Awards

  1. The 23rd International Workshop on Advanced Image Technology (IWAIT2020) Best Paper Award
    Ayana Kawamura, Yuma Kinoshita and Hitoshi Kiya
    “Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning Using EtC Images,” January 5 2020
  2. IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE2019) Excellent Paper Award Gold Prize
    Warit Sirichotedumrong, Yuma Kinoshita and Hitoshi Kiya
    “On the Security of Pixel-Based Image Encryption for Privacy-Preserving Deep Neural Networks,” October 15 2019
  3. International Conference on Consumer Electronics Asia 2019 (ICCE-Asia 2019), Best Paper Award Runner-Up
    Hiroyuki Kobayashi and Hitoshi Kiya
    “JPEG XT Image Compression with Hue Compensation for Two-Layer HDR Coding”, June 13 2019
  4. International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers and Communications 2018 (ITC-CSCC 2018), Best Paper Award
    Warit SIRICHOTEDUMRONG, Tatsuya CHUMAN, and Hitoshi KIYA,
    “Compression Performance of Grayscale-based Image Encryption for Encryption-then-Compression Systems,” , June 25 2019
  5. APSIPA Certificate of Appreciation
    Hitoshi Kiya
    2017-2018　President-Elect “for leadership and dedication to the Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association”
  6. The IEEE Signal Processing Society Certificate of Merit
    Hitoshi Kiya
    In recognition of his service as ASSOCIATE EDITOR of IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security 2013-2017, February 2018
  7. The IEEE Signal Processing Society Certificate of Merit
    Hitoshi Kiya
    2016-2017 Regional Director-at-Large (Region 10)
    For dedication and leadership to the activities of Regional Director-at-Large for Region 10 and of the IEEE Signal Processing society Membership Board, November 2017
  8. The 2016 International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ISPACS 2016), Best Paper Award
    Yuma Kinoshita, Sayaka Shiota, and Hitoshi Kiya
    “An Inverse Tone Mapping Operator Based on Reinhard’s Global Operator”, October 25, 2016
  9. IEICE, Technical Committee on Image Engineering, IE Award
    Yuko SAITO, Ibuki NAKAMURA, Sayaka SHIOTA, Yoshihide TONOMURA, and Hitoshi KIYA
    “A Study of random unitary matrices for secure biometric authentication”, August 18, 2015
  10. 2015 International Workshop on Advanced Image Technology (IWAIT 2015) (Best Paper Award)
    Tatsuya Murofushi, Ryo Suzuki and Hitoshi Kiya
    “Bit Depth Scalable Coding of HDR Images Using SNR Scalability in JPEG 2000”, January 11-13 2015
  11. The APSIPA Certificate of Merit
    Hitoshi Kiya
    In recognition of his outstanding contributions in promoting the association and reaching out to the community as a General Co-Chair of APSIPA ASC 2014, December 11 2014
  12. The IEEE Signal Processing Society Certificate of Merit
    Hitoshi Kiya
    For dedicated leadership as Chapter Chair and support of the SPS Japan Chapter, December 2014
  13. The IEEE Signal Processing Society Certificate of Appreciation
    Hitoshi Kiya
    In recognition of his service as ASSOCIATE EDITOR of IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 2010-2014, December 2014
  14. 2014 International Workshop on Advanced Image Technology (IWAIT 2014) (Best Paper Award)
    Taku Odaka, Wannida Sae-Tang, Masaaki Fujiyoshi, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Masahiro Iwahashi and Hitoshi Kiya
    ” A Lossless Compression Method Using Histogram Packing for HDR Images in OpenEXR Format”, January 6-8 2014
  15. The APSIPA Certificate of Appreciation
    Hitoshi KIYA
    For outstanding services as inaugural VP of Technical Activities from 2009 to 2013, October 30, 2013
  16. IWAIT 2013 Certificate of Appreciation
    Hitoshi KIYA
    For outstanding performance and great contribution to the success of IWAIT 2013, January 8, 2013
  17. The 52nd ITE Niwa-Takanayagi Award (Best Paper Award)
    Shoko IMAIZUMI, Masaaki FUJIYOSHI, and Hitoshi KIYA
    “A Key Generating Method Using Recursive Hash Chains and Its Applications for Multi-Dimensionally Hierarchical Access Control”, May 24, 2012
  18. The IEEE Signal Processing Society Certificate of Merit
    Hitoshi KIYA
    For dedication and leadership in organizing the 2012 IEEE ICASSP 2012 as Techical Profram Chair, March 30, 2012
  19. The 2011 ITE Fellow
    Hitoshi KIYA
    Academic Contribution on Image Signal Processing, May 19, 2011
  20. The 26th Telecommunications Advancement Foundation TELECOM System Technology Award(Paper Award)
    Yoshihide TONOMURA, Daisuke SHIRAI, Masahiko KIRAMURA, Takayuki NAKACHI, Tatsuya FUJII, and Hitoshi KIYA
    “Layered Low-Density Generator Matrix Codes for Super High Definition Scalable Video Coding System” and “Construction Method and Theoretical Analysis of Packet-Level Low-Density Generator Matrix Codes to Allow Backward Compatibility for Video Streaming”, March 22, 2011
  21. Chiba Prefectural Police
    Hitoshi KIYA
    Cooperation for investigation, February 3, 2011
  22. The 2010 IEICE Engineering Science Society Contribution Award
    Hitoshi KIYA
    “Improving the content and Radicating “Fundamentals Review”, September 15, 2010
  23. The 2009 IEICE Fellow
    Hitoshi KIYA
    Pioneering Research and Education in Signal Processing, September 16, 2009
  24. The 64th IEICE Best Paper Award
    Izumi ITO, Masaaki FUJIYOSHI, and Hitoshi KIYA
    “Relationship between Signs of DCT Coefficients and Phase-Only Correlation”, May 27, 2008
  25. The 2007 IEICE Engineering Science Society Certificate of Appreciation for Editorial Service
    Hitoshi KIYA
  26. The 5th LSI IP Design Award
    Hitoshi KIYA and Masayuki KUROSAKI
    “Error Correction Using a Watermarking Technique for JPEG2000 Coded Images”, June 10, 2003
  27. The IEEE Circuits and System Society and the IEICE Certificate of Appreciation
    Hitoshi KIYA
    For the IEEE ISCAS 2005 Techinical Program Track Chair, May 26, 2005