Profile of Hideo SAITO (English)

Hideo Saito, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Information and Computer Science
Faculty of Science and Technology
Keio University

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Education:
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Keio University, Japan, in 1987
Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Keio University, Japan, in 1989
Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Keio University, Japan, in 1992
(Thesis Title : Magnetic Field Imaging Using CT Technique)

Professional Experience:

1992-1995		Research Associate at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Keio University
1995-1996		Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Keio University
1996-2001		Assistant Professor at the Department of Information and Computer Science, Keio University
1997-1999		Visiting Scientist at Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
2001-2006		Associate Professor at the Department of Information and Computer Science, Keio University
2006-present		Professor at the Department of Information and Computer Science, Keio University

Membership of Societies:

Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers of Japan (IEICE), Senior Member
Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan
Information Processing Society of Japan
IEEE, Senior Member
The Virtual Reality Society of Japan

Recent International Committee Activities:

Area Chair for ACCV2009, 2010, Publication Chair for ACCV2007, Program Committee for ACCV2006
(Asian Conference on Computer Vision)
Program Committee for ICCV2009, ICCV2005, ICCV2003 (International Conference on Computer Vision)
Program Committee for ICIAP2007, ICIAP2009 (International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing)
Program Committee for CAIP2009 (International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns)
Program Committee for ACE2009, ACE2007, ACE2006, ACE2005, ACE2005 (International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment)
Program Committee member for 3DIM2009 (International Workshop on 3 Dimension Imaging and Modeling)
Program committee for CVMP2004, CVMP2005,CVMP2007,CVMP2009 (the European conference on Visual Media Production)
Program Area Chair for ISMAR2005, ISMAR2006, ISMAR2007 (International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality)
Program Co-Chair for ISMAR2008, ISMAR2009 (International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality)
General co-Chair for ICAT2006, ICAT2008 (International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence)
General Chair for MVA2009, Publication Chair for MVA2007 (IAPR International Conference on Machine Vision Applications)
Local Arrnagement Committee Chair and Publication Committee Chair for Joint 2nd International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 5th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (SCIS & ISIS 2004)
Guest Editor of Special Issue on 3D Image Analysis and Modeling in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, published in 2003.

Research Projects:

Oct. 2000 - September. 2003
Real-time 3D communication in shared virtual space, granted by JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency), individual research project (leader)
Aug. 2000-March 2003
Research and development of video-on-demand of free-viewpoint, granted by TAO(Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan), Japan, Co-leader
Aug. 2002-March 2007
Highly reliable software for capturing environmental information, granted by MEXT, Co-leader
Aug. 2007-March 2012
High-Level global cooperation for leading-edge platform on access spaces, the Global COE (Center of Excellence), granted by MEXT, Japan, member, and leader of P-4 project in this program.
Aug. 2006-March 2012
Technology to Display 3D Contents into Free Space, granted by JST, leader.

*Author:*	*Hideo Saito*
*Mail Address:*	*saito@hvrl.ics.keio.ac.jp*