Tatsu Banno

I’m Tatsuro Banno (坂野 達郎), a Ph.D. student at The University of Tokyo, advised by Prof. Yoichi Sato.
I received my M.S. degree from The University of Tokyo in 2026, advised by Prof. Yoichi Sato, and my B.E. degree in 2024, advised by Prof. Kiyoharu Aizawa.
My research interests include computer vision and computer graphics, with a particular focus on 3D understanding of humans and urban scenes.

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Publications
Realistic Virtual Flood Experience System Using 360° Videos and 3D City Models Constructed from Building Footprints Realistic Virtual Flood Experience System Using 360° Videos and 3D City Models Constructed from Building Footprints
Tatsuro Banno, Koki Kawada, Mizuki Takenawa, Masatoshi Denda, Kiyoharu Aizawa
ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval (ICMR), Demo, 2026
[arXiv]

We introduce a new virtual flood experience framework that combines 360° videos with 3D city models generated from 2D building footprints, enabling realistic 3D flood visualization without relying on pre-existing 3D city models.
360CityGML 360CityGML: Realistic and Interactive Urban Visualization System Integrating CityGML Model and 360° Videos
Tatsuro Banno, Mizuki Takenawa, Leslie Wöhler, Satoshi Ikehata, Kiyoharu Aizawa
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 2025
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR), 2026
[arXiv] [video]

We introduce 360CityGML, a novel urban visualization system that integrates 3D urban models with 360° walkthrough videos, enabling users to intuitively interpret geospatial data from a pedestrian perspective.

Scholarship

JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1)

April 2026 - March 2029

Awards

Best Paper Award

The 86th Annual Convention of the Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ)

February 2025 [webpage]

Interactive Presentation Award

The 27th Meeting on Image Recognition and Understanding (MIRU)

August 2024 [webpage]

Department Chair’s Special Award

Department of Information and Communication Engineering, The University of Tokyo

March 2024

Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award

Department of Information and Communication Engineering, The University of Tokyo

March 2024

Innovation Award

PLATEAU AWARD 2023, Minitsry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan

February 2024 [webpage]