Updated 11: Mar. 2005

Curriculum Vitae

Hitoshi Yamada

 

CURRENT ADDRESS

Lab. for Brain-operative Devices, RIKEN, BSI

2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-city, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan

e-mail:  ymd@brain.riken.jp

 

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree:
Engineering Science,
Development of MRI gradient coil for deuterium,
March, 1991, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1Tennodai, Tsukuba-city Ibaraki, Japan, 305-8577

Master’s degree:
Applied Physics,
Multiple-quantum NMR studies on the mobile ion in solid state electrolytes,
March, 1993, University of Tsukuba

Doctor’s degree:
Engineering,
Development of a novel NMR pulse sequence using quadrupole interaction,
March, 1996, University of Tsukuba
Adviser
: Tomoki Erata and Akira Tasaki

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Advanced Technology Researcher at NEDO*, 1996-1997
Researcher at FED**, 1997

Staff Scientist at RIKEN, BSI***, 1997-2002

Research Specialist at RIKEN, BSI, 2002-present


*: New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization,Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan
**: R & D Association for Future Electron Devices, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan

***: Brain Science Institute

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Part-time Lecturer at Meiji University, Japan, 2002-present

 

HONORS AND AWARDS
Chiba Governor's Award, March, 1987
An Honor Prize of Shibaura Institute of Technology Kashiwa high school, March, 1987
Jury's Special Award: User Presentation at FPGA/PLD Design Conference, January, 2004

 

RESEARCH SKILLS
Mathematical simulation and hardware implementation of neural network and images
Design of digital circuits: VHDL and schematic
Design of PCB (Print Circuit Board)

 

CURRENT RESEARCH AND INTERESTS
Development of brain type computer,
Hardware implementation of recognition system of surroundings using visual information,

Development of small robots dedicating visual processing to recognize the surroundings,
Helicopter type robots,
Car type robots,

Two-wheel type robots

 

BOOK (Japanese)

「神に迫るサイエンス」脳型コンピュータ:本当の意味で賢いコンピュータを目指して
瀬名秀明、山田 整 他, p145-188 1998 角川書店 ISBN4-04-883520-3

 

PATENTS (Japanese)

生体試料観測装置 特許平11-037739 冨永貴志、山田整 (1999) 日本

動画解析システム 特願 2002-332771 山田整、市川道教(出願中)日本

 

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

Development of a novel NMR pulse sequence using quadrupole interaction,
Hitoshi Yamada, doctoral dissertation, University of Tsukuba, March, 1996 


Multiple-Quantum NMR studies on the Mobile Ion in Solid State Electrolytes,
H. Yamada, T. Erata, and A. Tasaki, Proceeding of Molecular Environment of Intra- and Extracellular Sodium International Workshop on MRI&S (Okazaki, Seiriken, Japan) 1993


Selective Detection of Biexponential Relaxation in Isotropic Solutions by Mixed Coherence Filtering NMR,
H. Yamada, J. Takeuchi, H. Nakamura, Y. Seo, A. Tasaki, and T. Erata, Journal of Magnetic Resonance 135, 99-103, (1998)


Development of large Scale Neural Network Processor toward Brainway Computing,
Hitoshi Yamada, Michinori Ichikawa, and Gen. Matsumoto, IEEE Proceedings 1998 Second International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Electronic Systems, 21-23 April 1998, Adelaide, Australia


Developing a Brain-like Computer with a Memory-Based Architecture,
H. Yamada, J. Takeuchi, T. Tominaga, H. Ono, T. Kato, N. Aibe, G. Matsumoto and M. Ichikawa, Proceedings of World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI 2000), p312-316

A Flying Object Using Hardware Implemented Vision Processing And Motor Control System With Adaptive Neural Network,
Hitoshi Yamada, Johane Takeuchi, Gen Matsumoto, and Michinori Ichikawa, Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP02), distributed by CD


An Autonomous Flying Object Navigated by Real-time Optical Flow and Visual Target Detection,
Hitoshi Yamada, Takashi Tominaga, and Michinori Ichikawa, Proceedings of 2003 IEEE International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology, Dec. 2003 Tokyo, Japan, distributed by CD


Quadrupolar Nutation NMR on a Compound Semiconductor Gallium-Arsenide,
J. Takeuchi, H. Nakamura, H. Yamada, E. Kita, A. Tasaki, and T. Erata, Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 8 (1997) 123-128


Specific Heat of NaV6O11 single crystals,
A. Akiba, H. Yamada, R. Matsuo, Y. Kanke, T. Haeiwa, and E. Kita, Vol. 67, No.4, April 1998, p1303-1305, Journal of the Physical society Japan


