Profile

Tatsuya Yamazaki received the B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in information engineering from Niigata University, Niigata, Japan, in 1987, 1989 and 2002, respectively.He joined Communications Research Laboratory (at present, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology) as a researcher in 1989.
Since August 2013, he has been with the Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Niigata, where he is currently a Professor. Currently, he is alsothe director at the Big Data Activation Research Center of Niigata University.
From 1992 to 1993 and 1995 to 1996 he was a visiting researcher at the National Optics Institute, Canada.From 1997 to 2001 he was a senior researcher at ATR Adaptive Communications Research Laboratories.

His research interests include pattern recognition, statistical image processing, sensing data analysis, and communication service quality management.

He served as general co-chair of IEEE Workshop on Knowledge Media Networking (KMN'02) and general chair of the 5th International Conference On SmartHomes and Health Telematics (ICOST 2007).

He is a member of the IEEE, the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, the Information Processing Society of Japan, the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, and the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence.

Research Resullts (since 2013)

Invited Talks

[Keynote Speech] Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Facial Information Processing and Application," 2024 Asia Pacific Information Technology Conference (APIT 2024), Jan. 2024.

[Invited Talk] Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Multi-Agent Simulation for Urban Disaster Evacuation," The 42nd JSST Annual International COnference on Simulation Technology, Aug. 29, 2023.

[Keynote Speech] Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Research and Development of Pear Appearance Inspection Using Machine Learning,” 2023 5th Asia Pacific Information Technology Conference (APIT 2023), Feb. 2023.

[Invited Talk] Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Recent Advances of Service Quality Studies in Mutimedia Communications," 2022 3rd International Symposium on Automation, Information and Computing (ISAIC 2022), ISAIC-MS-2514, Dec. 2022.

[Keynote Speech] Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Overview of Multimedia Service Quality Studies," the 4th Asia Pacific Information Technology Conference (APIT 2022), Feb. 2022.

[Invited Talk] Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Recent Progress in Quality of Experience Studies," 2021 International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Communications (ICETC 2021), No.IB1-1, Dec. 2021.

[Keynote Speech] Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Camera-based Exercise Support Systems for Elderly Care," the 2021 Asia Pacific Information Technology Conference (APIT 2021), Feb. 2021.

[Keynote Speech] Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Smart Sensing in Home and Farm Environments," IEEE Computer Science and Information Technologies (CSIT 2020) , Sep. 2020.

[Keynote Speech] Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Visual Inspection Applications Using Machine Learning," the 2020 Asia Pacific Information Technology Conference (APIT 2020), Jan. 2020.

[Keynote Speech] Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Ubiquitous Sensing: from Home to Farm," the 2019 Asia Pacific Information Technology Conference (APIT 2019), Jan. 2019.

[Keynote Presentation] Tatsuya Yamazaki, "ICT Support for Elderly Physical and Cognitive Care," 2018 International Symposium for Advanced Computing and Information Technology，Aug. 2018.

Books

T. Yamazaki, "A cognitive system of elderly exercise evaluation with sensors and robots," in Cognitive Informatics, Computer Modelling, and Cognitive Science,Vol.2, Application to Neural Engineering, Robotics, and STEM (G. Sinha and Jasjit S. Suri. Eds.), Elsevier, April 2020.

T. Yamazaki, "Case Studies on Biometric Application for Quality-of-Experience Evaluation in Communication," in Advances in Biometrics -Modern Methods and Implementation Strategies-, (G. Sinha Ed.), Springer, pp.227-247, Dec. 2019.

T. Yamazaki, K. Miyakawa, "Water Management based on Precision Agriculture for Pears." in Pears Cultivars, Production and Harvesting (Luz, A.R. Ed.), Chapter 8, pp.205-223, Nova Science Publishers, New York, Aug. 2019.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, "First Impression Factor Analysis through Facial Video Evaluation Experiments," in Facial Expressions: Recognition Technologies and Analysis (Flávia de Lima Osório and Mariana Fortunata Donadon Eds.), Chapter 9, pp.169-184, Nova Science Publishers, New York, Jun. 2019.

Papers

Jenny Elizabeth Price, Kazuya Fujihara, Satoru Kodama, Katsuya Yamazaki, Hiroshi Maegawa, Tatsuya Yamazaki, Hirohito Sone, Japan Diabetes Clinical Data Management Study Group (JDDM study group), "Machine learning algorithms mimicking specialists decision making on initial treatment for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Japan diabetes data management study (JDDM76)," Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, vol. 18, 103168, Nov. 2024.

Hao Min Chuah, Tatsuya Yamazaki, Ryosui Iwasawa, and Tatsumi Suto, "Development of Wave-Dissipating Block Installation Simulation for Inexperienced Worker Training," International Journal of Computer and Systems Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 9, pp.611-618, Sep. 2024.

