Yoshifumi Shimodaira

Present occupation: Professor
Address (Business)
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Shizuoka University
3-5-1, Johoku, Hamamatsu-shi, 432-8561, Japan
Phone and Fax: +81-053-478-1117
E-mail: shimodaira@eng.shizuoka.ac.jp
Membership Grade: Member

Education
1972 Graduated from Shizuoka University, Graduate course of Electronics. 
Obtained Masters degree in Engineering.
1988 Obtained Ph.D. degree in Engineering from Tokyo University.
Ph.D. thesis entitled " Motion Perception and Evaluation Method of Impairment Factors of Picture Quality on Moving Pictures".

Professional Career
1972-1990 Research Associate, Shizuoka University.
1990-1997 Associate Professor, Shizuoka University, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
1997- present Professor, Shizuoka University,
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Professional Awards and Other Professional Society Affiliation

Awards:
SID Special recognition awards 2002.
For pioneering contribution to the research and development of video-image-quality improvement of AMLCD.

SID Related Activities:
1991- present Society for Information Display, Member.
1995 15th Int. Display Research Conf. (Asia Display 95), Oct. 16-18, 1995. Hmamatsu, Japan: Local arrangements member.
2001-2002 Society for Information Display, Japan Chapter: Vice Chair.
2003-2004 Society for Information Display, Japan Chapter: Chair.
2002 & 2004 International Display Workshops: Program Chair.
2006 International Display Workshops: General Chair

Other society and Memberships:
1972- present: The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers: Member.
1975- present: The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers: Member.
1988- present: Japanese Neural Network Society: Member.
1999- present: The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers: Member.