Shinichi Yuta

Shinichi Yuta

University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba

Japan

Research Areas

Robots

Interview Synopsis

SHINICHI YUTA: An Interview Conducted by Selma Šabanović with Matthew Francisco, IEEE History Center, 6 July 2011

Interview #815 for Indiana University and the IEEE History Center, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

Biography

Shinichi Yuta was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan in 1948. He grew up in Tokyo and attended Keio University from 1966 to 1975, where he received his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD in electrical engineering. Upon completing his PhD work, Yuta worked at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology as a research associate for a few years. In 1978, he moved to Kobe, Japan and began work at the University of Tsukuba’s Institute of Electronics and Information Science as a lecturer. Yuta has worked in several positions at the University of Tsukuba since his entry, including dean of the College of Engineering Systems, the chairman of the Institute of Engineering Mechanics and Systems, vice president for research, international affairs, and industrial incorporation, director of the Industry Relations and Technology Transfer Office. At the time of this interview, he was teaching at the graduate School of Systems and Information Science.