International Conference (2016)

1. EU-Japan workshop on big data for sustainability and tourism (2017.3, Hamburg, German)
   • Further Benefits of Inconvenience for Designing Tours,
     H. Kawakami
2. The 2nd Int. Sympo. on Artificial, Biological and Bio-Inspired Intelligence (2016.9, Rodos, Greece)
   • Bio-inspired Nourishing Relationship Between Human and Systems,
     H. Kawakami
3. IFAC HMS2016 (2016.8, Kyoto),
   • Cognitive Function Training System Using Game-Based Design for Elderly Drivers,
     T. Hiraoka, T. Wang, H. Kawakami , CD-rom
   • Tangible Gimmick for Programming Education Using RFID Systems,
     T. Motoyoshi, N. Tetsumura, H. Masuta, K. Koyanagi, T. Oshima, H. Kawakami, CD-rom
4. HCI international 2016 (2016.7, Tronto, Canada),
   • A Scheme for Representing Beneficial Inconvenience,
     H. Kawakami, T. Hiraoka, Y. Hasebe, LNCS9747, 25-33, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40355-7-3
5. The 9th Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA 2016),(2016 Aug.22-24, Tokyo, Japan),
   • Interface Design Proposal of Card-type Programming Tool,
     N. Tetsumura, et. al,
6. Joint 8th Int. Conf. on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 17th Int. Sympo. on Advanced Intelligent Systems (2016.8, Hokkaido, Japan),
   • Tangible Programming Tool using RFID System,
     T. Motoyoshi, et. al,

International Conference (2015)

1. The 19th Asia Pacific Symposium on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems (2015.11),
   • Ideation support based on infomorphism for designing beneficial inconvenience, [Best Paper Award of IES2015]
     H. Kawakami, T. Hiraoka, S. Riku,
2. Complex Adaptive Systems 2015 (2015/11/2)
   • A Co-cooperative Evolutionary Algorithm for Flexible Scheduling Problem under Uncertainty, [Application Award]
     Y. Wang, L. Lin, M. Gen and H. Kawakami
3. IEEE Int. Conf. on SMC (2015.10)
   • Making systems inconvenient to stimulate motivation of competent users,
     H. Kawakami, T. Hiraoka, T. Araki pp.149-154
4. FAST-zero 2015 Symposium (2015.9)
   • Safe driving evaluation system to enhance motivation for safe driving,
     T. Hiraoka, K. Nozaki, S. Takada, H. Kawakami pp.613-620

International Conference (2014)

1. IEEE Symposium on Robotic Intelligence in Informationally Structured Space 2014, Orlando, FL, USA, (December 9-12, 2014/12)
   • Improvement of P-CUBE: Algorithm education tool for visually impaired persons,
     S. Kakehashi,T. Motoyoshi,K. Koyanagi,T. Oshima,H. Masuta,H. Kawakami, pp.117-122

International Conference (2013)

1. Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2013, Dec. 6-8, Taipei
   • Contemplanting AI technologies from the viewpoint of benefit of inconvenience,
     H. Kawakami, T. Hiraoka, pp.335-336
   • A card-type tool to support divergent thinking for embodying benefit of inconvenience,
     Y. Hasebe, H. Kawakami, T. Hiraoka, K. Naito, pp.306-312
2. SICE Annual Conference, 2013, Sept. 14-17, Nagoya
   • Haptic interface to encourage preparation for a deceleration behavior against potential collision risk,
     M. Hayakawa, T. Hiraoka, H. Kawakami pp.1425-1428
3. HCI International, 2013, July 21-26, LasVegas, USA
   • Further Benefit of a Kind of Inconvenience for Social Information Systems,
     Hiroshi Kawakami, HCI (3) 2013: 301-306.
   • Proposal of Non-dimensional Parameter Indices to Evaluate Safe Driving Behavior,
     Toshihiro Hiraoka, Shota Takada, Hiroshi Kawakami, HCI (14) 2013: 470-479 DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-39215-3_54

International Conference (2012)

