Teaching Staff (Liberal Arts Core)

Title Professor
Director, Career Center
Research Fields ICT education / Programming / Visual information processing
Education
2015
Ph.D. (Engineering), Akita University
1997-1998
Overseas Researcher (Ministry of Education, Science and Culture), University of Passau, Germany
1984
Master’s (Resource Development Engineering), Iwate University
1982
Bachelor’s (Resource Development Engineering), Iwate University
Selected Professional Experience
2017-2020
Principal, Akita University of Art High School
2013-Present
Professor, Akita University of Art
1995-2013
Lecturer (1995-2000); Assistant Professor (2000-2007); Professor (2007-2013), Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts
1984-1995
Hitachi Information Systems, Ltd., Tokyo
Recent Activities <Theses / dissertations>

2015
Jokei gazo-chu ni okeru Kanban chushutsu arugorizumu no kaihatsu ni kan-suru kenkyu [Research on Algorithms for the Extraction of Character Sequences from Signboards in Scene Images] (Doctoral thesis). Akita University
1984
Chinetsu chiiki ni okeru bido ni yoru tansa gijutsu no kiso-teki kenkyu [Basic Research on Exploration of Tremors in Geothermal Regions] (Master’s thesis). Iwate University

 

<Projects selected for ‘Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kaken-hi)’>

2019-2021
Development of the Feedback System based on a Self-diagnosis for Cross-disciplinary PBL Exercise classes (Type C)
2015-2018
A study of supporting system for cross-disciplinary PBL class for engineering design education (Type C)

 

<Selected articles / presentations>

2024
A Study on Effects of Collaborative Ice Break on Performance of Teamwork in Cross-Disciplinary PBL, M. Sakamoto, H. Suto, M. Nomura: Engineering Education (J. of JSEE), pp.65-77, 72–1(2024)

2022
Team work keisei notameno kyochokadai no donyu ga bunnyaohdangata PBL ni oyobosu eikyo [The affect to cross-disciplinary PBL by introducing cooperative assignment for teamwork building] M. Sakamoto, H. Suto, M. Nomura: Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.70, No.4, pp.107-117 (July, 2022)

2019
The held report of International Engineering Design Challenge (with SAKAMOTO Makiba, SUTO Hidetsugu, Patchanee Patitad, Woramol Chaowarat Watanabe). Proceedings of the International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering, submission no. C000017, 4-A-5, 201903, ISBN: 978-4-9905104-6-6. Kogakuin University, Tokyo

Revelation to 1.4 billion people of China by the development of the Japanese nursing home system (with BAO Jichun). The 26th Tri-University International Joint Seminar & Symposium Proceedings, pp.117-118. Jiangsu University, China

Mass production and consumption of plastic products considered from the perspective of Japanese lacquer (with HARUYAMA Akari). The 26th Tri-University International Joint Seminar & Symposium Proceedings, pp.37-38. Jiangsu University, China

2018
Creative activity and solution to the ‘vacant house problem’ – Considering depopulation in Akita, Japan (with IMAMURA Asuka). The 25th Tri-University International Joint Seminar & Symposium Proceedings, pp.283-285. Chiang Mai University, Thailand

A case study of community revitalization through art in Japan (with SHIMAZAKI Maria). The 25th Tri-University International Joint Seminar & Symposium Proceedings, pp.390-392. Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Enjiniaringu dezain kyoiku no tame no ryoiki odan-gata PBL jugyo no jissen hokoku (2) [Report on cross-disciplinary PBL in the engineering design classroom (2)] (with SUTO Hidetsugu, SAKAMOTO Makiba, Rungsiyakull Chaiy, Patchanee Patitad, Woramol Chaowarat, Tanapun Srichanthamit). 2018 PC Conference, pp.157-158. Kumamoto University
2017
Enjiniaringu dezain kyoiku no tame no ryoiki odan-gata PBL jugyo no jissen hokoku (1) [Report on cross-disciplinary PBL in the engineering design classroom (1)] (with SUTO Hidetsugu, SAKAMOTO Makiba, Patchanee Patitad, Juggapong Natwichai, Boonsub Panichakarn, Woramol Chaowarat). 2017 PC Conference, pp.123-126. Keio University
2015
Extraction of character sequences from signboards by using background color information (with SUZUKI Takuma, KAGEYAMA Yoichi, ISHIZAWA Chikako and NISHIDA Makoto). Electronics and Communications in Japan, Vol. 98(8), pp.57-68. Wiley
2014
Improvement of processing speed for extraction of character sequences from electric signboards in nighttime images (with KAGEYAMA Yoichi, ISHIZAWA Chikako and NISHIDA Makoto). SICE Annual Conference 2014, pp.600-603. Hokkaido University
Courses Taught Introduction to Computer Programming
Basic Programming Seminar
CG Programming
Introduction to Information Mathematics
Information Literacy 1, 2
Internship

Further details can be found at: NOMURA Matsunobu (Japanese page)