My Photos
Ph.D. Degree Conferral, Univ. of Tokyo (Mar. 2005)

I received the Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering
from the University of Tokyo, Japan.
I gratefully acknowledge Prof. Asada, Prof. Ikeda and
all the members of Asada-Ikeda Lab with deepest appreciation.
Cathedral in Seville, Spain (Jun. 2004)

I visited Seville, Spain to join World Automation Congress 2004.
It was a boiling hot day. The diurnal temperature reached 43 degrees!
This picture was taken by Prof. Asada. Thank you.
Symp. VLSI Circuits in Hawaii (Jun. 2004)

I joined Symposium on VLSI Circuits 2004
at Waikiki, Hawaii on Jun. 2004,
and presented a pixel-level color demodulation sensor
for support of image recognition.
I was impressed by the beautiful beach.
This picture was taken by T. Iizuka, who is one of my colleagues. Thank you.
IP Award Ceremony (May 2004)

I received the Outstanding IP Award
from Nikkei-BP LSI IP Design Award Committee.
The award ceremony was held
at Tokyo on May 2004.
I had a chance to make a speech on behalf of the award winners.
This picture was taken by Prof. Koide. Thank you.
Cabo da Roca, Portugal (Sep. 2003)

I joined European Solid-State Circuit Conference 2003 (ESSCIRC)
at Estoril, Portugal on Oct. 2003.
I visited "Cabo da Roca", which is the most westerly point
of Eurasia Continent and has beautiful scenery with a ocean cliff.
This picture was taken by H. Yamaoka, who is one of my colleagues. Thank you.
Demonstration of Real-Time 3-D Imaging (Mar. 2003)

We demonstrated our real-time 3-D imaging system at
Scientific Research on Priority Areas Symposium,
Sendai, Japan. Our smart CMOS imager with VGA pixel resolution
achieves >60 range_maps/sec and <1mm range resolution.
This picture was taken by Prof. Ikeda. Thank you.
Ski Trip with Lab. Members (Mar. 2003)

We had a ski trip in Yamagata Zao, Japan.
Zao is the unique place which has beautiful trees
glazed with ice in Japan.
I'm the fourth man from the right, who wears a blue hair band.
Presentation at ISSCC 2003 (Feb. 2003)

I presented an active range finder with feeble light detection
in wide range of background illumination at ISSCC 2003.
ISSCC 2003 was held on Feb. 9-13, 2003 at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel.
This picture was taken by Prof. Ikeda. Thank you.