Publications

Journal Papers (Peer-Reviewed)

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Y. Matsushita, Y. Hosoda, R. Okada, J.-H. Lee
Development of Compact Autonomous Roadside Weeding Robot for Road Infrastructure Maintenance
Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 984-997, 2026.
12
A. A. Farouq, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
A Transfer Learning Approach for Generalizing Reinforcement Learning in Autonomous Robot Navigation Using LiDAR: Cross-Platform Adaptation and Obstacle Avoidance
IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 67170-67186, 2026.
Open Access
11
Y. Hosoda, J. Oboshi, G. Bilguun, H. Goto
Prediction of Abnormal Stem Elongation in Plant Factory Seedlings Based on Height Time-Series Variation
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences, advance online publication, 2026.
10
F. Shimizu, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Multi-Agent Path Planning Algorithm Considering Locomotion Constraints of Ceiling-Climbing Robots
Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan (accepted).
9
Q. Sui, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Swift-YOLO: A Lightweight Architecture for Small Target Detection in Drone Optical Sensors
IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 4212-4224, 2026.
Open Access
8
Y. Hosoda, K. Fujita, R. Shimokura, Y. Iiguni
Binaural conversion of monaural music recordings using head-related impulse responses
JASA Express Letters, vol. 6, no. 0132018, 2026.
Open Access
7
Y. Hosoda, A. Shimabuku, H. Goto
Weekly Wholesale Price Prediction of Lettuce Using a Price Range Classification Model
IPSJ Journal of Information Processing, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 129-138, 2025.
6
Y. Hosoda, G. Bilguun, J. Oboshi, H. Goto
Three-Dimensional Plant Model Development Through Image Recognition
IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 185557-185566, 2024.
Open Access
5
Y. Hosoda, T. Tada, H. Goto
Lettuce Fresh Weight Prediction in a Plant Factory Using Plant Growth Models
IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 97226-97234, 2024.
Open Access
4
Y. Hosoda, A. Kawamura, Y. Iiguni
Complex-Domain Pitch Estimation Algorithm for Narrowband Speech Signals
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, vol. 31, pp. 2067-2078, 2023.
Open Access Matlab code
3
Y. Hosoda, A. Kawamura, Y. Iiguni
Artificial bandwidth extension for lower bandwidth using sinusoidal synthesis based on first formant location
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences, vol. E105-A, no. 4, pp. 664-672, 2022.
Open Access
2
Y. Hosoda, A. Kawamura, Y. Iiguni
Speech Bandwidth Extension using Data Hiding based on Discrete Hartley Transform Domain
Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, vol. 41, pp. 2290-2307, 2022.
Open Access Matlab code
1
Y. Hosoda, A. Kawamura, Y. Iiguni
An Efficient Image to Sound Mapping Method Preserving Speech Spectral Envelope
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences, vol. E103-A, no. 3, pp. 629-630, 2020.

Preprint

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H. Bui, Z. Gao, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Visual Prompt Guided Unified Pushing Policy
arXiv:2602.19193, Feb. 2026.

International Conference Papers (Peer-Reviewed)

