- 2002: Professor, Chair (Apr 2002 - Mar 2004),
Dept. of Information Physics and Computing,
Graduate School of Information Science
and Technology,
The University of Tokyo.
- 2001: Professor,
The University of Tokyo.
Responsible for Physical Information Lab,
Dept. of Information Physics and Computing,
Graduate School of Information Science
and Technology.
(Dual appointments with Professor of JAIST until March, 2002.)
- 2000: Professor,
The University of Tokyo,
Tokyo, Japan.
Responsible for
Information Physics Lab #1,
Dept. of Math. Eng. and Info. Phys.
Also with School of Engineering.
Dual appointment with Professor, JAIST.
- 1998: Professor,
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan.
Responsible for
Intelligent Information Processing Lab
(Artificial Intelligence Lab) (photo right),
Graduate School of
Information Science.
- 1993: Supervisor, and later, Group Leader,
NTT Human Interface
Laboratories, Yokosuka, Japan.
Engaged in research of
Speech Recognition, Synthesis, and Dialog.
- 1998: Ph.D. degree acquired from the University of Tokyo
in Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics.
- 1990: Department Head, Speech Processing Department,
ATR Interpreting
Telephony Laboratories, Kyoto, Japan.
Conducted an automatic interpreting telephone project.
-
1974: joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation
(Currently, NTT) and engaged in
speech information processing at the Section #4, Basic Research Division,
Musashino Electric Communications Laboratories, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.
From then, my affiliation changed the name a number of times such as
Saito Research Division,
Section #4 of Basic Research Division,
Information Communications Research Division,
Basic Research Laboratories,
Human Interface Laboratories,
Speech Information Research Division,
Speech and Hearing Group,
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation,
Furui Research Lab,
Speech Processing Group,
and Speech Recognition Group.
My position also changed from Researcher to
Senior Researcher,
Assistant Manager,
and Research Supervisor.
- 1974: ME degree acquired in
Dept. of Mathematical Engineering
& Information Physics, Graduate Schoold of Engineering,
The University of Tokyo.
- 1972: graduated from
Dept. of Mathematical Engineering
& Information Physics
(Info Phys Course),
The University of Tokyo,
Tokyo, Japan.
- 1967: graduated from
Hyogo-Prefectural Kobe
High School, Kobe, Japan.
- 1964: graduated from
Juninor High School, Sumiyoshi, attached to
Department of Education,
Kobe University
(Currently, attached to
Dept. of Human
Development), Kobe, Japan.
- 1961: graduated from
Amagasaki-municipal Tsukaguchi Elementary School, Amagasaki,
Japan.
- 1948: born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
(Another introduction in Japanese:
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