Prof. RYO KURAZUME, PhD
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University
744 Motooka Nishi-ku Fukuoka Japan
Tel. +81-92-802-3611
Email kurazume@ait.kyushu-u.ac.jp
http://robotics.ait.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~kurazume/index-e.html

EDUCATION
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Ph.D. Department of Mechanical Engineering Science"Study on Cooperative Positioning System”

12/31/1998

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
M.Eng. Department of Mechanical Engineering Science"Motion Control of Free Flying Robot with Dual-Arms"

4/1/1989-3/31/1991

WORK HISTORY
Vice Dean, Faculty of Information Science andElectrical Engineering, Kyushu University

4/1/2024-

Vice Dean, Faculty of Information Science andElectrical Engineering, Kyushu University

4/1/2016-3/31/2018

Professor, Faculty of Information Science andElectrical Engineering, Kyushu University

4/1/2007-PRESENT

Associate Professor, Faculty of Information
Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University

4/1/2002-3/31/2007

Research Scientist, Institute of Industrial Science,
University of Tokyo

10/1/2000-3/31/2002

Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering Science
Tokyo Institute of Technology

1/1/1995-9/30/2000

Researcher
Fujitsu Laboratories LTD

4/1/1991-12/31/1994

SOCIETIES and ACTIVITIESThe Robotics Society of JapanThe Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

1989-PRESENT
1995-PRESENTThe Information Processing Society of Japan
2001-PRESENTThe Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
2004-PRESENTThe Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers 2006-PRESENTIEEE-RAS
2006-PRESENT
Chairman of the Robotics and Mechatronics Division,
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)
Vice Chairman of the Robotics and Mechatronics Division,
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)
Director of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ)
Director of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)
Director of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ)

4/1/2019- 3/31/2020
4/1/2018-3/31/2019
4/1/2013-3/31/2015
4/1/2013-3/31/2015
4/1/2009-3/31/2011

Editorial and Administrative activities
Associate Editor IROS 07, ICRA 08, ICRA 09, ICRA 10, ICRA 11, AIM 12, IROS 13, IROS 22,
IROS 23, IROS 24
Senior Program Committee IRO S22, IROS 23
Editor SII 12, IROS 17, Advanced Robotics
Reviewer ICRA 07, IROS 07, IROS 08, ICRA 09, IROS 09, ICRA 10, IROS 10, IROS 11, ICRA 12,
AIM 12, IROS 12, SII 12, ICRA 13, ICRA 14, AIM 2014, IROS 14, ICRA 15, IROS15, SII 15, ICRA
16, IROS 16, ICRA 17, ICRA 21, IROS 22, IROS 23, SMC 23, T-RO, RA-L, Advanced Robotics
Publicity chair IROS 19
Treasure chair SII 12
e-Media chair IROS 22

AWARDS and HONORS
SICE System Integration Division System Integration Certificate Merit/for Outstanding Contribution
12/17/2021
JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Division Robotics and Mechatronics Award
6/7/2021
Fellow of SICE
9/12/2019
JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Division,
Certificate of Merit for ROBOMECH Outstanding Research Activity 6/6/2019
JSME Education Award
4/18/2019
IEEE Senior Member
12/28/2018
Fellow of JSME
2/18/2018
SICE System Integration Division Academic Achievement Award
12/21/2017
Finalist of Best Service Robotics Paper Award, ICRA 2017
6/1/2017
Fellow of RSJ
9/8/2016
SICE System Integration Division Research Award
12/15/2015
EST 2014 Best Paper in the Machine Vision Workshop
9/11/2014
RSJ Best Paper Award
9/5/2014

14th Symposium on Construction Robotics in Japan Best Paper Award
JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Academic Achievement Award
Best Paper Award Candidate in Robotics Symposia
IEEE ROBIO T.J.Tarn Best Paper in Robotics
EST 2010 Best Paper Award
JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Division,
Certificate of Merit for ROBOMECH Outstanding Research Activity
RSJ Service Award
RSJ Best Paper Award
JSME Hatakeyama Award

8/28/2014
5/28/2012
3/15/201012/14/2010
9/6/2010
5/25/2009
9/10/2008
11/12/1993
1989

