ASANO,Akira - Faculty of Informatics Department of Informatics

ASANO, Akira

Faculty, Department/Institute

Faculty of Informatics Department of Informatics

Academic status (qualification)

Professor Sep. 1,2011

Undergraduate Degrees・University

Osaka University Faculty of Engineeringdepartment of applied physics 1987 Graduated

Graduate Degrees・University

Osaka University Doctor's Degree Program Department of applied physics 1992 Completed

Academic Degrees

Doctor of Engineering Mar. 1992 Osaka University

Homepage Address, E-mail Address

Homepage Address：http://racco.mikeneko.jp/
E-mail Address：a.asano@kansai-u.ac.jp

Research fields

Research fields	keyword
Emotional information processing
Emotional information processing
Image processing	mathematical morphology;medical image processing;
Statistics

Research topics

research topic	color and human affection
Study theme state	Joint research within Japan
research duration
Research Programs	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
keyword
Research field	Emotional information processing
Research Topics Overview

research topic	Researches on visual kansei sciences
Study theme state	Joint research within Japan
research duration
Research Programs	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
keyword	kansei,vision,
Research field	Emotional information processing
Research Topics Overview	布地の見た目による印象とテクスチャ画像特徴量の関係の探求，テクスチャの特徴変化によって視覚が受ける影響の探求を行っている。この研究は，所望の印象を与える布地製品の生成などに応用できる。

research topic	Multiorganic diagnosis using dental radiographs
Study theme state	Joint research within Japan
research duration
Research Programs	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
keyword	dental radiograph,
Research field	Image processing
Research Topics Overview	歯科医院で大量に撮影されているX線画像を再利用し，骨粗鬆症や動脈硬化などの診断を行う。とくに骨粗鬆症診断については，Ｘ線装置メーカとの共同開発による実用化を行っている。

research topic	Texture characterization based on mathematical morphology
Study theme state	Joint research within Japan
research duration
Research Programs	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
keyword	mathematical morphology,
Research field
Research Topics Overview	テクスチャのグローバル・ローカルな特徴をおのおの独立に推定できるテクスチャモデルを，マセマティカル・モルフォロジを基盤に開発し，画像のノイズ除去や，テクスチャに対する人の認識過程の解明に応用している。

Research Activities

Guest scientist, the Institute of Information Transmission Problems, USSR Academy of Sciences, Sep. 3 - Oct. 31, 1990 Collaborative researcher, the Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Jun. 1, 1993 - Mar. 31, 1994 Guest researcher, VTT Information Technology, Finland (Scholarship researcher of Japan Ministry of Education), May. 1, 1994 - Feb. 27, 1995 Visiting reseach fellow, Tampere University of Technology, Finland (Overseas researcher of Kansai University), Apr. 1, 2017 - Mar. 30, 2018

Research Career

Research Associate, Kyushu Institute of Technology 1992/4/1～1998年/3/31
Associate Professor, Hiroshima University 1998/4/1～2005年/6/30
Professor, Hiroshima University 2005/7/1～2011年/8/31
Professor, Kansai University

Awards

Excellent Poster Award of the 24th Joint Conference on Image Technology, Japan Dec. 9,1993(Steering Committee of the 24th Joint Conference on Image Technology, Japan)
Excellent Paper Award, International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research 2007 Oct. 12,2007(Program Committee of the International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research 200)

Academic Associations

所属学会・団体名	役職名 (役職在任期間)
Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communication Engineers, Japan	Referee(1990/11/1), Associate Editor of the Transactions of Fundamentals(2009/5/26～2013/5/25), Member, Technical Group on Smart Info-media Systems (SIS) of the Engineering Sciences Society(2007/5/1), Member, Technical Group on Signal Processing (SIP) (May 2008 - ) of the Engineering Sciences Society (2008/5/1), Member, Technical Group on Pattern Recognition and Media Understanding (PRMU) of the Information and Systems Society(2004/5/1～2008/5/1)
Japan Society of Applied Statistics
IEEE (SP/CS/SMC)
Japan Society of Kansei Engineering
Optical Society of America
The Color Science Association of Japan

Intellectual Property Rights

(Acquired)
Osteoporosis CAD using panoramic radiograph application number：2003-001395 (Jan. 7,2003)
application number：2004-209089 (Jul. 29,2004)
application number：3964795
(Acquired)
Apparatus for assisting diagnosis of osteoporosis application number：2004-304855 (Oct. 20,2004)
application number：4956745
(Published)
Apparatus for assisting diagnosis of osteoporosis application number：2006-213259 (Aug. 4,2006)
application number：2008-036068 (Feb. 21,2008)
(Pending)
Kansei based image retrieval system application number：P00200800224 (Indonesia) (Apr. 25,2008)
(Acquired)
Apparatus for assisting diagnosis of osteoporosis and program for diagnosis of osteoporosis application number：2011-003987 (Jan. 12,2011)
application number：2012-143387 (Aug. 2,2012)
application number：5640280
(Acquired)
Osteoporosis Diagnosis Support Device application number：PCT/JP2005/019078 (Oct. 18,2005)
application number：WO/2006/043523 (Apr. 27,2006)
application number：US Patent 7,916,921 B2
(Acquired)
Apparatus for assisting diagnosis of osteoporosis application number：2011-266340 (Dec. 5,2011)
application number：2013-116293 (Jun. 13,2013)
application number：5935061

