Organizing Committee

Honorary Chairs

Toshio Fukuda (Meijo University, Japan)
Takehisa Onisawa (University of Tsukuba, Japan)
Takeshi Yamakawa (Fuzzy Logic Systems Institute, Japan)
Junzo Watada (Waseda University, Japan)
Z. Zenn Bien (KAIST, Korea)
Hong Tae Jeon (CAU, Korea)
Geun Taek Kang (Pukyong National University, Korea)
Kwee-Bo Sim (Chung-Ang University, Korea)

Founding Chairs

Kaoru Hirota (Beijing Institute of Technology, China)
Takanori Shibata (AIST, Japan)
Kwang Hyung Lee (KAIST, Korea)

Advisory Committee

Masafumi Hagiwara (Keio University, Japan)
Norikazu Ikoma (Nippon Institute of Technology, Japan)
Atsushi Inoue (Eastern Washington University, USA)
Hideyuki Takagi (Kyushu University, Japan)
Motohide Umano (Osaka Prefecture University, Japan)
Yi Gon Kim (Chonnam National University, Korea)
Young Hoon Joo (Kunsan National University, Korea)
Seung-Gook Hwang (Kyungnam University, Korea)
Seok Jong Lee (Chungbuk National University, Korea)
Gyei-Kark Park (Mokpo National Maritime University, Korea)
Yong Soo Kim (Daejeon University, Korea)
Sang Yong Rhee (Kyungnam University, Korea)
Sungshin Kim (Pusan National University, Korea)
Youngchul Bae (Chonnam National University, Korea)

General Section

General Chairs

Takahiro Yamanoi (Hokkai-Gakuen University, Japan)
Byung-Jae Choi (Daegu University, Korea)

Vice-General Chairs

Yasuo Kudo (Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan)
Soon H. Kwon (Yeungnam University, Korea)

General Affairs

Yuzu Uchida (Hokkai-Gakuen University, Japan)
Seong-Woo Kwak (Keimyung University, Korea)

Program Committee

Chairs

Masahiro Inuiguchi (Osaka University, Japan)
Yong-Tae Kim (Hankyong National University, Korea)

Vice Chairs

Tomoe Entani (University of Hyogo, Japan)
Hirosato Seki (Osaka University, Japan)
Katsuhiro Honda (Osaka Prefecture University, Japan)
Toshihiko Watanabe (Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan)
Jooyoung Park (Korea University, Korea)
Young Im Cho (Gachon University, Korea)
Myung Geun Chun (Chungbuk National University, Korea)
Young Jae Ryoo (Mokpo National University, Korea)

Organized Session Committee Chairs

Yasunori Endo (University of Tsukuba, Japan)
Naoyuki Kubota (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan)
Suguru N. Kudoh (Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan)
Tomohiro Yoshikawa (Nagoya University, Japan)
Kwang Baek Kim (Silla University, Korea)
Keon Myung Lee (Chungbuk National University, Korea)
Jin-Woo Jung (Dongguk University, Korea)
Jin Hee Yoon (Sejong University, Korea)

Program Committee Members

List of PC Members

Local Organizing Committee

Chairs

Mayuka F. Kawaguchi (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Jung-Min Yang (Kyungpook National University, Korea)

Vice-Chairs

Shin-ichi Ohnishi (Hokkai-Gakuen University, Japan)
Sang Sung Park (Korea University, Korea)

Member

Hisayuki Sasaoka (National Institute of Technology, Asahikawa College, Japan)
Hisashi Toyoshima (Japan Technical Software Co. Ltd., Japan)
Yoshifumi Okada (Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan)
Shinya Watanabe (Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan)

Finance Committee

Chairs

Masaaki Kanakubo (Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
Yeon-Mo Yang (Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea)

Vice-Chairs

Katsuhiro Honda (Osaka Prefecture University, Japan)
Pok-Son Kim (Kookmin University, Korea)

Exhibition Committee

Chairs

Hiroshi Takayanagi (Future University Hakodate, Japan)
Taeseok Jin (Dongseo University, Korea)

Publication Committee

Chairs

Noboru Takagi (Toyama Prefectural University, Japan)
Eun Tai Kim (Yonsei University, Korea)

Vice-Chair

Kentarou Kurashige (Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan)
Hideaki Touyama (Toyama Prefectural University, Japan)

Publicity Committee

Chairs

Yusuke Nojima (Osaka Prefecture University, Japan)
Byoung-Ho Kim (Kyungsung University, Korea)

Vice-Chairs

Yoshifumi Kusunoki (Osaka University, Japan)
Jung Sik Jeong (Mokpo National Maritime University, Korea)

International Relationship Committee

Chairs

Yukinobu Hoshino (Kochi University of Technology, Japan)
Frank Chung Hoon Rhee (Hanyang University, Korea)
Seong G. Kong (Sejong University, Korea)

Award Committee

Chairs

Tomonori Hashiyama (The University of Electro-Communications, Japan)
Jee-Hyong Lee (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)