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A. Al Farouq, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Adversarial Geometric Traps: A DRL-Driven ROS 2 Framework for Robust Mapless Navigation in Dead-End Scenarios
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
22
I. Kawahara, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
EdgeJamMa: Edge-Enhanced Joint Mamba for Feature Matching
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
21
J. Park, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Robotic Mosaic Art System Using Semantic Segmentation and Depth Information
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
20
R. Okada, Y. Matsushita, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Development of a Navigation Method for an Autonomous Weeding Robot
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
19
K. Morita, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Vision-Guided and Gesture-Based Multimodal Conversational Interaction for Intelligent Spaces
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
18
H. Chen, N. T. T. Nguyen, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Pain Expression Generation with PainDiffusion: A Lightweight Study of Inference Hyperparameters and Subjective Naturalness
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
Best Conference Paper (UR 2026)
17
I. Ippitsu, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Development of a Handheld Scanner and Semi-Automatic Primitive Fitting Using a Point-Cloud Map
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
16
Y. Matsushita, Y. Suzuki, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Development of a Delivery Robot with Switchable Locomotion Mechanisms for Traversal of Step-like Discontinuities
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
15
N. T. T. Nguyen, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Pose-Free Sparse View 4D Face Capture with 3D Gaussian Splatting
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
14
H. Tsuka, K. Minesaki, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
View-Aware Person Re-Identification for Improving Long-Term Identity Consistency in Multi-Object Tracking
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
13
A. Rahagiyanto, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Early Recognition and Temporal Stability in Three-Channel Low-Density EMG: Impact of Segmentation Strategies for Real-Time Myoelectric Interfaces
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
12
D. B. Trong, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
TemporalACE: A Post-Processing Temporal Filter for Scene Coordinate Regression
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
11
A. Fumimoto, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Estimating People's Positions Based on Pre-Constructed Indoor Maps and Collecting Log Data
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
10
A. Mitsushima, N. T. T. Nguyen, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Design and Evaluation of Gait Motions for Quadruped Robots to Evoke Different Age Impressions
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
9
A. Fujii, F. Shimizu, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Structural Redesign of a Ceiling-Climbing Robot for Faster and More Stable Locomotion
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
8
H. Takai, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
A Singing Voice Evaluation System for A Cappella Performance
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
7
K. Kawai, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Movement Log Generation Using a Robotic Arm for Preventing Forgotten Objects
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2026), 2026.
6
R. Oshima, Y. Hosoda, Y. Iiguni
LLMs-Integrated Automatic Hate Speech Recognition Using Controllable Text Generation Models
2025 Asia Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC), Singapore, Oct. 2025.
SLIDE
5
A. Okumoto, A. Shimabuku, J. Goran, Y. Hosoda, T. Yoneyama, H. Tomitaka, Y. Usami, H. Goto
Simulation service of market vegetable prices for the management of plant factories
Proceedings of CIGR The XX CIGR World Congress 2022, Kyoto, Japan, Dec. 2022.
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Y. Ito, Y. Hosoda, H. Goto, S. Toda, K. Takayama
Plant growth prediction for lettuces using photosynthetic information
Proceedings of CIGR The XX CIGR World Congress 2022, Kyoto, Japan, Dec. 2022.
SLIDE
3
Y. Hosoda, A. Kawamura, Y. Iiguni
Pitch estimation for narrow bandwidth speech using harmonic phase difference
Proceedings of the 13th Asia Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC 2021), Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 2021 (online).
Matlab code
2
Y. Hosoda, A. Kawamura, Y. Iiguni
Phase Reconstruction for Artificial Bandwidth Extension toward Musical Instrument Sound Signal
Proceedings of the 29th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO 2021), Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 2021 (online).
Matlab code
1
Y. Hosoda, A. Kawamura, Y. Iiguni
Image-to-sound transformation using inpainting technique
Proceedings of 2018 International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and its Applications (NOLTA 2018), Tarragona, Spain, Nov. 2018.

International Conference Papers (Non-Peer-Reviewed)

8
I. Kawahara, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Edge-Guided Joint Mamba for Efficient and Robust Feature Matching
DUT-RU Joint Workshop on Information Science and Engineering 2026, Sep. 2026.
7
H. Chen, N. T. T. Nguyen, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Naturalness Analysis of Generated Pain Expressions: Effects of PainDiffusion Inference-Time Hyperparameters
DUT-RU Joint Workshop on Information Science and Engineering 2026, Sep. 2026.
6
S. Yoshida, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
LLM-based Generation of Hierarchical Automation Rules from Natural Language for Smart Homes
DUT-RU Joint Workshop on Information Science and Engineering 2026, Sep. 2026.
5
Y. Matsushita, Y. Suzuki, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
A Switchable Wheel-Track Delivery Robot for Efficient Flat-Ground Travel and Stable Step Traversal
DUT-RU Joint Workshop on Information Science and Engineering 2026, Sep. 2026.
4
J. Park, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Robotic Mosaic Art System Using Semantic Segmentation and Depth Information
DUT-RU Joint Workshop on Information Science and Engineering 2026, Sep. 2026.
3
A. Rahagiyanto, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Privileged-Information Transfer Learning for sEMG Gesture Classification From MediaPipe-Guided Training to Real-Time Robot Hand Control
DUT-RU Joint Workshop on Information Science and Engineering 2026, Sep. 2026.
2
S. Yoshida, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
A System for User-Defined Flexible Spatial Functions in Intelligent Spaces Using a Large Language Model
DUT-RU Joint Workshop on Information Science and Engineering 2025, Dalian, China, Sep. 2025.
1
Y. Matsushita, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
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DUT-RU Joint Workshop on Information Science and Engineering 2025, Dalian, China, Sep. 2025.

