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External Awards IE AwardWinners: Takayuki Sasaki, Computer and Data Science Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Yoko Sogabe, Computer and Data Science Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Kazuya Hayase, Computer and Data Science Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Masaki Kitahara, Computer and Data Science Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Yukihiro Bandoh, Shimonoseki City University Date: January 1, 2026 Organization: The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE) Technical Committee on Image Engineering For “Fusion of Compressed Sensing and Differentiable Coding for Hyperspectral Imaging and Transmission.” Published as: T. Sasaki, Y. Sogabe, K. Hayase, M. Kitahara, and Y. Bandoh, “Fusion of Compressed Sensing and Differentiable Coding for Hyperspectral Imaging and Transmission,” IEICE Tech. Rep., Vol. 125, No. 304, IE2025-44, pp. 19–24, Dec. 2025. DBSJ Kambayashi Young Researcher AwardWinner: Junya Arai, Computer and Data Science Laboratories, NTT, Inc. Date: March 5, 2026 Organization: The Database Society of Japan (DBSJ) For outstanding international achievement in research fields related to DBSJ, such as databases, media content, and information management. DBSJ Young Researcher’s Achievement and Contribution AwardWinner: Machiko Toyoda, Computer and Data Science Laboratories, NTT, Inc. Date: March 5, 2026 Organization: DBSJ For outstanding achievement in research fields related to DBSJ and contribution to the activities of DBSJ. Young Scientist Presentation AwardWinner: Ryota Maeda, Basic Research Laboratories, NTT, Inc. Date: March 15, 2026 Organization: The Japan Society of Applied Physics For “Mechanisms of Epitaxially Grown c-BScN Layers Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering.” Published as: R. Maeda, Y. Taniyasu, K. Kumakura, K. Ninomiya, M. Nishibori, and K. Hirama, “Mechanisms of Epitaxially Grown c-BScN Layers Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering,” The 86th JSAP Autumn Meeting, 9p-N321-14, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Sept. 2025. AcknowledgmentsWinner: Yosuke Todo, Social Informatics Laboratories, NTT, Inc. Date: March 24, 2026 Organization: The International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) For his contribution to the worldwide cryptologic community through his role as Chair of the Artifact Evaluation Committee of Fast Software Encryption 2026. AcknowledgmentsWinner: Yosuke Todo, Social Informatics Laboratories, NTT, Inc. Date: March 24, 2026 Organization: IACR For his contribution to the worldwide cryptologic community through his role as Editor-in-Chief of the IACR Transactions on Symmetric Cryptology in 2026. TELECOM System Technology AwardWinners: Takuro Fujii, Device Technology Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Koji Takeda, Device Technology Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Yoshiho Maeda, Device Technology Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Nikolaos-Panteleimon Diamantopoulos, Device Technology Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Tomonari Sato, Device Technology Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Hiroki Sugiyama, Device Technology Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Tai Tsuchizawa, Device Technology Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Toru Segawa, Device Technology Laboratories, NTT, Inc.; Shinji Matsuo, Device Technology Laboratories, NTT, Inc. Date: March 26, 2026 Organization: The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation For “16 × 112 Gbps Directly Modulated Membrane Laser Array for Co-packaged Interconnects.” Published as: T. Fujii, K. Takeda, Y. Maeda, N.-P. Diamantopoulos, T. Sato, H. Sugiyama, T. Tsuchizawa, T. Segawa, and S. Matsuo, “16 × 112 Gbps Directly Modulated Membrane Laser Array for Co-packaged Interconnects,” Opt. Express, Vol. 32, No. 16, pp. 27614–27623, 2024. |