Title	Professor Director, International Exchange Center

Research Fields	ICT education / Programming / Visual information processing

Education	2015 Ph.D. (Engineering), Akita University 1997-1998 Overseas Researcher (Ministry of Education, Science and Culture), University of Passau, Germany 1984 Master’s (Resource Development Engineering), Iwate University 1982 Bachelor’s (Resource Development Engineering), Iwate University

Selected Professional Experience	2017-2020 Principal, Akita University of Art High School 2013-Present Professor, Akita University of Art 1995-2013 Lecturer (1995-2000); Assistant Professor (2000-2007); Professor (2007-2013), Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts 1984-1995 Hitachi Information Systems, Ltd., Tokyo

Recent Activities	<Theses / dissertations> 2015 Jokei gazo-chu ni okeru Kanban chushutsu arugorizumu no kaihatsu ni kan-suru kenkyu [Research on Algorithms for the Extraction of Character Sequences from Signboards in Scene Images] (Doctoral thesis). Akita University 1984 Jinetsu chiiki ni okeru bido ni yoru tansa gijutsu no kiso-teki kenkyu [Basic Research on Exploration of Tremors in Geothermal Regions] (Master’s thesis). Iwate University <Projects selected for ‘Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kaken-hi)’> 2019-2021 Development of the Feedback System based on a Self-diagnosis for Cross-disciplinary PBL Exercise classes (Type C) 2015-2018 A study of supporting system for cross-disciplinary PBL class for engineering design education (Type C) <Selected articles / presentations> 2019 The held report of International Engineering Design Challenge (with SAKAMOTO Makiba, SUTO Hidetsugu, Patchanee Patitad, Woramol Chaowarat Watanabe). Proceedings of the International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering, submission no. C000017, 4-A-5, 201903, ISBN: 978-4-9905104-6-6. Kogakuin University, Tokyo Revelation to 1.4 billion people of China by the development of the Japanese nursing home system (with BAO Jichun). The 26th Tri-University International Joint Seminar & Symposium Proceedings, pp.117-118. Jiangsu University, China Mass production and consumption of plastic products considered from the perspective of Japanese lacquer (with HARUYAMA Akari). The 26th Tri-University International Joint Seminar & Symposium Proceedings, pp.37-38. Jiangsu University, China 2018 Creative activity and solution to the ‘vacant house problem’ – Considering depopulation in Akita, Japan (with IMAMURA Asuka). The 25th Tri-University International Joint Seminar & Symposium Proceedings, pp.283-285. Chiang Mai University, Thailand A case study of community revitalization through art in Japan (with SHIMAZAKI Maria). The 25th Tri-University International Joint Seminar & Symposium Proceedings, pp.390-392. Chiang Mai University, Thailand Enjiniaringu dezain kyoiku no tame no ryoiki odan-kei PBL jugyo no jissen hokoku (2) [Report on cross-disciplinary PBL in the engineering design classroom (2)] (with SUTO Hidetsugu, SAKAMOTO Makiba, Rungsiyakull Chaiy, Patchanee Patitad, Woramol Chaowarat, Tanapun Srichanthamit). 2018 PC Conference, pp.157-158. Kumamoto University 2017 Enjiniaringu dezain kyoiku no tame no ryoiki odan-kei PBL jugyo no jissen hokoku (1) [Report on cross-disciplinary PBL in the engineering design classroom (1)] (with SUTO Hidetsugu, SAKAMOTO Makiba, Patchanee Patitad, Juggapong Natwichai, Boonsub Panichakarn, Woramol Chaowarat). 2017 PC Conference, pp.123-126. Keio University 2015 Extraction of character sequences from signboards by using background color information (with SUZUKI Takuma, KAGEYAMA Yoichi, ISHIZAWA Chikako and NISHIDA Makoto). Electronics and Communications in Japan, Vol. 98(8), pp.57-68. Wiley 2014 Improvement of processing speed for extraction of character sequences from electric signboards in nighttime images (with KAGEYAMA Yoichi, ISHIZAWA Chikako and NISHIDA Makoto). SICE Annual Conference 2014, pp.600-603. Hokkaido University

Courses Taught	Introduction to Computer Programming Basic Programming Seminar CG Programming Introduction to Information Mathematics Information Literacy 1, 2

Further details can be found at: NOMURA Matsunobu (Japanese page)