Committee

• ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
• SECRETARY BOARD
• STEERING COMMITTEE
• INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
• LOCAL COMMITTEE
• PROGRAM COMMITTEE
• ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
• ADVISORS
• PAST CHAIRS

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chair

J. Kushibiki (Tohoku Univ.)

Kang-Lyeol Ha (Pukyong National Univ.)

SECRETARY BOARD

Chair

Y. Watanabe (Doshisha Univ.)

Vice Chairs

K. Yamanaka (Tohoku Univ.)

K. Sakai (Univ. of Tokyo)

Members

S. Umemura (Tohoku Univ.)	H. Ogi (Osaka Univ.)	H. Kanai (Tohoku Univ.)
M. K. Kurosawa (Tokyo Tech.)	J. Kondoh (Shizuoka Univ.)	P.-K. Choi (Meiji Univ.)
K. Nakamura (Tokyo Tech.)	K. Hashimoto (Chiba Univ.)	H. Hachiya (Tokyo Tech.)
M. Matsukawa (Doshisha Univ.)	K. Mizutani (Univ. of Tsukuba)	K. Yamada (Tohoku Gakuin Univ.)
Y. Watanabe (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.)

Observer

Moo-Joon Kim (Pukyong National Univ.)

Advisory Board

S. Kohda (Nagoya Univ.)

Auditor

Y. Nakagawa (Univ. of Yamanashi)

M. Kadota (Tohoku Univ.)

STEERING COMMITTEE

Chair

S. Umemura (Tohoku Univ.)

Vice Chair

K. Yamada (Tohoku Gakuin Univ.)

Members

H. Ogi (Osaka Univ.)	J. Kondoh (Shizuoka Univ.)	K. Sakai (Univ. of Tokyo)
M. Matsukawa (Doshisha Univ.)	K. Mizutani (Univ. of Tsukuba)	Y. Watanabe (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.)

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

Chair

P.-K. Choi (Meiji Univ.)

LOCAL COMMITTEE

Chair

Moo-Joon Kim (Pukyong National Univ.)

Members

Jung-Soon Kim (Tongmyong Univ.)

Yongrae Roh (Kyungpook National Univ.)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Chair

M. Matsukawa (Doshisha Univ.)

Vice Chair

H. Ogi (Osaka Univ.)

Members

I. Akiyama (Doshisha Univ.)	S. Umemura (Tohoku Univ.)	H. Odagawa (Kumamoto National College of Tech.)
S. Kakio (Univ. of Yamanashi)	S. Kudoh (Ishinomaki Senshu Univ.)	N. Kudo (Hokkaido Univ.)
J. Kondoh (Shizuoka Univ.)	P.-K. Choi (Meiji Univ.)	K. Sakai (Univ. of Tokyo)
T. Shiina (Kyoto Univ.)	T. Shimura (JAMSTEC)	S. Takeuchi (Toin Univ. of Yokohama)
S. Tanaka (Tohoku Univ.)	T. Tsuchiya (Doshisha Univ.)	T. Tsuchiya (Kanagawa Univ.)
K. Nakamura (Tokyo Tech.)	H. Nomura (Univ. of Electro-Commun.)	K. Hashimoto (Chiba Univ.)
H. Hasegawa (Univ. of Toyama)	H. Hachiya (Tokyo Tech.)	A. Harata (Kyushu Univ.)
H. Harada (Meisei Univ.)	M. Hikita (Kogakuin Univ.)	K. Masuda (Tokyo Univ. of Agri. Tech.)
T. Matsuoka (Nagoya Univ.)	K. Mizutani (Univ. of Tsukuba)	T. Mihara (Tohoku Univ.)
K. Mori (National Defense Academy of Japan)	T. Morita (Univ. of Tokyo)	K. Yasui (AIST)
A. Yamada (Tokyo Univ. of Agri. Tech.)	O. B. Wright (Hokkaido Univ.)	Y. Watanabe (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.)
Moo-Joon Kim (Pukyong National Univ.)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Members