Research Publications

No.	Type of publication	Date of publication (Date of presentation)	Title	Type of research result	Jointly authored or single authored	Publisher and journal name	Volume number
1	International academic conference8	2022/10～2022/102022,10,00,2022,10,00	Differences in color recognition and color names by Chinese characters between China and Japan	Other	Co-authored	Asia Color Association Conference 2022
2	International academic conference8	2022/9～2022/92022,09,00,2022,09,00	A study on the relationship between children's developmental stages and sense of color	Other	Co-authored	Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research Conference 2022
3	International academic conference8	2022/8～2022/82022,08,00,2022,08,00	Harmony and dissonance in continuous color changes	Other	Co-authored	Proc. Visual Science and Art Conference 2022
4	International academic conference8	2022/8～2022/82022,08,00,2022,08,00	Human responses to the relationships between object shapes and moving directions	Other	Co-authored	Proc. European Conference of Visual Perception
5	International academic conference8	2021/12～2021/122021,12,00,2021,12,00	Visual object identification by colors vs. by shapes - does gender difference really exist?	Other	Co-authored	Proceedings of the 6th Asia Color Association Conference
6	Papers1	2021/9/1～2021,09,01,,,	Studies on Improving Colour Harmony by 'Resolution' (1) - Effect of Graphical Characteristics -	Academic Journal	Co-authored	Transactions of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering
7	Papers1	2021/9～2021,09,00,,,	Studies on Improving Colour Harmony by 'Resolution' (2) - Effect of Gaze Control -	Academic Journal	Co-authored	Transactions of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering
8	International academic conference8	2021/8/30～2021/9/32021,08,30,2021,09,03	Effect of red color and external interferences in selection tasks	Other	Co-authored	14th AIC Congress
9	Academic presentation7	2021/6～2021/62021,06,00,2021,06,00	Consonance and dissonance in the continuous transition of color contrast		Co-authored	Journal of the Color Science Association of Japan,	Vol.45, No.3 Supplement
10	Commentary9	2020/10/1～2020,10,01,,,	The Importance of Diagnosing Carotid Calcific Lesions from Panoramic Images	Academic Journal	Co-authored	Japanese Journal of Oral Diagnosis / Oral Medicine	Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 195-202
11	Commentary9	2020/9～2020,09,00,,,	Research on diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis by using panoramic radiographs - 3. Early detection of carotid artery stenosis at dental clinics and smooth connection to medical clinics	Academic Journal	Co-authored	The Nippon Dental Review	Vol. 80, No. 9
12	Academic presentation7	2020/9～2020/92020,09,00,2020,09,00	Human responses to the relationships between object shape and movement - investigation through stimulus-response compatibility -	Other	Co-author	The 22nd annual conference of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering	3C01-05-04
13	Commentary9	2020/8～2020,08,00,,,	Research on diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis by using panoramic radiographs - 2. Detection of carotid artery calcification and diagnosis of alveolar bone resorption by image processing	Academic Journal	Co-authored	The Nippon Dental Review	Vol. 80, No. 8
14	Commentary9	2020/7～2020,07,00,,,	Research on diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis by using panoramic radiographs - 1. importance of diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis using panoramic radiographs	Academic Journal	Co-authored	The Nippon Dental Review	Vol. 80, No. 7
15	Academic presentation7	2020/3/5～2020/3/62020,03,05,2020,03,06	画像処理による繊維材料のしわ特性の分析—形状抽出の自動化—	Other	Co-authored	15th Spring Meeting, Japan Society of Kansei Engineering	2C-01
16	Papers1	2020～2020,00,00,,,	Influences of Global and Local Features on Eye Movements Pattern in Visual Similarity Perception of Synthesized Texture Images	Academic Journal	International coauthorship	Applied Sciences
17	International academic conference8	2019/11～2019/112019,11,00,2019,11,00	Relationship between observers' interests to colors and the precision of color categorization	Other	Co-authored	5th Asia Color Association Conference (ACA2019)	154-157
18	Papers1	2019/1～2019/12019,01,00,2019,01,00	Study on the Carotid Artery Calcification Appearing on the Panoramic Radiography and Computed Tomography	Academic Journal	International coauthorship	Journal of Hard Tissue Biology	28, 1, 93-96
19	International academic conference8	2018/12/5～2018/12/82018,12,05,2018,12,08	Regional Characteristics on Preferences of Ceremonial Red Color in Japan - Comparison between the West and the East -	Other	Co-authored	4th Asian Colour Association Conference	PA-20
20	International academic conference8	2018/12/5～2018/12/82018,12,05,2018,12,08	Studies on Effects of Temporal Color Transition on Harmony of Three Color Combination	Other	Co-authored	4th Asian Colour Association Conference	PA-23
21	Academic presentation7	2018/11/24～2018/11/252018,11,24,2018,11,25	Preference and favor of color and their gender through colors of consumer electronics products	Other	Co-authored	2018 Topical meetings of the Color Science Association of Japan
22	Papers1	2018/11/1～2018/11/12018,11,01,2018,11,01	Assessment Model for Perceived Visual Complexity of Painting Images	Academic Journal	International coauthorship	Knowledge-Based Systems	Vol. 159, pp. 110-119
23	Lecture19	2018/10/28～2018/10/292018,10,28,2018,10,29	Human affective science and figure, image, and color	Other	Co-authored	50th meeting of the research group of fuzziness and kansei
24	Academic presentation7	2018/9/4～2018/9/62018,09,04,2018,09,06	Relationships among visual, tactile, and mechanical properties on white clothing materials	Other	Co-authored	20th Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering	P-59
25	Lecture19	2017/12/12～2017/12/122017,12,12,2017,12,12	Morphological image processing and human vision sciences	Other	Single-Author	Common workshop of IITP RAS Labs 2 and 11, Institute of Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
26	Keynote address20	2017/10/23～2017/10/232017,10,23,2017,10,23	Human vision and temporal transition of colors and shapes	Other	Single-Author	Colour Research Day, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
27	Keynote address20	2017/10/23～2017/10/232017,10,23,2017,10,23	Research characteristics on pereferences of red colors for women's KIMONO in Japan	Other	Co-authored	Colour Research Day, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
28	Lecture19	2017/10/12～2017/10/122017,10,12,2017,10,12	Human vision and temporal transition of colors and shapes, and more	Other	Single-Author	Seminar, Department of General Psychology and Methodology, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
29	International academic conference8	2017/9/14～2017/9/142017,09,14,2017,09,14	Temporal Transition Enhances the Consonance of Color Arrangements	Other	Co-authored	Proc. 25th Color and Imaging Conference (CIC25)	240-244
30	International academic conference8	2017/9/3～2017/9/32017,09,03,2017,09,03	Visual distinguishability of confusing Chinese and Japanese character pairs in disturbed text alignments	Other	International coauthorship	Abstract Book of 20th Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP2017)	153
31	International academic conference8	2017/8/31～2017/8/312017,08,31,2017,08,31	Human affectiveness on color arrangements in geometrical figures	Other	Co-authored	Abstract book of 40th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP2017)	15
32	International academic conference8	2017/8/26～2017/8/262017,08,26,2017,08,26	Affective responses to regular / predictive / irregular curves measured by using a wearable vital sensor	Other	Co-authored	Arts & Perception	5, 373
33	Lecture19	2017/6/19～2017/6/192017,06,19,2017,06,19	Morphological image processing and human vision sciences	Other	Single-Author	Research Coffee Session talk, Department of Signal Processing, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland. (2017. 6).
34	International academic conference8	2017/5/15～2017/5/152017,05,15,2017,05,15	Application of size distribution analysis to wrinkle evaluation of textile materials	Other	Co-authored	Proc. 13th International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology (ISMM2017)	478-485
35	Papers1	2016/9/2～2016/9/22016,09,02,2016,09,02	Thermal Properties and Comfort of Plain Knitted Sweaters of Wool and/or Acrylic Yarns	Other	Co-author	Proc. 6th International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research (KEER2016)	67
