Akira HIROSE
Professor, The University of TokyoGraduate School of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems
(Computing and Communication Systems Course)
Electronics, Intelligence & Informatics Laboratories (main)
Department of Bio-engineering (cooperative professor)
Social Cooperation Program "Energy efficient information processing" IIIEE (professor, additional post)
Faculty of Engineerng
Department of Information and Communication Engineering & Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Research fields
Wireless Electronics,
Neural Networks (Brain-type signal processing)
Classes
FEN-CO2f00L1 Introduction to Bioscience (UG2nd) (omnibus)
FEN-EE2601L1 Electrical and electronic measurement (EEIS.,etc., UG2nd)
FEN-EE4c17L1 Space electrical and electronic systems (EEIS.,etc., UG4th or 3rd)(omnibus)
FEN-EE4c18L1 Wireless electronics (EEIS., UG4th or 3rd)
FEN-CO3c02L1 Introductory Electrical Engineering 2 (Mechanics, Aeronautics, etc. Depts., UG3rd)
40251 Fieldwork (Practice in Electrical, Electronic, and Information and Communication Engineering)
3747-039 Neural networks (Eng., GS)
3747-113 Electromagnetic field and wave analysis (Eng., GS)
791-0006 Brain electronics (Eng., GS)
791-509 Introduction to Bioengineering (E) (Eng, GS) (omnibus)
(former classes)
(402640 Intro to solid state physics (EEIS.,etc.,UG3rd))
(120-13 Device physics (Frontier Informatics, GS))
(787-66 Neural networks and advanced devices (Eng., GS))
FEN-EE3901E1 Experiments and Exercise on Electrical, Electronic, and Information and Communication Engineering 1
Personal history
1987 Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo,
1999 Dept. Frontier Informatics, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo,
2007 Professor at Dept. E.E. & I.S., The University of Tokyo,
working also as
June-Sept. 1985 MTS at the TELEVISA S.A., Mexico D.F., Mexico (IAESTE student),
June 1993-June 1995 Guest Researcher, Institute for Neuroinformatics, University of Bonn, Germany (supported by JSPS) c/o Prof. Rolf Eckmiller
April 2006 - March 2008 Visiting Professor, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) Space Engineering Committee Member (2011-2017), ISAS Steering Council Member (2017-2021)
IAESTE Japan, Governing Board Member (2006-2014)
Books
"Introduction to Bioengineering - For Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation and Information Engineers" (K.Furukawa S.Takagi K.Harada H.Tabata I.Sakuma T.Azuma H.Takahashi M.Sekino A.Hirose) (Yodosha Co., 2022, in Japanese)
"Reservoir Computing," (G.Tanaka, R.Nakane, A.Hirose, authors) (Morikita Publishing Co., 2021, in Japanese)
"Complex-Valued Neural Networks, 2nd Edition, Electronic" Saiensu-sha, SDB Digital Books 71 (2021, in Japanese)
("Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation," Maruzen (2017, in Japanese))
"Complex-Valued Neural Networks, 2nd Edition," Saiensu-sha, SGC Library 126 (2016, in Japanese) (contents different from the English 2nd Edition)
"Electrical and Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation, 2nd Edition," Suuri-kogaku-sha / Saiensu-sha (2015, in Japanese)
"Complex-Valued Neural Networks: Advances and Applications," IEEE Press / Wiley (ed., 2013)
"Complex-Valued Neural Networks, 2nd Edition," Springer-Verlag (2012)
"Complex-Valued Neural Networks," Springer-Verlag (2006)
"Complex-Valued Neural Networks," Saiensu-sha SGC Library 38 (2005, in Japanese)
"Electrical and Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation," Suuri-kogaku-sha / Saiensu-sha (2003, in Japanese)
"Complex-Valued Neural Networks: Theories and Applications," World Scientific Publishing (ed., 2003)
Recent Research
Recent Publications
Recent Activities
Professional activities and services
Japnese Neural Network Society (JNNS) Board Member (2006-2012), President (2013-2014), Specially Appointed Board Member (2015-2016), Senior Board Observer (2017-)
Asia-Pacific Neural Network Society (APNNS) (Newly established, 2016) Founding President (2016)
Asia-Pasific Neural Network Assembly (APNNA) Board Member (2006-2015) (2016 -> APNNS)
ICONIP 2016 General Chair (2016)
International Neural Network Society (INNS) Affiliate member (APNNS)
IEEE Fellow,
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS)
Distinquished Lecturer (2014-2017)
AdCom, Conferences and Symposia (2015-2017)
GRSS All Japan Chapter Chair (2014-2015)
APSAR 2013 General Chair (2013)
IGARSS 2019 General Chair (2019)
Computational Intelligence Society (CIS)
