1997 Ph.D. from Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, Kyoto University
1997-2002 Research Associate at Department of Engineering, Hiroshima University
2002-2007 Research Scientist at Intelligent Systems Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
2007-2013 Senior Research Scientist at Intelligent Systems Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
2013-2016 Research Group Leader at Intelligent Systems Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
2016- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University