36	International academic conference8	2016/9/2～2016/9/22016,09,02,2016,09,02	Drape analysis of fabric based on Fourier descriptor and wavelet transformation	Other	Co-author	Proc. 6th International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research (KEER2016)	130
37	International academic conference8	2016/9/2～2016/9/22016,09,02,2016,09,02	Visual impressions and tactile feels of white clothing materials	Other	Co-author	Proc. 6th International Conference on Kanseri Engineering and Emotion Research (KEER2016)	187
38	Papers1	2016/6/1～2016,06,01,,,	Automatic detection of osteoporosis based on hybrid genetic swarm fuzzy classifier approaches	Academic Journal	International coauthorship	Dentomaxillofacial Radiology	45, 7
39	Lecture19	2016/3/25～2016/3/252016,03,25,2016,03,25	Mathematical morphology and image processing	Other	Single-Author	Seminar, School of Software, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
40	Academic presentation7	2015/11/9～2015/11/92015,11,09,2015,11,09	Mathematical morphology and its applications to affective sciences and textile engineering	Other	Single-Author	RIMS joint reserach "Wavelet analysis and signal processing," RIMS, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
41	International academic conference8	2015/11/6～2015/11/72015,11,06,2015,11,07	Image Thresholding Based on Index of Fuzziness and Fuzzy Similarity Measure	Other	International coauthorship	Proc. 2015 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Computational Intelligence and Applications (IWCIA 2015)	161-166
42	International academic conference8	2015/10/7～2015/10/82015,10,07,2015,10,08	Detection of Calcification Region in Dental Panoramic Radiographs Considering Local Intensity Distribution	Other	Co-author	Proc. 15th International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT 2015)	129-132
43	International academic conference8	2015/8/22～2015/8/272015,08,22,2015,08,27	Difference of impressions on kimono textiles by LCD view, actual view, and tactile feel	Other	Co-author	Abstract Book of 2015 Europian Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP2015)
44	International academic conference8	2015/5/19～2015/5/222015,05,19,2015,05,22	Human monochromatic impressions on multichromatic / colorless phenomena and concepts,	Other	Co-author	Proc. 2015 AIC Midterm Meeting (AIC2015)	432-437
45	International academic conference8	2015/5/19～2015/5/222015,05,19,2015,05,22	Difference of generation dependences of preferences between colors and styles in women's fashion	Other	Co-author	Proc. 2015 AIC Midterm Meeting (AIC2015)	453-456
46	Lecture19	2015/2/16～2015/2/162015,02,16,2015,02,16	Human monochromatic impressions on multichromatic phenomena and abstract concepts	Other	Single-Author	5th Lecture of Color Research Center, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Thanyaburi, Thailand
47	Papers1	2014/10/1～2014/10/12014,10,01,2014,10,01	Clinical Significance of Carotid Artery Calcification seen on Panoramic Radiographs	Academic Journal	Co-author	Journal of Hard Tissue Biology	vol. 23, no. 4, 461-466
48	International academic conference8	2014/9/4～2014/9/62014,09,04,2014,09,06	Regional characteristics on preferences of ceremonial red color in Japan	Academic Journal	Co-author	Proc. 2nd Conference of Asia Color Association (ACA2014)	112-116
49	International academic conference8	2014/6/11～2014/6/132014,06,11,2014,06,13	A New Analysis Method for the Drape Shape of Fabric	Academic Journal	Co-author	Proc. 5th Kansei Engineering & Emotion Research International Conference (KEER2014)
50	International academic conference8	2014/6/11～2014/6/132014,06,11,2014,06,13	A New Evaluation Method for Fabric Wrinkles using the Morphological Technique	Academic Journal	Co-author	Proc. 5th Kansei Engineering & Emotion Research International Conference (KEER2014)
51	International academic conference8	2013/9/15～2013/9/152013,09,15,2013,09,15	Visual complexity assessment of painting images	Other	Co-author	2013 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP 2013)	388-392
52	Papers1	2013/9/1～2013,09,01,,,	Combination of Histogram-Based Automatic Clustering Algorithm and Support Vector Machine for the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis	Academic Journal	International coauthorship	Imaging Science in Dentistry	43, 4, 153-161
53	Papers1	2013/7/1～2013,07,01,,,	Modeling the Perception of Visual Complexity in Texture Images	Academic Journal	Co-author	International Journal of Affective Engineering	12, 2 (in press)
54	Papers1	2013/7/1～2013,07,01,,,	Statistical Quantification of the Effects of Viewing Distance on Texture Perception	Academic Journal	Co-author	J. Opt. Soc. Am. A	30, 7, 1394-1493
55	Papers1	2011/12/1～2011,12,01,,,	Reproducibility and Diagnostic accuracy of computer-aided diagnosis system of osteoporosis using morphological changes of lower-border of mandible on panoramic radiographs	Academic Journal	Co-author	Dental Radiology
56	International academic conference8	2011/9/15～2011,09,15,,,	Visual Complexity Perception and Texture Image Characteristics	Other	Co-author	Proc. International Conference on Biometrics and Kansei Engineering 2011 (ICBAKE2011)	260-265
57	Papers1	2011/8/24～2011,08,24,,,	Computer-aided measurement of mandibular cortical width on dental panoramic radiographs for identifying osteoporosis	Academic Journal	Co-author	Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry	2, 1-9
58	Commentary9	2011/8/1～2011,08,01,,,	Mathematical morphology	Academic Journal	Single-Author	Gazou Labo	22, 8, 37-43
59	International academic conference8	2011/7/19～2011,07,19,,,	Primitive and Grain Estimation using Flexible Magnification for a Morphological Texture Model	Monograph	Co-author	Proc. 10th International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology (ISMM2011), Springer LNCS	6671, 190-199
60	International academic conference8	2011/6/19～2011,06,19,,,	New Automatic Detection Method for Carotid Artery Calcification in Dental Panoramic Radiographs Considering Intensity Gradients	Other	Co-author	Proc. 26th International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers and Communications (ITC-CSCC 2011)
61	Papers1	2011/4/1～2011,04,01,,,	Dual Primitive Estimation of Textures	Academic Journal	Co-author	IEICE Trans. Fundamentals	E94-A, 4, 1165-1169
62	International academic conference8	2011/2/15～2011,02,15,,,	Continuous measurements of mandibular cortical width on dental panoramic radiographs for computer-aided diagnosis of osteoporosis	Academic Journal	Co-author	Proc. SPIE Medical Imaging 2011; Proc. SPIE	7963, 79633Y-1-12
63	Papers1	2011/1/1～2011,01,01,,,	An Unsupervised Design Method of Weighted Median Filters for Texture Images Using Genetic Algorithm	Academic Journal	Co-author	IEICE Trans. Fundamentals	J94-A, 1, 18-29
64	Chapter or Section5	2011～2011,,,,,	Mathematical morphology	Other	Co-authored chapter	Knowledge base of the Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communication Engineers	Group 1, Part 9, Chapter 4
65	International academic conference8	2010/12/14～2010,12,14,,,	Automatic Detection Method for Carotid Artery Calcification in Dental Panoramic Radiographs	Other	Co-author	Proc. APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC 2010)
66	International academic conference8	2010/12/14～2010,12,14,,,	Continuous Measurement of the Mandibular Cortical Bone in Dental Panoramic radiographs for the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis using a Clustering Algorithm on Histograms	Other	Co-author	Proc. APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC 2010)	560-567
67	Papers1	2010/12/1～2010,12,01,,,	Morphological texture manipulation for the evaluation of human visual sensibility	Academic Journal	Co-author	Kansei Engineering International Journal	10, 1, 11-18
68	Papers1	2010/11/1～2010,11,01,,,	An unsupervised optimization of structuring elements for noise removal using GA	Academic Journal	Co-author	IEICE Trans. Fundamentals	E93-A, 11, 2196-2199
69	Papers1	2010/10/1～2010,10,01,,,	Effectiveness of genetic multistep search in unsupervised design of morphological filters for noise removal	Academic Journal	Co-author	IPSJ Transactions on Mathematical Modeling and its Applications	3, 3, 154-165
70	Book2	2010/10/1～2010,10,01,,,	Nonlinear image and signal processing - Basics and applications of mathematical morphology	Monograph	Co-editor	Maruzen
71	Commentary9	2010/10/1～2010,10,01,,,	Philosophy of mathematical morphology	Academic Journal	Single-Author	Fundamentals Review	4, 2, 113-122
