Curriculum vitae

Degrees

Bachelor of Engineering (Doshisha University, 1989)
Master of Engineering (Osaka University, 1991)
Doctor of Engineering (Osaka Prefecture University, 1995)

Education

Apr. 1982 – Mar. 1985
Shiga Prefectural Zeze High School, Shiga, Japan
(Participated in an interscholastic athletic meet in 1984 as a rower of a single scull on behalf of Shiga Prefecture)

Apr. 1985 – Mar. 1989
Department of Electronic Engineering,　Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
(Internship for three weeks at NTT Basic Research Laboratories [Prof. Yamamoto’s group], Tokyo, Japan)

Apr. 1989 – Mar. 1991
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
(Representative of Master’s Course of Engineering at the ceremony of degree conferment)

Professional Experience

Apr. 1991 – Mar. 1994
Researcher,　Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
(Engaged in the research and development of AlGaInP visible laser diodes)

Apr. 1994 – Mar. 1995
Technical Staff, Department of System Engineering,　Okayama Prefectural University, Okayama, Japan

Apr. 1995 – Mar. 1998
Lecturer, Department of System Engineering,　Okayama Prefectural University, Okayama, Japan

Apr. 1998 – Present
Associate Professor, Department of Information and Communication Engineering,　Okayama Prefectural University, Okayama, Japan

Visiting Researcher

Nov. 1995 – Feb. 1996
Visiting Scholar,　Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory　(Prof. Siegman’s group), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

Oct. 2004 – Oct. 2007
Visiting Researcher,　Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto, Japan

Part-Time Lecturer

Apr. 1999 – Mar. 2001
Information Technology Exercises (Intensive Course),　Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan

Apr. 2001 – Mar. 2004
Programming II (Intensive Course),　Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan

Apr. 2005 – Mar. 2008
Mechanics,　Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

Specialized Field

Optoelectronics

Membership of Academic Societies

The Optical Society (OSA)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Society Activity

Jan. 2011 – Dec. 2012
IEEE Hiroshima Section　Executive Committee Member