GRANT
PWRI SIP (Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program) 2023Public Work Research InstituteCore Cooperative Researcher
Moonshot R&D Program
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Core Cooperative Researcher

2021-2027

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator

2020-2025

NEDO SIP (Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program) 2018-2022
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
Core Cooperative Researcher
JST CREST (Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology) 2017-2021
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Core Cooperative Researcher
JST CREST (Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology) 2017-2019
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Cooperative Researcher
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Cooperative Researcher

2016-2018

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator

2016-2017

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator

2014-2017

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Cooperative Researcher

2014-2015

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator

2014-2015

COI-STREAM (Center of Innovation Science and Technology
based Radical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Researcher

2013-2021

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator2012-2013

Strategic Information and Communications R&D Promotion Programme 2012-2015
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Researcher
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator

2011-2013

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator

2010-2012

A-Step (Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program
through Target-driven R&D
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Principal Investigator

2010-2010

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research Investigation
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator

2009-2010

Grant-in-Aid for Research on Construction Technology
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Principal Investigator

2009-2010

Project to Develop "Innovative Seeds"
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Principal Investigator

2008-2008

Project for Future Generation Robots

2007-2012

New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
Researcher
Project for Intelligent Medical Robots
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
Researcher

2007-2010

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator

2007-2009

Strategic Development of Advanced Robotics Elemental Technologies
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
Researcher

2006-2008

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Researcher

2006-2008

Grant-in-Aid for Research and Development
Fukuoka Industry, Science and Technology Foundation
Principal Investigator

2006-2006

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Researcher

2005-2008

Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Researcher

2005-2007

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B),Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator

2004-2005

Strategic Information and Communications R&D Promotion Programme,2003-2005
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Researcher
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A),Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Researcher

2002-2004

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists ,Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator

1998-1999

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists,

1996-1996

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator

PUBLICATIONSInternational Journals (57 papers)
RGB-based Gait Recognition with Disentangled Gait Feature Swapping
Koki Yoshino, Kazuto Nakashima, Jeongho Ahn, Yumi Iwashita, Ryo Kurazume
IEEE Access, Vol., No., pp., DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3445415, 2024
Isomorphic mesh generation from point clouds with multilayer perceptrons
Shoko Miyauchi, Kenʼichi Morooka, Ryo Kurazume
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, Vol.,
DOI:10.1109/TVCG.2024.3367855, 2024No.,

pp.1-18,

Learning Viewpoint-Invariant Features for LiDAR-Based Gait Recognition
Jeongho Ahn, Kazuto Nakashima, Koki Yoshino, Yumi Iwashita, Ryo Kurazume
IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 129749-129762, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3333037, 2023
Augmented reality-based affective training for improving care communication skill and empathy
Atsushi Nakazawa, Miyuki Iwamoto, Ryo Kurazume, Masato Nunoi, Masaki Kobayashi, Miwako
Honda
PLOS ONE, Vol.18, No.7, e0288175, 2023, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0288175
Teleoperation by Seamless Transitions in Real and Virtual World Environments
Junki Aoki, Fumihiro Sasaki, Ryota Yamashina, Ryo Kurazume
Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol.164, pp.104405, 2023, DOI:10.1016/j.robot.2023.104405
The effect of communication skills training for nursing students by augumented reality simulation
system
Masaki Kobayashi, Miyuki Iwamoto, Saki Une, Ryo Kurazume, Atsushi Nakazawa, Miwako Honda
Innovation in Aging, Volume 6, Issue Supplement_1, November 2022, Page 440,
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igac059.1725
Simulated communication skills training program effects using augmented reality with real-time
feedback: A randomized control study
Masaki Kobayashi, Miyuki Iwamoto, Saki Une, Ryo Kurazume, Atsushi Nakazawa, Miwako Honda
Alzheimerʼs and Dementia, Vol.18, No.S8, 2022, DOI:10.1002/alz.062055
Artificial intelligence for segmentation of bladder tumor cystoscopic images performed by U-Net
with dilated convolution
Jun Mutaguchi, Kenʼichi Morooka, Satoshi Kobayashi, Aiko Umehara, Shoko Miyauchi, Fumio
Kinoshita, Junichi Inokuchi, Yoshinao Oda, Ryo Kurazume, Masatoshi Eto
Journal of Endourology, Vol.36, No.6, 2022, DOI:10.1089/end.2021.0483