1. 12th ETRIA TRIZ future conference, 2012, Oct.24-26, Lisbon, Portugal
   • Design Support Method for Implementing Benefit of Inconvenience inspired by TRIZ,
     K. Naito, H. Kawakami, T. Hiraoka, pp.351-356 (2012.10)
2. 19th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, (2012.10)
   • Effect of forward obstacles collision warning system based on deceleration for collision avoidance on driving behavior,
     S. Takada, T. Hiraoka, H. Kawakami, (CD-ROM)
3. 8th Int. Conf. on Humanized Systems (ICHS2012), Aug.16-18. Daejeon, Korea,
   OS: System Design based on "Further Benefit of a kind of Inconvenience"
   • Inconvenient Metronome Interface for Beginners,
     T. Motoyoshi, K. Koyanagi, H. Kawakami, 165/168
   • Support System for Embodying Benefit of Inconvenience by referring TRIZ,
     K. Naito, H. Kawakami, T. Hiraoka, K. Inui, 175/180
   • Speech Synthesizer with F0 Changes in Response to Users’ Motion,
     H. Handa, M. Abe, H. Kawakami, 181/186
4. SICE Annual Conference 2012 (2012.8)
   • Effect of active effort in eco-driving support system on proficiency of driving skill,
     T. Hiraoka, K. Nozaki, S. Takada, T. Shiose, H. Kawakami, pp.646-651
5. Int. Sympo. on Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence (ISMI2012), 2012, Jan.6-8, National Tsing Hua Univ., Taiwan
   • Applying Evolution Strategies to Feature Extraction from Multi-dimensional Time-series Data,
     (Invited) H. Kawakami, H. Handa, S. Miyoshi

International Conference (2011)

1. IEEE/SICE Int. Sympo. on System Integration (SII2011), 2011, Dec.20-22, Kyoto, Japan
   • Benefit of Incocnvenience for Ambient Interface, pp.364-367
     H. Kawakami
2. 15th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems, 2011, Dec.8-9, Kanagawa, Japan
   • A Theory of System Designing based on Benefit of Incocnvenience, pp.23-31
     H. Kawakami
3. 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Orand, Nov.,
   • Driver-assistance system to encourage spontaneous eco-driving behavior,
     T. Hiraoka, S. Nishikawa, H. Kawakami, (CD-ROM)
4. SICE annual Confrerence (SICE2011), Japan, Aug. 18-21,
   • Forward obstacles collision warning system based on deceleration for collision avoidance,
     T. Hiraoka, S. Takada, H. Kawakami, pp.184-191
   • A Stdy of Communication Scheme for Media Biotope,
     Hi. Suto, T. Taniguchi, and H. Kawakami pp.206-209
   • Development of Intuitive Tempo Adjustment Device for Metronome Interface,
     Y. Kawasaki, T. Motoyoshi, K. Koyanagi, T. Oshima and H. Kawakami, pp.2768-2773
5. Int. Workshop on Evolutionary Algorithms for Material/Nanomaterial Science, Ulsan, , Korea, Apr. 6-7,
   • Survey on state-of-the-art GA for Nano/Material Science,
     Panel Discussion

International Conference (2010)

1. 14th Asia Pacific Symposium on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems, Nov. 19 - 20, Miyajima, Hiroshima, Japan
   • Developing an Input Method by Evolution Strategies for Employing Users' Variation,
     Shuhei Miyoshi, Hiroshi Kawakami and Hisashi Handa, pp.275-282
2. World Automation Congress 2010, Kobe, Japan, Sep. 19-22,
   • Construction of Chu Maps by Using EDA-RL,
     Hisashi Handa, Hiroshi Kawakami, and Hidetsugu Suto
3. SICE annual Confrerence (SICE2010), Taipei, Taiwan, Aug.18-12,
   • Evolutionary Algorithms for Gesture Segmentation,
     Hisashi Handa, Hiroshi Kawakami, FA12-2
   • Implementing a degrading navigation system as an explanatory example of "benefit of inconvenience",
     Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Hiroshi Kawakami, FA12-5
   • A vowel and semivowel synthesizer for promptitude and expressional communication,
     Hisataka Yuasa, Hiroshi Kawakami, FA12-1
4. 2010 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Barcelona, Spain, July 18-23.
   • Dimension Reduction by Manifold Learning for Evolutionary Learning with Redundant Sensory Inputs,
     H. Handa, H. Kawakami, ID7972
5. The IASTED African Conf. on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (AfricaIMSA 2010), Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Mar. 15 - 17,
   • Information Assurance Robot Vision System Based on the Estimation of Search Strategy,
     Y. Kagiyama, T. Shiose, H. Kawakami and O. Katai,

International Conference (2009)

1. 13th Int. Conf. on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI2009), San Diego, USA, Jul. 19-24,
   • Influences of Telops on Television Audiences' Interpretation,
     H. Suto, H. Kawakami and O. Katai, pp.670-678
2. ICROS-SICE Int. Joint Conf. (ICCAS-SICE 2009), Fukuoka, Japan, Aug. 18-21,
   • System Design based on Benefit of Inconvenience and Emotion,
     H. Kawakami, M. Nishimura, O. Katai and T. Shiose, CD-ROM 2A11-5,
   • Design of Human-machine System for Estimating Pattern of White Cane Walking,
     A. Honda, T. Shiose, Y. Kagiyama, H. Kawakami and O. Katai, CD-ROM 4A05-6,
3. 7th Triennial Conf. of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (ESCOM 2009) , Finland, Aug. 12-16,
   • Formal Concept Analysis of Musicians' Awareness for Musical Expression,
     T. Motoyoshi, H. Kawakami, T. Shiose and O. Katai, pp. 362-365,
4. 18th IEEE Int. Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Toyama, Japan, Sep. 27 - Oct. 2,
   • Formal Concept Analysis for System Awareness of Operators,
     T. Motoyoshi, H. Kawakami, T. Shiose and O. Katai, pp.159-164.
5. 8th Int. Workshop on Social Intelligence Design (SID 2009), Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 9-11,
   • A Medium Design for Sharing Empathetic Memories,
     H. Suto, O. Katai, M. Okita and H. Kawakami, pp. 199-205,
   • Bibliobattle: Informal community scheme based on book review sessions,
     T. Taniguchi, H. Kawakami and O. Katai, pp.92-98,

