Yoshito Ohta

Education

• D.Eng. Osaka University (Electronic Engineering) 1986.
• M.Eng. Osaka University (Electronic Engineering) 1982.
• B.Eng. Osaka University (Electronic Engineering) 1980.

Academic Experience

• Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Kyoto University, 2006-present.
• Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Osaka University, 2005-2006.
• Professor of Computer-Controlled Mechanical Systems, Osaka University, 1999-2005.
• Associate Professor of Computer-Controlled Mechanical Systems, Osaka University, 1994-1999.
• Assistant Professor of Computer-Controlled Mechanical Systems, Osaka University, 1991-1994.
• Visiting Scientist, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, September 1986 - April 1988.
• Research Associate of Electronic Engineering, Osaka University, 1983-1991.

Other Experience

• IEEE Control Systems Society Liaison Representative for SICE, 2017-present.
• Vice President, SICE, 2016-present.
• General Chair, The 54 th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2015.
• SICE JCMSI, Editor in Chief, 2015-present.
• Associate Editor, IET Control Theory & Applications, 2012-2014, 2017-present.
• Organizing Committee Chair, The 55 th Japan Joint Automatic Control Conference, 2012.
• SICE JCMSI, Editor, 2012-2015.
• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems (IJCAS), Editor, 2011-present.
• IEEE Control Systems Society, member of Board of Governors, 2008-2010.
• SICE JCMSI, Associate Editor, 2007-2011.
• Automatica, Associate Editor, 2006-2015.
• MTNS Steering Committee Member, 2006-present.
• Program Chair, MTNS 2006, 2006.
• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems (IJCAS), Member of Editorial Board, 2005-2010.
• International Programming Committee, MTNS 2004, 2004.
• International Programming Committee, SICE Annual Conference, 2004.
• Editor, Systems, Control and Information, Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers Journal, 2004.
• Vice-Chair for Invited Sessions, The 42 nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2003.
• International Programming Committee, SICE Annual Conference, 2003.
• Editor, Transactions of the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers, 2003.
• Director, the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers, 2003-2004, 2007-2008.
• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2001-2005.
• Conference Editorial Board, IEEE Control System Society, 2001-2002.
• Associate Editor, European Journal of Control, 1999-present.
• Program Committee, The 35 th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 1996.
• Program Committee, The 34 th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 1995.

Awards & Honors

• SICE Paper Award (Takeda Award), 2014.
• SICE Paper Award, 2009.
• Shimemura Young Author Prize, 2002.
• SICE Control Division Award, 2002.
• SICE Paper Award, 1999.
• SICE Paper Award (Tomoda Award), 1992.
• SICE Paper Award, 1987.