Development of ROS2-TMS: New Software Platform for Informationally Structured Environment
Tomoya Itsuka, Minsoo Song, Akihiro Kawamura, and Ryo Kurazume
ROBOMECH Journal, Vol. , No. , 2022, DOI:
Development of AR training systems for Humanitude dementia care
Ryo Kurazume, Tomoki Hiramatsu, Masaya Kamei, Daiji Inoue, Akihiro Kawamura, Shoko
Miyauchi, and Qi An
Advanced Robotics, Vol., pp.-, 2021, DOI:10.1080/01691864.2021.2017342
Classification of Motor Impairments of Post-stroke Patients based on Force Applied to a Handrail
Qi An, Ningjia Yang, Hiroshi Yamakawa, Hiroki Kogami, Kazunori Yoshida, Ruoxi Wang, Atsushi
Yamashita, Hajime Asama, Shu Ishiguro, Shingo Shimoda, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Moeka Yokoyama,
Fady Alnajjar, Noriaki Hattori, Kouji Takahashi, Takanori Fujii, Hironori Otomune, Ichiro Miyai,
Ryo Kurazume
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol.29, pp.2399-2406, 2021,
DOI:10.1109/TNSRE.2021.3127504
Speed Invariant Gait Recognition ‒ The Enhanced Mutual Subspace Method
Yumi Iwashita, Hitoshi Sakano, Ryo Kurazume, Adrian Stoica
PLOS ONE, Vol.16, No.8, pp.1-21, 2021, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0255927
Modelling of Hyper-adaptability: from motor coordination to rehabilitation
Harry Eberle, Yoshikatsu Hayashi, Ryo Kurazume, Tomohiko Takei, Qi An
Advanced Robotics, Vol.35, No.13-14, 2021, DOI:10.1080/01691864.2021.1943710
Development of a Tour Guide and Co-experience Robot System using the Quasi-Zenith Satellite
System and the 5th-Generation Mobile Communication System at a Theme Park
Kohei Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Yamada, Masato Imai, Akihiro Kawamura, Yasuhiro Kawauchi, Tamaki
Nakamura, Ryo Kurazume
ROBOMECH Journal, Vol.8, No.4, 2021, DOI:10.1186/s40648-021-00192-7
Near-future perception system: Previewed Reality
Asuka Egashira, Yuta Horikawa, Takuma Hayashi, Akihiro Kawamura, and Ryo Kurazume
Advanced Robotics, Vol.35, No.1, pp.19-30, 2021, DOI:10.1080/01691864.2020.1829041
Virtual IR Sensing for Planetary Rovers: Improved Terrain Classification and Thermal Inertia
Estimation
Yumi Iwashita, Kazuto Nakashima, Joseph Gatto, Shoya Higa, Norris Khoo, Ryo Kurazume, Adrian
StoicaIEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 5, Issue 4, pp. 6302-6309, 2020
Lifelogging caption generation via fourth-person vision in a human-robot symbiotic environment
Kazuto Nakashima, Yumi Iwashita, and Ryo Kurazume
ROBOMECH Journal, Vol., No., pp., 2020, DOI:
Gait-based Person Identification using 3D LiDAR and Long Short-term Memory Deep Networks
Hiroyuki Yamada, Jeongho Ahn, Oscar Martinez Mozos, Yumi Iwashita, and Ryo Kurazume
Advanced Robotics, Vol., No., pp., 2020, DOI:10.1080/01691864.2020.1793812