72	Papers1	2010/9/1～2010,09,01,,,	Computer aided diagnosis for osteoporosis based on trabecular bone analysis using panoramic radiographs	Academic Journal	International coauthorship	Dental Journal (Majalah Kedokteran Gigi)	43, 3
73	Papers1	2010/3/1～2010,03,01,,,	Statistical Analysis of Human Visual Impressions on Morphological Image Manipulation of Gray Scale Textures	Academic Journal	Co-author	Optical Review	17, 2, 90-96
74	Papers1	2009/11/1～2009,11,01,,,	Automatic molar extraction from dental panoramic radiographs for forensic personal identification	Academic Journal	Co-author	IEICE Trans. Information and Systems	E92-D, 11, 2287-2290
75	Book2	2009/11/1～2009,11,01,,,	Fundamental and practical signal processing	Monograph	Co-editor	Maruzen
76	Commentary9	2009/10/1～2009,10,01,,,	Mathematical morphology - Basics and resent advances	Academic Journal	Co-author	Journal of the IEICE Japan	92, 10, 876-880
77	Magazine article15	2009/8/1～2009,08,01,,,	Request for research opportunities	Academic Journal	Single-Author	Journal of the IEICE Japan	92, 8, 713-715
78	Papers1	2008/9/1～2008,09,01,,,	Measurement of surface property using a special sensor developed for pile materials	Academic Journal	International coauthorship	Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research	33, 3, 253-257
79	Papers1	2008/7/1～2008,07,01,,,	A computer-aided diagnosis system to screen for osteoporosis using dental panoramic radiographs	Academic Journal	Co-author	Dentomaxillofacial Radiology,	37, 5, 274-281
80	Papers1	2008/7/1～2008,07,01,,,	Observer Performance in Diagnosing Osteoporosis by Dental Panoramic Radiographs: Results from the Osteoporosis Screening Project in Dentistry (OSPD)	Academic Journal	International coauthorship	BONE	43, 1, 209-213
81	Textbook23	2008/4/1～2008,04,01,,,	How to think statistically	Monograph	Single-Author	Pleiades Publishing House
82	Papers1	2007/10/1～2007,10,01,,,	Use of Fuzzy Neural Network in Diagnosing Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis Based on Dental Panoramic Radiographs	Academic Journal	Co-author	Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics	11, 8, 1049-1058
83	Textbook23	2007/3/1～2007,03,01,,,	Digital images and JPEG	Monograph	Co-authored chapter	Introduction to Information Society, 10th edition, Gakujutsu Tosho
84	Papers1	2006/10/1～2006,10,01,,,	Image Segmentation by Histogram Thresholding Using Hierarchical Cluster Analysis	Academic Journal	Co-author	Pattern Recognition Letters	27, 13, 1515-1521
85	Papers1	2006/5/1～2006,05,01,,,	Computer-aided system for measuring the mandibular cortical width on dental panoramic radiographs in identifying postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density	Academic Journal	Co-author	Osteoporosis International	17, 5, 753-759
86	Papers1	2004/8/1～2004,08,01,,,	What is between Textile Art and Clothes	Academic Journal	Co-author	Kansei Engineering International	4, 4, 1-6
87	Commentary9	2004/7/1～2004,07,01,,,	Development of automatic assisting system for screening of osteoporotic patients using panoramic radiographs	Academic Journal	Co-author	INNERVISION	19, 7
88	Papers1	2003/4～2003,04,,,,	Morphological texture analysis using optimization of structuring elements	Monograph	Co-authored chapter	Geometry, Morphology, and Computational Imaging, Springer LNCS	2616, 141-152
89	Commentary9	2003/1/1～2003,01,01,,,	Mathematical Morphology and Shape Description - application to filtering and texture analysis	Academic Journal	Single-Author	Systems, Control and Information	47, 1, 18-25
90	Papers1	2002/9/1～2002,09,01,,,	Texture Data Reduction using Optimized Morphological Skeleton	Academic Journal	Co-author	Information Technology Letters	1, 143-144
91	Papers1	2002/9/1～2002,09,01,,,	Multiprimitive texture analysis using cluster analysis and morphological size distribution	Academic Journal	Co-author	IEICE Trans. Fundamentals	E85-A, 9, 2180-2183
92	Papers1	2002/6/1～2002,06,01,,,	Modeling of Mono-Feature Texture Images by Using the Structuring Element of Morphology Filters	Academic Journal	Co-author	IEICE Trans. Fundamentals	J85-A, 6, 715-724
93	Papers1	2000/2/1～2000,02,01,,,	Unsupervised optimization of nonlinear image processing filters using morphological opening/closing spectrum and genetic algorithm	Academic Journal	Single-Author	IEICE Trans. Fundamentals	E83-A, 2, 275-282
94	Textbook23	1999/2/1～1999,02,01,,,	Between chance and necessity - statistics for environment problems	Monograph	Co-authored chapter	Technology and environment - Liberal arts in the 21st century I, Baifukan
95	Papers1	1997/9/1～1997,09,01,,,	Morphological multiresolution pattern spectrum	Academic Journal	Co-author	IEICE Trans. Fundamentals	E80-A, 9, 1662-1666
96	Papers1	1996/11/1～1996,11,01,,,	Multiresolution Pattern Spectrum and its optical implementation using Visual Area Coding Technique	Academic Journal	Co-author	Optical Review	3, 6A, 410-413
97	Papers1	1996/8/1～1996,08,01,,,	Learning optimization of morphological filters with gray scale structuring elements	Academic Journal	Co-author	Optical Engineering	35, 8, 2203-2213
98	Commentary9	1996/5/1～1996,05,01,,,	Active contour model using mathematical morphology	Academic Journal	Co-author	Gazou Labo	7, 5, 17-19
99	Papers1	1995/7/1～1995,07,01,,,	Linear separability of positive self-dual logical filters	Academic Journal	Co-author	Optical Review	2, 5, 327-330
100	Papers1	1995/5/1～1995,05,01,,,	Simulator for Aid of Trial-and-Error Design of Nonlinear Image Processing Filters	Academic Journal	Co-author	Optical Review	2, 3, 163-166
101	Papers1	1995/5/1～1995,05,01,,,	Efficient Algorithm for Learning Optimization of Morphological Filters	Academic Journal	Co-author	Optical Review	2, 3, 159-162
102	Papers1	1994/12/1～1994,12,01,,,	Measurement of a transparent object by using an automated Talbot interferometer	Academic Journal	Co-author	Optical Review	1, 2, 273-275
103	Papers1	1994/12/1～1994,12,01,,,	Optimization of morphological filters by learning	Academic Journal	Co-author	Optics Communications	112, 265-270
104	Papers1	1994/12/1～1994,12,01,,,	Optimization of threshold logic filters by learning, "Image recognition by neural networks"	Monograph	Co-authored chapter	Current Topics in Pattern Recognition Research, Research Trends	1, 251-282
105	Papers1	1994/8/1～1994,08,01,,,	Matched Filtering for Recognition of Real Three Dimensional Objects	Academic Journal	Co-author	Kogaku (Japanese Journal of Optics)	23, 8, 505-510
106	Papers1	1994/7/1～1994,07,01,,,	Optimization Method on Ill-Condition in Automatic Lens Design	Academic Journal	Co-author	Kogaku (Japanese Journal of Optics)	23, 7, 424-430
107	Commentary9	1994/3/1～1994,03,01,,,	Design of nonlinear image processing filters by learning	Academic Journal	Single-Author	Seisan to Gijutsu	46, 3, 49-51
108	Papers1	1992/9/1～1992,09,01,,,	RONDO: Rank-Order based Nonlinear Differential Operator	Academic Journal	Co-author	Pattern Recognition	25, 9, 1043-1059
109	Papers1	1992/9/1～1992,09,01,,,	Optimization of cascaded threshold logic filters for grayscale image processing	Academic Journal	Co-author	Optics Communications	88, 485-493
110	Papers1	1992/3/1～1992,03,01,,,	Experimental study on the fixed points of the RANK filter	Academic Journal	International coauthorship	Optics Communications	88, 199-209
111	Papers1	1991/10/1～1991,10,01,,,	Analysis of Nonlinear Filters Using Inductive Inference	In-house publication	Co-author	Technical Report of Osaka University	41, 2056, 221-233
112	Research report21	1991/3/1～1991,03,01,,,	Fixed Points of Recursive Rank Filters for Image Processing	In-house publication	International coauthorship	Angewandte Optik Annual Report 1990, Univ. Erlangen	21
113	Papers1	1991/2/1～1991,02,01,,,	Optimization of the weighted median filter by learning	Academic Journal	Co-author	Optics Letters	16, 3, 168-170
114	Papers1	1990/10/1～1990,10,01,,,	Convergence properties of recursive rank-order filter and neural network	Academic Journal	Co-author	Pattern Recognition Letters	11, 8, 557-560
115	Papers1	1990/10/1～1990,10,01,,,	The Nearest Neighbor Median Filter: Some Deterministic Properties and Implementations	Academic Journal	Co-author	Pattern Recognition	23, 10, 1059-1066
116	Papers1	1990/7/1～1990,07,01,,,	Bipolar Morphology and Its Applications	Academic Journal	Co-author	Japanese Journal of Applied Physics	Part 2, 29, 7, 1270-1273
117	Papers1	1987/11/1～1987,11,01,,,	Japanese Language Understanding System Using Blackboard Model	Academic Journal	Co-author	Trans. IEICE, Section D	J-70D, 11, 2294-2299