Misheel Enkhbaatar, Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Development of Automatic Visual Anomaly Detection System for Data Centers," Sensors and Materials, vol. 36, no. 6, pp.2539-2555, Jun. 2024.

Cher Yen Tan, Ryotaro Akagawa,Tatsuya Yamazaki, and Motohiko Yamazaki, "CT Image Diagnostic Support System for Predicting EGFR Gene Mutations in Lung Cancer," Journal of Information Processing, Vol.32, Jun. 2024.

Mikhail A. Domasevich, Hideo Hasegawa, and Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Quality Evaluation of Kohaku Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) Using Image Analysis," Fishes, Vol.7, No.4, Aug. 2022.

Mikhail A. Domasevich, Hideo Hasegawa, and Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Quality Evaluation of Kohaku Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) Using Image Analysis," Fishes, Vol.7, No.4, Aug. 2022.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Quality of Experience (QoE) Studies: Present State and Future Prospect," IEICE Trans. Commun., vol.E104-B, no.7, pp.716-724, Jul. 2021.

Kazuya Fujihara, Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Mayuko Harada Yamada, Masahiko Yamamoto, Toshihiro Iizuka, Kosuke Miyamura, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Hiroshi Maegawa, Satoru Kodama, Tatsuya Yamazaki and Hirohito Sone, "Machine Learning Approach to Decision Making for Insulin Initiation in Japanese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (JDDM 58): Model Development and Validation Study," JMIR Medical Infomatics, vol.9, no.1, Jan. 2021.

Shu Iwata and Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Brain Activity Sensing to Verify Effects of Facial Image Reconstruction Puzzle—Verification by Young Students," Sensors and Materials, Vol.32, No.11(1), pp.3567-3580, Nov. 2020.

Tatsuya Yamazaki and Akito Fukui, "Defect Detection for Forged Metal Parts by Image Processing," International Journal of Future Computer and Communication," Vol.9, No.1, pp.23-26, Mar. 2020.

Rui Teng, Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Load Profile-Based Coordination of Appliances in a Smart Home," IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, Vol.65, No.1, pp.38-46, Feb. 2019.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, Ryohei Yamamoto, Atsuhiko Iijima, "Study of relationship between physiological index and quality of experience for video streaming service," IEICE Communications Express, vol.7, no.6, pp.218-223, 2018.

Rui Teng, Huan-Bang Li, Ryu Miura, Tatsuya Yamazaki and Peter Davis, "Matching of Energy Provisions in Multihop Wireless Infra-Structures," Energies, Vol.9, No.1, Jan. 2016.

International Conferences

Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Flower Detection and Distance Estimation by a Monocular Camera for Automatic Pollination of Pears," the 2024 7th Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing Conference (AICCC 2024), Jan. 2025. doi.acm.org?doi=3719384.3719414.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Brain Wall: Interactive Motion Game to Promote Understanding of AI," 2024 IEEE 3rd International COnference on Intelligent Reality (ICIR 2024), Dec. 2024.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, Adesoji Emmanuel Adewale, "Information Security in Social Media Sites: Email Sentiment Analysis," IEEE 18th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technologies (CSIT 2023), Oct. 2023.

Misheel Enkhbaatar, Tatsuya Yamazaki, "An Anomaly Detection Method for Data Center Devices," The 6th World Symposium on Communication Engineering (WSCE 2023), no.W5303, Sep. 2023.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Impact on Sleep Quality of Electronic Device Usage," IEEE 17th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technologies (CSIT 2022), Nov. 2022.

Misheel Enkhbaatar, Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Performance Evaluation of Device LED Extraction for Data Center Infrastructure Monitoring," 2022 IEEE 11th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2022), Oct. 2022.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, Shunta Sasaki, and Takumi Miyoshi, "Dependency of Audio and Video for Two Types of Online Dialogue Conference Services," 2021 International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Communications (ICETC 2021), No.P4-18, Dec. 2021.

Tatsuya Yamazaki and Kensuke Nakazawa, "Pear Flower Detection Using Deep Learning for Pollination," 5th edition of the International Conference of the International Commission of Agricultural Engineering (5th CIGR International Conference), May 2021.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Continuous Experiments for Elderly Person's Exercise Sensing and Evaluation," 2021 IEEE 3rd Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies (IEEE LifeTech 2021), Mar. 2021.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Continuous Experiments for Elderly Person's Exercise Sensing and Evaluation," 2021 IEEE 3rd Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies (IEEE LifeTech 2021), Mar. 2021.

Misheel Enkhbaatar, Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Study on Automatic LED Monitoring System for Data Center Devices," IEEE Computer Science and Information Technologies (CSIT 2020) , Sep. 2020.

Naoki Kobayashi, Tatsuya Yamazaki, "A Narrow-Area Specific Messaging System for Tsunami Evacuation," IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2019) , Oct. 2019.