First-person video analysis for evaluating skill level in the Humanitude tender-care techniqueAtsushi Nakazawa, Yuki Mitsuzumi, Yuki Watanabe, Ryo Kurazume, Sakiko Yoshikawa, Miwako
Honda
Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, Vol.98, No.1, pp.103-118, 2020, DOI:10.1007/s10846019-01052-8
Spatial change detection using normal distributions transform
Ukyo Katsura, Kohei Matsumoto, Akihiro Kawamura, Tomohide Ishigami, Tsukasa Okada, and Ryo
Kurazume
ROBOMECH Journal, Vol.6, Article number 20, 2019, DOI:10.1186/s40648-019-0148-8
3D Segmentation of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma from CT Images Using Cascade Deep Learning
Bilel Daoud, Ken'ichi Morooka, Ryo Kurazume, Farhat Leila, Wafa Mnejja, Jamel Daoud
Computerized
MedicalImagingandGraphics,
Vol.77,
No.,
pp.,
2019,
DOI:10.1016/j.compmedimag.2019.101644
First-person video analysis for evaluating skill level in the Humanitude tender-care techniqueAtsushi Nakazawa, Yuki Mitsuzumi, Yuki Watanabe, Ryo Kurazume, Sakiko Yoshikawa, Miwako
Honda
Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, Vol., No., 2019, DOI:
Development of mobile sensor terminals "Portable Go" for navigation in informationally structured
and unstructured environments
Yuuta Watanabe, Akio Shigekane, Kohei Matsumoto, Akihiro Kawamura, Ryo Kurazume
ROBOMECH Journal, Vol.6, No.6, 2019, DOI:10.1186/s40648-019-0134-1
Fukuoka Datasets for Place Categorization
Oscar Martinez Mozos, Kazuto Nakashima, Hojung Jung, Yumi Iwashita, Ryo Kurazume
International Journal of Robotics Research, 2019
Development of ROS-TMS 5.0 for Informationally Structured Environment
Junya Sakamoto, Kouhei Kiyoyama, Kohei Matsumoto, Yoonseok Pyo, Akihiro Kawamura, Ryo
Kurazume
ROBOMECH Journal, Vol.5, No.24, 2018, DOI: 10.1186/s40648-018-0123-9
Ancient Pelvis Reconstruction From Collapsed Component Bones Using Statistical Shape Models
Ken'ichi Morooka, Ryota Matsubara, Shoko Miyauchi, Takaichi Fukuda, Takeshi Sugii, Ryo
Kurazume
Machine Vision and Applications, 2018, DOI: 10.1007/s00138-018-0972-5
Learning Geometric and Photometric Features from Panoramic LiDAR scans for Outdoor Place
Categorization
Kazuto Nakashima, Hojung Jung, Yuki Oto, Yumi Iwashita, Ryo Kurazume, Oscar Martinez Mozos
Advanced Robotics, Volume 32, Issue 14, pp.750-765, 2018, doi:10.1080/01691864.2018.1501279

Fast modifed Self-organizing Deformable Model: Geometrical feature-preserving mapping of organ
models onto target surfaces with various shapes and topologies
Shoko Miyauchi, Ken'ichi Morooka, Tokuo Tsuji, Yasushi Miyagi, Takaichi Fukuda, Ryo Kurazume
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Vol.157, pp.237--250, 2018
Automatic large-scale three dimensional modeling using cooperative multiple robots
Ryo Kurazume, Souichiro Oshima, Shingo Nagakura, Yongjin Jeong, Yumi Iwashita
Computer Vision and Image Understanding, Vol. 157, pp. 25--42, April 2017
Local N-ary Patterns: a local multi-modal descriptor for place categorization
Hojung Jung, Oscar Martinez Mozos, Yumi Iwashita, Ryo Kurazume
Advanced Robotics, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 402--415, 2016, doi:10.1080/01691864.2015.1120242
Service Robot System with an Informationally Structured Environment
Yoonseok Pyo, Kouhei Nakashima, Shunya Kuwahata, Ryo Kurazume, Tokuo Tsuji, Ken'ichi
Morooka, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol.74, No.Part A, pp. 148--165, 2015,
doi:10.1016/j.robot.2015.07.010
The Informationally Structured Room for Robotic Assistancey
Tokuo Tsuji, Oscar Martinez Mozos, Hyunuk Chae, YoonSeok Pyo, Kazuya Kusaka, Tsutomu
Hasegawa, Ken'ichi Morooka, Ryo Kurazume
Sensors, Vol.15, No.4, pp.9438--9465, 2015, doi:10.3390/s150409438
Manual/Automatic Colorization for Three-Dimensional Geometric Models utilizing Laser
Reflectivity
Shuji Oishi, Ryo Kurazume
Advanced Robotics, Vol.28, No.24, pp.1617--1635, 2014, doi:10.1080/01691864.2014.968616
Identification of people walking along curved trajectories
Yumi Iwashita, Koichi Ogawara, Ryo Kurazume
Pattern Recognition Letters, Vol.48, No.15, pp.60--69, 2014, doi:10.1016/j.patrec.2014.04.004
Floor Sensing System using Laser Reflectivity for Localizing Everyday Objects and Robot
Yoonseok Pyo, Tsutomu Hasegawa, Tokuo Tsuji, Ryo Kurazume, Ken'ichi Morooka
Sensors, Vol.14, No.4, pp. 7524--7540, 2014, doi:10.3390/s140407524
Gait-based person identification robust to changes in appearance
Yumi Iwashita, Koji Uchino, Ryo Kurazume
Sensors, Vol.13, No.6, pp.7884--7901, 2013, doi:10.3390/s130607884
Categorization of Indoor Places by Combining Local Binary Pattern Histograms of Range andReflectance Data from Laser Range Finders
Oscar Martinez Mozos, Hitoshi Mizutani, Hojung Jung, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Advanced Robotics, Vol.27, No.18, pp.1455--1464, 2013