International Conference (2008)

1. Int. Conf. on Informatics Education and Research for Knowledge-Circulating Society, 1/17, Kyoto, Japan
   • Information Edaphology as a Basis for Field Informatics Research,
     , O. Katai, T. Shiose, H. Kawakami, S. Sawaizumi pp.67-70
   • Qualitative Information Flow in Generating Processes of Musical Interpretation,
     , T. Motoyoshi, G. Chiba, T. Hattori, H. Kawakami, T. Shiose, O. Katai, pp.155-158
2. 7th Int. Workshop on Social Intelligence Design (SID 2008), Puerto Rico
   • Formalizing Coexistential Communication Structures as Co-creation of Leibnizian Spatio-temporal Fields,
     O. Katai, H. Kawakami, T. Shiose, and A. Notsu,
3. KES-IIMSS-08, 7/9-11, Piraeus, Greece
   • Encoding Modalities into Extended Petri Net for Analyzing Discrete Event Business Process,
     T. Hattori, H. Kawakami, O. Katai and T. Shiose, pp. 255-264
4. ICE-B 2008, 7/26-29, Porto, Portugal
   • Analyzing Decentralized Governability of Business Processes by Extended Petri Nets and Modal Logics,
     T. Hattori, H. Kawakami, O. Katai and T. Shiose, ID-59.
5. Int. Sympo. on Symbiotic Nuclear Power Systems for 21st Centry, 9/8-10, Harbin, China
   • Analyzing Diverse Interpretation as Benefit of Inconvenience,
     H. Kawakami, H. Suto, H. Handa, O. Katai and T. Shiose, ISBN 978-7-81133-306-0, vol.2, pp.75-81
6. 11th Int. Conf. on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2008), Lintz, Austria, July 2008
   • Toward Touching a Landscape in a Picture: Investigation of Groping Strategy about Tactile Images and Image Simplification Method
     Takayuki Shiose, Yasuhiro Kagiyama, Kiyohide Ito, Kazuhiko Mamada, Hiroshi Kawakami, and Osamu Katai, pp. 859-864,
7. The 12th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Intelligent & Evolutionary Systems, 7-8 Dec. 2008, The University of Melbourne, Australia
   • Evaluating and Organizing Companion Plants by Balance Theory and Genetic Algorithm,
     D. Kobayashi, O. Katai, H. Kawakami, S. Nomura, K. Yoshida, pp.92-99

International Conference (2007)

1. 2nd Int. Conf. on Informatics Research for Development of Knowledge Society Infrastructure, 2007, 1/29, Kyoto, Japan
   • "Inclusive Bridging" over Co-existential Entities: A Fundamental Structure of Deep Communication via "Slow Information,"
     O. Katai, T.Shiose, H. Kawakami, pp.153-160
2. 6th Workshop on Social Intelligence Design (SID2007), Jul. 2-4, Trento, Ialy
   • Social Simulation based on Abstraction in a Cognitive System,
     A. Notsu, H. Ichihashi, K. Honda and O. Katai, pp.237--244
3. SICE Annual Conf. 2007, 9/17-20, Kagawa, Japan
   • User Modeling in the Case of Artifact Operation based on Channel Theory,
     H. Handa, H. Kawakami, and H. Suto, pp.2282-2285
   • Theoretical Analysis on Effects of Room Arrangement on Inhabitant Behaviors,
     T .Ohya, M. Shimamoto, T. Shiose, H. Kawakami, and O. Katai, CD-ROM
4. Int. Symposium on Humanized Systems (ISHS2007), 2007, 9/13-15, Muroran, Japan
   • Analyzing Information Flow between Web Designers and Users,
     H. Suto, H. Kawakami, H. Handa, pp.95-98
5. HCII2007,Jul. 22-27, 2007, Beijin, China
   • A Study of Information Flow between Designiners and Users via Website Fucused on Property of Hyper Links,
     H. Suto, H. Kawakami, and H. Handa, LNCS 4557, pp.189--198, Springer
6. 11th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems, 2007, 11/30-12/2, Kanagawa, Japan
   • A Way for Designing Artifacts based on Profit of Incocnvenience,
     H. Kawakami, H. Suto, H. Handa, T. Shiose, and O. Katai
   • Agent-Based Simulation of Regional Cat Activities,
     Hisashi Handa, Hidetsugu Suto, Makiko Okita and Hiroshi Kawakami

