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Kohtaro Ohba


Deputy Director of Intelligent System Institute,

and Group Leader of Dependable Systems Reserach Group,

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Sceience & Technology,Japan.

Professor of University of Tsukuba
Associate Professor of Shibaura Institute of Technology


Research interests:

Object Recognition Project

Human Interface Project

Visualization Research

Tag Project

Micro Operation Project

Tele-Operation Project

     Ubiquitous Robotics Project

 Universal-design for environment and manipulation framework (2006-2008)

NEDO Safety Verification Technology Project for Service Robots (2009-2013)

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Mar. 1991.

M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Mar. 1988.

B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Mar. 1986.

of Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Experience

(Apr. 1991 - Mar.1996) Research Associate of Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

(Oct. 1994 - Jun. 1996) Visiting Research Scientist of SCS, CMU, Pittsburgh, USA

(Apr. 1996 - Mar. 1997) Assistant Professor of Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

(Apr. 1997 - Mar. 1991) Research Scientist of MEL, AIST, MITI, Tsukuba, Japan

(Apr. 2001 - Jul. 2004) Senior Research Scientist of AIST, Tsukuba, Japan

(Jul.2004 - Mar. 2009 Group Leader of Ubiquitous Functions Research Group, Intelligent Systems Institute, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan

(Apr.2009 - Deputy Director of Intelligent Systems Institute, and Group Leader of Dependable Systems Research Group, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan

Accademic Activity

Publications


Office:

Ubiquitous Functions Research Group,

Intelligent System Institute,

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Sceience & Technology,

Central 2, 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba, 305-8568, JAPAN

Tel.: +81-29-861-7264

Fax.: +81-29-861-5942

Email: k.ohba@aist.go.jp


Last update: Aug 1, 2010