Neural Network Technical Committee (NNTC) Member,
NNTC-Task Force on Complex-Valued Neural Networks (TF-CVNN) Chair (2010-),
Senior Members Program Committee Member (2009-2010)
CIS All Japan Chapter Steering Committee Member (2005-2012) Chair (2017-2018)
ICETCI 2022 General Chair (with Prof. Arya K. Bhattacharya) (2022)
WCCI 2024 General Chair (with Prof. Ishibuchi) (2024)
IEICE Fellow,
Electronics Society (ES)
Secretary-General (2006-2007),
Vice-President (Publication, 2013-2015),
Electromagnetic-wave tech area council, Chair (2018-2019)
APSAR National Council Chair (2015-2020)
Electromagnetic Theory (EMT) Tech. Group, Steering Committee Member, Chair (2017-2019)
Neurocomputing(NC) Tech. Group, Steering Committee Member, Chair (2009-2010)
Space, Aeronautical and Navigational Electronics (SANE) Tech. Group, Steering Committee Member
Distinguished Lecturer (2021-)
Editorial activities
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Newsletter, Associate Editor (2009-2012)
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, Associate Editor (2009-2011)
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Associate Editor (2019-2022)
IEEE Access Senior Editor (2024-)
IEICE Transactions on Electronics, Associate Editor (2005-2009), Coeditor-in-Chief (2009-2011), Editor-in-Chief (2011-2012)
IEICE ELEX (2020-)
Journal of IEICE, Coeditor-in-Chief (2012-2014)
etc.
Awards and Honors
Academic contribution
IEEE ICETCI 2023 Best Paper Award 1st place (R.Saito, N.Sugawara, R.Natsuaki, A.Hirose) (2023)
IEEE ICETCI 2023 Best Presenter Award (2023)
IEEE GRSS Education Award (IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society) (2022)
IEICE Achievement Award, "Pioneering research on complex-valued and quaternion neural networks" (2021)
IEICE Distinguished Lecturer (2021)
Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR) (2019) Excellent Paper Award (J.Song, H.Kim, R.Natsuaki, A.Hirose)
ICONIP Best Paper Award finalist (APNNS) (2018) (Sunaga, Natsuaki, Hirose)
IEICE Fellow for pioneering study on neural networks that deal with complex amplitude (2018)
Honorary International Chair Professor of National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) (2018)
KDDI Foundation Prize "Elucidation of phase singular point generation mechanisms in interferometric synthetic aperture radar" (2018)
IEICE Electronics Society Best Invited Paper Award, "Neural Networks to Deal with Complex Amplitude and Its Strength in Electronics," Oct. 2015 issue (2017) (A.Hirose, Tianben Ding)
IEICE Electronics Society Prize for the pioneering work on the establishment of neural network theory to deal with complex amplitude and its radar applications (2014)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Distinguished Lecturer (2014-2017)
IEEE Fellow for contributions to theory and radar applications of complex-valued neural networks (2013)
IGI Global's Excellence in Research Journal Award (2011) (A.Handayani, A.B.Suksmono, T.L.R.Mengko, A.Hirose)
IEEE/INNS WCCI-IJCNN Runner-up Best Paper Award (IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) (2010) (T.Aoyagi, D.Radenamad, Y.Nakano, A.Hirose)
APMC/MWE Excellent Exhibition Award (IEICE / URSI, 2010)
IEEE/INNS WCCI-IJCNN Best Session Presentation Award (IEEE, INNS) (2006)
ICONIP Best Paper Award (APNNA) (2004) For Theoretical Development, Complex-Valued Neural Networks, A.B.Suksmono, A.Hirose)
Inamori Scholars Membership (Inamori foundation) (2000)
Outstanding Research Award (Research Foundation for Opto-science and Technology) (1998)
Professioknal service
Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) Conference Organization Prize, IEEE IGARSS 2019 Yokohama (2020)
Recognition of excellent leadership and service as General Chair of IGARSS 2019 Yokohama, IEEE GRSS (2019)
Appreciation for notable services and contributions as the IEEE CIS Japan Chapter Chair 2017-2018, IEEE CIS (2019)
IEEE GRSS Webinar Series, Appreciation for participation as the lecturer of the first GRSS webinar lecture (2018)
Asia-Pacific Neural Network Society (APNNS) Excellent Service Award (2017)
Certificate of Recognition of Invaluable Contribution as an AdCom Member to the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) (2017)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Distinguished Lecturer Program (DLP) appreciation for excellent activities 2014-2017 (2017)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Appreciation for Notable Services and Contributions as All Japan Chapter Chair (2015)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Appreciation for Notable Services and Contributions as All Japan Chapter Chair (2014)
