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Short Biography

Takeshi Ohkawa is an associate professor at Kumamoto University, Japan.  He received his M.E. and Ph.D. from Tohoku University in 2000 and 2003 respectively and was engaged in research on dynamically reconfigurable FPGA systems at Tohoku University. He joined National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in 2004 and started research on distributed embedded systems. He had been working in TOPS Systems Corp since 2009 and joined Utsunomiya University in 2011, and Tokai University in 2019. He joined Research and Education Institute for Semiconductors and Informatics, Kumamoto University in 2023. His current research interests are the design technology of a 3D stacked LSI system and FPGA to realize low-power robots and vision systems.

History

• 1975  Born in Tokyo

• 1982-1988 Kugayama-elementary school, Suginami-ku, Tokyo

• 1988-1991 Miyamae junior high school, Suginami-ku, Tokyo

• 1991-1994 Fuji High school, Tokyo

• 1994-1998 Tohoku University, Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Electronics

• 1998-2000 Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineering, Dept. of Electronics, MC

• 2000-2003 Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineering, Dept. of Electronics, DC

• 2003-2004 Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineering, Dept. of Electronics, Post-doctoral fellow of the 21 century COE program

• 2004-2007 National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Information Technology Research Institute, Network Middle-ware research group.

• 2007-2009 National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Information Technology Research Institute, Embedded Real-time System research group

• 2009-2011 TOPS Systems Corporation

• 2011-2019 Utsunomiya University, Graduate School of Information Systems Science, Assistant Professor 

• 2019-present Tokai University, Faculty of information and communication, Associate Professor

Research Field

• FPGA application to Robotics

• FPGA design methodology

Past topics

Courses

• 2016 sprinf semester (Apr. - Sep.)

  • Information Engineering Experiments 2 (3rd grade) Hardware Design using HDL

  • Programming Exercise 3  (3rd grade) (C++, standard input/output)

• 2015 fall semester (Oct. - Mar.)

  • Information Engineering Experiments 1 (2nd grade) OP-Amp, Filter

  • Computer Science Projects  (3rd grade) "A introduction for designing SW/HW Cooperative system"

    • https://github.com/SystemDesignProject2015-uu-ohkawa

• 2015 spring semester (Apr. - Sep.)

  • Information Engineering Experiments 2 (3rd grade) Hardware Design using HDL

  • Programming Exercise 3  (3rd grade) (C++, standard input/output)

• 2014 fall semester (Oct. - Mar.)

  • Information Engineering Experiments 1 (2nd grade) OP-Amp, Filter

  • Computer Science Projects (3rd grade) "Let's operate FPGA board by making Android application!"

    • https://github.com/SystemDesignProject2014-uu-ohkawa

• 2014 spring semester (Apr. - Sep.)

  • Information Engineering Experiments 2 (3rd grade) Hardware Design using HDL

  • Programming Exercise 1 (2nd grade) (C, sorting)

  • Programming Exercise 3 (3rd grade) (C++, standard input/output)

• 2013 fall semester (Oct. - Mar.)

  • Information Engineering Experiments 1 (2nd grade) OP-Amp, Filter

  • Computer Science Projects (3rd grade) "Let's operate FPGA board by making Android application!"

    • https://github.com/SystemDesignProject2013-uu-ohkawa

• 2013 spring semester (Apr. - Sep.)

  • Information Engineering Experiments 2 (3rd grade) Hardware Design using HDL

  • Programming Exercise 1 (2nd grade) (C, sorting)

  • Programming Exercise 3 (3rd grade) (C++, standard input/output)

• 2012 fall semester (Oct. - Mar.)

  • Information Engineering Experiments 1 (2nd grade) OP-Amp, Filter

  • Computer Science Projects (3rd grade) "Let's operate FPGA board by making Android application!"

    • https://github.com/ComputerScienceProject2012-uu-ohkawa

• 2012 spring semester (Apr. - Sep.)

  • Information Engineering Experiments 2 (3rd grade) Network speed measurement

  • Programming Exercise 1 (2nd grade) (C, sorting)

  • Programming Exercise 3 (3rd grade) (C++, standard input/output)

Academic Society Activities

• ACM Professional Member since 2007

• IPSJ (Information Processing Society Japan) Regular member 2007-

  • EMB (Embedded System SIG) member

• IEICE (The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers) Regular member 2012-

  • RECONF (Reconfigurable System SIG) Technical Committee member, 2012.5-

  • CPSY (Computer System SIG) Technical Committee member, Secretary 2017.5- (Assistant Secretary,2013.5-2017.4)

• IEEE Professional Member since 2015

• 2012

  • ICNC2012/WANC Program Committee

• 2013

  • FIT2013 Program Comittee

  • ICFPT2013 Program Committee

  • CANDAR2013/WANC Program Committee

  • CANDAR2013/CSA Program Co-chair

• 2014

  • The 1st IPSJ SIG-ARC High-Performance Processor Design Contest (2014.1) Executive Committee (Vice Chair)

  • SWoPP2014 Executive Committee (in charge of CPSY)

  • SWEST16 (2014) Executive Committee (Program Committee)

