Kato Kawamoto Laboratory, Tohoku University, Japan

Prof. Kato was selected as one of Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2023 in the field of Computer Science for the fifth consecutive year.

Guo (D3) made a presentation entitled “Energy Efficient Routing for FSO-RF Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach” and received the Best Paper Award at 2023 8th IEEE International Conference on Network Intelligence and Digital Content (IEEE IC-NIDC 2023) , that was held in Beijing, China from Nov. 3rd to 5th, 2023.

Tohoku University and NEC Corporation opened the “NEC x Tohoku Univ. Co-Creation Institute of Space-Integrated Network for Resilient Digital Transformation” on November 1, 2023 at Tohoku University, Aobayama Campus. Aiming to contribute to the resilience of information systems, NEC will invest in the acceleration of research and development towards the establishment and practical application of new network technologies for Beyond 5G networks and the integration of the space, air, and ground systems. The Institute will start its activities with Professor Nei Kato as the Administrative Support Manager and Associate Professor Yuichi Kawamoto as a participating researcher.

Prof. Kato received The Stuart F. Meyer Memorial Award from IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. The citation is “for contributions ot the analysis and design of wireless communication systems and for exemplary service in the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society”.