International Conference (2006)

1. Proc.of the 11th Int. Sympo. on Artifical Life and Robotics, 2006, Jan. 23-25, Beppu, Oita, Japan.
   • A Novel Human-Environment Interface for Conceptualizing Spatial Information in Non-Speech Audio, [The Young Author Award]
     S. Nomura, M. Tsuchinaga, Y. Nojima, T. Shiose, H. Kawakami, O. Katai, and K. Yamanaka, pp.305-308.
2. 10th WSEAS CSCC, 2006, July 10-15, Athens, Greece
   • Modeling Information Flow and Social Networking via Community Currency,
     H. Kawakami, T. Hattori, T. Shiose, and O. Katai, pp.518-524
   • Information Edaphology: How can we restore "Nature" to our Cybersociety
     O. Katai, T. Ohya, T. Shiose, and H. Kawakami, pp.739-747
3. 2nd Int. WS on Multi-Agent Robotic Systems, 2006, Aug. 1-5, Setubal, Portugal
   • Effect of Communication Error on Iterated Proposal-Voting Process,
     H. Kawakami, T. Tanizawa, T. Shiose, and O. Katai, pp.83-92,
4. 9th ICMPC2006, Aug. 22-26, Bologna, Italy
   • Mathematical Framework for Analyzing Qualitative Information Flow in Processes of Teaching Musical Renderings
     T. Motoyoshi, H. Kawakami, K. Toda, T. Shiose, O. Katai, pp.296-300,
5. ETRIA TRIZ future, 2006, Oct. 9-11, Kortrijk, Belgium
   • Effectiveness of Symbiotic Systems Thinking and TRIZ on How-to-Creatively-Invent Education,
     M. Morihisa, H. Kawakami, O. Katai, T. Shiose, vol.2, pp.59-64
6. SICE-ICCAS, 2006, Oct. 18-21, Busan, Korea
   
   • Multi-agent Simulation for Voting by Small Community,
     H. Kawakami, T. Tanizawa, O. Katai, and T. Shiose, pp.4440-4445
7. Joint 3rd Int. Conf. on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 7th Int. Symp. on advanced Intelligent Systems, 2006, Nov. 20-24, Tokyo, Japan
   • New search criteria based on human network for a knowledge management system,
     Shiose Takayuki, Yoshino Hidetomo, Toda Kentaro, Motoyoshi Tatsuo, Hiroshi Kawakami, Osamu Katai, pp. 598-601
   • A representational framework for spatial design based on constraint-oriented fuzzy logic,
     Tomoko Ohya, Masanori Shimamoto, Takayuki Shiose, Hiroshi Kawakami, Osamu Katai, pp. 1971-1976
8. The 3rd Int. Conf. on Enactive Interfaces (ENACTIVE/06), Montpellier, France, November 20-21, 2006
   • Auditory Navigation Interface Featured by Acoustic Sensitivity Common to Blind and Sighted People,
     Takayuki Shiose, Shigueo Nomura, Kiyohide Ito, Kazuhiko Mamada, Hiroshi Kawakami and Osamu Katai

International Conference (2005)

