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ABOUT US NHK STRL Bulletin, Broadcast Technology, No.79, Winter 2020 22 NHK STRL will celebrate its 90 th anniversary in 2020. Over the years, it has been contributing to the progress and devel- opment of a variety of broadcast technologies, including HDTV, satellite broadcasting, and UHDTV. For three years from FY2018 to 2020, we are conducting R&D to create new broadcast technologies and services under the three main themes of “reality imaging,” “connected media,” and “smart production,” looking toward 2030 to 2040. Find out more about our R&D plan at https://www.nhk.or.jp/strl/pdf/3kanen_e.pdf The NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories (NHK STRL) is the sole research facility in Japan specializing in broadcasting technology, and as part of the public broadcaster, its role is to lead Japan in developing new broadcasting technology and contributing to a rich broadcasting culture. NHK STRL 3-Year R&D Plan (2018 – 2020) NHK STRL Organization Deputy Director of STRL Toru Imai Director of STRL Kohji Mitani Fellow of STRL Yukihiro Nishida Executive Research Engineer Takashi Kato Research planning/management, public relations, international/domestic liaison, etc. Patent applications and administration, technology transfers, etc. Integrated broadcast-broadband technology (Hybridcast, etc.), IT security, broadband video service technology, etc. Satellite/terrestrial/cable broadcast transmission technology, multiplexing technology, 8K contribution/IP transmission technology, etc. 8K program production equipment, video coding technology, highly realistic sound systems, etc. Video content analysis, speech recognition/synthesis, machine translation, social media analysis, automatic sign language CG system, automatic audio description generation system, etc. Spatial 3D video system, 3D display device, AR/VR technology, novel video representation technology, cognitive science, etc. High-sensitive imaging and functional imaging devices, high-capacity and high data-transfer-rate recording technology, sheet-type display technology, etc. Personnel, labor coordination, accounting, building management, etc. Planning & Coordination Division Patents Division Internet Service Systems Research Division Advanced Transmission Systems Research Division Advanced Television Systems Research Division Smart Production Research Division Spatial Imaging Research Division Advanced Functional Devices Research Division General Affairs Division Short term introduction of AI technology to program production Secretariat for AI Promotion
