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Biography of Hidekuni Takao

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Hidekuni Takao

Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Kagawa University
Program in Mechanical Systems (faculty directory, opens in a new tab)

Director, Nano-Micro Structure
Device Integrated Research Center (official Center website, opens in a new tab)

Ph.D. in Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology

Publications by YearUniversity researcher profile (external website, opens in a new tab)researchmap (external website, opens in a new tab)Grants and Research Projects (KAKEN) (external website, opens in a new tab)Research in Japan (external website, opens in a new tab)

Career CAREER

1991

Graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Takamatsu National College of Technology

1993

Graduated from the Electrical and Electronic Engineering program, Faculty of Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology

1995

Completed the master’s program in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology

1998

Completed the doctoral program in Electronic and Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology

JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PD)

1999

Research Associate, Toyohashi University of Technology

2005

Associate Professor, Toyohashi University of Technology

2009

Associate Professor, Kagawa University

2014– Present

Professor, Kagawa University

Director, Nano-Micro Structure Device Integrated Research Center

Selected Honors HONORS

2024The 24th Yamazaki-Teiichi PrizeSemiconductor and its applications to System, Information Technology, Electronics (external website, opens in a new tab)2023CEATEC AWARD 2023
Grand Prix, Devices CategoryNational University Corporation Kagawa University, JST-CREST (Principal Investigator: Hidekuni Takao) (external website, opens in a new tab) 2023Award for Science and Technology (Research Category), MEXT Minister’s CommendationThe Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, FY2023 (external website, opens in a new tab) 2021The Best Paper Award 2021Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics (JRM) (external website, opens in a new tab)
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Selected Academic and Professional Service

– present
Vice President, Sensors and Micromachines Society, The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ)
– present
Branch Representative, Advisory Committee, IEEJ
– present
Chair, Microstructure Device Research and Development Forum, Kagawa Industry Support Foundation
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Board Member (Branch Affairs) / President, Shikoku Branch, IEEJ
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Chair, The Study Group of the Integrated MEMS, The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP)
Full committee and professional service record (researchmap) (external website, opens in a new tab)