1. Kazuhiro Kazama, Shin-ya Sato, Kensuke Fukuda, Hiroshi Kawakami, Osamu Katai:
   "Web Community Discovery Using Personal Names".
   Int. Workshop on Challenges in Web Information Retrieval and Integration (WIRI 2005) pp.116-124. 2005. April. 8-9, Tokyo, Japan
2. Kazuhiro Kazama, Shin-ya Sato, Kensuke Fukuda, Ken-ichiro Murakami, Hiroshi Kawakami, Osamu Katai:
   "Evaluation of Using Human Relationships on the Web as Information Navigation Paths".
   The First Int. Workshop on Agent Network Dynamics and Intelligence (ANDI 2005), pp.15-20, 2005. June. 13-14, Kitakyushu, Japan
3. M. Kokabu, T. Ikeda, O. Katai, T. Shiose and H. Kawakami:
   "Analysis on Reciprocal Community Currency Using Fuzzy Measure Theory",
   4th Int. Conf. on Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance (CIEF), 2005.7.21-26, U.S.A
4. H. Kawakami, T. Hattori, T. Shiose and O. Katai:
   "Modeling Value Exchange System with Diversity of Individual",
   2005 Int. Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems pp.456-461, 2005, Sep.28-Oct.1, Yeosu, Korea
5. Komei Sugiura, Makoto Akahane, Takayuki Shiose, Hiroshi Kawakami, and Osamu Katai:
   "Exploiting Interaction between Sensory Morphology and Learning",
   IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC2005), Hawaii, USA, pp. 883-885, 2005.
6. S. Nomura and O. Katai and H. Kawakami and T. Shiose and K. Yamanaka:
   "New Expectation Values for MLP Learning and Recognition Performance Analysis",
   9th World Multi-Conf. on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, pp.248--253, 2005, Orlando, USA
7. S. Nomura and T. Shiose and H. Kawakami and O. Katai and K. Ito and K. Yamanaka:
   "Can We Learn to ``Hear Colors?'' - Toward Auditory Pattern Perception Metaphor Using 6th Sense",
   13th Int. Conf. on Perception and Action, pp. 18, 2005, Monterey, USA
8. Makoto Akahane, Komei Sugiura, Takayuki Shiose, Hiroshi Kawakami and Osamu Katai:
   "Autonomous Design of Robot Morphorogy for Learning Behavior Using Evolutionary Computation",
   9th Japan-Australia Workshop on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems (IES2005), Hakodate, Japan, 2005.11.19-20.
9. Toshiaki Tanizawa, Takayuki Shiose, Hiroshi Kawakami and Osamu Katai:
   "Analysis of Compassion's Efficacy in Reinforcement Learning",
   9th Japan-Australia Workshop on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems (IES2005), Hakodate, Japan, 2005.11.19-20.
10. Shigekazu Sawaizumi, Takayuki Shiose, Hiroshi Kawakami and Osamu Katai:
    "The Use of Serendipity Power for Discoveries",
    9th Japan-Australia Workshop on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems (IES2005), Hakodate, Japan, 2005.11.19-20.

International Conference (2004)

1. H. Yamagishi. T. Shiose, H. Kawakami and O. Katai:
   "Formation of Agent Behavior by Adaptive Pickup of Ambient Information with Speculative Action",
   9th Int. Sympo. on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB 9th '04), pp.384-387, 2004.1.28-30, Japan
2. O. Katai, H. Kawakami and T. Shiose:
   "Slow Information: Contemplating Time and Space from Newtonian to Leibnizian",
   Int. Conf. on Informatics Research for Development of Knowldge Society Infrastructure 2004, pp.138-147, 2004.3.1-2, Kyoto
3. Tomoko Ohya, Kentaro Toda, Takayuki Shiose, Hiroshi Kawakami and Osamu Katai:
   " A Framework for Collaborative Design based on Mathmatical Morphology and Modal Logic",
   SICE Annual Conf. 2004, CD-ROM, 2004, 8. 4-6,Japan
4. Tatsuo Motoyoshi, Hiroshi Kawakami, Takayuki Shiose, and Osamu Katai:
   "Mathematical Framework for Interpreting Play Environment as Media",
   Int. Workshop on Intelligent Media Technology for Communicative Intelligence (Warsaw IMTCI), pp.108-111, 2004.9, Warsaw, Poland
5. Tomoko Ohya, Kentaro Toda, Takayuki Shiose, Hiroshi Kawakami and Osamu Katai:
   "A Logical Framework for Concept Matching in Human Interaction via Visual Media",
   Int. Workshop on Intelligent Media Technology for Communicative Intelligence (Warsaw IMTCI), pp.125-128, 2004.9, Warsaw, Poland
6. Shigueo Nomura, Keiji Yamanaka, Osamu Katai, Hiroshi Kawakami and Takayuki Shiose:
   "Towards a Novel 'Sound Visualization' via Virtual 3D Acoustic Enviromental Media"
   Int. Workshop on Intelligent Media Technology for Communicative Intelligence (Warsaw IMTCI), pp.121-124, 2004.9, Warsaw, Poland
7. S. Nomura, T. Shiose, H. Kawakami, O. Katai, and K. Yamanaka :
   "A novel 。ネsound visualization。ノ process in virtual 3D space: the human auditory perception analysis by ecological psychology approach"
   8th Asia Pacific Symposium on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems, Cairns, Australia, pp.137-149, Dec 6-7, 2004
8. Masayuki Kokabu, Osamu Katai, Takayuki Shioshe, Hiroshi Kawakami:
   "Design concept of community currency based on Fuzzy network analysis"
   8th Asia Pacific Symposium on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems, Cairns, Australia, pp.107-116, Dec 6-7, 2004
9. S. Nomura and K. Yamanaka and O. Katai and H. Kawakami and T. Shiose:
   "MLP Recognition Enhancement with Non-Conventional Target Vectors",
   Int. Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Applications, Haikou, China, 2004
10. S. Nomura and K. Yamanaka and O. Katai and H. Kawakami and T. Shiose:
    "A New Mathematical Approach for Performance Improvement on Artificial Neural Networks"
    Biannual Brazilian Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Sao Lu'is, Brazil, 2004,