Yuki Hashimoto, Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Information Design of Evaluation Application and Process for Japanese Sake," IEEE Computer Science and Information Technologies (CSIT 2019) , vol.2, pp.1-4, Sep. 2019.

Shunsuke Aoki, Taku Ri, Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Development and Evaluation of Virtual Basketball Game Using Motion Capture Technology," International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2019) , vol.13, no.8, Part XII, pp.1388-1394, Aug. 2019.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Analysis of Traffic Accident Occurrence in Niigata Prefecture of Japan Using Open Data," IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS 2019) , May 2019.

Tatsuya Yamazaki and Akito Fukui, "Defect Detection for Forged Metal Parts by Image Processing," 2019 The 11th International Conference on Future Computer and Communication (ICFCC 2019), Feb. 2019.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, Naoki Kobayashi, Yasunori Owada, and Goshi Sato, "Agent Walking Model Construction in Urban Disaster Simulation," 2018 IEEE 7th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2018), pp.322-323, Oct. 2018.

Kazuya Miyakawa and Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Data Engineering Analysis of Fruit Bug Characteristics for Pear Cultivation," The 2018 4th International Conference on Biotechnology and Agriculture Engineering (ICBAE 2018)，Mar. 2018.

Kazuya Miyakawa and Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Sensing and Analysis of Fruit Bug Environments for Pear Cultivation," The 6th International Symposium on Fusion Technology，no.P2-07, Jan. 2018.

Tatsuya Yamazaki and Kazuya Miyakawa, "An Irrigation Prediction System Using Machine Learning for Pears," the Third International Symposium on Agricultural Engineering (ISAE 2017), Oct. 2017.

Tatsuya Yamazaki and Kazuya Miyakawa, "Soil Moisture Sensing Experiments for Water Management in Pear Fields," the 6th International Conference on Informatics, Environment, Energy and Applications (IEEA 2017)，Mar. 2017.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, Kazuya Miyakawa, Tomohiko Sugiyama and Toshitaka Iwatani, "Field Environment Sensing and Modeling for Pears towards Precision Agriculture," the 19th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA 2017)，vol.19, no.1, Part XVII, pp.2331-2335, Jan. 2017.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, "Sensing Technologies for Regional Agriculture from Japan to Southeast Asia," Cambodia-Japan Joint Workshop on Ambient Intelligence and Sensor Networks，Dec. 2016.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Tamai, Yasunori Owada, Kiyohiko Hattori, Shin’ichi Taira and Kiyoshi Hamaguchi, "Urban Disaster Simulation Incorporating Human Psychological Models in Evacuation Behaviors," the First IFIP Conference on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (ITDRR 2016)，Nov. 2016.

Yuki Shitarai, Tatsuya Yamazaki, Takumi Miyoshi and Kyoko Yamori, "Congestion Field Detection for Service Quality Improvement Using Kernel Density Estimation," the 18th Asia-Pacific Network Operations and Management Symposium (APNOMS 2016)，Oct. 2016.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, Yasunori Owada, Kiyohiko Hattori and Kiyoshi Hamaguchi, "Urban Disaster Simulation Incorporating Psychological Models in Human Evacuation Behavior," IEEE MTT-S SIGHT Workshop on Resilient ICT for Disaster Relief in Japan, Sep. 2015.

Tatsuya Yamazaki and Tomohiko Sugiyama, "Temperature and Humidity Measurement inside Pear (Pyrus Communis) Bags during Preharvest Bagging," SICE Annual Conference 2015, pp.1493-1496, July 2015.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, Ken'ichi Maehara and Koichiro Enomoto, "Interactive Facial Expression Reader and Extension to First Impression Improver," the 2nd International Conference on Perception and Machine Intelligence Conference (PerMIn'15), Feb. 2015.

Huong Pham-Thi, Hiep Hoang-Van, Takumi Miyoshi and Tatsuya Yamazaki, "QoE-driven Bandwidth Allocation Method Based on User Characteristics," the 16th Asia-Pacific Network Operations and Management Symposium (APNOMS 2014)，Sep. 2014.

Tatsuya Yamazaki, Masato Eguchi, Takumi Miyoshi and Kyoko Yamori, "Quality of Experience Modeling with Psychological Effect for Interactive Web Services," the Second IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Experience Centric Management (QCMan 2014), pp.1-4, May 2014.

Tatsuya Yamazaki and Takumi Miyoshi, "Resource Allocation Method Based on QoE for Multiple User Types," the Seventh International Conference on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service (CTRQ 2014), Feb. 2014.

Awards

ICBAE2018（The 2018 4th International Conference on Biotechnology and Agriculture Engineering）: Best Presentation Award

ICPA 2017 ( 19th International Conference on Precision Agriculture ): Best Presentation Award

CTRQ 2014: Best Paper Award