Kato Laboratory, Tohoku University, Japan

Takemura (M1) made a presentation entitled “A Study on Optimal Control of Shared Intelligent Reflecting Surface Considering Frequency Response among Multiple Communication Systems”, Kamikawana (M1) made a presentation entitled “A Study on Estimation of Incident Angle Error and Installation Angle Error of Intelligent Reflecting Surface by Two-step Beam Scanning” at Technical Committee on Radio Communication Systems, that was held in Ise, Mie, Japan in May 2025.

Prof. Hasegawa made a presentation entitled “[Special Invited Talk] Research and Development towards Satellite Communication Networks in 2030”, Mashiko (M2) made a presentation entitled “A Study on Bundle Aggregation and Transfer Order Control in DTN-based Near-Earth Satellite Networks”, and Oshima (M2) made a presentation entitled “Prediction-based Task Allocation and Processor Control for Optical Satellite Link-Assisted Green Data Centers” at Technical committee on Satellite Communications that was held in Yamaguchi in Apr. 2025.

Asst. Prof. Hashida made a presentation entitled “Reflection Characteristics of Intelligent Reflecting Surface in Near-field and Far-field Regions” and received “Academic Encouragement Award of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)” at IEICE General Conference, that was held in Tokyo, Mar. 2025.

Miyako Takemura (B4) was awarded “the Excellent Student Award of Tohoku Branch of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)” on Mar. 25, 2025. This award is given to outstanding students from universities and technical colleges within the Tohoku Branch, who have participated in conferences and other events organized by the IEICE.