Masahiro Hirano
Last update: April 3rd, 2018
Personal Data
Address:
Eng. Bldg. 6 (Room 230), 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
Phone:
+81 3 5841 6937
email:
Masahiro_Hirano@ipc.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp
website:
http://www.k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/members/hirano/hirano-e.html
Research Interests
Geometry Processing and its Application
Computer Vision
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Work Experience
Apr 2018–Current
Project Assistant Professor
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Apr 2015–Mar 2018
Research Fellow (DC1)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan
Three years research fellowship for young scientists.
Apr 2013–Mar 2015
Technical Assistant at Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory, The Uni-
versity of Tokyo, Japan
Developed collision avoidance systems based on Networked High-speed Vision
System.
Aug 2013
Summer Intern at Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.,
Japan
Worked with both Sales and Trading team and Technology team in Fixed Income
Division.
Education
Apr 2015–Mar 2018
Ph.D in Information Science and Technology
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Prof. Masatoshi Ishikawa
Apr 2013–Mar 2015
Master in Information Science and Technology
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Prof. Masatoshi Ishikawa
Apr 2009–Mar 2013
Bachelor in Engineering
School of Engineering
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Prof. Koji Tsumura
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Publications
Journal
1. Masahiro Hirano, Akihito Noda, Masatoshi Ishikawa and Yuji Yamakawa:
Networked High-speed Vision for Evasive Maneuver Assist,
ICT express, Vol.3, No.4, pp.178-182, 2017.
( DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icte.2017.11.008
)
2. Masahiro Hirano, Yoshihiro Watanabe and Masatoshi Ishikawa:
Closed Curve Blending based on Curvature flow,
IPSJ Journal, Vol.58, No.7, 2017 (in Japanese, recommended paper).
( LINK:
http://id.nii.ac.jp/1001/00182656/
)
3. Masahiro Hirano, Yoshihiro Watanabe and Masatoshi Ishikawa:
Rapid blending of closed curves based on curvature flow,
Computer Aided Geometric Design (special issue of GMP2017), Vol.52-53C, pp.217-
230, 2017.
( DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cagd.2017.03.005
)
Conference
1. Masahiro Hirano, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Masatoshi Ishikawa:
Rapid blending of closed curves based on curvature flow,
International Conference on Geometric Modeling and Processing (GMP2017), 2017.
( DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cagd.2017.03.005
)
2. Masahiro Hirano, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Masatoshi Ishikawa:
Closed curve blending based on curvature flow,
The Symposium on Solid & Physical Modeling 2016 (SPM2016), Abstracts, 2016.
( LINK:
http://www.k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/members/hirano/spm2016.pdf
)
3. Masahiro Hirano, Yoshihiro Watanabe and Masatoshi Ishikawa:
3D Rectification of Distorted Document Image based on Tiled Rectangle Fragments,
In Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing
(ICIP2014), pp.2604-2608, 2014.
( DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.2014.7025527
)
4. Masahiro Hirano, Akihito Noda, Yuji Yamakawa and Masatoshi Ishikawa:
Collision avoidance of Intelligent Vehicle based on Networked High-speed Vision
System,
In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Au-
tomation and Robotics (ICINCO2014), Vol.2, pp.539-544, 2014.
( DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5220/0005100105390544
)
5. Akihito Noda, Masahiro Hirano, Yuji Yamakawa and Masatoshi Ishikawa:
A Networked High-Speed Vision System for Vehicle Tracking,
In Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS2014), pp.343-
348, 2014.
( DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1109/SAS.2014.6798973
)
And nine other domestic conference presentations.
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Awards & Honors
2017
Best Presentation Award
The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, System Integration Technical Division
2016
IPSJ Yamashita SIG Research Award
Information Processing Society of Japan
Given to presenters of excellent papers in SIG proceedings. Ranked No.1 in computer graphics.
2015
Best Research Presentation Award
Information Processing Society of Japan, SIG. Computer Graphics and Visual Informatics
2015
Scholarship Loan Repayment Exemption for Students with Excellent Record
Japan Student Service Organization (JASSO)
Teaching Experiences
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Design and Automation for Information Physics and Computing (2015,2016)
Electronic Circuits II (2015)
Seminar in Information Physics and Computing I (2014, 2015)
Information Physics and Computing Laboratory II (2014)
Information Physics and Computing Laboratory I (2013)
Exercises in Information Physics and Computing I (2013)
Scholarships
Apr 2013-Mar 2015
Japan Student Service Organization (JASSO), Type I Scholarship
Japan Student Service Organization (JASSO), Type II Scholarship
Languages
English:
Fluent
Japanese:
Native
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