Yutaka Hirata
"Adaptive Control of Reflexive Eye Movements in Fish and Humans:~Goldfish BMI, Artificial Cerebellum, and Sleepiness Prediction~"

Position

Professor
Chubu University College of Engineering, Japan

Profile

• 1990: BS from Dept. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology College of Engineering.
• 1992: MS from Dept. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology Graduate School of Engineering.
• 1995: Ph.D. from Dept. System Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology College of Engineering.
• 1995-1997: Invited Scientist at National Space Development Agency of Japan.
• 1997-2000: Research Associate, Washington University School of Medicine.
• 1998-2000: Long-term Overseas Young Research Fellow, JST
• 2000-2004: Associate Professor, Dept. Electronic Engineering, Chubu University College of Engineering
• 2004-2014: Professor, Dept. Computer Science, Chubu University College of Engineering
• 2014-Present: Professor, Dept. Robotic Science and Technology, Chubu University College of Engineering

• 1996: Visiting Researcher, Marine Biological Laboratory
• 2000-2004 (spring, summer breaks): Visiting Associate Professor, Washington University School of Medicine
• 2001 (2 weeks): Visiting Scholar, New York University Medical School
• 2004 (5 months): Visiting Professor, Washington University School of Medicine
• 2007-2013: Visiting Researcher, RIKEN Brain Science Institute
• 2014-Present: Visiting Professor, Nagoya University, Institute of Innovation for Future Society

Awards

• 1996: Paper Award, The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)
• 1996: Inose Best Paper Award, IEICE
• 2011: Research Award, Japanese Neural Network Society
• 2011: Masao Ito Best Poster Award, The 4th International Symposium Society for Research on the Cerebellum
• 2013: Paper Award, IEICE
• 2014: Human Communication Award, IEICE Human Information Processing