International academic conferenceDifferences in color recognition and color names by Chinese characters between China and JapanIn refereedOtherCo-authoredASANO,Akira;NAKAMURA,Michiko;MURAKI ASANO,ChieAsia Color Association Conference 20222022/10～2022/10

International academic conferenceA study on the relationship between children's developmental stages and sense of colorIn refereedOtherCo-authoredMURAKI ASANO,Chie;OHBA,Yuki;OHYAMA,Yuika;SASAKI,Takako;ASANO,AkiraKansei Engineering and Emotion Research Conference 20222022/9～2022/9Barcelona, Spain

International academic conferenceHarmony and dissonance in continuous color changesIn refereedOtherCo-authoredASANO,Akira;NISHIMURA,Nao;MURAKI ASANO,ChieProc. Visual Science and Art Conference 20222022/8～2022/8Amsterdam, Netherlands

International academic conferenceHuman responses to the relationships between object shapes and moving directionsIn refereedOtherCo-authoredASANO,Akira;MORIHIRO,Hana;MURAKI ASANO,ChieProc. European Conference of Visual Perception2022/8～2022/8Nijmegen, Netherlands

International academic conferenceVisual object identification by colors vs. by shapes - does gender difference really exist?In refereedOtherCo-authoredASANO,Akira;MATSUSHITA, Rina;MURAKI ASANO, ChieProceedings of the 6th Asia Color Association Conference2021/12～2021/12

PapersStudies on Improving Colour Harmony by 'Resolution' (1) - Effect of Graphical Characteristics -In refereedAcademic JournalCo-authoredKAWASUMI, Mikiko;ASANO,AkiraTransactions of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering2021/9/1～

PapersStudies on Improving Colour Harmony by 'Resolution' (2) - Effect of Gaze Control -In refereedAcademic JournalCo-authoredKAWASUMI, Mikiko;ASANO,AkiraTransactions of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering2021/9～

International academic conferenceEffect of red color and external interferences in selection tasksIn refereedOtherCo-authoredASANO, Akira;SHIMURA, Ayaka;MURAKI ASANO, Chie14th AIC Congress2021/8/30～2021/9/3

Academic presentationConsonance and dissonance in the continuous transition of color contrastUnrefereedCo-authoredASANO,Akira;NISHIMURA, Nao;MURAKI ASANO, ChieJournal of the Color Science Association of Japan,Vol.45, No.3 Supplement2021/6～2021/6

CommentaryThe Importance of Diagnosing Carotid Calcific Lesions from Panoramic ImagesAcademic JournalCo-authoredUchida, Keiichi;Dewake, Nanae;Ishioka, Yasuaki;Kohinata, Kiyomi;Katsumata, Akitoshi;Mori, Hiroshi;Nobuo, Yoshinari;Asano, Akira;Muneyasu, MitsujiJapanese Journal of Oral Diagnosis / Oral MedicineVol. 33, No. 3, pp. 195-2022020/10/1～

CommentaryResearch on diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis by using panoramic radiographs - 3. Early detection of carotid artery stenosis at dental clinics and smooth connection to medical clinicsUnrefereedAcademic JournalCo-authoredUchida, Keiichi;Dewake, Nanae;Ishioka, Yasuaki;Kohinata, Kiyomi;Mori, Kei;Katsumata, Akitoshi;Yoshinari, Nobuo;Asano, Akira;Muneyasu, MitsujiThe Nippon Dental ReviewVol. 80, No. 92020/9～

Academic presentationHuman responses to the relationships between object shape and movement - investigation through stimulus-response compatibility -UnrefereedOtherCo-authorASANO,Akira;MORIHIRO, Hana;LI, Liang;Muraki Asano, ChieThe 22nd annual conference of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering3C01-05-042020/9～2020/9

CommentaryResearch on diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis by using panoramic radiographs - 2. Detection of carotid artery calcification and diagnosis of alveolar bone resorption by image processingUnrefereedAcademic JournalCo-authoredUchida, Keiichi;Dewake, Nanae;Ishioka, Yasuaki;Kohinata, Kiyomi;Yoshinari, Nobuo;Asano, Akira;Muneyasu, MitsujiThe Nippon Dental ReviewVol. 80, No. 82020/8～

CommentaryResearch on diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis by using panoramic radiographs - 1. importance of diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis using panoramic radiographsUnrefereedAcademic JournalCo-authoredUchida, Keiichi;Dewake, Nanae;Ishioka, Yasuaki;Kohinata, Kiyomi;Yoshinari, Nobuo;Asano, Akira;Mitsuji, MuneyasuThe Nippon Dental ReviewVol. 80, No. 72020/7～

Academic presentation画像処理による繊維材料のしわ特性の分析—形状抽出の自動化—UnrefereedOtherCo-authoredASANO,Akira;MURAKI ASANO, Chie;FUJIMOTO, Takako15th Spring Meeting, Japan Society of Kansei Engineering2C-012020/3/5～2020/3/6

PapersInfluences of Global and Local Features on Eye Movements Pattern in Visual Similarity Perception of Synthesized Texture ImagesIn refereedAcademic JournalInternational coauthorshipGuo, Xiaoying;Li, Liang;Asano, Akira;Muraki Asano, ChieApplied Sciences2020～

International academic conferenceRelationship between observers' interests to colors and the precision of color categorizationIn refereedOtherCo-authoredA. Asano;Y. Yoshii;C. Muraki Asano5th Asia Color Association Conference (ACA2019)154-1572019/11～2019/11

PapersStudy on the Carotid Artery Calcification Appearing on the Panoramic Radiography and Computed TomographyIn refereedAcademic JournalInternational coauthorshipK. Kohinata;Y. Ishioka;S. Yamada;H. Kuroiwa;N. Yoshinari;A. Asano;M. Muneyasu;K. UchidaJournal of Hard Tissue Biology28, 1, 93-962019/1～2019/1

International academic conferenceRegional Characteristics on Preferences of Ceremonial Red Color in Japan - Comparison between the West and the East -In refereedOtherCo-authoredChie Muraki Asano;Akira Asano;Katsunori Okajima;Kotaro Matsumura4th Asian Colour Association ConferencePA-202018/12/5～2018/12/8

International academic conferenceStudies on Effects of Temporal Color Transition on Harmony of Three Color CombinationIn refereedOtherCo-authoredTaro Nonoyama;Mikiko Kawasumi;Akira Asano;Chie Muraki Asano;Katsunori Okajima4th Asian Colour Association ConferencePA-232018/12/5～2018/12/8

Academic presentationPreference and favor of color and their gender through colors of consumer electronics productsUnrefereedOtherCo-authoredAkira Asano;Ayana Deguchi;Chie Muraki Asano2018 Topical meetings of the Color Science Association of Japan2018/11/24～2018/11/25

PapersAssessment Model for Perceived Visual Complexity of Painting ImagesIn refereedAcademic JournalInternational coauthorshipX. Y. Guo;Y. H. Qian;L. Li;A. AsanoKnowledge-Based SystemsVol. 159, pp. 110-1192018/11/1～2018/11/1

LectureHuman affective science and figure, image, and colorUnrefereedOtherCo-authoredChie Muraki Asano;Akira Asano50th meeting of the research group of fuzziness and kansei2018/10/28～2018/10/29invited talk

Academic presentationRelationships among visual, tactile, and mechanical properties on white clothing materialsUnrefereedOtherCo-authoredAkira Asano;Mako Sunayama;Chie Muraki Asano20th Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Kansei EngineeringP-592018/9/4～2018/9/6

LectureMorphological image processing and human vision sciencesUnrefereedOtherSingle-AuthorAkira AsanoCommon workshop of IITP RAS Labs 2 and 11, Institute of Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia2017/12/12～2017/12/12

Keynote addressHuman vision and temporal transition of colors and shapesUnrefereedOtherSingle-AuthorAkira AsanoColour Research Day, University of Lausanne, Switzerland2017/10/23～2017/10/23

Keynote addressResearch characteristics on pereferences of red colors for women's KIMONO in JapanUnrefereedOtherCo-authoredChie Muraki Asano;Akira AsanoColour Research Day, University of Lausanne, Switzerland2017/10/23～2017/10/23

LectureHuman vision and temporal transition of colors and shapes, and moreUnrefereedOtherSingle-AuthorAkira AsanoSeminar, Department of General Psychology and Methodology, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany2017/10/12～2017/10/12

