Haruo NOMA
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Virtual Reality / Haptic interface / Locomotion interface
- Tactile sensor / MEMS
- Wearable / Ubiquitous Computer
Education:
- 1994: Ph.D. in the Institute of mechanics and Engineering , University of Tsukuba
Thesis topic:" Haptic Interface for Volume Haptization of scientific data " ; Supervisor: assistant professor Hiroo IWATA (Iwata Lab.)
- 1991: M.Eng. in the Institute of mechanics and Engineering, University of Tsukuba
- 1989: B.Eng. in the Institute of mechanics and Engineering, University of Tsukuba
Working experience:
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2011 - Present : Senior researcher Ambient Intelligence Labs ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Labs
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2010 - 2011: Group Leader : Applied Knowledge group, ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Labs
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2006 - 2010: Group Leader: Smart Tactile Device Lab, ATR Knowledge Science Labs,
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2006 - 2009 : Senior Researcher: Knowledge Input & Output Lab, ATR Knowledge Science Labs, 2006-Presnt
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GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Development of Integrated Multi-Axis Tactile Sensor for Robots using Nano-scale Thin Film Technology, (As project manager, collaborated with Osaka University, Omron Corporation and Nitta Coop oration), NEDO, $ 2,000,000, Oct. 2005 – Sept. 2008.
TEACHING AND STUDENT SUPERVISION
- Guest Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and technology, Multimedia Engineering, Osaka University, April 2002 - Present
Courses Teaching
- Multi Modal Agent for Graduate Level
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member: IEEE, ACM, Virtual Reality Society Japan, Human Interface Society, The Robotic Society Japan, The Institute of Electronics Information and Communication Engineers, The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
Program Chair : ICAT 2007&2005
Publication Chair: World Haptic Conference 2007, ACM VRST 2003
Demo Chair: IEEE-ISWC2005, ACM-VRST 2008
Program Committee: ICAT2006, IEEE VR2006, 2005 & 2004, IEEE ISWC2005, World Haptic Conference 2007
Reviewer: ACM-CHI2008, IEEE-VR2008&2007, ICOST2007, ACM UbiComp2006&2005, IEEE ISWC2006, ACM VRST2006
Editor: VRSJ Annual Magazine 2003-Present,
Committee member: VRSJ Annual Journal 2004-Present
Last update 12/Nov/07