Curriculum Vitae

(May. 11, 2011)


Japanese Version is here.

Last name: ----- Tsumura -----
First name: -----Norimichi ---------
Gender:---------Male--------------
Date of birth:------1967------
Place of birth:-----Wakayama, Japan---
Marital status:-----Married-----------
Nationality: -------Japanese----------

Present address:
Department of Information and Computer Sciences,
Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku,Chiba, 263, JAPAN.

Education:
1986-1990
Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University
Awarded the degree of BSs in Engineering
1990-1992
Department of Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Awarded the degree of MSc in Engineering
for a thesis entitled "Multi-stage Neural Network Model".
Work supervised by Professor Yosiki ICHIOKA.

1992-1995
Department of Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Awarded the degree of Ph.D. in Engineering
for a thesis entitled "NeuralNetwork Model for
Visual Recognition".
Work supervised by Professor Yosiki ICHIOKA.

Research and professional experience:
1992-1995
Teaching Assistant at the Department of Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University.

1995-2002 Jan
Research Associate at the Department of Information
and Computer Sciences, Chiba University,
working under Professor Yoichi MIYAKE.

1999.3.25-2000.1.24
Visiting Associate Professor in Univerity of Rochester, USA

2001 Dec.- 2004 Nov.
Researcher in PREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), JAPAN

2002 Feb.- present
Accosiate Professer in Departmemnt of Information and Image Science, Chiba Univetristy, JAPAN

2007.4.1 - 2010.3.31 Visting researcher in The National Museum of Japanese History

2007.6.9-2007.7.11 JSPS Visiting Researcher in Gjovik University College, Norway

Membership of academic societies:
The Society for Imaging Science and Technology
The Japan Society of Applied Physics
Japanese Society of Medical Imaging Technology
The Society of Photographic and Technology of Japan
The Optical Society of Japan(The Japan Society of Applied Physics)
The Society for Imaging Science and Technology
The Optical Society of America
The Institute of Electronic, Informationand Communication Engineers
ACM SIGGRAPH
IEEE
Award:
1995 Optics Prize for Young Scientists (The Optical Society of Japan)
1999 Journal Award ( The Japan Society of Printing)
1999 Journal Award ( The Japan Society of Hotogoraphic Science)
2000 Prize for the excellent presentation ( The Japan Society for Applied Physics )
2001 Journal Award: Charles E. Ives Award ( IS&T )
2003 Journal Award ( The Japan Society of Photogoraphic Science)
2005 Best Medical Simulation Awards(Suemasu Awards)(Japanese Society for Medical Vertual Reality)
2005 Journal Award: Charles E. Ives Award ( IS&T )
2006 Journal Award ( The Japan Society of Photogoraphic Science)
2010.2 "Cum Laude" poster award at SPIE Medical Imaging 2010 Segmentation of Deformable Organs from Medical Images using Particle Swarm Optimization and Nonlinear Shape Priors Afifi, Toshiya Nakaguchi, Norimichi Tsumura

Publications:
See attached list.

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