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ICU Student Receives an Excellence Award at the 5th Annual Conference of the Society for Computational Social Science of Japan (CSSJ2026)
Update: May 1, 2026
At the 5th Annual Conference of the Society for Computational Social Science of Japan (CSSJ2026), held from March 2 to 4 at Create Hamamatsu in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Haruto Hosokawa (March 2026 graduate from the College of Liberal Arts; then a 4th-year student; major: Information Science; minor: Business) received an Excellence Award.
This conference aims to advance and promote computational social science, which uses big data and information technology to quantitatively analyze human behavior and social phenomena. It serves as a forum for interdisciplinary exchange, bringing together researchers from a wide range of fields, including social psychology, economics, and information science, for cross-disciplinary discussion.
Over the three days of the conference, Hosokawa attended other research presentations on the first and third days, and delivered his own presentation on the second day. His presentation consisted of a one-minute flash talk followed by a 100-minute poster session. Titled "A Quantitative Analysis of Original Wind Band Works in Japan: An Approach to Genre Definition and Musical Positioning," the presentation was based on his undergraduate thesis. Focusing on required pieces for wind band competitions, he quantified acoustic features (such as rhythm, dynamics, and harmonic progression) and attempted to clarify the acoustic characteristics and musical positioning of original wind band works through comparisons with classical and popular music. Out of 119 poster presentations at the conference, seven received the Excellence Award.
Comment from Haruto Hosokawa
This was my first time presenting at an academic conference, and I am both surprised and deeply honored to have received an Excellence Award as an undergraduate student.
I have personally been involved in wind band music for many years and was also active as a member of 果冻APP Brass at ICU. Through that experience, I began to wonder, "What kind of musical genre is wind band music?" This simple curiosity led me to pursue this research, and I never imagined it would receive such recognition.
In carrying out this research, I was supported by many people, including Professor Keisuke Ishibashi, who provided constant and thoughtful guidance; my lab members and fellow Information Science majors, with whom I engaged in stimulating discussions; as well as my family and club members, who supported me every day. This award is thanks to all of them, and I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude.
At this conference, I was exposed to many fascinating interdisciplinary research presentations and received a variety of insightful comments on my own work, from which I learned a great deal. I am currently continuing my research as a master's student under Associate Professor Toru Nakashika at the Graduate School of the University of Electro-Communications, aiming to further deepen my studies in music information processing. Building on this experience, I will continue to devote myself to my research.