International academic conferenceTemporal Transition Enhances the Consonance of Color ArrangementsIn refereedOtherCo-authoredA. Asano;S. Tatsumi;C. Muraki Asano;K. Okajima;M. KawasumiProc. 25th Color and Imaging Conference (CIC25)240-2442017/9/14～2017/9/1425th Color and Imaging Conference (CIC25)Lillehammer, Norway

International academic conferenceVisual distinguishability of confusing Chinese and Japanese character pairs in disturbed text alignmentsIn refereedOtherInternational coauthorshipA. Asano;S. Yamamoto;C. Muraki Asano;K. Okajima;M. Kawasumi;L. Li;X. Y. GuoAbstract Book of 20th Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP2017)1532017/9/3～2017/9/320th Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP2017)Potsdam, Germany

International academic conferenceHuman affectiveness on color arrangements in geometrical figuresIn refereedOtherCo-authoredA. Asano;M. Yamada;C. Muraki Asano;K. Okajima;M. KawasumiAbstract book of 40th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP2017)152017/8/31～2017/8/3140th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP2017)Berlin, Germany

International academic conferenceAffective responses to regular / predictive / irregular curves measured by using a wearable vital sensorIn refereedOtherCo-authoredA. Asano;H. A. Nguyen;C. Muraki Asano;K. Okajima;M. Kawasumi;H. Tanaka;Y. HatakeyamaArts & Perception5, 3732017/8/26～2017/8/26Visual Science of Art Conference (VSAC) 2017Berlin, Germany

LectureMorphological image processing and human vision sciencesUnrefereedOtherSingle-AuthorAkira AsanoResearch Coffee Session talk, Department of Signal Processing, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland. (2017. 6).2017/6/19～2017/6/19

International academic conferenceApplication of size distribution analysis to wrinkle evaluation of textile materialsIn refereedOtherCo-authoredC. Muraki Asano;A. Asano;T. FujimotoProc. 13th International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology (ISMM2017)478-4852017/5/15～2017/5/1513th International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology (ISMM2017)Fontainebleau, France

BookUnrefereedMonographSingle-AuthorASANO,Akira2017/1/26～

PapersThermal Properties and Comfort of Plain Knitted Sweaters of Wool and/or Acrylic YarnsIn refereedOtherCo-authorT. Fujimoto;S. Inoue;M. Murakami;M. Mori;C. Muraki Asano;Y. Yamashita;A. Asano;C. MurataProc. 6th International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research (KEER2016)672016/9/2～2016/9/2

International academic conferenceDrape analysis of fabric based on Fourier descriptor and wavelet transformationIn refereedOtherCo-authorH. A. Nguyen;C. Muraki Asano;A. Asano;T. FujimotoProc. 6th International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research (KEER2016)1302016/9/2～2016/9/2

International academic conferenceVisual impressions and tactile feels of white clothing materialsIn refereedOtherCo-authorC. Muraki Asano;A. Asano;M. Sunayama;S. Takada;T. FujimotoProc. 6th International Conference on Kanseri Engineering and Emotion Research (KEER2016)1872016/9/2～2016/9/2

PapersUnrefereedIn-house publicationCo-author;;;2016/7/1～2016/7/1

Academic presentationIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-author;;;;2016/6/4～2016/6/5

PapersAutomatic detection of osteoporosis based on hybrid genetic swarm fuzzy classifier approachesIn refereedAcademic JournalInternational coauthorshipM.S. Kavitha;P. G. Kmar;S. Y. Park;K. H. Huh;M. S. Heo;T. Kurita;A. Asano;S. Y. An;S. I. ChienDentomaxillofacial Radiology45, 72016/6/1～

LectureMathematical morphology and image processingUnrefereedOtherSingle-AuthorAkira AsanoSeminar, School of Software, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China2016/3/25～2016/3/25

Academic presentationMathematical morphology and its applications to affective sciences and textile engineeringUnrefereedOtherSingle-AuthorAkira AsanoRIMS joint reserach "Wavelet analysis and signal processing," RIMS, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan2015/11/9～2015/11/9

International academic conferenceImage Thresholding Based on Index of Fuzziness and Fuzzy Similarity MeasureIn refereedOtherInternational coauthorshipGulpi Qorik Oktagalu Pratamasunu;Agus Zainal Arifin;Anny Yuniarty;Dini Adni Navastara;Arya Yudhi Wijaya;Wijayanti Nurul Khotimah;Z.C. Hu;A. AsanoProc. 2015 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Computational Intelligence and Applications (IWCIA 2015)161-1662015/11/6～2015/11/7

International academic conferenceDetection of Calcification Region in Dental Panoramic Radiographs Considering Local Intensity DistributionIn refereedOtherCo-authorH. Harada;M. Muneyasu;K. Chammontai;A. Asano;K. Uchida;A. TaguchiProc. 15th International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT 2015)129-1322015/10/7～2015/10/8

Academic presentationIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-author;;;2015/9/26～2015/9/26

International academic conferenceDifference of impressions on kimono textiles by LCD view, actual view, and tactile feelIn refereedOtherCo-authorA. Asano;R. Hirota;C. Muraki Asano;K. OkajimaAbstract Book of 2015 Europian Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP2015)2015/8/22～2015/8/27

International academic conferenceHuman monochromatic impressions on multichromatic / colorless phenomena and concepts,In refereedOtherCo-authorAyana Deguchi;Akira Asano;Chie Muraki Asano;Katsunori Okajima;Proc. 2015 AIC Midterm Meeting (AIC2015)432-4372015/5/19～2015/5/22

International academic conferenceDifference of generation dependences of preferences between colors and styles in women's fashionIn refereedOtherCo-authorChie Muraki Asano;Kanae Tsujimoto;Akira Asano;Katsunori Okajima;Proc. 2015 AIC Midterm Meeting (AIC2015)453-4562015/5/19～2015/5/22

LectureHuman monochromatic impressions on multichromatic phenomena and abstract conceptsUnrefereedOtherSingle-AuthorAkira Asano5th Lecture of Color Research Center, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Thanyaburi, Thailand2015/2/16～2015/2/16

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorNAKAMOTO, Takashi;TAGUCHI, Akira;ASANO, Akira;TANIMOTO, Keiji;2014/10/1～

PapersClinical Significance of Carotid Artery Calcification seen on Panoramic RadiographsIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorKeiichi Uchida;Noriyuki Sugino;Shinichiro Yamada;Hiroko Kuroiwa;Nobuo Yoshinari;Akira Asano;Akira Taguchi;Mitsuji MuneyasuJournal of Hard Tissue Biologyvol. 23, no. 4, 461-4662014/10/1～2014/10/1

International academic conferenceRegional characteristics on preferences of ceremonial red color in JapanIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorChie Muraki Asano;Ai Nishino;Akira Asano;Katsunori Okajima;Proc. 2nd Conference of Asia Color Association (ACA2014)112-1162014/9/4～2014/9/6

International academic conferenceA New Analysis Method for the Drape Shape of FabricIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorChie Muraki Asano;Akira Asano;Mitsuji Muneyasu;Takako Fujimoto;Proc. 5th Kansei Engineering & Emotion Research International Conference (KEER2014)2014/6/11～2014/6/13

International academic conferenceA New Evaluation Method for Fabric Wrinkles using the Morphological TechniqueIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorChie Muraki Asano;Akira Asano;Rino Ouchi;Takako Fujimoto;Proc. 5th Kansei Engineering & Emotion Research International Conference (KEER2014)2014/6/11～2014/6/13

TextbookUnrefereedMonographSingle-AuthorASANO,Akira;2014/2/25～2014/2/25

International academic conferenceVisual complexity assessment of painting imagesIn refereedOtherCo-authorXiaoying Guo;Takio Kurita;Chie Muraki Asano;Akira Asano; 2013 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP 2013)388-3922013/9/15～2013/9/15

PapersCombination of Histogram-Based Automatic Clustering Algorithm and Support Vector Machine for the Diagnosis of OsteoporosisIn refereedAcademic JournalInternational coauthorshipM. S. Kavitha;Akira Asano;Akira Taguchi;M. S. Heo;Imaging Science in Dentistry43, 4, 153-1612013/9/1～