Realization Model for Brain Computing,
Michinori Ichikawa, Hitoshi Yamada and Gen Matsumoto, Proceedings of Third International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB
V 98), Oita, Japan, 19-21, January 1998, P208


Realization Model for Brain Computing,
Michinori Ichikawa, Hitoshi Yamada and Gen Matsumoto, Applied Mathematics and Computation 111 (2000), 193-202


Quantification of optical signals with electrophysiological signals in neural activities of Di-4-ANEPPS stained rat hippocampal slices,Takashi Tominaga, Yoko Tominaga, Hitoshi Yamada, Gen Matsumoto and Michinori Ichikawa, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, vol. 102, p11-23 (2000)


A flying robot controlled by a biologically inspired vision system,
Michinori Ichikawa, Hitoshi Yamada, and Johane Takeuchi, ICONIP2001 Proceedings, Shanghai, China P677-680,and selected to the journal publication asJournal of Neuroscience Methods, vol.102, p11-23 (2000)


Diazepam
Functional MRI
吉沢卓 阿武泉 松村明 榎本貴夫 山田整 村木茂 坂井悠二 能勢忠男, 日本臨床 55巻・第7号(平成97月号)特集:MR医学の進歩


あいまい情報がコンピュータで処理できるか?脳型コンピュータで実現できる機能からの考察
市川道教、山田整、松本元, Human With Technology 第一巻15号 199712月号 P44―56

 

ABSTRACTS / ORAL PRESENTATIONS

A Practical in-vivo Measuring Method of the Spin-lattice Relaxation Time of Deutrium in the Brain Tissue of Rats by Surface Coils,
T. Yoshizawa, T. Erata, H.Nakamura, H.Yamada, et.al., Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Eleventh Annual Scientific Meeting August 1992, Berlin Germany 


Modeling of Artificial Neurons with Complex Dendrite Structures
Michinori Ichikawa, Hitoshi Yamada and et.al., the 26th Annual Meeting Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C. 1996


Learning and Memory Model Demonstrated with Digital Memory-Based Hardware,
Hitoshi Yamada, Johane Takeuchi, J. Shin, Gen Matsumoto and Michinori Ichikawa, the 28th Annual Meeting Society for Neuroscience L.A., 1998


Quantitative examination of propagation patterns of synaptical excitation in rat hippocampal slice visualized by newly developed CCD imaging system,
Takashi Tominaga, Hitoshi Yamada, Yorihisa Yamamoto, Yoko Tominaga, Gen Matsumoto, and Michinori Ichikawa, the 28th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles 1998


Imaging of synaptic excitation at high spatial and at high temporal resolution using a novel CCD imaging system in rat brain slices,
Michinori Ichikawa, Takashi Tominaga, Yoko Tominaga, Hitoshi Yamada, Yorihisa Yamamoto, and Gen Masumoto, the 28th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Los Angels 1998


Small brain simulation with hardware, Johane Takeuchi, Hitoshi Yamada, Tadahide Katou, Noriyuki Aibe, Gen Matsumoto, Michinori Ichikawa, the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Miami Beach, 1999


Visualization of a long-lasting depolarization of the post-synaptic dendrite membrane upon a tetanic stimulation with an aid of the optical measurement method in rat hippocampus CA1 region,
Takashi Tominaga, Yoko Tominaga, Hitoshi Yamada, Michinori Ichikawa, the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Miami Beach 1999


A massively parallel distributed and modular neural network model for long-term memory,
Lu Bao-Liang, Hitoshi Yamada, Gen Matsumoto, and Michinori Ichikawa, the 29th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Miami Beach 1999


Studies on experience dependent learning for relationship between signs and locations with a robot,
Hitoshi Yamada, Johane Takeuchi, Takashi Tominaga, Tadahide Katou, Hideaki Ono, Gen Matsumoto, Michinori Ichikawa, the 30th Annual Meeting Society for Neuroscience Orland USA, 2000


A visually navigated flying object based on neuro-biologically inspired vision processing,
H. Yamada, T. Tominaga, T. Kurashina, and M. Ichikawa, the 33th Annual Meeting Society for Neuroscience Orland USA, 2003 www.sfn.org/am2003/


デジタルハードウェアをつかった面の検出のための実時間画像処理, (Real time image processing for recognizing planes using digital hardware)
山田 整, 倉科隆, 市川道教, 脳と心のメカニズム第5回夏のワークショップ 2004824日 NASPAニューオータニ


多量子遷移フィルターによる超イオン導体中のイオンの運動
山田整、恵良田知樹、田崎明, 日本物理学会(1991秋)


多量子遷移フィルターによる超イオン導体のイオンの運動2
山田整、恵良田知樹、田崎明, 日本物理学会(1992春)