M. Aoyagi (Muroran Inst. of Tech.)	S. Akao (Tohoku Univ.)	Y. Asakura (Honda Electronics Co. Ltd.)
T. Asada (Murata Manufacturing Co.)	T. Azuma (Univ. of Tokyo)	K. Adachi (Yamagata Univ.)
H. Abe (NEC TOKIN Co.)	M. Arakawa (Tohoku Univ.)	T. Ikari (Univ. of Miyazaki)
K. Ikushima (Tokyo Univ. of Agri. Tech.)	T. Ishii (Univ. of Yamanashi)	Y. Ito (Nihon Univ.)
H. Inoue (Open Univ. of Japan)	I. Ihara (Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)	K. Imano (Akita Univ.)
R. Iwase (JAMSTEC)	M. Ueda (Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.)	T. Ebihara (Univ. of Tsukuba)
N. Endo (Kanagawa Univ.)	K. Ohkawa (Akita Univ.)	E. Ohdaira (Toin Univ. of Yokohama)
M. Ohno (Chiba Inst. of Tech.)	Y. Ohashi (Tohoku Univ.)	T. Ohmori (Chiba Univ.)
I. Okabayashi (Konica Minolta, Inc.)	H. Ogasawara (National Defense Academy of Japan)	K. Okitsu (Osaka Pref. Univ.)
Y. Ogura (Japan Probe Co., Ltd.)	Y. Ohara (Tohoku Univ.)	T. Kamakura (Univ. of Electro-Commun.)
N. Kamiyama (GE Healthcare Japan)	H. Karasawa (FUJIFILM Co.)	K. Kawabata (Hitachi, Ltd.
T. Kanda (Okayama Univ.)	T. Kikuchi (National Defense Academy of Japan)	T. Kimura (Mitsubishi Electric Corp.)
Y. Koike (Shibaura Inst. of Tech.)	K. Koh (Kanagawa Inst. of Tech.)	S. Kojima (Univ. of Tsukuba)
T. Kozuka (Aichi Inst. of Tech.)	N. Goto (Tokushima Univ.)	K. Kobayashi (Honda Electronics Co. Ltd.)
M. Kobayashi (Kumamoto Univ.)	D. Koyama (Doshisha Univ.)	T. Kondoh (Univ. of Toyama)
Y. Saijo (Tohoku Univ.)	A. Saito (Shibaura Inst. of Tech.)	K. Saito (Hokkaido Univ.)
S. Saito (Toshiba Co.)	S. Sakamoto (Univ. of Shiga Pref.)	T. Sato (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.)
M. Sato (Univ. of Toyama)	T. Shiosaki (NAIST)	S. Shikata (Kwansei Gakuin Univ.)
S. Sugawara (Ishinomaki Senshu Univ.)	T. Sugimoto (Toin Univ. of Yokohama)	K. Zempo (Univ. of Tsukuba)
J. Soejima (Kaijo Corp.)	M. Takasaki (Saitama Univ.)	N. Tagawa (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.)
H. Taki (Tohoku Univ.)	T. Takenaka (Tokyo Univ. of Sci.)	M. Tabaru (Tokyo Tech.)
H. Tamura (Tohoku Inst. of Tech.)	Q. Shen (Univ. of Electro-Commun.)	T. Tsuji (Tohoku Univ.)
T. Tsujimoto (Horiba, Ltd.)	T. Tsuchiya (JAMSTEC)	Y. Tsurugaya (Sanyo Seiko)
Y. Tokunaga (Kanazawa Inst. of Tech.)	S. Nakagawa (AIST)	N. Nakaso (Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.)
H. Nakata (DAISHINKU Co.)	N. Nakamura (Osaka Univ.)	H. Nagata (Tokyo Univ. of Sci.)
Y. Nagatani (Kobe City College of Tech.)	H. Nishino (Tokushima Univ.)	Y. Nishimori (Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.)
N. Nitta (AIST)	S. Noge (Numazu National College of Tech.)	M. Hashimoto (Panasonic Corp.)
K. Hasegawa (Muroran Inst. of Tech.)	S. Hatanaka (Univ. of Electro-Commun.)	T. Hayashi (Kyoto Univ.)
S. Hirata (Tokyo Tech.)	T. Hirano (Univ. of Tokyo)	S. Hiryu (Doshisha Univ.)
S. Fujii (Okinawa National College of Tech.)	T. Hoshimiya (Tohoku Gakuin Univ.)	A. Hosokawa (Akashi National College of Tech.)
M. Hosoda (Tokyo Denki Univ.)	H. Masuyama (Toba National College of Maritime Tech.)	O. Matsuda (Hokkaido Univ.)
H. Miura (Nihon Univ.)	K. Misu (Tottori Univ.)	S. Mitani (Univ. of Tokyo)
H. Mitome (AIST)	A. Minamide (Kanazawa Technical College)	H. Miyazaki (National Defense Academy of Japan)
J. Morimoto (Defense Tech. Foundation)	S. Yauchi (Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.)	H. Yatsuda (Japan Radio Co., Ltd.)
T. Yanagitani (Waseda Univ.)	M. Yamakawa (Kyoto Univ.)	T. Yamaguchi (Chiba Univ.)
Y. Yamakoshi (Gunma Univ.)	K. Yamamoto (Kansai Univ.)	H. Yamamoto (Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.)
M. Yamamoto (NEC Co.)	Y. Yamamoto (Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co.)	M. Yoshioka (AIST)
S. Yoshizawa (Tohoku Univ.)	K. Yoshida (Chiba Univ.)	N. Wakatsuki (Univ. of Tsukuba)
N. Wakatsuki (Ishinomaki Senshu Univ.)	S. Wadaka (AMIC Co.,Ltd.)	Y. Watanabe (JAMSTEC)
B.-C. Kim (Korea Inst. of Ocean Sci. and Tech.)	J.-H. Khim (Korea Univ.)	Y. Ono (Carleton Univ.)
J.-R. Yoon (Pukyong National Univ.)

