Publications (beta)

Tadachika Ozono, Masato Kikuchi, Test User:
The Impact of Large Language Model Agents on Academic Research Efficiency,
Nature, vol.650, no.7890, pp.123–130, 2026 (to appear).

Saki Imanishi, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Soft Confidence: Conservative Confidence Measure Using Frequency-Based Uncertainty,
IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems (Japanese Edition), vol.J109-D, no.1, pp.43–56, 2026.

Masato Kikuchi, Masatsugu Ono, Toshioki Soga, Tetsu Tanabe, Tadachika Ozono:
CEFR-Annotated WordNet: LLM-Based Proficiency-Guided Semantic Database for Language Learning,
Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC 2026), 2026 (to appear).

Tadachika Ozono, Masato Kikuchi, Test User:
Self-Evolving Research Assistants: Toward Fully Autonomous Scientific Discovery,
Proceedings of the 40th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI 2026), vol.40, no.1, pp.1000–1008, 2026 (to appear).

Rena Suzuki, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Evaluation of a Method for Adding Visual Emphasis to Slide Videos Considering Non-linearity of Explanation Order,
Proceedings of the 88th National Convention of IPSJ, 2026 (to appear).

Kohei Ajiki, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Prototype of a Conference Information Collection System Aimed at Automatic Identification of Primary Sources,
Proceedings of the 88th National Convention of IPSJ, 2026 (to appear).

Yudai Yamamoto, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
On Step-by-Step Decomposition of LLM Reasoning Processes for Terminology Identification from General Expressions,
Proceedings of the 88th National Convention of IPSJ, 2026 (to appear).

Kohei Anjiki, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Identification of Primary Information Sources Based on LLMs for Conference Information Collection Systems,
SMASH26 Winter Symposium, IEICE Technical Report, vol.125, no.363, AI2025-16, pp.19–24, 2026.

Rena Suzuki, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
On Grounding Slide Objects to Audio Scripts Using Large Language Models,
SMASH26 Winter Symposium, IEICE Technical Report, vol.125, no.363, AI2025-13, pp.1–6, 2026.

Rena Suzuki, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Script-to-Slide Grounding: Grounding Script Sentences to Slide Objects for Automatic Instructional Video Generation,
The 21st International Conference on E-Service and Knowledge Management (ESKM 2025-Winter), IIAI AAI 2025-Winter, pp.1–6, 2025 (to appear).

Yudai Yamamoto, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Developing an Explainable Paper Retrieval System with Less Reliance on LLMs,
The 9th International Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval (NLPIR 2025), pp.1–15, 2025 (to appear).

Tadachika Ozono, Yuna Kaneko, Masato Kikuchi:
Assessing Lecture Difficulty and Unexpected Events Using Subtle Facial Cues,
Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2025), CCIS, vol.2591, pp.366–373, 2025.

Takumi Kato, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
On-Demand Instructional Material Providing Agent Based on MLLM for Tutoring Support,
The 20th International Conference on E-Service and Knowledge Management (ESKM 2025), IIAI AAI 2025, pp.1–6, 2025 (to appear).

Muhd Izzuddin Aiman, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Toward Structured Understanding of Human–Wildlife Conflict News: Malaysian Case Study on Elephant Incidents,
The 20th International Conference on E-Service and Knowledge Management (ESKM 2025), IIAI AAI 2025, pp.1–6, 2025 (to appear).

Shiori Nakamura, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Customer Analysis and Text Generation: LLM-Generated Marketing Presence for Small Retail Stores,
The 17th International Conference on Smart Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2025), IIAI AAI 2025, pp.1–6, 2025 (to appear).

Yudai Yamamoto, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Prototype of a Paper Retrieval System Providing Selection Reasons Targetting Recent Academic Conference Proceedings,
Proceedings of the 2025 Tokai-Section Joint Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Information, and Related Engineering, no.G4-4, pp.1–2, 2025.

Yoshihiro Hayashi, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
A Proposal for a Paper Proofreading Support System Based on Unsystematic Writing Rules Scattered within a Laboratory,
Proceedings of the 2025 Tokai-Section Joint Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Information, and Related Engineering, no.H3-5, pp.1–2, 2025.

Kohei Ajiki, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Prototype of a Conference Submission Management Agent Using LLMs,
Proceedings of the 2025 Tokai-Section Joint Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Information, and Related Engineering, no.G3-1, pp.1–2, 2025.

Rena Suzuki, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
On a Pointing Behavior Generation Agent Based on Explanations of Lecture Slides,
SMASH25 Summer Symposium, IEICE Technical Report, vol.125, no.105, AI2025-5, pp.25–32, 2025.

Takuya Kato, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Prototype of an Immediate Instructional Material Presenting Agent for Tutoring Support,
Proceedings of the 87th National Convention of IPSJ, vol.1, no.7N-03, pp.529–530, 2025.

Yuna Kaneko, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
A Consideration on Dataset Construction for Educational Support Considering Faint Reactions,
Proceedings of the 87th National Convention of IPSJ, vol.4, no.6ZM-05, pp.917–918, 2025.

Shiori Nakamura, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
On a Candidate Generation Method Using Paraphrasing Based on Purchase Motivation for POP Advertising Creation,
Proceedings of the 87th National Convention of IPSJ, vol.4, no.5ZG-03, pp.235–236, 2025.

Saki Imanishi, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Improving Robustness to Noise by Underestimating Rule Confidence,
Proceedings of the 87th National Convention of IPSJ, vol.1, no.5N-09, pp.505–506, 2025.

Daiki Hayase, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Prototype of a Data Collection System Considering Timing Accuracy for Classroom Attitude Analysis,
Proceedings of the 87th National Convention of IPSJ, vol.3, no.1ZC-05, pp.333–334, 2025.

Shiori Nakamura, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Prototype of an Ideation Support Environment for POP Advertising Creation in Small Retail Stores,
SMASH25 Winter Symposium, IEICE Technical Report, vol.124, no.377, AI2024-16, pp.43–48, 2025.

Takuya Kato, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Prototype of an Autonomous Instructional Material Presenting Agent during Question Answering,
SMASH25 Winter Symposium, IEICE Technical Report, vol.124, no.377, AI2024-13, pp.25–30, 2025.

Saki Imanishi, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Validation Focusing on Noise Injection in the Evaluation of Association Rules Based on Classification Tasks,
SMASH25 Winter Symposium, 2025.

Helton Agbewonou Yawovi, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Responsibility Evaluation in Vehicle Collisions from Driving Recorder Videos Using Open Data,
IEEE Access, vol.12, pp.49962–49975, 2024.

Ebrima Hydara, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Empirical Assessment of Deepfake Detection: Advancing Judicial Evidence Verification through Artificial Intelligence,
IEEE Access, vol.12, pp.151188–151203, 2024.

Masato Kikuchi, Masatsugu Ono, Toshioki Soga, Tetsu Tanabe, Tadachika Ozono:
Coarse-Grained Sense Inventories Based on Semantic Matching between English Dictionaries,
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Advanced Informatics: Concepts, Theory and Applications (ICAICTA 2024), pp.1–6, 2024.

Florence Gundidza, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono:
Enhanced Classification of Delay Risk Sources in Road Construction Using Domain-Knowledge-Driven Large Language Models,
Proceedings of the 21st Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PRICAI 2024), LNAI, vol.15282, pp.308–319, 2024.

金子 友南, 菊地 真人, 大囿 忠親:
ソフトな表情認識結果に基づくクラス受講態度推定手法の検討,
SMASH24 Summer Symposium（第215回知能システム研究発表会）, pp.1–8, 2024.