Goshiro YAMAMOTO
Ph.D. in Engineering
Assistant professor
Graduate School of Information Science,
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, JAPAN

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Summary of Qualifications

Goshiro YAMAMOTO is a research fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science who will finish his Ph.D. thesis in March 2009. His major interests are in Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual Reality Technologies, and Computer Graphics/Vision systems. One of his research topics is designing Human-Computer Interaction using wearable computing with two core technologies; These are Projection-Based Mixed Reality and Computer Vision. Another topic is creating a novel Shadow Interface which enable users to interact with distant objects by using shadow metaphor. He also had studied on applying modern control theory to the speed control of an elevator door.

KEYWORDS
  • User Interface, Human Computer Interaction, Projection-Based Mixed Reality, Wearable Computing
  • System Control Engineering, ILQ Cotrol

Biography

Practical Experience

Teacher

Assistant professor, Graduate School of Information Science, NAIST [Apr. 2011 - present]

Assistant professor, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University [Jul. 2009 - Mar. 2011]

Researcher

Visiting researcher, Oulu University [Apr. 2009 - Jun. 2009]

JSPS Research Fellow [Apr. 2008 - Jun. 2009]

  • PROJECT THEME: Research on Human Computer Interaction using Own Body
  • Osaka University

Teacher / Adjunct

Teacher, Tezukayama University, Nara, JAPAN [Oct. 2007 - Mar. 2008]

  • SUBJECT: Multimedia

Teacher, Yukioka School of Allied Health Professions, Osaka, JAPAN [Apr. 2006 - Sep. 2006]

  • SUBJECT: Electromagnetics, Computer Science

Adjunct, Engineering Science, Osaka University [Mar. 2009 - Mar. 2008]

  • Assistant work of administrating Website

Internship

Research internship [Oct. 2006 - Dec. 2006]

  • Toshiba Corporate Research & Development Center, Kawasaki, JAPAN
  • KEYWORD: Computer Vision, Object Recognition, Intelligence Robot

RA / TA

Research assistant [Sep. 2007 - Feb. 2008]

  • Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University [Sep. 2007]
  • Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory System, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University [Oct. 2007 - Feb. 2008]

Initiative research assistant [Aug. 2006 - Mar. 2007]

  • Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

Teaching assistant [Apr. 2007 - Mar. 2008]

  • School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
  • Assistant work of administrating Website

Education

Ph.D. in Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science [Apr. 2006 - Mar. 2009]

  • Division of Systems Science and Applied Informatics, Department of Systems Innovation (SENS (Sato) Lab.)
  • DOCTORAL DISSERTATION: Palm-Bit Connection: A Study on Body Interface Focusing on the Palm
  • ADVISOR: Prof. Kosuke SATO

M.S. in Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science [Apr. 2004 - Mar. 2006]

  • Division of Systems Science and Applied Informatics, Department of Systems Innovation (SENS (Sato) Lab.)
  • MASTER'S THESIS: PALMbit: A Body Interface utilizing Light Projection onto Palms
  • ADVISOR: Prof. Kosuke SATO

B.S. in Engineering, School of Engineering Science [Apr. 2000 - Mar. 2004]

  • Systems Science and Applied Informatics Course, Department of Systems Innovation (Fujii Lab)
  • BACHELOR'S THESIS: The Opening-and-Closing Speed Control of an Elevator Door by ILQ Design Method
  • ADVISOR: Prof. Takao Fujii