Introduction of Tetsuya WATANABE

[Japanese]

* Current Affiliation and Contact Information

Tetsuya WATANABE, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Biocybernetics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Niigata
Address: Ikarashi Ninocho 8050, Nishi Ward, Niigata City, Niigata,
950-2181 JAPAN
TEL: +81-25-262-6133
FAX: +81-25-262-7771
E-mail: t2[put dot here]nabe[insert 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, Infromation 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 - present, Associate 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

* 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
• Society of Medical Electronics and Biological Engineering
• The Virtual Reality Society of Japan
• Human Interface Society
• The Japanese Association of Special Education

* Paper List

* Hobbies, likings

• Now, still enjoying
  • travelling, visiting hot-spring resorts (spa)
  • reading books
  • aikido (one of Japanese martial arts, a bit similar to judo)
  • jogging, cycling (only in the U.S.)
• Used to do
  • playing the guitar
  • playing soccer

Last updated: August 16, 2009
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