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Takayuki Kurozumi, Ph.D.

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE
CORPORATION

Research Interests

• Quick audio and video retrieval from long-time recordings
  • Robust Media Search: RMS
    • A Robust Video Searching Method for a Video Signal Query Captured in the Real World: CAM
      • News Release: 2008/4/22
    • A Robust Music Searching Method Using an Audio Signal Query Received in the Real World: BAM
      • News Release: 2004/9/13, 2004/12/15
      • Service: Ate-Melo, MusicBestTone
  • A Quick Audio and Video Search Method: Learning-based Active Search
    • News Release: 2000/5/31, 2000/10/26
• Facial individuality and expression analysis
  • Facial Individuality and Expression Analysis Based on Subspace Spanning
    • Synthesized facial images by the analysis

Publications

1. Takayuki Kurozumi, ``Feature Representation for Quick and Robust Media Searching and Processing'', Ph.D. Thesis, Image Laboratory, School of Information Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Sep. 2007.
2. Takayuki Kurozumi, Hidehisa Nagano and Kunio Kashino, ``A Robust Video Search Method for Video Signal Queries Captured in the Real World'', IEICE Trans. Information and Systems (Japanese Edition), Vol.J90-D, No.8, pp.2223-2231, Aug. 2007.
3. Cheng-Yao Chen, Takayuki Kurozumi, and Junji Yamato, ``Poster Image Matching by Color Scheme and Layout Information'', Proc. of ICME2006, Jul. 2006.
4. Kunio Kashino, Akisato Kimura and Takayuki Kurozumi, ``A Quick Video Search Method Based on Local and Global Feature Clustering'', Proc. of ICPR2004, Aug. 2004.
5. Takahito Kawanishi, Takayuki Kurozumi, Kunio Kashino and Shigeru Takagi, ``A Fast Template Matching Algorithm with Adaptive Skipping Using Inner-Subtemplates' Distances'', Proc. of ICPR2004, Aug. 2004.
6. Takayuki Kurozumi, Kunio Kashino and Hiroshi Murase, ``A Robust Music Searching Method Using an Audio Signal Query Received in the Real World'', IEICE Trans. Information and Systems (Japanese Edition), Vol.J86-D-II, No.12, pp.1719-1726, Dec. 2003.
7. Takahito Kawanishi, Takayuki Kurozumi, Shigeru Takagi and Kunio Kashino, ``Skipping Template Matching Guaranteeing Same Accuracy with Exhaustive Search'', Proc. of ICAPR2003, pp.209-212, Dec. 2003.
8. Kunio Kashino, Takayuki Kurozumi and Hiroshi Murase, ``A Quick Search Method for Audio and Video Signals Based on Histogram Pruning'', IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp.348-357, Sep. 2003.
9. Akisato Kimura, Kunio Kashino, Takayuki Kurozumi and Hiroshi Murase, ``Dynamic-Segmentation-Based Feature Dimension Reduction for Quick Audio/Video Searching'', Proc. of ICME2003, Vol.2, pp.389-392, Jul. 2003 (cancelled). Proc. of ICASSP2003, Vol.3, pp.357-360, Apr. 2003.
10. Takayuki Kurozumi, Kunio Kashino and Hiroshi Murase, ``A Robust Audio Searching Method for Cellular-Phone-Based Music Information Retrieval'', Proc. of ICPR2002, Vol. 3, pp.991-994, Aug. 2002.
11. Akisato Kimura, Kunio Kashino, Takayuki Kurozumi and Hiroshi Murase, ``A quick search method for multimedia signals using feature compression based on piecewise linear maps'', Proc. of ICASSP2002, Vol. 4, pp.3656-3659, May, 2002.
12. Takayuki Kurozumi, Kunio Kashino and Hiroshi Murase, ``Probabilistic Dither-Voting: Improving Robustness of Time-Series Active Search with Respect to Feature Distortions'', IEICE Trans. Information and Systems (Japanese Edition), Vol.J84-D-II, No.8, pp.1817-1825, Dec. 2003.
13. Takayuki Kurozumi, Kunio Kashino and Hiroshi Murase, ``A Method for Robust and Quick Video Searching Using Probabilistic Dither-voting'', Proc. of ICIP2001, Vol. 2, pp.653-656, Oct. 2001.
14. Akisato Kimura, Kunio Kashino, Takayuki Kurozumi and Hiroshi Murase, ``Very Quick Audio Searching : Introducing Global Pruning to the Time-series Active Search'', Proc. of ICASSP2001, Vol. 3, pp.1429-1432, May, 2001.
15. Kunio Kashino, Takayuki Kurozumi and Hiroshi Murase, ``Feature Fluctuation Absorption for a Quick Audio Retrieval from Long Recordings'', Proc. of ICPR2000, Vol. 3, pp.102-105, Sep, 2000.
16. Takayuki Kurozumi, Yoshikazu Shinza, Yukiko Kenmochi and Kazunori Kotani, ``Facial Individuality and Expression Analysis by Eigenspace Method Based on Class Features or Multiple Discriminant Analysis'', Proc. of ICIP'99, Vol. 1, pp.648-652, Oct. 1999.
17. Takayuki Kurozumi, ``Facial Individuality and Expression Analysis by Eigenspace Method or Multiple Discriminant Analysis'', M.S. thesis, Image Laboratory, School of Information Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Mar. 1999.
18. Takayuki Kurozumi, ``Improving resolution for an Imaging Gas Scintillation Proportional Counter'', Technical report, Experimental Astrophysics, B.S. Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Mar. 1997.