Japan-Egypt Science and Technology Year of Cooperation Medal (2008)
Excellent Service Award (IEICE Electronics Society (ES) (2008) (On ES General Secretary)
Excellent Service Award (IEICE Electronics Society (ES) (2006) (On EMT)
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IEICE EMT Excelent Student Presentation Award 2023 (+Assoc.Prof. Natsuaki Graduate Student Raito Suzuki, 2023)
URSI GASS 2023 Young Scientist Award (Graduate Student Tomoya Fukami, 2023)
IEEE Computatoinal Intelligenec Society CIS (Japan Chapter Young Researcher Award (Graduate Student Jiaxuan Chen, 2022)
ICETCI 2022 Best Presentation Award (Graduate Student Bngo Konishi, 2022)
IGARSS 2022 Three Minutes Thesis (3MT) Award 1st place (Graduate Student Gunjan Joshi, 2022)
IGARSS 2022 Student Paper Contest Finalist (Graduate Student Bungo Konishi, 2022)
IEEE Computatoinal Intelligenec Society CIS (Japan Chapter Young Researcher Award (Graduate Student Seishiro Goto, 2021)
ACRS 2021 JSPRS Award (Graduate Student Gunjan Joshi, 2021)
IGARSS 2020 Hawaii Three Minutes Thesis (3MT) Award 3rd place (Graduate Student Bungo Konishi, 2020)
IEEE Computatoinal Intelligenec Society CIS( Japan Chapter Young Researcher Award (Graduate Student Takehiro Ichimura, 2020)
IEEE Computatoinal Intelligenec Society CIS( Japan Chapter Young Researcher Award (Graduate Student Shoshi Shimomura, 2020)
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AES) Japan Chapter Young Researcher Award (Graduate Student Soshi Shimomura, 2019)
IEICE EMT Excelent Student Presentation Award 2018(Graduate Student Takumi Hirano, 2018)
PIERS Best Student Paper Award 3rd Prize (IEICE / Electromacnetics Academy) (Graduate Student Soshi Shimomura, 2018)
PIERS Young Scientist Award (IEICE / Electromacnetics Academy) (Graduate Student Soshi Shimomura, 2018)
PIERS Best Student Paper Award 1st Prize (IEICE / Electromacnetics Academy) (Graduate Student Yuta Otsuka, 2018)
IEICE Electronics Society Best Student Presentation Award (Graduate Student Hyunsoo Kim, 2018)
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Japan Chapter Young Researcher Award (Student Kohei Oyama, 2018)
EEIC Promotion Foundation Travel Grant Award (ICONIP 2016) (Graduate Student Yuya Arima, 2017)
ICONIP Best Student Paper Award Finalist (APNNS) (Graduate Student Yuya Arima, 2017)
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Japan Chapter Young Researcher Award (Student Maoki Hikosaka, 2017)
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Japan Chapter Young Researcher Award (Student Kazuhide Ichikawa, 2017)
APNNS/JNNS International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP) 2016 Student Travel Grant Award (Graduate Student Kazutaka Kikuta, 2016)
IEEJ Tokyo Branch Student Encouragement Award 2015 (Undergraduate Student Erika Koyama, 2015)
SICE/ RSSJ/ IEEE-GRSS-JC Remote Sensing Forum 2014 Young Scientist Award (Graduate Student Ryo Natsuaki, 2014)
IEEE/IEICE Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR) 2013 Student Paper Award 1st Prize (Graduate Student Ryo Natsuaki, 2013)
IEEE/IEICE Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR) 2013 Student Paper Award 2nd Prize (Graduate Student Fang Shang, 2013)
IEEE/IEICE Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR) 2013 Young Scientist Award Finalist (Graduate Student Gen Oshiyama, 2013)
IEICE Electromagnetic Theory (EMT) Technical Group, Young Researcher Award 2011 (Graduate Student Shogo Onojima, 2011)
IEICE Electromagnetic Theory (EMT) Technical Group, Young Researcher Award 2010 (Graduate Student Ryo Natsuaki, 2010)
Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference (AP-RASC) 2010 Toyama, Student Paper Competition Finalist (Graduate Student Shotaro Ozawa, 2010)
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Japan Chapter (CIS-JC), Young Researcher Award 2008 (Graduate Student Yukimasa Nakano, 2008)
IEICE Optical Communication Systems (OCS) Technical Group, Young Researcher Award 2007 (Graduate Student Ken Tanizawa, 2007)
IEICE Electromagnetic Theory (EMT) Technical Group, Young Researcher Award 2006 (Graduate Student Ryo Yamaki, 2006)
IEICE Electromagnetic Theory (EMT) Technical Group, Young Researcher Award 2006 (Graduate Student Soichi Masuyama, 2006)
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