PapersModeling the Perception of Visual Complexity in Texture ImagesIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorXiaoying Guo;Chie Muraki Asano;Akira Asano;Takio Kurita;International Journal of Affective Engineering12, 2 (in press)2013/7/1～

PapersStatistical Quantification of the Effects of Viewing Distance on Texture PerceptionIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorLiang Li;Akira Asano;Chie Muraki Asano;Katsunori Okajima;J. Opt. Soc. Am. A30, 7, 1394-14932013/7/1～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorL. Yang;A. Asano;L. Li;C. Muraki Asano;T. Kurita;2012/10/1～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorXiaoying Guo;C. Muraki Asano;A. Asano;T. Kurita;L. Li;2012/9/1～

PapersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorM. S. Kavitha;A. Asano;A. Taguchi;T. Kurita;M. Sanada;2012/1/1～

PapersReproducibility and Diagnostic accuracy of computer-aided diagnosis system of osteoporosis using morphological changes of lower-border of mandible on panoramic radiographsIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorT. Nakamoto;A. Taguchi;A. Asano;MD Mahmud UZ Zaman;K. Tanimoto;Dental Radiology2011/12/1～

International academic conferenceVisual Complexity Perception and Texture Image CharacteristicsIn refereedOtherCo-authorXiaoying Guo;C. Muraki Asano;A. Asano;T. Kurita;Proc. International Conference on Biometrics and Kansei Engineering 2011 (ICBAKE2011)260-2652011/9/15～Takamatsu, Japan

PapersComputer-aided measurement of mandibular cortical width on dental panoramic radiographs for identifying osteoporosisIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorM. S. Kavitha;Febriliyan Samopa;A. Asano;A. Taguchi;M. Sanada;Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry2, 1-92011/8/24～10.1111/j.2041-1626.2011.00095.x

CommentaryMathematical morphologyUnrefereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorA. Asano;Gazou Labo22, 8, 37-432011/8/1～

International academic conferencePrimitive and Grain Estimation using Flexible Magnification for a Morphological Texture ModelIn refereedMonographCo-authorL. Yang;L. Li;C. Muraki Asano;A. Asano;Proc. 10th International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology (ISMM2011), Springer LNCS6671, 190-1992011/7/19～Verbania, Italy

International academic conferenceNew Automatic Detection Method for Carotid Artery Calcification in Dental Panoramic Radiographs Considering Intensity GradientsIn refereedOtherCo-authorY. Izumi;K. Shinjo;M. Muneyasu;A. Asano;A. Taguchi;Proc. 26th International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers and Communications (ITC-CSCC 2011)2011/6/19～Gyeongju, Korea

PapersDual Primitive Estimation of TexturesIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorL. Li;A. Asano;C. Muraki Asano;M. Muneyasu;Y. Hanada;IEICE Trans. FundamentalsE94-A, 4, 1165-11692011/4/1～

International academic conferenceContinuous measurements of mandibular cortical width on dental panoramic radiographs for computer-aided diagnosis of osteoporosisIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorM. S. Kavitha;A. Asano;A. Taguchi;Proc. SPIE Medical Imaging 2011; Proc. SPIE7963, 79633Y-1-122011/2/15～Lake Buena Vista, FL USA

PapersAn Unsupervised Design Method of Weighted Median Filters for Texture Images Using Genetic AlgorithmIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorY. Hanada;M. Muneyasu;A. Asano;IEICE Trans. FundamentalsJ94-A, 1, 18-292011/1/1～

Chapter or SectionMathematical morphologyUnrefereedOtherCo-authored chapterA. Asano;Knowledge base of the Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communication EngineersGroup 1, Part 9, Chapter 42011～

International academic conferenceAutomatic Detection Method for Carotid Artery Calcification in Dental Panoramic RadiographsIn refereedOtherCo-authorK. Shinjo;M. Muneyasu;A. Asano;A. Taguchi;Proc. APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC 2010)2010/12/14～Singapore

International academic conferenceContinuous Measurement of the Mandibular Cortical Bone in Dental Panoramic radiographs for the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis using a Clustering Algorithm on HistogramsIn refereedOtherCo-authorM. S. Kavitha;L. Li;Febriliyan Samopa;A. Asano;A. Taguchi;Proc. APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC 2010)560-5672010/12/14～Singapore

PapersMorphological texture manipulation for the evaluation of human visual sensibilityIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorC. Muraki Asano;A. Asano;L. Li;T. Fujimoto;Kansei Engineering International Journal10, 1, 11-182010/12/1～

PapersAn unsupervised optimization of structuring elements for noise removal using GAIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorH. Okuno;Y. Hanada;M. Muneyasu;A. Asano;IEICE Trans. FundamentalsE93-A, 11, 2196-21992010/11/1～

PapersEffectiveness of genetic multistep search in unsupervised design of morphological filters for noise removalIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorY. Hanada;M. Muneyasu;A. Asano;IPSJ Transactions on Mathematical Modeling and its Applications3, 3, 154-1652010/10/1～

BookNonlinear image and signal processing - Basics and applications of mathematical morphologyUnrefereedMonographCo-editorA. Asano;C. Muraki Asano;Y. Kimori;M. Muneyasu;H. Nobuhara;M. Fujio;Maruzen2010/10/1～

CommentaryPhilosophy of mathematical morphologyUnrefereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorA. Asano;Fundamentals Review4, 2, 113-1222010/10/1～

PapersComputer aided diagnosis for osteoporosis based on trabecular bone analysis using panoramic radiographsIn refereedAcademic JournalInternational coauthorshipAgus Zainal Arifin;Anny Yuniarti;Lutfiani Ratna Dewi;Hudan Studiawan;A. Asano;T. Nakamoto;A. Taguchi;Arifzan Razak;Dental Journal (Majalah Kedokteran Gigi)43, 32010/9/1～

PapersStatistical Analysis of Human Visual Impressions on Morphological Image Manipulation of Gray Scale TexturesIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorL. Li;C. Muraki Asano;A. Asano;Optical Review17, 2, 90-962010/3/1～

PapersAutomatic molar extraction from dental panoramic radiographs for forensic personal identificationIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorFebriliyan Samopa;A. Asano;A. Taguchi;IEICE Trans. Information and SystemsE92-D, 11, 2287-22902009/11/1～

BookFundamental and practical signal processingUnrefereedMonographCo-editorK. Itoh;A. Asano;N. Tsumura;T. Nomura;K. Hirokawa;O. Matoba;Maruzen2009/11/1～

CommentaryMathematical morphology - Basics and resent advancesUnrefereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;H. Nobuhara;Journal of the IEICE Japan92, 10, 876-8802009/10/1～

Magazine articleRequest for research opportunitiesUnrefereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorA. Asano;Journal of the IEICE Japan92, 8, 713-7152009/8/1～

PapersMeasurement of surface property using a special sensor developed for pile materialsIn refereedAcademic JournalInternational coauthorshipT. Fujimoto;M. R. Sunderland;S. K. Tandon;C. Muraki Asano;A. Asano;C. Murata;H. Fukuyama;Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research33, 3, 253-2572008/9/1～

PapersA computer-aided diagnosis system to screen for osteoporosis using dental panoramic radiographsIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorT. Nakamoto;A. Taguchi;M. Ohtsuka;Y. Suei;M. Fujita;M. Tsuda;M. Sanada;Y. Kudo;A. Asano;K. Tanimoto;Dentomaxillofacial Radiology,37, 5, 274-2812008/7/1～

PapersObserver Performance in Diagnosing Osteoporosis by Dental Panoramic Radiographs: Results from the Osteoporosis Screening Project in Dentistry (OSPD)In refereedAcademic JournalInternational coauthorshipA. Taguchi;A. Asano;M. Ohtsuka;T. Nakamoto;Y. Suei;M. Tsuda;Y. Kudo;K. Inagaki;T. Noguchi;K. Tanimoto;R. Jacobs;E. Klemetti;S. C. White;K. Horner;OSPD International Collaborative Group;BONE43, 1, 209-2132008/7/1～