ADVISORS

T. Otani	K. Okano	M. Onoe	M. Kadota
A. Kawabata	S. Saito	Y. Shimizu	K. Takagi
N. Chubachi	J. Tsujino	Y. Tomikawa	K. Nagai
Y. Nakagawa	A. Nakamura	K. Nakamura	K. Negishi
H. Nomura	T. Hata	M. Yamaguchi	K. Yamanouchi

37th	USE2016
Chair of Organizing Committee	J. Kushibiki (Tohoku Univ.) Kang-Lyeol Ha (Pukyong National Univ.)
Chair of Steering Committee	S. Umemura (Tohoku Univ.)
Vice-Chair of Steering Committee	K. Yamada (Tohuku Gakuin Univ.)
Chair of International Committee	P.-K. Choi (Meiji Univ.)
Chair of Local Committee	Moojoon Kim (Pukyong National Univ.)
Chair of Program Committee	M. Matsukawa (Doshisha Univ.)
Vice-Chair of Program Committee	H. Ogi (Osaka Univ.)

PAST CHAIRS

36th	USE2015
Chair of Organizing Committee	P.-K. Choi (Meiji Univ.)
Chair of Steering Committee	K. Mizutani (Univ. of Tsukuba)
Vice-Chair of Steering Committee	S. Umemura (Tohoku Univ.)
Chair of Local Committee	N. Wakatsuki (Univ. of Tsukuba)
Chair of Program Committee	J. Kondo (Shizuoka Univ.)
Vice-Chair of Program Committee	M. Matsukawa (Doshisha Univ.)

35th	USE2014
Chair of Organizing Committee	S. Kojima (Univ. of Tsukuba)
Chair of Steering Committee	H. Hachiya (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Vice-Chair of Steering Committee	S. Umemura (Tohoku Univ.)
Chair of Local Committee	Y. Itoh (Nihon Univ.)
Chair of Program Committee	I. Akiyama (Doshisha Univ.)
Vice-Chair of Program Committee	J. Kondoh (Shizuoka Univ.)

