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2026

Journals
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).
🏆 Award: Dummy Prize (Test User), 2026-12-31
Published in Nature, 2026.
[Accepted]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
[Published: doi:10.14923/transinfj.2025SGP0007]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
International Conferences
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).
Oral presentation: TBA
CORE Rank B, Full paper
[Accepted]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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).
Oral presentation: Session: Autonomous Agents 1, 2026-02-25 10:30
🏆 Award: AAAI Outstanding Paper Award (Tadachika Ozono), 2026-02-27
Presented at Philadelphia, USA, 2026-02-25.
[Accepted]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
Domestic Conferences/Workshops
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).
Oral presentation: 6ZM-01, 2026-03-08 9:30-12:00
[Scheduled]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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).
Oral presentation: 4ZG-02, 2026-03-07 9:30-11:30
[Scheduled]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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).
Oral presentation: 4ZF-05, 2026-03-07 9:30-11:30
[Scheduled]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: SIG-AI(2), 2026-02-19 14:40
[Published: doi:https://ken.ieice.org/ken/paper/20260219Vcry/]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: SIG-AI(1), 2026-02-19 13:30
[Published: doi:https://ken.ieice.org/ken/paper/20260219ocry/]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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2025

International Conferences
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).
Oral presentation: Room A, ESKM 3, 2025-12-16 09:00
Full paper
[Scheduled]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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).
Oral presentation: Oral Session 1, Room A, KS110, 2025-12-13 14:10-15:55 JST
[Scheduled]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Poster presentation: 2025-07-23 18:20-20:30 CET
CORE Rank A, LBR
[Published: doi:10.1007/978-3-031-99264-3_46]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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).
Oral presentation: Room B, ESKM 5, 2025-07-17 09:30
Full paper
[Scheduled]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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).
Oral presentation: Room B, ESKM 5, 2025-07-17 09:30
Full paper
[Scheduled]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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).
Oral presentation: Room A, SCAI 1, 2025-07-14 09:30
Full paper
[Scheduled]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
Domestic Conferences/Workshops
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.
Oral presentation: G4-4, 2025-09-19 09:30
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: H3-5, 2025-09-18 16:45
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: G3-1, 2025-09-18 16:45
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: SIG-AI(2), 2025-07-08
🏆 Award: IEICE Technical Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge-based Processing Research Encouragement Award (Rena Suzuki, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono), 2025-07-08
🏆 Award: IEEE Computer Society Japan Chapter SMASH Young Researcher Award (Rena Suzuki), 2025-07-08
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: 7N-03, 2025-03-15 13:20
🏆 Award: IPSJ 87th National Convention Student Encouragement Award (Takuya Kato), 2025-03-15
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: 6ZM-05, 2025-03-15 09:30
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: 5ZG-03, 2025-03-14 12:40
🏆 Award: IPSJ 87th National Convention Student Encouragement Award (Shiori Nakamura), 2025-03-15
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: 5N-09, 2025-03-14 12:40
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: 1ZC-05, 2025-03-13 09:30
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: SIGAI(2), 2025-02-19 11:50
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: SIGAI(1), 2025-02-19 10:40
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
Oral presentation: MACC(2), 2025-02-12
🏆 Award: SMASH25 Winter Symposium Encouragement Award (Saki Imanishi, Masato Kikuchi, Tadachika Ozono), 2025-02-13
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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2024

Journals
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.
[Published: doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3385367]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
[Published: doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3480320]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
International Conferences
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.
[Published: doi:10.1109/ICAICTA63815.2024.10763090]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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.
[Published: doi:10.1007/978-981-96-0119-6_30]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
Domestic Conferences/Workshops
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.
[Published]   [ ⬇️ BibTeX ]
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