Domestic Conference Papers

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Y. Hosoda, R. Shimokura
Median-Plane Spectral Cue Estimation Based on Sparse Observations of Parametric HRTF
Acoustical Society of Japan Autumn Meeting 2026, Sep. 2026.
46
R. Oshima, Y. Hosoda, Y. Iiguni
Subtitle Masking of Hate Speech Audio Using Multi-Stage Pseudo Data Generation
Acoustical Society of Japan Autumn Meeting 2026, Sep. 2026.
45
H. Togano, Y. Hosoda, Y. Iiguni
Keyword Speech Recognition for Cerebral Palsy Patients Using Short-Duration Speech
Acoustical Society of Japan Autumn Meeting 2026, Sep. 2026.
44
B. Liu, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Indoor 3D Reconstruction Based on Autonomous Exploration and Viewpoint Planning with a Mobile Robot
44th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ 2026), Sep. 2026.
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R. Okada, Y. Matsushita, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Development of a Navigation Method for an Autonomous Weeding Robot Based on Road Shape
44th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ 2026), Sep. 2026.
42
F. Shimizu, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Observation Placement Control for Dynamic Environment Sensing by a Ceiling-Climbing Robot
44th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ 2026), Sep. 2026.
41
Y. Matsushita, Y. Suzuki, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Proposal of a Step Detection Method for a Delivery Robot with Switchable Locomotion Mechanisms
44th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ 2026), Sep. 2026.
40
K. Morita, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Multimodal Conversational Interaction Using Visual Information and Gestures for Intelligent Spaces
Proceedings of MIRU 2026, Aug. 2026.
39
I. Ippitsu, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Development of a Handheld Scanner and Semi-Automatic Primitive Fitting Using a Point-Cloud Map
Proceedings of MIRU 2026, Aug. 2026.
38
S. Yoshida, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
User Needs Estimation Using Scene Graphs for Automated Rule Design
Proceedings of MIRU 2026, Aug. 2026.
37
H. Tsuka, K. Minesaki, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
A ReID Method Limited to Frontal Images of Persons in Intelligent Spaces
Proceedings of MIRU 2026, Aug. 2026.
36
A. Fumimoto, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Integrated Where-Who-What Estimation for Indoor Drone Surveillance Using Pre-Constructed 3D Maps
Proceedings of MIRU 2026, Aug. 2026.
35
I. Kawahara, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Construction and Evaluation of Visual Odometry Based on Depth Information Using a Monocular Thermal Infrared Camera
Proceedings of MIRU 2026, Aug. 2026.
34
H. Chen, N. T. T. Nguyen, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Pain Expression Generation with PainDiffusion: A Lightweight Study of Inference Hyperparameters and Subjective Naturalness
Proceedings of MIRU 2026, Aug. 2026.
33
J. Park, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Development of a Robotic Mosaic Art System Based on Semantic Segmentation and Depth Information
Proceedings of the JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec 2026), Jun. 2026.
32
I. Kawahara, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
EdgeJamMa: Feature Matching Using Edge-Enhanced Joint Mamba
Proceedings of the JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec 2026), Jun. 2026.
31
A. Mitsushima, N. T. T. Nguyen, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Design and Evaluation of Gait Motions for Quadruped Robots to Evoke Different Age Impressions
Proceedings of the JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec 2026), Jun. 2026.
30
A. Fujii, I. Shimizu, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Structural Improvement and Evaluation of Ceiling-Climbing Robot Mobile Module for Faster and More Stable Locomotion
Proceedings of the JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec 2026), Jun. 2026.
29
K. Kawai, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Movement Log Generation Using a Robotic Arm for Preventing Forgotten Objects
Proceedings of the JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec 2026), Jun. 2026.
28
R. Oshima, Y. Hosoda, Y. Iiguni
Building a Speech Recognition Model with Censoring for Hate Speech Audio
28th Kansai Branch Young Researchers' Exchange Conference, Dec. 2025.
Encouragement Award
27
H. Togano, Y. Hosoda, Y. Iiguni
Keyword Speech Recognition Using Speech Characteristics for Cerebral Palsy Patients
28th Kansai Branch Young Researchers' Exchange Conference, Dec. 2025.
Best Encouragement Award
26
Y. Nishikori, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
R-Metaverse – Report 5: Effect of Controller Vibration for Enhancing Proximity Perception of Partner Robot on Social Presence
26th SICE Symposium on System Integration (SI2025), Dec. 2025.
25
K. Minesaki, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Cooperative Robot Control in Intelligent Space via Distributed Edge RGB-D Sensing
26th SICE Symposium on System Integration (SI2025), Dec. 2025.
24
