At the 60th Lecture Meeting of the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers, held on Thursday, May 26, Professor Masaaki Ishikawa of the Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation won and was awarded the 2016 Outstanding Paper Award of the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineer.
　This Outstanding Paper Award is awarded to the authors of papers published in Transactions of the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers in the last two years which make a significant contribution in terms of scholarship and technology. The title of the paper is, "On the Bifurcation Analysis of the Stochastic Predator-prey System based on the D-bifurcation."
　The paper discusses the stochastic bifurcation of a predator-prey system, and has clarified the impact of random noise on bifurcation phenomena. A bifurcation phenomenon is a phenomenon in which a variation in parameters causes changes in the qualitative properties of a system. Thanks to this research, it has become possible to analyze the impact of noise on bifurcations in predator-prey systems, and the way has been opened to analysis of the impact of environmental changes on food chains, etc. These points received high recognition as outstanding research which will contribute to the development of the systems, control and information fields.
　Expressing his joy at having received the award, Professor Ishikawa spoke of his passion for his own research: "I am absolutely delighted that the path of my research over the last 40 years, which has been devoted to stochastic systems theory, has been recognized in this way. Generally, we picture noise as an unwanted nuisance, but it also has many useful properties. This research has clarified one of these. I believe that our lives, too, become all the richer in humanity when we falter as a result of noise. So, I will continue to conduct research while cherishing noise."

Giving a speech at the award ceremony

Certificate