Affiliation	Faculty of Science and Technology―Doctor course 1st year
	Team	Smart Ambient Media
	Research theme	Vignette illustration generation from video
	E-mail	nmimy2000keio.jp
	Website	–

Self-introduction

To turn dreams into reality. – Mayu Namai(2000–)

Education

April 2019 – March 2023	B.E. in Information and Computer Science, Keio University
April 2023 – March 2025	M.E. in Information and Computer Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
September 2024 – December 2024	Studied abroad at the Kwan-Liu Ma Laboratory, University of California, Davis.
October 2025 – Present	Ph.D. in Science and Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University

Publications

International Journals

1. Mayu Namai, Koya Narumi, Kwan-Liu Ma, Issei Fujishiro: “VigNette: Generation of Vignette Illustrations from Video,” IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, to appear.
2. Mayu Namai, Issei Fujishiro：”VigNet: Semiautomatic generation of vignette illustrations from video,” IIEEJ Transactions on Image Electronics and Visual Computing, Vol, 12, No. 1, pp.15―22, June 24, 2024. [Web page]

Presentations (Refereed)

1. Mayu Namai, Issei Fujishiro：”Prototyping of semiautomatic generation of vignette illustrations from video,” in proceedings of Visual Computing 2023, pp. 2:1―2:4, Shibaura Institute of Technology, September 18, 2023 (poster)

Presentations (Unrefereed)

1. Mayu Namai, Issei Fujishiro：”Semiautomatic generation of vignette illustrations from video: Reflecting viewer preferences,” in Proceedings of Expressive Japan 2023 (The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers Technical Report, Vol. 47, No. 9, pp.301-304, AIT2023-120), Tokyo Polytechnic University, March 6, 2023
2. Mayu Namai, Issei Fujishiro：”Semiautomatic generation of vignette illustrations from video,” in Proceedings of the 85th National Convention of International Processing Society of Japan, Vol. 2, pp. 255―256 (6X-03), The University of Electro-Communications, online & onsite hybrid, March 4, 2023
3. Mayu Namai, Issei Fujishiro：”Prototyping toward automatic generation of vignette illustrations,” in Proceedings of Visual Computing Workshop 2022 in Lake Suwa, Lecture No. 16, Nagano, November 25–26, 2022, [Abstract: The Journal of the Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 252–253, January 2023]

Others

1. Mayu Namai: Short-term research stay at the laboratory of Kwan-Liu Ma, University of California, Davis, conducting international collaborative research in the Multimedia field． October 1–December 22, 2024. Supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) through AdCORP (JPMJKB2302) and ASPIRE (JPMJAP2401).
2. Issei Fujishiro, Mayu Namai：”Visual Intelligence: The World of AI-Driven Graphics (2) VigNet: Semiautomatic generation of vignette illustrations from video,” KEIO TECHNO-MALL 2023, Tokyo International Forum, December 15, 2023 (poster)
3. Mayu Namai，Issei Fujishiro：”Prototyping toward automatic generation of vignette illustrations,” Information Visualization Camp, Poster Presentation, Tokyo Institute of Technology, September 24-25, 2022

Awards

Domestic awards

1. Mayu Namai：the 2023 Nakanishi Encouragement Awards，Graduation Research, Department of Information and Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Semiautomatic generation of vignette illustrations from video，March 23, 2023. Selected from 6 theses out of approximately 100 undergraduate students.
2. Mayu Namai，Issei Fujishiro：Best poster awards, studioVOXEL award，in Proceedings of Expressive Japan 2023, Semiautomatic generation of vignette illustrations from video: Reflecting viewer preferences，March 6, 2023. Best Poster Award: selected from 8 out of 48 presenters. studioVOXEL award: selected from 1 out of 95 presenters.
3. Mayu Namai，Issei Fujishiro：Student encouragement awards，in Proceedings of the 85th National Convention of International Processing Society of Japan，Semiautomatic generation of vignette illustrations from video, March 4, 2023. Selected from 2 out of 5 presenters in the session.

Scholarship

1. Mayu Namai: Recipient of the 2025 Tamura Memorial Scholarship, awarded to one Ph.D. entrant in September, JPY 325,000 for Fall 2025.

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