International Conference (2003)

1. S. Nomura, K. Yamanaka, H. Kawakami, and O. Katai:
   "A New Approach based on Artificial Neural Networks for Automatic Number Plate Recognition via Image Pre-processing and Data Post-processing",
   VIth Brazilian Conf. on Neural Networks, 477-483, 2003, June. 2-5
2. Akira Notsu, Osamu Katai, Hiroshi Kawakami and Takayuki Shiose:
   "A Framework for Supporting Caring Interaction by a Network Model of Client's Messages Based on a Nursing Theory and Naive Psychological Approaches",
   SID2003 (Social Intelligence Design) , 2003.7
3. Kentaro Maekawa, Osamu Katai, Hiroshi Kawakami and Takayuki Shiose:
   "Fuzzy Local-Currency: A Fuzzy Logic-Based Community Media Towards The Emergence Of Interpersonal Relationships",
   SID2003 (Social Intelligence Design) , 2003.7
4. Takashi Hattori, Yuusuke Satake, Hiroshi Kawakami, Takayuki Shiose and Osamu Katai:
   "Study on Direct Perception of Collision Avoidance Mediated by Brightness Differences",
   IEEE int. sympo. on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA2003), TP2-III-4, pp.289-294, Kobe, 2003.7
5. K. Minamizono, O. Katai, T. Shiose and H. Kawakami:
   "Analyses of Design Processes Based on Category Theory and Channel Theory",
   SICE2003, pp.3239-3244, MPII-10-2, 2003.8
6. K. Sugiura, H. Suzuki, T. Shiose, H. Kawakami, and O. Katai:
   "Evolution of Rewriting Rule Sets Using String-Based Tierra",
   7th European Conf. on Artificial Life (ECAL 2003), pp. 69-77, Dortmund, Germany, 2003.9.14-17
7. K. Sugiura, T. Shiose, H. Kawakami, and O. Katai:
   "Co-evolution of Sensors and Controllers",
   IES 2003, ISBN:0731705033, pp. 145-150, Kita Kyushu, 2003.11.20-22
8. H. Kawakami, R. Akinaga, H. Suto, O. Katai:
   "Translating Novelty of Business Model into Terms of Modal Logics",
   AI 2003, LNAI2903, Springer-Verlag (Berlin), pp.821-832, Perth, 2003.12
9. T. Hattori, I. Nishimura, H. Kawakami, T. Shiose, O. Katai:
   "Autonomous target chasing based on perception-action cycle established by direct perception of occlusion",
   IEEE 2nd Intl. Conf. on Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CIRAS 2003), PS02-1-03, Singapore, 2003.12

International Conference (2002)

1. H. Kawakami, et.al,:
   "Failure-driven Knowledge Refinement for Program Commenting",
   6th workshop on IES, pp.172-179, 2002, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Canbella
2. A. Notsu, O. Katai and H. Kawakami:
   "Analysis and Design of Serendipity-based Emergent Interactions with Playthings",
   Int. Workshop on Emergent Synthesis, pp.203-208, 2002, May, Kobe
3. K. Maekawa, O. Katai and H. Kawakami:
   "Fuzzy Eco-Money: A Fuzzy Logic-based Local Currency Towards the Emergence of Interpersonal Relationships in a Community",
   Int. Workshop on Emergent Synthesis, pp.225-230, 2002, May, Kobe

International Conference (2001)

