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Akio Ishiguro

Professor

Email
ishiguroobfuscate[at]riec.tohoku.ac.jp

Research Statement

My main research interest is to reveal control and design principles underlying surprisingly adaptive behaviors of animals.

Short Biography

Akio Ishiguro received B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in Electronic-Mechanical Engineering from Nagoya University in 1987, 1989, and 1991, respectively. From 1991 to 1997, he was with Nagoya University as an assistant professor. From May 1997 to 2006, he was an associate professor of the Department of Computational Science and Engineering, Nagoya University. From 2006 to 2011, he was a professor of the Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University. Since April 2011, he has been a professor of Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University. He stayed at AI laboratory (director: Prof. Rolf Pfeifer), University of Zurich as a visiting professor in 1997.

Awards

2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Best Paper Award Nomination Finalist
2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Best Paper Award
2008 Ig Nobel Prize (Cognitive Science Prize)
2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Best Paper Award Nomination Finalist
2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems NTF Award Finalist for Entertainment Robots and Systems
2011 The International Conference on Biomimetic & Biohybrid Systems Best Paper Award
2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems JTCF Novel Technology Paper Award Finalist
2014 CLAWAR Association Best Technical Paper Award

Other Interests

Bicycle, Camera