Toshihiko Shimizu Web

I'm an assistant professor of Kobe City College of Technology, 8-3, Gakuen-higasi-machi, Nishi-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 651-2194, JAPAN.

Research

Dynamic motions, such as walking, running, jumping and etc, have been one of most difficult tasks in the fields of robotic control and machine learning. I have been interested in a method which achieves dynamic tasks from reusing the experiences of successful motions.
One of the ideas to reuse the experiences is to figure out few critical states and actions to achieve the dynamic task. Especially, we inspired from the transitions of motion states, and proposed the novel motion feature named changing order. So far, we have proposed a method which searches the transitions from Human-Robot Interaction and reuse it in novel scenario.

Publications

Journals
T Shimizu, R Saegusa, S Ikemoto, H Ishiguro and G Metta (2014), "Robust Sensorimotor Representation to Physical Interaction Changes in Humanoid Motion Learning", IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. Early Access. 10.1109/TNNLS.2014.2333092

T Shimizu, R Saegusa, S Ikemoto,H Ishiguro, G Metta (2012). Self-protective whole body motion for humanoid robots based on synergy of global reaction and local reflex.Neural Networks, 32(C), 109-118. doi:10.1016/j.neunet.2012.02.011

International Conferences
T Shimizu, R Saegusa, S Ikemoto,H Ishiguro, G Metta (2011). Adaptive Self-Protective Motion based on Reflex Control. International Joint Conference on Neural Networks.

Domestic Conferences
Toshihiko Shimizu, Shuhei Ikemoto, Hiroshi Ishiguro, ”Analysis of the Knack in Dynamic Motion based on Motor Command”, In proceedings of ROBOMEC, 2A1-G09, 2009.

Toshihiko Shimizu, Shuhei Ikemoto, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Mutual Complementary Approach based on Motor Learning and Knack Searching for the Dynamic Motion, the 6th conference of ECSRA, 2009

Toshihiko Shimizu, Shuhei Ikemoto, Hiroshi Ishiguro,
“Enhancement Strategy of the Evaluation Function based on State Evaluation and Knack of Motions”, in Proceedings of the Japan Joint Automatic Control Conference, Cognitive Developmental Robotics, C2-2, 2009

Toshihiko Shimizu, Shuhei Ikemoto, Hiroshi Ishiguro, “Dynamic motor learning based on knack”, in Proceedings of the Information Processing Society of Japan Kansai Blanch, Ambient intelligenc, D-07, 2008.

Awards
Best Presentation Award, “Dynamic motor learning based on knack ”, Information Processing Society of Japan, 2008.

AAAI-08 AI Video Competition, Best Video Award Nominee(as 2 Finalists), Tomoyuki Noda, Shuhei Ikemoto, Daniel Quevedo, Toshihiko Shimizu, Hidenobu Sumioka, Hisashi Ishihara, Yuki Sasamoto, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Minoru Asada. CB2: Child Robot with Biomimetic Body. AAAI-08 AI Video Competition, Chicago, 2008.

Symposium on Learning and Adaptive Behaviors in Robotic Systems(LAB-RS2008), LABRS BEST Video Award and $1000 prize, Cognitive Developmental Robotics with a Biomimetic Child-robot. Tomoyuki Noda, Shuhei Ikemoto, Daniel Quevedo, Toshihiko Shimizu, Hidenobu Sumioka. Hisashi Ishihara, Yuki Sasamoto, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Takashi Minato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Minoru Asada, University of Edinburgh, UK, August 2008.

Educations

September 2013
Doctor of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Thesis: “Adaptive Mechanisms to Physical Interactions in Humanoid Motion Learning”
Supervisor: Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro, Shuhei Ikemoto, Ryo Saegusa
March 2009
Master of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Thesis: “Analysis of the Knack in Dynamic Motion based on Motor Command ”
Supervisor: Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro, Shuhei Ikemoto
March 2007
Bachelor of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Thesis: “Evaluation of Fatigue Strength of near-surface crack in residual stress field”
Supervisor: Prof. Shiro Kubo, Masahiro Tsuji

Experiences

April 2012
April 2011
October 2010
April 2007
Research Fellow of JSPS
Research Assistant of Engineering Science of Osaka University
Researcher of Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Research Assistant of Japan Science and Technology Agency, ERATO, Asada Synergistic Intelligence Project

Activities

Conference Committee
Program Committee of the “Special Research Committee on Embodiment Cognitive Science and Real world Application”
Volunteer
Student Volunteer Co-Chair of the HRI, 2010

Skills

Language
Japanese (native), English (fluent), Italian (amateur)
Systems
Mac/ Linux / Windows,
C / C++, R, ODE, python, LATEX
Hobbies
Cartoon, bicycles, leather craft, DIY, cooking, singing