The 1st Hokkaido Young Professionals Workshop
Muroran and Online, 2021.10.14

ProgramThursday, October 14, 2021
14:45 to 14:55

Opening Remark by IEEE Sapporo YP Chair

14:55 to 15:55

Student Presentation Contest

15:55 to 16:15

Mini Quiz Session for Attendees

16:15 to 16:55

Keynote Speech 1: Design Techniques for
Wireless Communication and Image
Processing IP Cores
Prof. Hiroshi Tsutsui, Hokkaido University

16:55 to 17:05

Coffee Break

17:05 to 17:45

Keynote Speech 2: Silicon Photonics for
Optical Processing Unit
Prof. Takanori Sato, Hokkaido University

17:45 to 17:50

Closing

IEEE Sapporo YPThe 1st Hokkaido Young Professionals Workshop
Muroran and Online, 2021.10.14

Committee Members❖ Organized by IEEE Sapporo YP•

Chair: He Li (Muroran Institute of Technology)•Vice Chair: Takanori Sato (Hokkaido University)•

Secretary: Xun Shao (Kitami Institute of Technology)•Treasurer: Jianwen Xu (Muroran Institute of Technology)❖ Co-organized by Muroran IT SB•

Chair: Zujun Tang

Vice Chair: Jiong Dong•

Secretary: Koki Furakawa

Treasurer: Ayaka Oki❖ Co-organized by ENeS Lab❖ Supported by the IEEE R10 Young Professionals New andDormant Affinity Group Fund 2021

IEEE Sapporo YPDesign Techniques for Wireless Communication
and Image Processing IP CoresHIROSHI TSUTSUI, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
Abstract:
The advancement of CMOS device downsizing has increased thecapacity of wireless communication and the resolution of various
kinds of imaging/display devices dramatically. In addition, largescale integrated circuits enable us to implement systems on onechip, and IP cores (semiconductor intellectual property cores) are
widely used to build such SoC (system-on-a-chip). Whenimplementing a specific process as an IP core, storing intermediate
data and how to process them without noticeable latency are keys
for efficient implementations. In this talk, the speaker introduces
IP core design techniques for real-time processing of large volume
data, such as MIMO-OFDM (multiple-input multiple-output
orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing), image codecs, andimage enhancement IP cores.

Biography:
Hiroshi Tsutsui received his B.E. degree in Electricaland Electronic Engineering and his master andPh.D. degrees in Communications and Computer
Engineering from Kyoto University in 2000, 2002,and 2005, respectively. He is currently an associate
professor in Division of Media and Network Technologies,
Hokkaido University. His research interests include circuits andsystems and VLSI design methodology. He served as publication
chair of several international conferences and as the general chairor SISA 2021. He is a member of IEEE, ACM, IPSJ, IEEJ, IIEEJ, andthe Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, and asenior member of IEICE.

The 1st Hokkaido Young Professionals Workshop
Keynote SpeechSilicon Photonics for Optical Processing Unit
TAKANORI SATO, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
Abstract:
Silicon integrated optical circuit, called Silicon Photonics, hasreceived much attention because it enables faster and low-energy
data transfer in conventional electronics. In the infrared band, Si isa transparent medium and forms the total internal reflection
structure by surrounding SiO2, and thus silicon photonics has
much compatibility with the CMOS platform. Recently, various
types of optical computing devices based on silicon photonics havebeen reported. For overcoming the limitation of electronic
computation performance, the harmonization of electronics andphotonics is an important key. This time, the speaker will talkabout the operation principle and application of the photonic fulladder and the photonic matrix multiplier for opticalcommunication as well as optical computing.

Biography:
Takanori Sato was born in Date city, Hokkaido,Japan, in 1992. He received his Ph.D. degree in thefield of media and network technologies fromHokkaido University in 2018. He was a Research
Fellow of JSPS from 2017 to 2019. He moved to theUniversity of Hyogo as an assistant professor in 2019 and iscurrently an associate professor at Hokkaido University. His
research interests include the theoretical and numerical studies ofoptical fibers and photonic circuits using the coupled-mode theory
and the finite element method. He is a member of the IEICE, JSAP,OSA, and IEEE.

The 1st Hokkaido Young Professionals Workshop
Keynote Speech