Opening Remarks
Prof. Toshio Fukuda
Past IEEE President
Biography
Dr. Toshio Fukuda received Dr. Eng. from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 1977.
Currently, He is Professor Emeritus Nagoya University, Professor Waseda University, He is mainly engaged in intelligent robotic systems and micro-nano robotics, and has published 2,300+ publications in scientific journals, conference proceedings and reports.
Dr. Fukuda is IEEE President (2020), the IEEE Director of Division X, Systems and Control (2017-2018), IEEE Region 10 Director (2013-2014) and served President of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (1998-1999), Director of the IEEE Division X, Systems and Control (2001-2002), Co-founding Editor-in-Chief of IEEE / ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (2000-2002) and Editor-in-Chief of ROBOMECH Journal, Springer (2013-). He was Founding President of IEEE Nanotechnology Council (2002-2003, 2005). He was elected as a member of Science Council of Japan (2008-2013). IEEE Robotics and Automation Pioneer Award (2004), IEEE Robotics and Automation Technical Field Award (2010), Chunichi Culture Award (2019).
IEEE Fellow (1995), SICE Fellow (1995), JSME Fellow (2001), RSJ Fellow (2004), Honorary Doctor of Aalto University School of Science and Technology (2010), Member of the Japan Academy of Engineering (2013), Medal of Honor on Purple Ribbon (2015), The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2022).