Introduction of Tetsuya WATANABE

* Current Affiliation and Contact Information

Photo of Watanabe Tetsuya WATANABE, Ph.D.

Professor
Faculty of Engineering, University of Niigata
Address: Ikarashi Ninocho 8050, Nishi Ward, Niigata City, Niigata,
950-2181 JAPAN
TEL: +81-25-262-6133
FAX: +81-25-262-7198
E-mail: t2[put a dot here]nabe[insert an atmark here]eng.niigata-u.ac.jp

* Biography

Academic
- Bachelor of Engineering (March 1991, Electric Engineering)
- Master of Engineering (March 1993, Biomedical Engineering)
- Doctor of Engineering (March 2001, Information System Engineering)
All degrees received from Hokkaido University.
Vocational
- April 1993 - April 1994, Researcher at National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering
- May 1994 - March 2001, Researcher at National Institute of Vocational Rehabilitation
- April 2001 - December 2004, Researcher at National Institute of Special Education
- March - August 2004, Research Associate at Trace R&D Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- January 2005 - March 2007, Senior Researcher at National Institute of Special Education
- April 2007 - March 2009, Senior Researcher at National Institute of Special Needs Education
- April 2009 - March 2020, Associate Professor, University of Niigata
- April 2020 - present, Professor, University of Niigata
in the meantime ...

September 2001 - present, Part-time lecturer at Tsukuba College of Technology (Information Theory, Practical Technical English)
February 2002 - present, Part-time lecturer at Course of Rehabilitation for the Blind, School, National Rehabilitaion Center for Persons with Disabilities (Tactile Information Processing)
September 2007 - March 2009, Research Associate at Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo
October 2016 - March 2020, Research Associate at NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratory

* Research Interests

Human speech, human-computer interaction and sensory aids for blind people.

* Affiliations

The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
The Acoustical Society of Japan
Japanese Association of the Rehabilitation for the Visually Impaired
The Virtual Reality Society of Japan
Human Interface Society

* Paper List

Paper List

* Hobbies, likings

Now enjoying, travelling (especially visiting hot-spring resorts), reading books, aikido (one of Japanese martial arts), marathon, cycling (only in the U.S.), and wining and dining.
Used to do playing the guitar, playing table tennis, soccer, and skiing.

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