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Goal of the invitation

To strengthen the joint supervision system between both universities, further foreign exchange activities, encourage globalization, and promote future activities at our Center, we aim to enrich our collaboration network and transnational cooperation with the university that the invited scholar belongs to.

Academic year 2021

Academic year 2019

Nick Whiting

USA

Nick Whiting

Period
July 29, 2019 – Sept. 22, 2019
Position
Technical Director at Epic Games
Affiliation
Epic Games

Academic year 2018

Academic year 2017

Academic year 2016

Toshiaki Kitamura

Japan

Toshiaki Kitamura

Period
January 18 – 20, 2017
Position
Affiliation
Oscar

Moriyuki Takamura

Japan

Moriyuki Takamura

Period
January 18 – 19, 2017
Position
Director
Affiliation
Oscar

Toshiyuki Shimizu

Japan

Toshiyuki Shimizu

Period
January 18 – 19, 2017
Position
Affiliation
Fujitsu

Eiji Ishida

Japan

Eiji Ishida

Period
January 19, 2017
Position
Affiliation
The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Carlos Pérez Leguízamo

Mexico

Carlos Pérez Leguízamo

Period
October 7 to November 6, 2016
Position
Chief of Technological Research and Innovation Lecturer at Panamericana University
Affiliation
Central Bank Operating Systems Development DivisionCentral Bank of Mexico, Panamericana University

Juan Sebastian Guadalupe Godinez Borja

Mexico

Juan Sebastian Guadalupe Godinez Borja

Period
October 7 to November 6, 2016
Position
研究員/助手
Affiliation
Central Bank Operating Systems Development DivisionCentral Bank of Mexico, Panamericana University

Junpei Zhong

Japan

Junpei Zhong

Period
April 4 to September 30, 2016
Position
次席研究員
Affiliation
The Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Hafiz Farooq Ahmad

Saudi Arabia

Hafiz Farooq Ahmad

Period
September 6 – 17, 2016
Position
Professor
Affiliation
College of Computer Sciences and Information Technology, King Faisal University

Academic year 2015

Jin Xin

China

Jin Xin

Period
July 27 – 31, 2015
Position
Associate Professor
Affiliation
Tsinghua University
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Katsu Yamane

USA

Katsu Yamane

Period
October 27 – November 7, 2015　He spoke on the Graduate Program for the Embodiment Informatics during the International Symposium co-hosted by SGU (Super Global University).
Position
Senior Research Scientist
Affiliation
Disney Research Pittsburgh
Introduction
Dr. Katsu Yamane is a Senior Research Scientist at Disney Research, Pittsburgh and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering in 1997, 1999, and 2002 respectively from the University of Tokyo, Japan.
Prior to joining Disney, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo and a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Yamane is a recipient of numerous awards including King-Sun Fu Best Transactions Paper Award and Early Academic Career Award from IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, and Young Scientist Award from Ministry of Education, Japan. His research interests include humanoid robot control and motion synthesis, physical human-robot interaction, character animation, and human motion simulation.
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