(since March 28, 2006)

Academic Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, March 2010, Yamaguchi University, Japan
  Theme: A Learning and Structure Design Method for Wavelet Neural Networks
  
  
• M.Eng. in Computer Science & Systems Engineering, March 1993, Yamaguchi University, Japan
  Theme: Improvement of Self-Formation of Recognition Cells Using a Continuous Output Function
  
  
• B.Eng. in Electronic Engineering (Highest Honor), March 1991, Yamaguchi University, Japan
  Theme: Fundamental Consideration on Self-Formation of Recognition Cells
  

Research Interests:

• Machine Learning
• Probabilistic Information Processing
• Multi-agent System
• Intelligent Robotics
• Neural Networks
• Wavelet
• Associative Memory
• Evolutional Computation
  

Academic and Related Experience:

1. Visiting Research Professor, March 2010 to November 2010
   Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, USA.
   
   
2. Assistant Professor, April 2007 to present
   Division of Computer Science and Design Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan.
   
   
3. Research Associate, April 2006 to March 2007
   Division of Computer Science and Design Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan.
   
   
4. Visiting Instructor, April 1995 to March 1999
   Department of Information Systems, Ube Frontier College, Japan.
   Information Theory
   
   
5. Research Associate, April 1994 to March 2005
   Department of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan.
   
   
6. Teaching Assistant, April 1991 to March 1994
   Department of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan.

Awards:

1. Theoretical Development Award (Best Paper), November 1994
   ANNIE94, St.Louis, USA. The citation is here.
   
   
2. Highest Honor Student Award, March 1991
   Yamaguchi University, Japan.

Grants and Fellowships:

1. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), No.23500181, April 2011 to March 2013
   MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan).
   Research theme: "An Integrated System Mimicking Brain Information Processing with Learning Functions for Self and Others, and Its application".
   Research member: Kobayashi, K., Obayashi, M., and Kuremoto, T.
   
   
2. Grant-in-Aid for Oversea Research (New Choshu Five), October 2009
   Yamaguchi University, Japan.
   
   
3. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), No.20500207, April 2008 to March 2010
   MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan).
   Research theme: "A Reinforcement Learning System Mimicking Brain Information Processing".
   Research member: Kobayashi, K., Obayashi, M., and Kuremoto, T.
   
   
4. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), No.20500277, April 2008 to March 2010
   MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan).
   Research theme: "A Mathematical Model of Olfactory System Considering Cooperation between Brain Memory System and Learning Theory and Its Application".
   Research member: Obayashi, M., Kobayashi, K., and Kuremoto, T.
   
   
5. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), No.18500230, April 2006 to March 2008
   MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan).
   Research theme: "A Study of Limbic System Model Fusing Emotion Evaluation and Dynamic Association Memory and Its Application".
   Research member: Kuremoto, T., Obayashi, M., and Kobayashi, K.
   
   
6. Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), No.14780291, April 2002 to March 2004
   JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan).
   Research theme: "A Study on Construction of a Dynamical Associative Memory System".
   Research member: Kobayashi, K.
   
   
7. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)(2), No.13450176, April 2001 to March 2003
   MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan).
   Research theme: "An Autonomous System with Inner Modeled Associative Memory".
   Research member: Obayashi, M. and Kobayashi, K.
   
   
8. Travel Grants for IJCNN1999, February 1999
   Electric Technology Research Foundation of Chugoku, Japan.
   
   
9. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)(2), No.10650433, April 1998 to March 2000
   MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan).
   Research theme: "Modeling and Control of Nonlinear Complex System by Fusion of Control Theory and Learning Network".
   Research member: Obayashi, M., Kobayashi, K., Hirasawa, K., and Murata, J.
   
   
10. Travel Grants for EUFIT1997, June 1997
    Telecommunications Advancement Foundation, Japan.
    
    
11. Travel Grants for ANNIE1994, November 1994
    Yamaguchi University, Japan.

Professional Memberships:

1. SICE (The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers) [October 2011 to present]
   Member.
   
   
2. IEEJ (Institute of Electrical Engineering of Japan) [January 2010 to present]
   Member.
   
   
3. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) [April 1995 to present]
   Associate Member.
   
