Latest Awards
Parentheses indicates division he/she belonged to at time of award

March 24, 2023
Fellow of Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ)
Pioneering research in optical communication technology, contributing to the development of the telecommunications industry and the management of academic conferences
Katsumi Emura (Global Innovation Unit)

March 9, 2023
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE) Fellow
R&D on Dynamic Spectrum Access and Rader-Based Security Systems
Masayuki Ariyoshi (Advanced Network Research Laboratories)

January 13, 2023
Telecom Advanced Technology Research Support Center (SCAT) Chairman’s Award
Development and practical application of automated cyber attack risk analysis technology
Tomohiko Yagyu（Secure System Platform Research Laboratories）
Hirofumi Ueda（Secure System Platform Research Laboratories）
Masaki Inokuchi（Secure System Platform Research Laboratories）
Shunichi Kinoshita（Secure System Platform Research Laboratories）
Ryo Mizushima（Secure System Platform Research Laboratories）

December 15, 2022
MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Japan 2022
Development of high-precision image recognition technology specialized for SAR satellite images to rapidly assess disaster-affected areas for immediate response
Tsenjung Tai（Visual Intelligence Research Laboratories）

November 25, 2022
The 70th Electrical Science and Engineering Promotion Award
Development and Implementation of Traffic Monitoring Technology Using Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing
Tomoyuki Hino（Digital Technology Development Laboratories）
Philip Ji（NEC Laboratories America）
Hitoshi Sakurai（1st Solution Sales Department）

November 18, 2022
Local Commendation for Invention of Kanto 2022 "Chairman's Prize from the Kanagawa Institute of Invention and Innovation"
Control signal load reduction technology for mobile networks (JP 6528888)
Takanori Iwai（Secure System Platform Research Laboratories）

November 18, 2022
Local Commendation for Invention of Kanto 2022 "The Encouragement Prize for Invention"
Frequency Deviation Compensation Method for Optical Communications (JP 6519479)
Junichi Abe（Advanced Network Research Laboratories）
Daisaku Ogasahara（Advanced Network Research Laboratories）

November 14, 2022
Prominent technician “Modern master craftsman” 2022
Bioplastic materials development engineer
Toshie Miyamoto（Secure System Platform Research Laboratories）

April 8, 2022
The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology “Awards for Science and Technology“ (Development Category) 2022
Development of high accuracy facial recognition technology that contributes the security & safety of the world
Hitoshi Imaoka（NEC Fellow）
Akihiro Hayasaka（Biometrics Research Laboratories）
Yusuke Morishita（Biometrics Research Laboratories）
Hiroshi Hashimoto（Biometrics Research Laboratories）
Koichi Takahashi（Biometrics Research Laboratories）