  • FIT2014 Program Committee

  • ICFPT2014 Program Committee

  • CANDAR2014/WANC Program Committee

  • CANDAR2014/CSA Program Co-chair

  • The 2nd ARC/CPSY/RECONF High-Performance Computer System Design Contest (2014.9) Executive Committee (Chair)

  • ACSI2015 Program Committee

• 2015

  • SWoPP2015 Executive Committee (in charge of CPSY)

  • SWEST17 (2015) Executive Committee (Program Committee)

  • FIT2015 Program Committee

  • ICFPT2015 Program Committee

  • CANDAR2015 Program Committee

  • CANDAR2015/WANC Program Committee

  • CANDAR2015/CSA Program Committee

• 2016

  • SWoPP2016 Executive Committee (in charge of CPSY)

  • SWEST18 (2016) Executive Committee (Program Committee)

  • FIT2016 Program Committee

  • The 2nd RECONF/CPSY/ARC/GI Trax Design Competition Executive Committee (FIT2016 Event)

  • Embedded System Symposium 2016（ESS2016） Executive Committee (Publicity Chair)

  • CANDAR2016 Program Committee

  • CANDAR2016/WANC Program Committee

  • CANDAR2016/CSA Program Co-chair

  • ICFPT2016 Program Committee

• 2017

  • SWoPP2017 Executive Committee (in charge of CPSY)

  • SWEST19 (2017) Executive Committee (Program Committee)

  • Embedded System Symposium 2017（ESS2017） General Vice-Chair

  • CANDAR2017 Program Committee

  • CANDAR2017/WANC Program Committee

  • ICFPT2017 Program Committee

• 2018

  • SWoPP2018 Executive Committee (in charge of CPSY)

  • SWEST20 (2018) Executive Committee (Program Committee)

  • Embedded System Symposium 2018（ESS2018） Program Vice-Chair

  • CANDAR2018 Program Committee

  • CANDAR2018/WANC Program Committee

  • CANDAR2018/CSA Workshop Co-chair

  • ICFPT2018 Program Committee

  • ICFPT2018 Design competition local supporter

  • APRIS2018 General Co-Chair

AWARDS

1. 2004 The 6th LSI Design Award, IP Award

   • "Flexible Processor - A Dynamically Reconfigurable LSI with reduced configuration data", 

   • Takeshi Ohkawa, Toshiyuki Nozawa, Masanori Fujibayashi, Naoto Miyamoto, Karnan Leo, Masanobu Yamashita, Amir Jamak, Koji Kotani, Soichiro Kita and Tadahiro Ohmi

   • Tohoku University

   • May 20, 2004

Research Grants

Principal Investigator (Research Group Leader)

• "FPGA Component technology for Cloud Computing Environment with Robots"

  • Grant name: 2017 KAKENHI grant (C) (JSPS, Japan)

  • Project Period: Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2020

  • Organization: Utsunomiya Univ., corporation with Kyushu Institute of Technology and Aizu Univ.

• ”R&D of FPGA componentization technology for low power robot application"

  • Grant name: 2015 SCOPE grant for young ICT researcher（MIC, Japan ）

  • Project Period: Aug. 2015 - Mar. 2018

  • Organization: Utsunomiya Univ.

  • Documents: Press release

• "R&D of image recognition system by networked camera for safe navigation"

  • Grant name: 2014 A-STEP grant - High-risk challenge type (For recovery from TOHOKU disaster) (JST, Japan)

  • Project Period: Sep. 2014 - Mar. 2015

  • Organization: iDI Corp., Utsunomiya Univ., Tokyo Univ. of Marine Science and Technology

  • Documents: Press release

• "System design method of distributed and parallel processing system for FPGA based-on process network"

  • Grant name: 2013 KAKENHI grant for young researcher (B) (JSPS, Japan)

  • Project Period: Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2015

  • Organization: Utsunomiya Univ., corporation with Tokyo Univ. of Marine Science and Technology

  • Documents: Project web site

• "A study for  distributed object platform of FPGA for co-design og FPGA-smartphone"

  • Grant name: 2012  seeds research HOUGA grant (Utsunomiya Univ. Japan)

  • Project Period: Oct. 2012 - Mar. 2013

  • Organization: Utsunomiya Univ.

• "Ultra-Android： R&D of embedded software platform for multi-core"

  • Grant name: 2011 SAPOIN (supporting industry) grant (METI, Japan)

  • Project Period: Sep. 2009 - Nov. 2011

  • Organization: TOPS Systems Corporation, National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

  • Documents: Annual report, 2009

• "R&D of low power object communication ORB Engine for embedded devices" 

  • Grant name: 2007 grant for young researcher (NEDO)

  • Project Period: Sep. 2007 - Mar. 2009

  • Organization: National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

  • Documents: Summary (by venturewatch)

Research Group Member

• "R&D of Heterogeneous Multichip-stacking Cool System by massive parallel bus for low power information systems"

  • Grant name: 2009 R&D of innovative energy saving technology (NEDO)

  • Project Period: May 2009 - Nov. 2011

  • Organization: TOPS Systems Corporation, National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

• "R&D of Architecture exploration system by system level power/performance simulation with integration of transmission model

  • Grant name: 2009 SAPOIN (supporting industry) grant (METI, Japan)

  • Project Period: 2009年9月～2010年3月

  • Organization: TOPS Systems Corporation, Keirex Technology