Dec. 1979, Born in Yamanashi, Japan
Tomohiro Amemiya received B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechano-informatics from
the University of Tokyo, Japan, in 2002 and 2004, respectively. Since 2004,
he has been a researcher at NTT Communication Science Laboratories. He was awarded
a Ph.D. in biomedical information science by Osaka University, Japan, in 2008.
His research interests include haptic perception, wearable interfaces, and assistive
technologies. He received the Young Researchers Award from the Virtual Reality
Society of Japan in 2004, the Outstanding Paper Award from the VRSJ in 2005,
the Best Presentation Award from the Human Interface Society in Japan in 2005
and 2007, and "Grand Prix" Award and VR Interfaces Award at the Laval
Virtual International Awards in 2007.
Academic Education
April 1995- March 1998
Kofu First High School, Yamanashi, Japan
(at English course)
April 1998- March 2002
The University of Tokyo,
Tokyo, Japan
B.S. in Engineering,
"Wearable Computers for Accessible Technology",
from Prof. Michitaka Hirose
(at the Department of Mechano-Informatics,
School of Engineering)
April 2002- March 2004
The University of Tokyo,
Tokyo, Japan
M.S. in Information Science and Technology,
"A Real-Time Way-Finder by Wearable Tactile Interface for the Deaf-Blind",
from Prof. Michitaka Hirose
(at the Department of Mechano-Informatics,
Graduate School of Information
Science and Technology)
April 2007-March 2008 (early graduation)
Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Ph.D.
"Human Interface using Sensory Illusion: Kinesthetic Illusion of Being
Pulled Sensation and Its Implementation",
from Prof. Taro Maeda
(at the Department of Bioinformatic
Engineering, Graduate
School of Information Science and Technology)
Work History
April 2004-
NTT Communication Science Laboratories, NTT Corporation, Kanagawa, Japan
June 2004 - March 2006 (concurrently)
Cooperative Researcher at RCAST, The University of Tokyo
April 2006 - March 2007 (concurrently)
Cooperative Researcher at Hirose&Tanikawa Lab., The University of Tokyo
Research Grants
- JST CREST, Japan (2007-2012)
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan (2007-2009)
- Grants from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Japan (2007-2008)
Lectures
- "Haptic Interface using Sensory Illusion", Tutorial in IEEE
Virtual Reality 2008 (VR 2008), Integration
of Haptics in Virtual Environments: from Perception to Rendering, Reno,
NV, USA.
(9th March, 2008). - Advanced Course on Simulation, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
(Summer: 14th June, 2007)
Membership of Academic Societies
- IEEE Membership (2008-)
- Virtual Reality Society of Japan (2002-)
- Human Interface Society (Japan) (2002-)
Commission Member
- Journal Editorial Board, HIS (March 2008 -)
- SIGTAC, VRSJ (Sep. 2007 -)
- SIG-WIT, IEICE (May 2007- May 2009)
- Newsletter Editorial Board, VRSJ (April 2006 - March 2010)
- SIG- Wearable/Ubiquitous VR, VRSJ (Jan. 2006-)
- SIG- Wearable/Outdoor VR, VRSJ (Dec. 2004 - Dec. 2005)
- SE Lab. (2005 -)
- Reviewer for following journals
- Transactions on VRSJ (2005, 2006, 2007), Transactions on IPSJ (2006, 2007)
- Proc. of IEEE ROMAN (2008), Proc. of IEEE VR (2006), IEEE Software (2005) etc.
Others
Membership of Soccer Teams
- F.C. NTT AECL (April 2004 -)
- Campanella F.C. (April 1998 - March 2004)
- F.C. EDGAR (Aug. 2001-)
- etc.
- Joining soccer club since 9 year old
- Position: FW, MF, DF, GK...
Computer Skills
- Programming Languages
C/C++, Visual C++, Visual Basic, OpenGL, DirectX, PIC CCS, Cold Fusion, embedded VC++, Java - OS
Windows, Mac, Linux - Applications
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, MS-Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Protel, ProDESKTOP, Matlab, LaTex, Keynote, Rhinoceros - TOEIC score
>800 (Nov. 2007)