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We are delighted to share that Vishal Chauhan, a member of our Tsukada Laboratory, and Anubhav from the Department of Mathematical Informatics, participated in the prestigious OzCHI’24 Student Design Challenge (SDC). This renowned event was held at the OzCHI conference in Brisbane, Australia, from November 30 to December 4, 2024. The conference serves as an international hub for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and cutting-edge research. The SDC centered on the theme Beyond Being Human, exploring how HCI extends beyond human interactions to encompass AI and the natural world. Vishal and Anubhav presented their innovative design solution, Reimagining Smart Poles: A Sustainable Interface for Pedestrian-AV Ecosystems. Their idea, which features sustainable smartRead more

The International Conference on Intelligent Computing and its Emerging Applications (ICEA2024) was held at the University of Tokyo’s Komaba Campus from November 28 to 29, 2024. This conference gathered researchers from various fields to share and discuss the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, deep learning, and intelligent systems. Topics covered included supervised and unsupervised learning, cloud computing, GPU technologies, and applications in IoT, smart cities, and AR/VR. Two papers from Tsukada Lab received Best Paper Awards at the conference. The first paper, “Cross-Attention Enhanced Imitation Learning for End-to-end Autonomous Driving in Unprotected Turns,” authored by Dongyang Li, a second-year master’s student, proposed a novel imitation learning method to improve autonomousRead more

The 2024 Tsukada Lab CRONOS Symposium, funded by JST’s CRONOS program, served as a kickoff event for collaborative discussions on advancing communication platforms that integrate vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) systems with large language models (LLMs) and VR simulation technologies. This symposium, part of the project Evolutionary Communication Infrastructure Connecting Diverse Mobile Devices and Humans, aimed to foster dialogue among researchers and practitioners on developing efficient bidirectional interactions between humans and embodied AI. Keynote Presentations Manabu Tsukada (Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo) opened the symposium with a presentation on the development of adaptive communication platforms that connect diverse mobility systems with human-centric applications. Prof. Tsukada highlighted how next-generation communicationRead more

We are excited to announce that Tsukada Lab will be chairing and hosting the ACM 2024 International Conference on Intelligent Computing and its Emerging Applications (ICEA) at the University of Tokyo’s Komaba campus on November 28-29, 2024. If you are interested in contributing to the conference, please note that paper submissions close on October 10, 2024. We invite you to take advantage of this opportunity and join us this autumn! For more information, visit https://icea-conf.github.io/2024/Read more

Dr. Manabu Tsukada was invited to speak at the 1st Workshop on Cooperative Intelligence for Embodied AI, co-located with the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2024), in Milan, Italy, on September 30th, 2024. This workshop focused on how cooperative intelligence can enhance multi-agent systems in autonomous driving and robotics. Dr. Tsukada’s presentation, titled “Cooperative Autonomous Mobility through Open Standards and Real-World Experiments,” explored how Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication and Roadside Perception Units (RSPUs) are transforming autonomous mobility. By integrating open standards, his talk demonstrated how cooperative perception and maneuver coordination can significantly improve the safety and efficiency of autonomous vehicles. The workshop provided a platform for discussing the challengesRead more

We are pleased to announce that Yun Li, a second-year doctoral student, and Yuze Jiang, a first-year doctoral student, represented Tsukada Lab at the IEEE ITSC 2024 conference, held in Edmonton, Canada, from September 24 to 27, 2024. The 27th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (IEEE ITSC 2024) serves as the flagship event of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (ITSS), gathering researchers from around the globe to share advancements in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Yun Li’s Presentation: Yun Li presented a paper titled “Large Language Models for Human-like Autonomous Driving Decision Making: A Survey.” This research emphasizes the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs)Read more

The ITSC2024 workshop, titled “Vision Language Model Based Human-Centered Autonomous Driving”, was organized by Tsukada lab’s Prof. Naren and Prof. Javanmardi, alongside Prof. Alexander Carballo (Gifu University), and Prof. Cristina Johannes (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria). The workshop explored the integration of vision language models (VLMs) into autonomous driving, with a focus on human factors in decision-making, safety, and interaction. The event featured five presentations, each covering unique aspects of human-centered autonomous driving technology. Summary of Presentations: Automated Vehicle Driver Monitoring Dataset from Real-World Scenarios Integrating Naturalistic Insights in Objective Multi-Vehicle Safety Framework Presenter: Enrico Del Re, Research Assistant, Johannes Kepler University Linz Enrico discussed the use of real-world dataRead more

We are excited to share that Vishal Chauhan, a Doctoral student (D1), recently presented his research at the prestigious Auto-UI 2024 conference. The presentation, titled “Transforming Pedestrian and Autonomous Vehicles Interactions in Shared Spaces: A Think-Tank Study on Exploring Human-Centric Designs,” explored innovative solutions for enhancing pedestrian and autonomous vehicle (AV) interactions using Smart Pole Interaction Units (SPIU) and external human-machine interfaces (eHMIs). The study involved 25 participants who brainstormed design solutions to improve the effectiveness, simplicity, visibility, and clarity of pedestrian-AV interactions. Key findings highlighted the preference for real-time interaction through SPIUs over eHMIs on AVs in various scenarios. However, the combined use of both SPIUs and eHMIs proved crucial for building trust in autonomous decision-making.Read more

Our lab members participated in the ITS World Congress 2024, held from September 16 to 20 at the Dubai World Trade Center. This conference gathers experts from around the world to discuss advancements in intelligent transport systems (ITS). We moderated and presented the session “SIS 38: Rationale and Validation of Cooperative Perception Services for Connected & Automated Vehicles.” The session focused on the limitations of Level 3 and Level 4 automated vehicles, which rely on onboard sensors to detect surroundings. These vehicles struggle to detect objects in blind spots or beyond sensor range. To enhance safety, cooperative perception services using V2X communication were discussed. This technology allows sharing information fromRead more

From August 12 to August 14, 2024, Dr. Alex Orsholits and Tokio Takada, M1, participated in the 2nd Annual IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking, and Applications (MetaCom 2024) in Hong Kong. The conference brought together researchers and professionals to share the latest progress in computing, networking, and applications for the Metaverse. It provided a valuable platform for exchanging ideas and exploring future directions in this rapidly evolving field. Dr. Alex Orsholits presented the paper titled PLATONE: An Immersive Geospatial Audio Spatialization Platform, focusing on the integration of spatial audio in urban environments through mixed reality (MR). His research explored the use of city-scale 3D geometry for audio spatializationRead more