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curriculum vitae of Ryo Kikuuwe

Given Name: Ryo (pronounced as /rí·jou/ )
Family Name: Kikuuwe (pronounced as /ki·kú·u·wè/ )
Position: Professor
Affiliation: Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
Born: July, 1975
Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Nationality: Japanese

Contact Information:

Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
(Room 241, Building A3), Hiroshima University,
1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
phone: +81-82-424-7573
fax: +81-82-424-7193
e-mail:

Professional Experience

Oct 2017 - Present: Professor, Hiroshima University
Sep 2014 - Mar 2015: Visiting Researcher, BIPOP Team, INRIA
Mar 2007 - Sep 2017: Associate Professor, Kyushu University
Apr 2003 - Feb 2007: Endowed-Chair Research Associate, Nagoya Institute of Technology

Education

Ph.D.(Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering, July 2003, Kyoto University
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, March 2000, Kyoto University
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, March 1998, Kyoto University

Research Activities

publications list

PhD students I am advising / PhD graduates I have advised/coadvised

Mr. Yuki Yamamoto: April 2022-
Mr. Yachen Zhang: April 2021-
Dr. Gyuho Byun: “Stiff and Safe Task-space Position and Attitude Controller with Noise-reduction Differentiator for Robotic Manipulators,” March 2021.
Dr. Nehal Baiomy: “A Sliding Mode-Based Amplitude- and Rate-Saturated Controller and Its Application to Wind Turbine Systems,” March 2020.
Dr. Masayoshi Iwatani (Currently with Panasonic Corporation): “Identification, Compensation and Estimation of Joint Friction of Robotic Manipulators,” March 2017.
Dr. Myo Thant Sin Aung (Currently: Associate Professor, Yangon Technological University, Myanmar): “Friction Compensation and Noise Filtering for Improving the Performance of Frictional Mechatronic Systems,” September 2015.
Dr. Xiaogang Xiong (Currently: Associate Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, China): “Applications of Differential Algebraic Inclusions to the Modeling of Friction and Contact,” March 2014.
Dr. Shanhai Jin, (Currently: Associate Professor, Yanbian Univeristy, China): “Sliding Mode Noise-Reduction Filters with Parabolic-Shaped Sliding Surfaces for Mechatronic Systems,” March 2013.

Professional Activities:

Service to Academic Societies:

Apr 2010 - Mar 2012: Councilor, Robotics Society of Japan
Apr 2008 - Mar 2010: Executive Committee Member, Robotics and Mechatronics Division, JSME
Apr 2006 - Mar 2008: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Robotics Society of Japan

Service to Conferences

Associate Editor, 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2011)
Associate Editor, 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2011)
Program Committee Member, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO2010)
Program Committee Member, 2010 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS2010)
Program Committee Member, 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM2009)
Program Committee Member, 2009 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS2009)
Program Committee Member, 2008 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS2008)
Program Committee Member, 2007 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2007)

Peer Review for Technical Journals and Magazines

Membership to Professional Organizations

Member, IEEE
Member, Robotics Society Of Japan (RSJ)
Member, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)
Member, The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)
Member, Virtual Reality Society of Japan (VRSJ)