Six technical papers were awarded with Katahira Conference Award at the Closing Ceremony and Gala Dinner of the 15th REAAA Conference on 23rd March 2017 in Bali, Indonesia by the President of Katahira & Engineers Inc.,Mr.Masato Nakamura and the President of Katahira International, Mr.Masami Kimishima.
the President REAAA of 15th Council Term, Dr.A.Hermanto Dardak.
The Katahira Conference Award Judging Panel has worked closely with the organizers in Indonesia for the selection of the winners.The Committee of Technical Paper for the 15th REAAA Conference has screened eligible papers which were then forwarded through the REAAA Secretariat to the members of Katahira Award Judging Panel chaired by Mr. Kieran Sharp for their evaluation. The panel members are as follows;
1. Mr. Kieran Sharp (Australia) – Chair
2. Dr. Tri Tjahjono (Indonesia)
3. Dr. Koji Kuroda (Japan)
4. Dr. Che Hassandi Abdullah (Malaysia)
5. Dr. Kian Keong Chin (Singapore) The Chairman of Katahira Fund, Mr. Koji Kuroda and the committee members decided to award the winners with the total prizes amounting US$4,500. The source of fund for Katahira Award prizes amounting US$3,000 was donated from Katahira & Engineers Inc. and the exceed amount of prizes US$1,500 will be disbursed from the Katahira Fund to REAAA HSBC Account including all bank charges in preparing Telegraphic Transfer to all winners.
Recipients of the Katahira Conference Awards (2017)
| Recipients | Title of Technical Papers |
|---|---|
| Kazuya Tamada, Hiroshi Makino, Shinji Itsubo, Hitoshi Yoshimura ITS Division, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan. | Evaluation Of Long-Term Effects For Driving Safety Support Service Using Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperative ITS. |
| Shota Sone & Shin Sasaki from traffic Systems Department, NEXCO- Engineering Tohoku Company Limited. Yoshitaka Motoda, Faculty of Policy Studies, Iwate Prefectural University Yasushi Takeyama, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hachinohe Institute of Technology Hidekatsu Hamaoka, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Akita University Kazuya Tokuta & Isao Kanazawa from Aomori Management Office, East Nippon Expressway Company Limited. | The Effects of the Installation of Guide Lights on Driving Operations. |
| Keiji Sakuradani, West Nippon Expressway Company Limited, Japan Keigo Koizumi, Department of Civil Engineering, Osaka University Toyokazu Murakami & Satoshi Tayama from West Nippon Expressway Company Limited, Japan. | An Expressway Slope Monitoring System Utilizing WSNand Data Fusion Technology. |
| Dr Auckpath Sawangsuriya, Bureau of Road Research and Development, Department of Highways, Thailand. | Highway Rehabilitation Project For Sustainable Environment Development: A Case Study of National Highway Route No. 1, Tak–Kampangphet, Thailand. |
| Siti Zaharah, P Alvin Wai Hoong and MK Norfaizah, Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) | An Evaluation on The Effectiveness of Motorcycle Lanes In Malaysia. |
| Hirotaka Sekiya & Naoyuki Kawamoto from National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan Achmad Sidhi Purnawa, Handiyana Ariephin & Disi Mochamad Hanafiah from Institute of Road Engineering, Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia. | Application of Image Processing Technology to Traffic Counting. |