1. AROB01
   • Symbiotic Artifact Design by Bio-informatic and Multimodal Framework,
     O. Katai, H. Kawakami, H. Suto and K. Toda pp.401-404
   • Reinforcement Learning Based on Resonance between Agent and Field,
     H. Yamagishi, H. Kawakami, T. Horiuchi, O. Katai pp.405-408
2. Classification of types of societal conflicts and characterization of their resolution processes based on deontic logic, O. Katai, K. Toda, H. Kawakami, LGS2, pp.115-122, 2001
3. A. Notsu, O. Katai, H. Kawakami: Computer-Mediated Caring Communication based on Nursing Theory and Interpersonal Psychology, IEEE TENCON 2001, pp.7-11
4. H. Yamagishi, H. Kawakami, T. Horiuchi and O. Katai: Reinforcement Learning of Robots with Context-specific Formation of Fuzzy Control Rules, KES 01, pp.544-549
5. O. Katai, H. Kawakami: System Symbiosis via Coordinated and Emerging Interactions with Humans and Environments, A-J 2001, Invited Talk
6. K. Maekawa, O. Katai, M. Ida and H. Kawakami: Fuzzy Eco-Money: A novel notion of local currency based on fuzzy logic, proc.of A-J 2001, pp.156-164
7. H. Suto, H. Kawakami and O. Katai: Safety Modality Analysis of Artifacts by Teleological/Causal/Interactional Modeling via Petri Nets and Modal Logic, APSS, vol.2, pp.249-252
8. H. Yamagishi, H. Kawakami, T. Horiuchi and O. Katai: Segmentation of Actions by Context-Specific Formation of Fuzzy Control Rules, VJ Fuzzy 2001, pp.233-239
9. H. Inada, H. Kawakami and O. Katai: Chu Space Theory of Pattern Language and its Implications in Symbiotic Environmental Design, VJ Fuzzy 2001, pp.317-323
10. H. Suto, H. Kawakami, T. Horiuchi and O. Katai A novel design method by artifacts fusion focusing on operational teleology and physical causality, Computational and cognitive models of creative design, V, developing ideas sessions, pp.55-64
11. O. Katai, K. Toda, H. Kawakami: Decentralized control of multi-agent systems based on modal logics and extended higher order Petri nets, Active Media Tech., pp.182-190
12. A. Notsu, O Katai and H. Kawakami: A Framework of caring interaction by a network model of client's concepts based on a nursing theory and naive psychological approaches, Active Media Tech., pp.279-290

International Conference (2000)

1. AROB '00, Oita, Japan, Jan. 2000
   Symbiotic Artifact Design by DOILS: Design Organization by Information in Life Systems,
   O. Katai, H. Kawakami and O. Toba, Vol.2, pp.685-688
2. 2nd Asia-Pacific Conf. on Genetic Algorithms and Applications, Hong Kong, May 3-5, 2000,
   Evolutionary design of artifacts by functional module-based crossover,
   O. Toba, H. Kawakami, O. Katai, pp.16-24
3. 9th IEEE Int. Conf. on Fuzzy Systems, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., May 7-10, 2000
   Decision Making Process via Constraint-Oriented Fuzzy Logic Based on Chu Space Theory,
   K. Sato, T. Horiuchi, T. Hiraoka, H. Kawakami and O. Katai, Vo.1, pp.222-227
4. 4th Asian Fuzzy Systems Symposium, 2000
   Constraint-Oriented Fuzzy Logic as Interfacing Media Based on Channel Theory of Information Flow,
   K. Sato, T. Horiuchi, T. Hiraoka, H. Kawakami and O. Katai, Vol.2, pp.744-749
5. 4th & 5th World Conf. on Integrated Design and Process Technology, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., June 4-9, 2000
   • Process-Oriented Hierarchical Modeling of Artifacts from Teleological, Causal and Temporal Aspects,
     H. Suto, H. Kawakami, O. Katai and T. Horiuchi, (CD-ROM)
   • An Agent-based Framework for Supporting Functional Design of Artifacts,
     H. Kawakami, O. Katai, N. Fujisawa and T. Konishi (CD-ROM)
6. 4th Int. Conf. on Engineering Design and Automation, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A., July 30 - August 2, 2000
   • Analyzing and Representing Artifact Society based on Relationalities among Artifacts and Humans -toward the ecology of artifacts- ,
     O. Toba, O. Katai, and H. Kawakami (CD-ROM)
   • Hierarchical Modeling of Artifacts Based on Interaction with Human and Environment,
     H. Suto, H. Kawakami, O. Katai and T. Horiuchi (CD-ROM)
7. HC2000,
   Support System for Universal Design with Virtual Environments for Substitutive Experiences,
   M. Yamada, O. Katai, A. Notsu, S. Kawachi and H. Kawakami
8. Int. Conf. on Modeling and Simulation, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Sep. 25-27, 2000.
   Extended Petri Net Modeling of Interaction among Artifacts, Humans and Environment,
   H. Suto, H. Kawakami, O. Katai and T. Horiuchi, pp.81-88,
9. 4th Japan-Australia Joint Workshop, Hayama-machi, Japan, Oct 31-Nov 2, 2000
   • Machine Learning of Fuzzy Rules by Topological and Neural Computations,
     K. Sato, O. Katai, M. Ida and H. Kawakami, pp.215-222
   • Separation of Behavior Modules by Reinforcement Learning with Condition Reduced Fuzzy Rules,
     H. Yamagishi, H. Kawakami, T. Horiuchi and O. Katai, pp.114-121

International Conference (1999)

