Profile

Date of Birth     September 28, 1967

Place of Birth     Tokyo, Japan

Education
1995 Dr.E. (Engineering Systems): Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, “Control of Distributed Parameter Systems and Nonlinear Systems in Aerospace Engineering,” supervised by Prof. Hironori Fujii
1992 M.E. (Applied Dynamics Engineering): Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, “Shaping of Time Responses with Minimax Criteria,” supervised by Prof. Hironori Fujii
1990 B.E. (Aerospace Engineering): Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, “Control of Flexible Space Structures Modeled as Distributed Parameter Systems,” supervised by Prof. Hironori Fujii

Memberships
1989- The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
1989- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1998- Senior Member)
1991- The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
1996- The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
1997- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Control Systems Society) (2019- Senior Member)
1999- The Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers
2005- The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan

Awards
1996 The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences Young Investigator Award
2002 American Control Conference Best Session Paper Award
2004 The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers Best Paper Award
2005 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Education Award
2006 The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Control Division, Pioneer Award
2009 The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Control Division, Award of 8th Annual Conference on Control Systems
2012 The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Best Writing Award
2013 Osaka University Presidential Award
2013 The Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers Best Paper Award
2013 The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers Best Paper Award
2014 The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Research Award of Control Division (Kimura Award)