Host: The Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan
Under the 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) Program organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, a research group led by Dr. Yasuhito Suenaga, Professor at the Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University, was selected as a COE in the category of Information Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, with the research subject of "Intelligent Media Integration (IMI) for Social Information Infrastructure." This IMI COE promotes empirical research into media information processing through the intelligent integration of speech and image with a view to creating the "ears," "eyes," and "brain" in information-oriented society. At the IMI COE, about 40 researchers from the Graduate School of Information Science, newly established in April 2003; the Graduate School of Engineering, the Center for Information Media Studies and the Information Technology Center work together to promote world-class research and educational activities with the focus on providing scope for young researchers who will be major players in the next generation.
