Biography
Kazuhiro Kosuge received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in control engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1978, 1980, and 1988 respectively. From 1980 through 1982, he was a Research Staff in the Production Engineering Department, DENSO Co., Ltd. From 1982 through 1990, he was a Research Associate in the Department of Control Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology. From 1989 to 1990, he was a visiting research scientist at, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1990 to 1995, He was an Associate Professor at Nagoya University.
In 1995, he joined Tohoku University, where he served as a Professor, Department of Machine Intelligence and Systems Engineering from 1995 to 2003, a Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, from 2003 to 2016, and a Professor, Department of Robotics from 2016 to 2021. From 2018 to 2021, he was a Tohoku University Distinguished Professor. For more than 35 years, he has been conducting research on robotics and its applications in the real world. He has published over 390 technical papers. Over 70 of his patents have been transferred to industry.
He served as Science Advisor, Research Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (2010-2014), Senior Program Officer, Japan Society of Promotion of Science (2007-2010), Selected Fellow, Center for Research and Development Strategy, Japan Science and Technology Agency (2005-2012). He was 2020 IEEE Vice President for Technical Activities. He served as IEEE Division X Director for 2015-2016, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society President for 2010-2011.
He is IEEE Fellow, JSME Fellow (Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers), SICE Fellow (Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Japan), RSJ Fellow (Robotics Society of Japan), JSAE Fellow (Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan), a member of IEEE Eta Kappa Nu and a member of Engineering of Academy, Japan. He was a 2018 recipient of Medal of Honor, Medal with Purple Ribbon, which is awarded with the name of Emperor of Japan, from the Government of Japan. He received IEEE RAS George Saridis Leadership Award in Robotics and Automation, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, in 2021.
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Selected Publications
- Fuyuki Tokuda, Ryo Murakami, Akira Seino, Akinari Kobayashi, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe, Kazuhiro Kosuge, “Fixture-Free 2D Sewing Using a Dual-Arm Manipulator System,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Early access, 2024, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10715572
- Kai Tang, Fuyuki Tokuda, Akira Seino, Akinari Kobayashi, Norman C Tien, Kazuhiro Kosuge, “Time-Scaling Modeling and Control of Robotic Sewing System,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, VOL. 29, NO. 4, 3166-3174, 2024
- Shogo Arai, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Akinari Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Kosuge, “Optimal Projection Pattern for Active Visual Servoing (AVS),” IEEE Access, Vol.12, 47110-47118, 2024
- Akira Kanazawa, Jun Kinugawa, Kazuhiro Kosuge, “Motion Planning for Human–Robot Collaboration Using an Objective-Switching Strategy,” IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, Vol.51, No. 6, 590-560, 2021
- Akira Kanazawa, Jun Kinugawa, Kazuhiro Kosuge, “Adaptive Motion Planning for a Collaborative Robot Based on Prediction Uncertainty to Enhance Human Safety and Work Efficiency,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 35(4), 2019, 817-832.