34th	USE2013
Chairman of Organizing Committee	K. Yamanaka (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Sakai (Univ. of Tokyo)
Vice-Chairman of Steering Committee	H. Hachiya (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Program Committee	K. Nakamura (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	I. Akiyama (Doshisha Univ.)

33th	USE2012
Chairman of Organizing Committee	S. Saito (Tokai Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Hashimoto (Chiba Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Sakai (Univ. of Tokyo)
Chairman of Program Committee	H. Kanai (Tohoku Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	K. Nakamura (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)

32th	USE2011
Chairman of Organizing Committee	M. Kadota (Murata Manufacturing Co.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	T. Shiina (Kyoto Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Hashimoto (Chiba Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	A. Yamada (Tokyo Univ. of Agri. Tech.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	H. Kanai (Tohoku Univ.)

31th	USE2010
Chairman of Organizing Committee	M. Yamaguchi (Chiba Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	P.-K. Choi (Meiji Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Steering Committee	T. Shiina (Kyoto Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	K. Sakai (Univ. of Tokyo)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	A. Yamada (Tokyo Univ. Agri. Tech.)

30th	USE2009
Chairman of Organizing Committee	Y. Nakagawa (Yamanashi Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Yamanaka (Tohoku Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Steering Committee	P.-K. Choi (Meiji Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	K. Hashimoto (Chiba Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	K. Sakai (Univ. of Tokyo)

29th	USE2008
Chairman of Organizing Committee	N. Wakatsuki (Ishinomaki Senshu Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	J. Kushibiki (Tohoku Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Yamanaka (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	S. Umemura (Tohoku Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	K. Hashimoto (Chiba Univ.)

28th	USE2007
Chairman of Organizing Committee	K. Nagai (Univ. of Tsukuba)
Chairman of Steering Committee	S. Kojima (Univ. of Tsukuba)
Vice-Chairman of Steering Committee	T. Shiina (Univ. of Tsukuba)
Chairman of Program Committee	K. Mizutani (Univ. of Tsukuba)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	K. Mizutani (Univ. of Tsukuba)

27th	USE2006
Chairman of Organizing Committee	Y. Watanabe (Doshisha Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	S. Koda (Nagoya Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	S. Saito (Tokai Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	K. Mizutani (Univ. of Tsukuba)

26th	USE2005
Chairman of Organizing Committee	S. Ueha (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	M. K. Kurosawa (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Program Committee	H. Hachiya (Chiba Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	S. Saito (Tokai Univ.)

25th	USE2004
Chairman of Organizing Committee	K. Nakamura (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	M. Koshiba (Hokkaido Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	K. Yamanaka (Tohoku Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	H. Hachiya (Chiba Univ.)

24th	USE2003
Chairman of Organizing Committee	K. Takagi (Univ. of Tokyo)
Chairman of Steering Committee	A. Minamisawa (Japan Women's Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	S. Kojima (Univ. of Tsukuba)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	K. Mizutani (Univ. of Tsukuba)

23rd	USE2002
Chairman of Organizing Committee	T. Hata (Kanazawa Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	Y. Watanabe (Doshisha Univ.)
Chairman of Local Steering Committee	Y. Tokunaga (Kanazawa Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Program Committee	S. Koda (Nagoya Univ.)

22nd	USE2001
Chairman of Organizing Committee	Y. Shimizu (NIER)
Chairman of Steering Committee	S. Ueha (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Program Committee	N. Endou (Kanagawa Univ.)

21st	USE2000
Chairman of Organizing Committee	Y. Tomikawa (Yamagata Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Nakamura (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	N. Wakatsuki (Ishinomaki Senshu Univ.)

20th	USE 99
Chairman of Organizing Committee	H. Nomura (Nagoya Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Takagi (Univ. of Tokyo)
Chairman of Program Committee	P.-K. Choi (Meiji Univ.)

19th	USE 98
Chairman of Organizing Committee	T. Otani (Doshisha Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	H. Nomura (Nagoya Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	Y. Watanabe (Doshisha Univ.)

18th	USE 97
Chairman of Organizing Committee	J. Tsujino (Kanagawa Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	Y. Shimizu (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Program Committee	M. Yamaguchi (Chiba Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	K. Hashimoto (Chiba Univ.)