Patents

1. Takayuki Kurozumi, Kunio Kashino and Hiroshi Murase, ``Signal detection method and apparatus, relevant program, and storage medium storing the program'', US 7054388.
2. Kunio Kashino, Takayuki Kurozumi and Hiroshi Murase, ``Information search method and apparatus of time-series data using multi-dimensional time-series feature vector and program storage medium'', US 7490107.

Patent Applications

1. Kunio Kashino, Akisato Kimura and Takayuki Kurozumi, ``SIGNAL DETECTING METHOD, SIGNAL DETECTING SYSTEM, SIGNAL DETECTING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH THE PROGRAM IS RECORDED'', WO/2006/009035.
2. Takayuki Kurozumi, Hidehisa Nagano and Kunio Kashino, ``ACOUSTIC SIGNAL DETECTION SYSTEM, ACOUSTIC SIGNAL DETECTION SERVER, VIDEO SIGNAL SEARCH DEVICE, VIDEO SIGNAL SEARCH METHOD, VIDEO SIGNAL SEARCH PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM, SIGNAL SEARCH DEVICE, SIGNAL SEARCH METHOD, SIGNAL SEARCH PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM'', WO/2006/006528.
3. Hidehisa Nagano, Takayuki Kurozumi and Kunio Kashino, ``SYSTEM FOR DETECTION SECTION INCLUDING PARTICULAR ACOUSTIC SIGNAL, METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF'', WO/2006/004050.
4. Kunio Kashino, Takayuki Kurozumi and Hiroshi Murase, ``INFORMATION SEARCH METHOD AND APPARATUS, INFORMATION SEARCH SERVER UTILIZING THIS APPARATUS, RELEVANT PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAM'', US 2001/0049664 A1.
5. Takayuki Kurozumi, Kunio Kashino and Hiroshi Murase, ``SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, RELEVANT PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAM'', US 2001/0043659 A1.

Society Membership

• IEICE

Awards

• Telecom System Technology Prize Encouragement Award, Telecommunication Advancement Foundation, Japan, Mar. 2005.
• Transactions on Multimedia Prize Paper Award, IEEE, Jun. 2004.
• Achievement Award, Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, Japan, May. 2002.

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