Y. Suzuki, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Proposal of a Multimodal Mechanism Selection System for Robots with Multiple Locomotion Mechanisms
26th SICE Symposium on System Integration (SI2025), Dec. 2025.
23
N. T. T. Nguyen, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Pose-Free Sparse View 4D Face Capture with Neural Parametric Gaussians
26th SICE Symposium on System Integration (SI2025), Dec. 2025.
22
Y. Hosoda, I. Kawahara, J.-H. Lee
Construction of a Thermal Infrared Vision-Language Model via Pseudo-Pair Data Generation
26th SICE Symposium on System Integration (SI2025), Dec. 2025.
Best Presentation Award
21
Y. Matsushita, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Development of Autonomous Weeding Robot for Roadside Weeds – Report 5: Design of Lightweight and Robust Weed Detection Model Operable Under Resource Constraints
26th SICE Symposium on System Integration (SI2025), Dec. 2025.
20
A. Fujii, F. Shimizu, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Structural Proposal for Ceiling-Climbing Robot Mobile Module Toward Faster and More Stable Locomotion
26th SICE Symposium on System Integration (SI2025), Dec. 2025.
19
H. Takai, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Development of a Singing Voice Evaluation System for A Cappella Music
26th SICE Symposium on System Integration (SI2025), Dec. 2025.
18
Y. Endo, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Improvement of VR-Based Feedback System for Nursing Training Robot
26th SICE Symposium on System Integration (SI2025), Dec. 2025.
17
S. Yoshida, K. Minesaki, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Development of "Space Coding" Allowing Users to Flexibly Define Intelligent Space Functions – Report 5: Multiple Condition Definitions for Spatial Functions Using LLM
26th SICE Symposium on System Integration (SI2025), Dec. 2025.
Best Presentation Award
16
Y. Endo, N. T. T. Nguyen, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Proposal of VR-Based Feedback System for Nursing Training Robot
30th Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan, Sep. 2025.
15
Y. Nishikori, B. H. Hoang, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
R-Metaverse – Report 4: Investigation of the Effect of Voice System on Social Presence
30th Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan, Sep. 2025.
14
H. Togano, Y. Hosoda
Comparative Study of Speech Characteristics for Speech Recognition System for Cerebral Palsy Dysarthria Patients
Acoustical Society of Japan Autumn Meeting 2025, Sep. 2025.
13
A. Rahagiyanto, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
TriSyNMF: Efficient Feature Extraction from Low-Density sEMG for Gesture Classification
43rd Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, Sep. 2025.
12
M. Liu, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Furniture Rearrangement by Robot in an Intelligent Space
43rd Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, Sep. 2025.
11
F. Shimizu, Y. Hosoda, J.-H. Lee
Multi-Agent Path Planning Algorithm Considering Robot Turning Delay
43rd Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, Sep. 2025.
10
R. Oshima, Y. Hosoda, Y. Iiguni
Masking of Hate Speech in Audio Content Using Large Language Models
87th Annual Meeting of Information Processing Society of Japan, Mar. 2025.
Student Encouragement Award
9
H. Togano, Y. Hosoda, Y. Iiguni
Reproduction of Speech Characteristics in Dysarthria and Investigation of Impact on Speech Recognition Models
87th Annual Meeting of Information Processing Society of Japan, Mar. 2025.
Student Encouragement Award
8
N. Kobayashi, Y. Hosoda, Y. Iiguni
Development of an Image Enhancement Model for Low-Illumination and Low-Resolution Images Using Integrated GAN
87th Annual Meeting of Information Processing Society of Japan, Mar. 2025.
7
T. Yang, Y. Hosoda, Y. Wakabayashi, N. Kitaoka
LSTM-Based Japanese Pronunciation Scoring for L2 Learners
86th Annual Meeting of Information Processing Society of Japan, Mar. 2024.
6
G. BILGUUN, Y. Hosoda, H. Oboshi, H. Goto
Generation of Component-Based 3D Plant Models Based on Image Similarity
86th Annual Meeting of Information Processing Society of Japan, Mar. 2024.
5
H. Oboshi, Y. Hosoda, G. BILGUUN, H. Goto
Development of a Growth Diagnosis System for Factory-Grown Vegetables in Seedling Stage
86th Annual Meeting of Information Processing Society of Japan, Mar. 2024.
4
Y. Hosoda
Analysis of Phase Features for Severity of Parkinson's Disease
Acoustical Society of Japan Autumn Meeting, Sep. 2023.
3
T. Tada, Y. Hosoda, H. Goto, S. Toda, K. Takayama
Development of a Yield Prediction Model for Factory-Grown Vegetables Using Machine Learning
85th Annual Meeting of Information Processing Society of Japan, Mar. 2023.
2
Y. Hosoda
Voice Activity Detection Based on Inter-Harmonic Phase Difference
Acoustical Society of Japan Autumn Meeting, Sep. 2022.
1
Y. Hosoda, A. Kawamura, Y. Iiguni
Image-to-Sound Conversion Using Zero-Phase Signal
Acoustical Society of Japan Spring Meeting, Mar. 2017.

Doctoral Dissertation

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Y. Hosoda
Studies on Artificial Bandwidth Extension for Narrowband Speech Signals
Doctoral Dissertation, Osaka University, Mar. 2022.