17th	USE 96
Chairman of Organizing Committee	K. Yamanouchi (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	Y. Tomikawa (Yamagata Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	J. Kushibiki (Tohoku Univ.)

16th	USE 95
Chairman of Organizing Committee	T. Suzuki (Tukuba Inst. of Sci. & Tech.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Nagai (Univ. of Tsukuba)
Chairman of Program Committee	S. Mitaku (Tokyo Univ. Agri. Tech.)

15th	USE 94
Chairman of Organizing Committee	Y. Urabe (Doshisha Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	T. Otani (Doshisha Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	H. Nomura (Nagoya Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	Y. Watanabe (Doshisha Univ.)

14th	USE 93
Chairman of Organizing Committee	M. Ide (Musashi Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	J. Tsujino (Kanagawa Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	S. Ueha (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)

13th	USE 92
Chairman of Organizing Committee	N. Chubachi (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Yamanouchi (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	K. Nakamura (Tohoku Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	J. Kushibiki (Tohoku Univ.)

12th	USE 91
Chairman of Organizing Committee	K. Okano (Shinshu Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	T. Sawada (Univ. of Tokyo)
Chairman of Program Committee	K. Takagi (Univ. of Tokyo)

11th	USE 90
Chairman of Organizing Committee	A. Nakamura (Fukui Univ. of Tech.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	Y. Urabe (Doshisha Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	T. Otani (Doshisha Univ.)

10th	USE 89
Chairman of Organizing Committee	M. Okujima (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	M. Ide (Musashi Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Program Committee	J. Tsujino (Kanagawa Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	S. Ueha (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)

9th	USE 88
Chairman of Organizing Committee	M. Konno (Ishinomaki Senshu Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	N. Chubachi (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	K. Yamanouchi (Tohoku Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	K. Nakamura (Tohoku Univ.)

8th	USE 87
Chairman of Organizing Committee	K. Negishi (Univ. of Tokyo)
Chairman of Steering Committee	A. Ikushima (Univ. of Tokyo)
Chairman of Program Committee	K. Takagi (Univ. of Tokyo)

7th	USE 86
Chairman of Organizing Committee	A. Kawabata (Kyoto Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	A. Nakamura (Osaka Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	T. Shiosaki (Kyoto Univ.)

6th	USE 85
Chairman of Organizing Committee	E. Mori (Ikutoku Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	M. Okujima (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Program Committee	Y. Hiki (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	M. Ueda (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)

5th	USE 84
Chairman of Organizing Committee	H. Shimizu (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	N. Mikoshiba (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	N. Chubachi (Tohoku Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	K. Yamanouchi (Tohoku Univ.)

4th	USE 83
Chairman of Organizing Committee	M. Onoe (Univ. of Tokyo)
Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Negishi (Univ. of Tokyo)
Vice-Chairman of Steering Committee	A. Ikushima (Univ. of Tokyo)
Chairman of Program Committee	Y. Hiki (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	K. Takagi (Univ. of Tokyo)

3rd	USE 82
Chairman of Organizing Committee	T. Tanaka (Takuma National College of Technology)
Chairman of Steering Committee	A. Kawabata (Kyoto Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Steering Committee	K. Negishi (Univ. of Tokyo)
Chairman of Program Committee	A. Ikushima (Univ. of Tokyo)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	Y. Hiki (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)

2nd	USE 81
Chairman of Organizing Committee	Y. Wada (Univ. of Tokyo)
Chairman of Steering Committee	E. Mori (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Vice-Chairman of Steering Committee	T. Yasuda (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Chairman of Program Committee	N. Mikoshiba (Tohoku Univ.)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	A. Ikushima (Univ. of Tokyo)

1st	USE 80
Chairman of Organizing Committee	K. Shibayama (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Steering Committee	H. Shimizu (Tohoku Univ.)
Chairman of Program Committee	M. Onoe (Univ. of Tokyo)
Vice-Chairman of Program Committee	K. Negishi (Univ. of Tokyo)