多量子遷移フィルターによる超イオン導体のイオンの運動3
山田整、恵良田知樹、田崎明, 日本物理学会 1992秋)


多量子遷移フィルターによる超イオン導体のイオンの運動4
山田整、恵良田知樹、田崎明, 日本物理学会 1993春)


多量子遷移を用いた新パルス系列によるプリセッション関数f31(t)の選択
山田整、竹内誉羽、恵良田知樹、田崎明, 日本物理学会 (1995春)


2
次元NMRによる化合物半導体の結晶欠陥の評価
竹内誉羽、中村弘輝、山田整、恵良田知樹、田崎明, 日本物理学会 1995 春)


NaV6O11
の比熱測定
秋葉朗、山田整、喜多英治、菅家康、栄岩哲治、田崎明, 日本物理学会(1995秋)


新しい多量子遷移フィルターの開発-混成遷移フィルター&遷移独立分離フィルター-
山田整、竹内誉羽、田崎明、瀬尾芳輝、惠良田知樹, 35NMR討論会

 

汎用CCDを用いた脳機能観測用、高速、低ノイズ撮影システム
市川道教、山田 整、冨永貴志、松本 , 1998年映像情報メディア学会年次大会(ITE’98: 1998 ITE Annual Convention


膜電位感受性色素を用いたラット海馬における LTP の可視化
冨永貴志、冨永洋子、山田整、市川道教, 37回日本生物物理学会年会 和光、1999


FPGA
による高速画像処理を利用した小型飛行物体の姿勢制御
山田 整、冨永貴志、市川道教, 11FPGA/PLD Design Conference ユーザ・プレゼンテーション, パシフィコ横浜 2004129日〜30,

  

MEDIA COVERAGES

Newspapers (Japanese)
<Neural Network Processor (NNP)>
96/09/02(YY/MM/DD)
 NIKKEI (PDF 300kB)
96/11/14
 -- (PDF 800kB)
97/08/17
 Mainichi (PDF 700kB)
97/09/02
 Nikkan Kogyo (PDF 300kB)
97/09/02
 NIKKEI (PDF 800kB)
<Brain Computer>
97/10/07
 Mainichi  (PDF 500kB)
97/10/15
 ASAHI  (PDF 500kB)
98/06/12
 NIKKEI  (PDF 900kB)
98/10/28
 NIKKEI  (PDF 900kB)
00/01/01
 Daily Yomiuri (PDF 2900kB)
<Robotics>

01/04/18 YOMIURI  (PDF 400kB)
01/04/23
 NIKKEI (PDF 300kB)
01/06/29
 Nikkei Sangyo (PDF 800kB)
01/08/18
 NIKKEI (PDF 500kB)
01/09/27
 Nihon Kogyo (PDF 1400kB)
02/02/09
 Sankei (PDF 600kB)
02/05/14
 YOMIURI (PDF 1400kB)
02/07/16
 Nikkei Sangyo (PDF 900kB)
03/01/01
 Nikkei Sangyo (PDF 900kB)
03/10/23
 Nikkan Kogyo (PDF 1000kB)

<BrainVision>
04/06/09
 NIKKEI (PDF 200kB)
05/02/07
 NIKKEI (PDF600kB)

TV (Japanese)

00/??/?? NHK “Science eye”

01/04/19 TV Tokyo “News eye”

02/05/25 TV Tokyo “Navigator 21”

 

SOCIAL ACTIVITY
Committee member of SEIBUTSU-BUTSURI (Japanese Society for Biophysics),1998-1999

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society for Neuroscience, 1997-present
IEEE, 2002-present
BUTSURI (The Physical Society of Japan), 1991-1996
DENSHI-JYOHO-TSUSHIN (The Institute of Electronics,Information and Communication Engineers, Japan) 1999-present

SEIBUTSU-BUTSURI (Japanese Society for Biophysics), 1997-present

 

REFERENCES

The following persons have written letters of recommendation on my behalf:

Michinori Ichikawa
Lab. Head,
Lab. for Brain-operative Devices, RIKEN, BSI, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
+81-48-467-9636
http://www.brain.riken.go.jp/
ichikawa@brain.riken.jp


Akira Tasaki
Professor, retired at 1998,
Institute of Applied Phyics,
University of Tsukuba
http://www.bk.tsukuba.ac.jp/individual/tasaki_J.html
tasaki@bk.tsukuba.ac.jp


Gen Matsumoto

Professor, Group Director, gone on 9: March 2003
RIKEN, BSI, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan

http://www.brainvision.co.jp/genspage/

 

Personal Information
Born: Chiba-ken, Japan
Citizenship: Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hobby: Fishing, Driving, Golfing