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Hiroki Dobashi was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1984. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering from Kyoto University in 2007, 2009, and 2012, respectively.

From 2012 to 2013, he was a Contract Assistant in the Department of Human System Interaction, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University. From 2013 to 2017, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Robotics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University. From 2017 to 2023, he was a Lecturer in the Department of Systems Engineering, Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University. Since 2023, he has been an Associate Professor.

His current research interests are robotics for manufacturing, logistics and rehabilitation. He is a member of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ), the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE, Japan), the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers (ISCIE, Japan), the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME), and the IEEE.


Career
Apr., 2023 - present Associate Professor, Dept. of Systems Engineering, Faculty of Systems Engineering,
Wakayama Univ.
Apr., 2017 - present Visiting Researcher, Research Organization of Science and Technology,
Ritsumeikan Univ.
Apr., 2017 - Mar., 2023 Lecturer, Dept. of Systems Engineering, Faculty of Systems Engineering,
Wakayama Univ.
Apr., 2013 - Mar., 2017 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Robotics, Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Ritsumeikan Univ.
Apr., 2012 - Mar., 2013 Contract Assistant, Dept. of Human System Interaction, School of Science and Technology,
Kwansei Gakuin Univ.
May, 2011 - Feb., 2012 Research and Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering,
Kobe Univ.
Nov., 2010 - Mar., 2011 Office Assistant, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Engineering,
Kyoto Univ.
Jul., 2009 - Mar., 2010 Office Assistant, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Engineering,
Kyoto Univ.
Oct., 2008 - Mar., 2009 Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate School of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering,
Kyoto Univ.
Oct., 2008 - Feb., 2009 Research Assistant Staff, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Science,
Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto Univ.
Jan., 2008 - Mar., 2008 Research Assistant Staff, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Science,
Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto Univ.
Oct., 2007 - Mar., 2008 Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate School of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering,
Kyoto Univ.

Education
Mar., 2012 Ph.D. in Engineering (Kyoto Univ.)
Apr., 2009 - Mar., 2012 Doctoral course, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto Univ.
Apr., 2007 - Mar., 2009 Master course, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto Univ.
Apr., 2003 - Mar., 2007 Bachelor course, Undergraduate School of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto Univ.
Apr., 2000 - Mar., 2003 Seifunankai Senior High School
Apr., 1997 - Mar., 2000 Osaka City Yamatogawa Junior High School
Apr., 1991 - Mar., 1997 Osaka City Oriono Elementary School

Award
Sep., 2023 37th Best Paper Award of RSJ
Dec., 2022 Best Session Presentation Award of the 23rd SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference (SI2022)
Oct., 2022 Best Paper Award in the Department of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University
Dec., 2021 Best Session Presentation Award of the 22nd SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference (SI2021), x2
Dec., 2020 Best Session Presentation Award of the 21st SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference (SI2020)
Apr., 2020 2019 JSME Young Engineers Award
Dec., 2019 Best Session Presentation Award of the 20th SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference (SI2019)
Mar., 2019 Best Session Presentation Award of the 19th SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference (SI2018)
May, 2016 2016 Best Paper Award of ISCIE
Dec., 2013 Best Session Presentation Award of the 14th SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference (SI2013)
Sep., 2012 27th Young Investigation Excellence Award of RSJ
Feb., 2012 2011 SICE Young Researcher's Award
Dec., 2011 Best Session Presentation Award of the 12th SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference (SI2011)
Dec., 2010 Best Session Presentation Award of the 11th SICE System Integration Division Annual Conference (SI2010)

Research Fund
Oct., 2023 - Mar., 2024 Research Result Publication Support of Wakayama University
Apr., 2021 - Mar., 2024 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 21K03978
Jun., 2020 - Mar., 2021 Original Research Support Project (B) of Wakayama University
Apr., 2018 - Mar., 2022 NEDO Drones and Robots for Ecologically Sustainable Societies Project (co-contractor)
Apr., 2017 - Mar., 2020 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 17H01802 (co-investigator)
Apr., 2016 - Mar., 2019 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 16K21485
Jul., 2015 - Mar., 2016 Research Promotion Program for Young Scientists of Ritsumeikan University
Apr., 2015 - Mar., 2019 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 15H03059 (co-investigator)
Jul., 2014 - Mar., 2015 Research Promotion Program for Young Scientists of Ritsumeikan University
Apr., 2012 - Mar., 2016 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 24300206 (co-investigator; Apr., 2014 - Mar., 2016)
Jul., 2013 - Mar., 2014 Research Promotion Program for Young Scientists of Ritsumeikan University
Apr., 2013 - Mar., 2016 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 25870957

Committee of Academic Society
Jul., 2022 - Mar., 2023 Program Committee Member (Secretary) of the 28th Robotics Symposia, SICE
Aug., 2020 - May, 2021 Member (Program & Publication), Organizing Committee of ROBOMECH2021, JSME
Sep., 2018 - Dec., 2019 Publication Vice-Chair, Steering Committee of SI2019, SICE
Apr., 2018 - Mar., 2019 Associate Editor, Mechanical Engineering Journal, and Mechanical Engineering Letters, JSME
Apr., 2018 - Mar., 2022 Publicity Committee Member, Robotics and Mechatronics Division, JSME
Mar., 2018 - Oct., 2018 Associate Editor, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2018), IEEE
Nov., 2017 - Dec., 2018 Publication Chair, Steering Committee of SI2018, SICE
Nov., 2017 - Mar., 2023 Competition Committee Member, Industrial Robotics Category, World Robot Summit
Apr., 2017 - Mar., 2018 Steering Committee Member, Robotics and Mechatronics Division, JSME
Apr., 2016 - Mar., 2018 Advanced Robotics Best Paper Award Selection Subcommittee Member, RSJ
Jan., 2016 - Dec., 2018 Member of Research Committee for Robotic Manipulation, System Integration Division, SICE
Mar., 2015 - Mar., 2019 Representative Delegate, RSJ
Jul., 2014 - Jun., 2015 Associate Editor, SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration
Jul., 2014 - Apr., 2015 Associate Editor, Transactions of the SICE
May, 2014 - May, 2015 Venue Chair, Organizing Committee of ROBOMECH2015, JSME
Mar., 2013 - Mar., 2014 Steering Committee Member of the 19th Robotics Symposia, SICE

Membership
RSJ (the Robotics Society of Japan)
SICE (the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers)
ISCIE (the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers)
JSME (the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers)
IEEE