   
4. JNNS (Japanese Neural Network Society) [April 1994 to December 2006]
   Member.
   
   
5. IEICE (Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers) [April 1991 to present]
   Member.
   

Activities for Domestic Institute:

1. IEEJ (Institute of Electrical Engineering of Japan) [June 2011 to present]
   Research Committee on Robot Control Technology and Practical Education Utilizing Robots
   Committee Member
   

2. IEEJ (Institute of Electrical Engineering of Japan) [January 2011 to present]
   Research Committee on Real Application Oriented Machine Learning
   Committee Organizer

3. IEEJ (Institute of Electrical Engineering of Japan) [April 2010 to December 2010]
   Research Committee on Real Application Oriented Machine Learning
   Committee Member

Reviewer for International Journals:

1. Neurocomputing [2005]
   
   
2. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks [2003, 2006, 2007]
   
   
3. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing [2003]

Reviewer for International Conferences:

1. 2012 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI2012) [June 10-15, 2012, Brisbane, Australia]
   
   
2. International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC2011) [August 11-14, 2011, Zhengzhou, China]
   
   
3. International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN2011) [July 31-August 5, 2011, San Jose, California, USA]
   
   
4. International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC2010) [August 18-21, 2010, Changsha, China]
   
   
5. International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN2010) [July 18-23, 2010, Barcelona, Spain]
   
   
6. International Conference on Image and Signal Processing (CISP2009) and BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI2009) [October 17-19, 2009, Tianjin, China]
   
   
7. International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC2009) [September 16-19, 2009, Ulsan, Korea]
   
   
8. International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC2008) [September 15-18, 2008, Shanghai, China]
   
   
9. International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC2007) [August 21-24, 2007, Qingdao, China]
   
   
10. International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN2007) [June 3-7, 2007, Nanjing, China]
    
    
11. International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC2006) [August 16-19, 2006, Kunming, China]
    
    
12. International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR2000) [September 4-7, 2000, Barcelona, Spain]

Reviewer for Domestic Journals:

1. IEEJ Transactions on Electronics, Information and Systems Society [2007, 2009, 2011]
   
   
2. IPSJ Transactions on Mathematical Modeling and its Applications [2006]
   
   
3. IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems [1998-2000, 2011]

Reviewer for Domestic Conferences:

1. IEEE Hiroshima Student Symposium [4-11th, 13th, HISS2002-09, 2011]

Chairperson for Domestic Conferences:

1. System Control Session at the 37th SICE Symposium Intelligent Systems. [March 16-17, 2010, Yokohama National University, Japan]
   
   
2. Information Engineering Session at the 16th Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), Chugoku Branch. [November 10, 2007, Yamaguchi University, Japan]

Referee for Domestic Conferences:

1. Best Presentation Award at the Systems Conference of Institutes of Electrical and Information Engineers (IEEJ). [December 3, 2011, Yamaguchi University, Japan]
   
   
2. Best Presentation Award at the Systems Conference of Institutes of Electrical and Information Engineers (IEEJ). [August 25, 2011, Chiba University, Japan]
   
   
3. Best Presentation Award at the Systems Conference of Institutes of Electrical and Information Engineers (IEEJ). [December 4, 2010, Kanto Gakuin University, Japan]
   
   
4. Best Presentation Award at the Chugoku Joint Convention Record of Institutes of Electrical and Information Engineers. [October 17, 2009, Hiroshima City University, Japan]
   
   
5. Best Presentation Award at the 16th Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), Chugoku Branch. [November 10, 2007, Yamaguchi University, Japan]
   
   
6. Best Presentation Award at the Chugoku Joint Convention Record of Institutes of Electrical and Information Engineers. [October 16, 2004, Yamaguchi University, Japan]

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