Associate Professor, Tohoku University

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Researcher and educator working on mobile robotics, assistive systems, navigation, and intelligent robot deployment in real-world environments.

Mobile Robotics Foundation Modeling Physical AI Navigation System Integration Field Robotics Assistive Robotics Multi-Robot Systems Human-Robot Collaboration Human-Robot Interaction
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Japan
Based in
Robotics Research
Focus
2015
PhD
Academia and Applied Robotics
Domains

Work

  • 2022 - Present
    Research Associate Professor
    Tohoku University, School of Engineering, Japan
    • Mobile Robots, Semantic Scene Understanding, Multi-robot Systems, Healthcare Robotics, Assistive Robotics, Foundation Modeling, Physical AI, Navigation, System Integration, Human-Robot Collaboration, Human-Robot Interaction
  • 2021 - 2022
    Specially Appointed Lecturer
    Tohoku University, School of Engineering Japan
    • Mobile Robots, Semantic Scene Understanding, Multi-robot Systems, Healthcare Robotics, Assistive Robotics, Foundation Modeling, Physical AI, Navigation, System Integration, Human-Robot Collaboration, Human-Robot Interaction
  • 2016 - 2021
    Assistant Professor
    Hokkaido University, School of Engineering, Japan
    • Mobile Robots, Multi-robot Systems, Field Robotics, Agriculture Robotics, UAV, Autonomous Navigation, SLAM, Path Planning, Navigation, System Integration
  • 2015 - 2016
    Assistant Professor
    Hokkaido University, Institute of Higher Education, Japan
    • Project Management and Training, Problem Solving/Finding, Inderdisciplinary Research

Education

Awards

  • IEEE Young Author Award Finalist - 2011 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), Kyoto, Japan, 2011 . Paper - Map building from laser range sensor information using mixed data clustering and singular value decomposition in noisy environment
  • Student Best Paper Award - 15th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (IEEE- ICCAS), Busan, S. Korea, 2015 . Paper - Path smoothing extension for various robot path planners
  • Young Author Award - 23rd International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB), 2018, Beppu, Japan . Paper - Autonomous mobile robot mapping and navigation using topological and semantic information
  • Best Poster and Presentation Award for Young Scientist - 6th AGH Poland- Hokkaido University, Japan (AGH-HU) Joint Symposium . Paper - Development of port facilities inspection robot using multi-copter
  • Honorable Mention Award (top 5% paper) - 8th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, International Conference on Data Science and Institutional Research (DSIR 2019) . Paper - Managing the Project: The Essential Need for Project Management Training and Education in Graduate Schools
  • Best Paper Award - 25th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB), 2020, Beppu, Japan . Paper - Path Planning for Service Robots in Continuous Operation
  • SI2020 Excellent Presentation Award - Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) Japan; 21st SICE System Integration (SI2020) Conference, 2020 . Paper - Improving Self-Positioning Performance Using Scan Matching in Snow-Covered Environments (in Japanese)
  • SI2020 Excellent Presentation Award - Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) Japan; 21st SICE System Integration (SI2020) Conference, 2020 . Paper - Gimbal Control in Automatic Spectrum Measurement System Using UAV (in Japanese)
  • SICE Best Paper Award - Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) Japan Best Paper Award for the article published in 2020 . Paper - Line Segment Extraction and Polyline Mapping for Mobile Robots in Indoor Structured Environments Using Range Sensors
  • SICE Annual Conference International Award - Society of Instrument and Control Engineers Japan (SICE Annual Conference 2022) . Paper - Automatic Dimensional Inspection System of Railcar Wheelset for Condition Monitoring
  • SI2022 Excellent Presentation Award - Society of Instrument and Control Engineers Japan (SICE SI2022 Conference) . Paper - Development of a Walking Support Robot for Motivating Human Walking
  • Best Paper Award - International Conference on Communication, Computing and Data Security,(IC-CCDS) 2024, Mumbai, India . Paper - Distributed Multi-agent Mapping and Localization For Enhanced Autonomous Navigation
  • Best Workshop Paper Award- IEEE-ICRA 2024 - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Yokohama, Japan, 2024; Workshop on Assistive Systems: Lab to Patient Care . Paper - ROS 2 Healthcare: Closing the Loop Between Human Sensing and Robotic Interventions
  • MEXT Scholarship - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Government of Japan . Full Scholarship for Graduate Study in Japan (2010-2015)