Curriculum Vitae of
Hiroharu Kawanaka @ Mie U, Japan
Academic Background:
Oct. 2009 Healthcare Information Technologist (Certificated by Japan Assoc. for Medical Informatics)
Mar. 2009 Ph. D. in Medical Science (Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, JAPAN)
Mar. 2004 Doctor of Engineering (Div. of Systems Eng., Graduate School of Eng., Mie University, JAPAN)
Mar. 2001 Master of Engineering (Div. of Electrical and Electronic Eng., Graduate School of Eng., Mie University, Japan)
Mar. 1999 Bachelor of Engineering (Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Eng., Faculty of Eng., Mie University, Japan)
Degrees:
Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science (No. 965), Mie University
Doctor of Engineering (No. 128), Mie University
Experiences:
Nov 2023- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, Japan
Apr 2022 Director, Center for Student Activities, Mie University, Japan (until Mar 2023)
Apr 2021 Vice-director, Center for Carrer Education, Mie University, Japan (until Mar 2023)
Apr 2021 Vice-director, Center for Student Activities, Mie University, Japan (until Mar 2022)
Apr 2021 Vice-director, Center for Financial Supports, Mie University, Japan (until Mar 2022)
Apr 2021 Assistant to the President for Student Support and Institutional Research, Mie University, Japan (until Mar 2023)
Apr 2019 Vice-director, Mie University Carrer Support Center, Japan (until Mar 2021)
May 2018 Assistant to the President for Internship Program, Mie University, Japan (until Mar 2021)
Sep. 2017 Visiting Associate Professor, Suzuka Univ. of Medical Science, Japan
Jan. 2017 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, Japan
Nov. 2012 Visiting Researcher, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Apr. 2007 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, Japan
Apr. 2006 Research Associate, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, Japan
Jul. 2005 NEDO*1 Fellow (NEDO Industrial Fellowship Program), Japan
Dec. 2004 Director (and Founder), Medical Engineering Institute, Inc., Japan
Current Research Topics:
Biomedical Informatics (International Research Collaboration w/ CCHMC)
Image Analysis and Recognition for Digital Pathology
Development of a Gait Analysis System Using Deep Learning Techniques
Medical Image Processing for Optical Coherence Tomography (Collaboration w/ Mie U Hospital)
Activity Expectation of Vision Using Optical Coherence Tomography Images
Welfare Information Systems (Collaboration w/ Cardiff U and Welfare Corporation)
Evaluation of Motor Functions for Dementia Evaluation
Drone-Based Image Processing
Hyperspectral Image Processing for Agriculture Using Drone
--- Former Project (already finished)---
Genetic Algorithms with Constraints for Nurse Scheduling Problems
Document Image Processing for Hospital Information Systems
Tendency Discovery from Incident Reports with Free Format Using Self Organizing Map
3D Polygon Data Analysis for Mathematical Model of Universal Design
Medical Image Processing for Mammograms
Mobile e-Learning System for Healthcare Information Technology Training
Retina Extraction Method for OCT Images
Automatic Segmentation & Annotation for Lung Immunofluorescent Confocal Images
Human Detection and Body Temperature Measurement Using Drone
Dementia Evaluation System Using Graphics Tests
Facial Expression Analysis Using a Depth Camera for Dementia Evaluation
Etc.
Primary Publications (Recently 10 Reviewed Journal Papers)
G. Sumi, T. Kitajima, H. Kawanaka, B. Lyer, V. B. S. Prasath, B. J. Aronow, "A Study on Gait Quality Assessment for Cerebral Palsy Using Unsupervised Deep Learning Model", Journal of Japan Society for Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics, 2023 (in Japanese, Accepted)
C. J. Perera, C. Premachandra; H. Kawanaka, "Enhancing Feature Detection and Matching in Low-Pixel-Resolution Hyperspectral Images Using 3D Convolution-Based Siamese Networks", Sensors 23(18), 2023 (doi: 10.3390/s23188004) (IF 3.9)
C. J. Perera, C. Premachandra; H. Kawanaka, "Low Pixel Resolution Hyperspectral Image Mosaics Generation Using Learning-Based Feature Matching", IEEE Access (Early Access), doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3315769. (IF 3.476)
K. Imamura, H. Kawanaka, Y. Matsui, "A Study on Visual Prognostic Estimation Method for Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion with Macular Edema", Journal of Japan Society for Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 567- 570, 2023
Y. Matsui, K. Imamura, S. Chujo, Y. Mase, H. Matsubara, M. Sugimoto, H. Kawanaka, M. Kondo, "Which Explanatory Variables Contribute to the Classification of Good Visual Acuity over Time in Patients with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion with Macular Edema Using Machine Learning?", Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol. 11, No. 13, #3903, 2022 (https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm1113390) (IF 4.964)
I. Diddeniya, I. Wanniarachchi, H. Gunasinghe, C. Premachandra, H. Kawanaka, "Human-Robot Communication System for an Isolated Environment," IEEE Access, Vol. 10, pp. 63258 - 63269, 2022 (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3183110)
S. S. Thenuwara, C. Premachandra, H. Kawanaka, "A d enhancement for multimodal biometric system at border control", Array, Vol. 14, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.array.2022.100171, 2022
H. W. H. Premachandra, M. Yamada, C. Premachandra, H. Kawanaka, "Low-Computational-Cost Algorithm for Inclination Correction of Independent Handwritten Digits on Microcontrollers", Electronics, Vol. 11, No. 7, Article #1073 (https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071073), 2022 (IF 3.022)
D. Katsuma, H. Kawanaka, V. B. S. Prasath, B. J. Aronow, "Data Augmentation Using Generative Adversarial Networks for Multi-class Segmentation of Lung Confocal IF Images", Journal of Advanced and Intelligent Informatics Computational Intelligence, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 138 - 145, 2022
Y. Matsui, K. Imamura, M. Ooka, S. Chujo, Y. Mase, H. Matsubara, H. Kawanaka, M. Kondo, "Classification of good visual acuity over time in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion with macular edema using support vector machine", Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-021-05455-y, 2021 (IF 3.117)
Academic Society:
Japan Society for Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics (SOFT, from 2000)
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE, from 2004)
Japan Association for Medical Informatics (JAMI, from 2005)
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE, from 2007)
IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society (IEEE-SMC, from 2007)
Japan Ergonomics Society (JES, from 2010)
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS, from 2013)
--- Former Member(s) ---
Institute of Electrical Engineers JAPAN (IEEJ): from 2001 to 2017
Committees:
Member of Board Meeting (Conference Design), Japan Society of Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics (SOFT) (until June 2025)
General Co-chair, International Conference on Image Processing and Robotics (ICIPRob2024)
Branch Chair, Tokai Branch of Japan Society of Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics (SOFT-Tokai) (until Mar 2023)
Member of the Board of Trustees, Social Welfare Corporation Taiyo-no-Sato, Japan
Member of the Board of Trustees, Social Welfare Corporation Aigo-en, Japan
International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Information Technology Research 2019 (ICITR2019)
General Co-chair, International Conference on Image Processing and Robotics (ICIPRob2020)
Invited Session Organizer, 24th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems, 2020
General Co-chair, 10th International Conference on Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV2021)
Invited Session Organizer, 25th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems, 2021
General Co-chair, The 22nd International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (ISIS2021)
General Chair, Joint 12th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 23rd International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (SCIS&ISIS2022)
General Co-chair, International Conference on Image Processing and Robotics (ICIPRob2022)