Toshio Fukuda
Professor Emeritus/Visiting Professor, Nagoya University
2020 IEEE President, IEEE Life Fellow
fukuda[at]mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp

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Program Director (PD), The Moonshot Research and Development Program

2020 IEEE President

2019 IEEE President-Elect

Dear all IEEE Members, Graduate Students, My Friends, Colleagues and Amigos

Thank you very much for your great support.
I am glad to inform you that I was elected as 2019 IEEE President-Elect.
IEEE Annual Election

I will do my best and advocate that all IEEE Members can enjoy services not only in global but also in local region.

I greatly appreciate your strong support!

Toshio Fukuda
Professor, Meijo University
Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University
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17 November, 2019
Japanese TV show "Cutting Edge"

     

03 May, 2019
Chunichi Cultural Award

     

February, 2019
IEEE Board of Directors

     


Statement



Region 10 Meeting Part I



Region 10 Meeting Part II



CV

1971
Received B.E. from Waseda University
1973
Received M.S. from The University of Tokyo
1977
Received D.Sc from The University of Tokyo
1973-1977
Studied at Yale University
1977
Research Scientist at National Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, AIST
1979-1980
Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Stuttgart
1981
Associate Professor at Science University of Tokyo
1989
Professor at Nagoya University
2013
Professor at Meijo University
2013
Professor emeritus at Nagoya University
2022
Visiting Professor at Nagoya University


Research Interests

Intelligent robotic system, self-organizing system, micro-nano robotics, bio-robotic system, neuromorphic intelligent control, fuzzy control, control of mechanical systems and technical diagnosis



Committees/Boards

  • Director, Division X (2001-2002)
  • Director, Region 10 (2013-2014)
  • Director, Division X (2017-2018)
  • RAB/TAB Transnational Committee, 1998
  • TAB Periodicals Committee, 1998
  • Meetings & Services Committee, 1999
  • Nominations and Appointments Committee, 1999
  • IEEE Fellows Committee, 1997-99
  • Committee on Nano-Technology, Chair, 1999-2000
  • Proceedings Editorial Board, 2000
  • Journal of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Steering Committee, 1993-2000
  • Transactions on Robotics and Automation Editorial Board, 1989-91
  • IEEE Nomination and Appointments Committee, 2003-04
  • IEEE-SA Standards Board, 2002-03
  • TAB Management Committee, 2006-09
  • TAB Nomination and Appointments Committee, 2006
  • Admission and Advancement Committee, 2006-07
  • Environment & Safety Medal Award Committee, Chair, 2007-10
  • TAB/PSPB PRODUCTS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE, 2017


Region

  • Region 10: Director 2013-2014, Director-Elect, 2011-2012
  • Region 10: Technical Activities Coordinator, 2009-2010
  • Region 10: Nomination Committee Chair, 2015-16
  • Region 10: Advisor, 2015-2017
  • Japan Council, Member at large
  • Japan Council, Member, Industry Promotion committee


Societies

  • Robotics and Automation Society (RAS): President, 1998-1999; AdCom, 2004-2015, 1990-1995
  • Industrial Electronics Society (IES): Vice-President, 1990-1999; AdCom, 1988-2000
  • Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMCS): AdCom, 1994-1996
  • Computational Intelligent Society (CIS), AdCom, 2006-2008
  • Neural Networks Council: Secretary, 1992-93; AdCom, 1999-2000, 1994-1996, 1990-1991
  • Intelligent Transportation Council, AdCom, 2000-2001
  • Nanotechnology Council, President, 2004-2005, 2002-2003


Conferences

  • Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS): Founding Chair, 1988; Advisory Committee Chair, 1989-2000
  • International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA): General Chair, 2004, 1995
  • International Conference on Evolutionary Computation General Chair, 1996
  • International Joint Conference on Neural Networks Program Chair, 1991; Steering Committee Chair, 1993
  • Workshop on Robot and Human Communication: General Chair, 1994
  • IEEE Conference on Fuzzy Systems Program Co-Chair, 1995
  • IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): General Chair, 2000
  • IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics: General Chair, 2000
  • IEEE Conference on Advanced Robotics and Social Impacts (ARSO): General Chair, 2005
  • IEEE/SICE System Integration International (SII): General Chair, 2008
  • International Symposium on Micro-Nano Mechatronics (MHS): General Chair, 1990-2012
  • IEEE Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS): General Chair, 2017
  • IEEE Conference on Intelligence and Safety for Robotics (ISR): General Chair, 2018


Awards

  • The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, 2022
  • IEEE ICRA Best Service Robot Manipulation Paper Award, 2017
  • Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, Government of Japan, 2015
  • IEEE/RSJ IROS Harashima Award for Innovative Technologies, 2011
  • IEEE ICRA Best Manipulation Paper Award, 2011
  • IEEE Technical Field Award on Robotics and Automation, 2010
  • IEEE RAS George Saridis Leadership Award in Robotics and Automation, 2009
  • IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering Googol Best Paper Award, 2007
  • IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Pioneer Award, 2004
  • IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000
  • Dr.-Ing. Eugene Mittelmann Achievement Award, 1997


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