Shin'ya Nishida

Born in Osaka, Japan, Aug. 28, 1962.

Nationality: Japan

Education

• 1981.4-1985.3: B.A. in Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University, Japan
• 1985.4-1987.3: M.A. in Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University, Japan
• 1987.4-1990.3: Ph.D in Psychology [Awarded in 1996], Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University, Japan

Positions

• 1990.4-1992.3: Research Associate, ATR Auditory and Visual Perception Laboratories , Japan
• 1992.4-1999.1: Research Scientist, NTT Basic Research Laboratories , Japan
• (1997.10-1998.10: Honorary Research Fellow, Dept. Psychology and Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK)
• 1999.1-: Research Scientist, NTT Communication Science Research Laboratories, Japan
• 2006.4-2012.3: Visiting professor, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
• 2008.8-: Visiting Professor, Center for Multidisciplinary Brain Research, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan

Professional Activities

• Editorial board member of Journal of Vision, and Vision Research
• Member (RENKEI KAIIN) of Science Council of Japan
• Member of Vision Sciences Society, Vision Society of Japan (Secretary), The Japanese Psychological Association, and The Japanese Psychonomic Society

Award

• Feb. 2006 JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) prize
• Nov. 2006 JPA (The Japanese Psychological Association) International Prize
  

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