Profile

Biography

May. 1945 Born in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Mar. 1968 Bachelor's Degree, Department of Engineering Science, Osaka University(JAPAN)
Mar. 1970 Master's Degree, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Mar. 1973 Doctor's Degree, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Apr. 1973 - Apr. 1983 Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Science, Osaka University
May. 1983 - Mar. 1992 Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Apr. 1992 - Professor, Image Processing Laboratory, Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology(NAIST,JAPAN)
June.1993 - Sep. 2003 Visiting Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fudan University (CHINA)
Apr. 1994 - Mar. 1998 Chief, Graduate School of Information Science, NAIST
Apr. 1998 - Mar. 2002 Chief, Information Technology Center, NAIST
Apr. 2002 - Mar. 2007 Dean, Graduate School of Information Science, NAIST
Apr. 2007 - Mar. 2009 Vice President, Director of Libraries, NAIST
Apr. 2009 - Professor, Image Processing Laboratory, NAIST

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Profession

Image Media, Medical Engineering Science, Legal Informatics, Archaeological Information

Social Activity etc.

Member of Science Council of Japan(19th:Oct.2005-Sep.2008, 20th: Oct.2008- )

IEEE(Senior Member)
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (May.2005- Fellow)
The Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers(Council Member)
The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
The Society of Sensing Technology of Japan(Exective Director)
The Virtual Reality Society of Japan(Council Member)
Japan Society of Medical Electronics and Biological Engineering(Exective Director,Vice President)
The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine(Auditor,July 1999- Fellow)
The Japanese Society of Medical Technology
Japanese Society for Medical Virtual Reality(Auditor)
Japan Society for Archaeological Information(Exective Director)
Transdisciplinary Federation of Science and Technology
Exective Director,TOYOBO Biotechnology Foundation
Steering Committee Member, Directors,Kansai Institute for Social and Economic Research (KISER)
Auditor,The Domain of Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Consortium Kansai NPO
Ex-Vice President, Nara-Univ-Salon NPO