1. O. Katai, K. Sato, H. Kawakami and S. Iwai: Self-Organizing Decision Making via Fuzzy Logic-Based Coding of Constraints and Objectives , 8th Int. Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress (IFSA'99), Vol.2, pp.556-560, Taiwan, August, 1999
2. O. Katai, T. Horiuchi, T. Hiraoka, H. Kawakami and K. Sato: Fuzzy Logic-Based System Coordination by Redundant Symbolization and Redunction of Environmental Complexities, 8th IEEE Int. Conf. on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE'99), Vol.1, pp.111-116, 1999
3. O. Katai, T. Sawaragi, T. Shiose and H. Kawakami: Bio-Informatic System Symbiosis with Humans, Artifacts and Environments, 1999 IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (IEEE-SMC'99) , FP08-1, vol.5, pp.666-671, Tokyo, Oct. 1999
4. D. Nomura, H. Kawakami, T. Konishi, and H. Handa: A Network Model for Representing Physical Systems 2nd Int. Workshop on Strategic Knowledge and Concept Formation in Design, pp.169-179, Oct. 20-22, 1999
5. R. Mizoguchi, Y. Kitamura, E. Arai, M. Onosato, H. Kawakami, and T. Konishi: A Methodology of Collaborative Synthesis by Artificial Intelligence 2nd Int. Workshop on Strategic Knowledge and Concept Formation in Design, pp.221-232, Oct. 20-22, 1999
6. H. Kawakami, O. Katai, N. Fujisawa, T. Konishi, and O. Toba: Methods for Analyzing Strategic Knowledge Based on Causal Relations 2nd Int. Workshop on Strategic Knowledge and Concept Formation in Design, pp.247-258, Oct. 20-22, 1999
7. K. Sato, T. Horiuchi, T. Hiraoka, H. Kawakami and O. Katai: Fuzzy Logic as Interfacing Media for Constraint Propagation Based on Theories of Chu Space and Information Flow, New Directions in Rough Sets, Data Mining, and Granular-Soft Computing, LNAI 1711, Springer (RSFDGrC'99), pp.314-323, Nov.8-11, 1999
8. H. Kawakami, O. Katai, T. Konishi: Non-monotonic Logic-Based Evolutionary Interpretation of Artifacts by Axiomatic Design Theory; Third Australia-Japan Joint Workshop on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems, pp.51-58, 11.23-25, 1999, Australia
9. K. Sato, O. Katai, T. Horiuchi and H. Kawakami: Extracting Fuzzy Inference Rules by Instance Generalization and Neural Computation for Constraint-Oriented Decision Making, 1999 Int. Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and its Applications (NOLTA'99), Vol.1, pp.41-44, Nov.28-Dec.2, 1999
10. H. Kawakami, O. Katai, N. Fujisawa and T. Konishi: An Agent-based Framework for Supporting Functional Design of Artifacts, 4th World Conf. on Integrated Design & Process Technology, 6.27, 1999, Turkey, canceled by NATO bombardment, it will be appear with proc. of IDPT2000

International Conference (1998)

1. O. Toba, O. Katai, T. Sawaragi and H. Kawakami: Designing Artifacts via Amalgamation of Information principle and Physics, 2nd Int. Conf. on Engineering Design and Automation (CD-ROM), 1998
2. H. Kawakami, T. Konishi and O. Katai: Learning Fuzzy Rules based on Reduced Condition Approach, Vietnam-Japan Bilateral Symposium on Fuzzy Systems and Applications, pp.133-140, 1998
3. H. Kawakami, T. Konishi and O. Katai: A Reinforcement Learning with Condition Reduced Fuzzy Rules, in X. Yao et al. (Eds.): Second Asia-Pacific Conf. on Simulated Evolution and Learinig (SEAL'98), Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol.1585, pp.198-205, 1998

International Conference (before 1997)

1. An Evolutional Method for Generating Candidates for Conceptual Design of Physical Systems: H. Kawakami, F. Ikemoto and T. Konishi, Australia--Japan Joint Workshop on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems, pp.120-125 (1997.11.22)
2. Designing Artifacts as Symbiotic Interface between Human Society and Physical World: H. Kawakami, O. Katai, T. Sawaragi and T. Konishi, Int. Symposium on System Life, pp.275-284, Tokyo (1997.7.21)
3. Hypertext Environment for Conceptual Design of Artifacts base on VE, AI, AL and Axiomatic Design Approaches: O. Katai, H. Kawakami, T. Sawaragi, F. Ikemoto, T. Konishi, Poster Sessions: Abridged Proceedings of HCI International '95, p. 121, (1995.7.11)
4. Computer Assisted Value Engineering: A Standardized and Generalized Way of Functional Analysis Based on Artificial Intelligence Techniques; O. Katai, H. Kawakami, T. Sawaragi and S. Iwai, Pacific Conf. on Manufacturing '92, pp.782-789, (1992 Nov 3)
5. An EBL System for Acquiring Conceptual Design Knowledge from Value Engineering Perspectives; O. Katai, H. Kawakami, T. Sawaragi and S. Iwai, Pacific Rim Int. Conf. on Artificial Intelligence '90, PP.589-594, (1990 Nov 14)