari, Hironori Takemoto and Hiroaki Kato National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
3 Representation and comparison of HRTF in spatio-temporal frequency domain Yasuko Morimoto1, Takanori Nishino2 and Kazuya Takeda1 1Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University, Japan
2EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University, Japan
4 Subjective Effect of Synthesis Conditions in 3D Sound Field Reproduction System Using a Few Transducers and Wave Field Synthesis Toshiyuki Kimura1,2, Munenori Naoe1,2, Yoko Yamakata1 and Michiaki Katsumoto1 1National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
2Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

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Session 9: Visual Information Processing
13:00-15:05 CR2
Chair: Rieko Kadobayashi (NICT, Japan)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 [ Invited Talk ]
Multi-sensor Based Human Activity Detection for Smart Homes
Liyanage C De Silva University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei and Massey University, New Zealand
2 Human shape reconstruction via graph cuts for voxel-based markerless motion capture in intelligent environment Masamichi Shimosaka, Kazuhiko Murasaki, Taketoshi Mori and Tomomasa Sato Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo, Japan
3 Stereo Camera Model of Feed Horns in Focal Plane Array Jung-Young Son1, Seokwon Yeom1, V. P. Guschin1, Yuriy Vashpanov2 , Dong-Su Lee1 and Shin-Hwan Kim1 1Daegu University, Korea
2Hanyang Univ., Korea
4 A Context-adaptive Haptic Interaction and Its Application Youngjae Kim, Youmin Kim and Minsoo Hahn Digital Media Lab, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

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Session 10: Search and Interface
16:10-18:15 Innovation Hall
Chair: Kentaro Inui (NAIST, Japan)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 Normalization on the modulation spectra of the subband temporal envelopes for automatic speech recognition in reverberant environments X. Lu1, M. Unoki2 and S. Nakamura1 1National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
2Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
2 Evaluation for WFST-based Dialog Management Chiori Hori, Kiyonori Ohtake, Teruhisa Misu, Hideki Kashioka and Satoshi Nakamura National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
3 SOBEX: Distributed Service Search Engine that Exploits Service Collaboration Context Rong Zhang1, Koji Zettsu1, Takafumi Nakanishi1, Yutaka Kidawara1 and Yasushi Kiyoki2 1National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
2Keio University, Japan
4 Towards Moving Phenomena Data Management Koji Zettsu1, Kyoung-Sook Kim1, Yutaka Kidawara1 Yasushi Kiyoki1,2 1National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
2Keio University, Japan
5 Support tools for literature-based information access in molecular biology Fabio Rinaldi1 and Dietrich Rebholz-Schumann2 1University of Zurich, Switzerland
2European Bioinformatics Institute, UK

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Session 11: Multisensory Interfaces and Cognitive Dynamics
16:10-18:15 CR1
Chair: Norimichi Tsumura (Chiba University, Japan)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 [ Invited Talk ]
Usage of change-related non-invasive imaging paradigms to investigate the representation of sound in the human brain
Christian F. Altmann International Young Scientist Career Development Organization Kyoto University, Japan
2 Measurements of vergence and accommodation while viewing a real 3D scene and its 2D image on a display Haruki Mizushina1, Hiroshi Ando2, Takanori Kochiyama1 and Shinobu Masaki1 1Advanced Telecommunications Research International , Japan
2National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
3 Method for Identifying Aromas Using Adjective Characteristics to Enhance the Reality of Visual Images Chika Oshima, Koici Nakayama and Hiroshi Ando National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
4 Neural Correlates of Externalized Auditory Motion Perception under Reverberation Akiko Callan and Hiroshi Ando National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan

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Session 12: Human Computer Interaction
16:10-18:15 CR2
Chair: Kaori Fujinami (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan)
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 Eye-gaze Experiments for Conversation Monitoring Kristiina Jokinen, Masafumi Nishida and Seiichi Yamamoto Doshisha University, Japan
2 A Speech-Driven Embodied Entrainment Wall Picture System for Supporting Virtual Communication Yoshihiro Sejima1 and Tomio Watanabe2 1Graduate School of Systems Engineering, Okayama Prefectural University, Japan
2Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Okayama Prefectural University, Japan
3 Sensing Web: To Globally Share Sensory Data Avoiding Privacy Invasion Ikuhisa Mitsugami1, Michihiko Minoh1, Tsuneo Ajisaka2 and Noboru Babaguchi 3 1Kyoto University, Japan
2Wakayama University, Japan
3Osaka University, Japan
4 An Agent-based Management Scheme of Context Information for Context-aware Service Hideyuki Takahashi, Takuo Suganuma and Norio Shiratori Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Japan
5 The utilization method of idle PC resources. Yutaka Hirakawa1 and Yoshifumi Matsuda2 1Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
2NEC Access Technica, Japan

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Poster Session
12:30-13:00 15:10-16:10 CR3
No. Title Author Affiliation
1 Unit Selection Using k-Nearest Neighbor Search for Concatenative Speech Synthesis Hideyuki Mizuno and Satoshi Takahashi NTT Cyber Space Laboratories, Japan
2 Dynamic Selection Method of The Best Search Engine for A User's Query Kodai Mizuno and Kyoji Kawagoe 1Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
2College of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
3 Hyperbolic structure of fundamental frequency contour Jinfu Ni, Shinsuke Sakai, Hisashi Kawai and Satoshi Nakamura National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
4 Automatic Plagiarism Detection among Term Papers Takahisa Ota and Shigeru Masuyama Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
5 Spoken Document Retrieval Using Topic Models Xinhui Hu, Ryosuke Isotani and Satoshi Nakamura National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
6 Soft Margin Estimation on Improving Environment Structures for Ensemble Speaker and Speaking Environment Modeling Yu Tsao1, Jinyu Li2, Chin-Hui Lee3 and Satoshi Nakamura1 1National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
2Microsoft, USA
3School of ECE Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
7 A Method for Helpdesk-oriented Question Answering Satoru Sasaki1 and Atsushi Fujii2 1University of Tsukuba, Japan
2Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

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