Hiroaki Wagatsuma, Dr. Sci.
Senior Research Scientist
Lab. for Dynamics of Emergent Intelligence,
RIKEN BSI, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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phone: +81-48-462-1111 (Ext.7425)
fax: +81-48-467-6938
Brief Biography
Hiroaki Wagatsuma started his career as a hardware engineer on development projects of personal computer at the NEC Corporation, for producing the world's first generation of the notebook-type computer, PC-98note, released in 1989. He received a M.S. in Mathematical Sciences in 1997 and a Dr. Sci. in Mathematical Sciences in 2005 from Tokyo Denki University. In 2000, he became a Special Postdoctoral Researcher at RIKEN for studying computational models focusing on the brain oscillation. From 2003 to 2008, he was a Research Scientist in the Laboratory for Dynamics of Emergent Intelligence at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute. He currently is a Senior Research Scientist. His research interests include theoretical modeling of brain oscillations, the memory integration process of experienced episodes, and the implementation of oscillatory neural networks into neurorobotics. His research for elucidating emerging process of creative decisions depending on spatial and behavioral contexts in the brain, by using the robotic platform, has received great interest and is supported by grants from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Dr. Wagatsuma is also a member of the RIKEN BSI-TOYOTA Collaboration Center, the organization for promoting the Partner Robot development. He is author of 21 scientific articles, has recently an organized international conference on brain-based robotics.
Research Theme
Research Interests
Neural Computation, Brain Oscillation (Synchronization), Non-Linear Dynamics, Spatial/Temporal Cognition (Internal Representation), Episodic (Explicit) Memory Formation, Neuro-Robotics (Brain-based devices)
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