TextbookHow to think statisticallyUnrefereedMonographSingle-AuthorA. Asano;Pleiades Publishing House2008/4/1～

PapersUse of Fuzzy Neural Network in Diagnosing Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis Based on Dental Panoramic RadiographsIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorAgus Zainal Arifin;A. Asano;A. Taguchi;T. Nakamoto;M. Ohtsuka;M. Tsuda;Y. Kudo;K. Tanimoto;Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics11, 8, 1049-10582007/10/1～

TextbookDigital images and JPEGUnrefereedMonographCo-authored chapterA. Asano;Introduction to Information Society, 10th edition, Gakujutsu Tosho2007/3/1～

PapersImage Segmentation by Histogram Thresholding Using Hierarchical Cluster AnalysisIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorAgus Zainal Arifin;A. Asano;Pattern Recognition Letters27, 13, 1515-15212006/10/1～

PapersComputer-aided system for measuring the mandibular cortical width on dental panoramic radiographs in identifying postmenopausal women with low bone mineral densityIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorAgus Zainal Arifin;A. Asano;A. Taguchi;T. Nakamoto;M. Ohtsuka;M. Tsuda;Y. Kudo;K. Tanimoto;Osteoporosis International17, 5, 753-7592006/5/1～

PapersWhat is between Textile Art and ClothesIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorT. Fujimoto;H. MIyashita;M. Sakamaki;C. Muraki Asano;A. Asano;Kansei Engineering International4, 4, 1-62004/8/1～

CommentaryDevelopment of automatic assisting system for screening of osteoporotic patients using panoramic radiographsUnrefereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Taguchi;T. Nakamoto;Y. Suei;A. Asano;K. Tanimoto;INNERVISION19, 72004/7/1～

PapersMorphological texture analysis using optimization of structuring elementsIn refereedMonographCo-authored chapterA. Asano;M. MIyagawa;M. Fujio;Geometry, Morphology, and Computational Imaging, Springer LNCS2616, 141-1522003/4～

CommentaryMathematical Morphology and Shape Description - application to filtering and texture analysisIn refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorA. Asano;Systems, Control and Information47, 1, 18-252003/1/1～

PapersTexture Data Reduction using Optimized Morphological SkeletonIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;Y. Matsuo;M. Fujio;Information Technology Letters1, 143-1442002/9/1～

PapersMultiprimitive texture analysis using cluster analysis and morphological size distributionIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;J. Endo;C. Muraki;IEICE Trans. FundamentalsE85-A, 9, 2180-21832002/9/1～

PapersModeling of Mono-Feature Texture Images by Using the Structuring Element of Morphology FiltersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorS. Yashima;A. Asano;A. Taguchi;IEICE Trans. FundamentalsJ85-A, 6, 715-7242002/6/1～

PapersUnsupervised optimization of nonlinear image processing filters using morphological opening/closing spectrum and genetic algorithmIn refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorA. Asano;IEICE Trans. FundamentalsE83-A, 2, 275-2822000/2/1～

TextbookBetween chance and necessity - statistics for environment problemsUnrefereedMonographCo-authored chapterA. Asano;Technology and environment - Liberal arts in the 21st century I, Baifukan1999/2/1～

PapersMorphological multiresolution pattern spectrumIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;S. Yokozeki;IEICE Trans. FundamentalsE80-A, 9, 1662-16661997/9/1～

PapersMultiresolution Pattern Spectrum and its optical implementation using Visual Area Coding TechniqueIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;T. Konishi;S. Yokozeki;Optical Review3, 6A, 410-4131996/11/1～

PapersLearning optimization of morphological filters with gray scale structuring elementsIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;T. Yamashita;S. Yokozeki;Optical Engineering35, 8, 2203-22131996/8/1～

CommentaryActive contour model using mathematical morphologyUnrefereedAcademic JournalCo-authorT. Yamashita;A. Asano;S. Yokozeki;Gazou Labo7, 5, 17-191996/5/1～

PapersLinear separability of positive self-dual logical filtersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;Y. Kasai;S. Yokozeki;Optical Review2, 5, 327-3301995/7/1～

PapersSimulator for Aid of Trial-and-Error Design of Nonlinear Image Processing FiltersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;T. Honda;S. Yokozeki;Optical Review2, 3, 163-1661995/5/1～

PapersEfficient Algorithm for Learning Optimization of Morphological FiltersIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;T. Syudoh;S. Yokozeki;Optical Review2, 3, 159-1621995/5/1～

PapersMeasurement of a transparent object by using an automated Talbot interferometerIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorN. Shigei;T. Matsumoto;N. Teshima;A. Asano;S. Yokozeki;Optical Review1, 2, 273-2751994/12/1～

PapersOptimization of morphological filters by learningIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;K. Matsumura;K. Itoh;Y. Ichioka;S. Yokozeki;Optics Communications112, 265-2701994/12/1～

PapersOptimization of threshold logic filters by learning, "Image recognition by neural networks"UnrefereedMonographCo-authored chapterA. Asano;Current Topics in Pattern Recognition Research, Research Trends1, 251-2821994/12/1～

PapersMatched Filtering for Recognition of Real Three Dimensional ObjectsIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorF. Murata;A. Asano;H. Suzuki;S. Yokozeki;Kogaku (Japanese Journal of Optics)23, 8, 505-5101994/8/1～

PapersOptimization Method on Ill-Condition in Automatic Lens DesignIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorE. Nakamura;S. Yonezawa;A. Asano;H. Suzuki;S. Yokozeki;Kogaku (Japanese Journal of Optics)23, 7, 424-4301994/7/1～

CommentaryDesign of nonlinear image processing filters by learningUnrefereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorA. Asano;Seisan to Gijutsu46, 3, 49-511994/3/1～

PapersRONDO: Rank-Order based Nonlinear Differential OperatorIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;K. Itoh;Y. Ichioka;Pattern Recognition25, 9, 1043-10591992/9/1～

PapersOptimization of cascaded threshold logic filters for grayscale image processingIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;K. Itoh;Y. Ichioka;Optics Communications88, 485-4931992/9/1～

PapersExperimental study on the fixed points of the RANK filterIn refereedAcademic JournalInternational coauthorshipA. Asano;L. P. Yaroslavsky;Optics Communications88, 199-2091992/3/1～

PapersAnalysis of Nonlinear Filters Using Inductive InferenceIn refereedIn-house publicationCo-authorA. Asano;K. Itoh;Y. Ichioka;Technical Report of Osaka University41, 2056, 221-2331991/10/1～

Research reportFixed Points of Recursive Rank Filters for Image ProcessingUnrefereedIn-house publicationInternational coauthorshipA. Asano;L. P. Yaroslavsky;Angewandte Optik Annual Report 1990, Univ. Erlangen211991/3/1～

PapersOptimization of the weighted median filter by learningIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;K. Itoh;Y. Ichioka;Optics Letters16, 3, 168-1701991/2/1～

PapersConvergence properties of recursive rank-order filter and neural networkIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;W. Zhang;K. Itoh;Y. Ichioka;Pattern Recognition Letters11, 8, 557-5601990/10/1～

PapersThe Nearest Neighbor Median Filter: Some Deterministic Properties and ImplementationsIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;K. Itoh;Y. Ichioka;Pattern Recognition23, 10, 1059-10661990/10/1～

PapersBipolar Morphology and Its ApplicationsIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorA. Asano;K. Itoh;Y. Ichioka;Japanese Journal of Applied PhysicsPart 2, 29, 7, 1270-12731990/7/1～

PapersJapanese Language Understanding System Using Blackboard ModelIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorM. Ippongi;A. Asano;K. Uehara;J. Toyoda;Trans. IEICE, Section DJ-70D, 11, 2294-22991987/11/1～

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