Range Image Smoothing and Completion utilizing Laser Intensity
Shuji Oishi, Ryo Kurazume, Yumi Iwashita, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Advanced Robotics, Vol.27, No.12, pp.947--958, 2013
Robust Visual Servoing for Object Manipulation against Temporary Loss of Sensory Information
using a Multi-Fingered Hand-Arm
Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.25, No.1, pp.125--135, 2013
Robust global localization using laser reflectivity
Dong Xiang ZHANG, Ryo Kurazume, Yumi Iwashita, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.25, No.1, pp.38--52, 2013
Dynamic Grasping of an Arbitrary Polyhedral Object
Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Robotica, Vol.31, No.4, pp. 511--523, 2013
Development of 3D scanning system using automatic guiding total station
Ken Endou, Takafumi Ikenoya, Ryo Kurazume
Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.24, No.6, pp.992--999, 2012
Gait identification using shadow biometrics
Yumi Iwashita, Adrian Stoica, Ryo Kurazume
Pattern Recognition Letters, Vol.33, No.16, pp.2148--2155, 2012
Categorization of Indoor Places Using the Kinect Sensor
Oscar Martinez Mozos, Hitoshi Mizutani, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Sensors, Vol.12, No.5, pp.6695--6711, 2012
Laser-based geometrical modeling of large-scale architectural structures using co-operative multiple
robotsYukihiro Tobata, Ryo Kurazume, Yusuke Noda, Kai Lingemann, YumiIwashita, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Autonomous Robot, Vol.32, No.1, pp. 49--62, 2012
HELIOS Tracked Robot Team: Mobile RT System for Special Urban Search and Rescue Operations
Ryuichi Hodoshima, Michele Guarnieri, Ryo Kurazume, Hiroshi Masuda, Takao Inoh, Paulo
Debenest, Edwardo F. Fukushima, Shigeo Hirose
Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.23, No.6, pp.1041--1054, 2011
Multi-Part People Detection Using 2D Range Data
Oscar Martinez Mozos, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
International Journal of Social Robotics, Vol.2, No.1, pp.31--40, 2010
A Decision Method for Placement of Tactile Elements on a Sensor Glove for the Recognition of
Grasp Types
Kouji Murakami, Kazuya Matsuo, Tsutomu Hasegawa, and Ryo Kurazume
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol.15, No.1, pp.157--162, 2010

Supporting Robotic Activities in Informationally Structured Environment with Distributed Sensors
and RFID Tags
Kouji Murakami, Tsutomu Hasegawa, Ryo Kurazume, and Yoshihiko Kimuro
Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.21, No.4, pp.453--459, 2009
3D reconstruction of a femoral shape using a parametric model and two 2D fluoroscopic images
Ryo Kurazume, Kaori Nakamura, Toshiyuki Okada, Yoshinobu Sato, Nobuhiko Sugano, Tsuyoshi
Koyama, Yumi Iwashita, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Computer Vision and Image Understanding, Vol.113, No.2, pp. 202--211, 2009
Hierarchical face cluster partitioning of polygonal surfaces and high-speed rendering
Tokuo Tsuji, Hongbin Zha, Tsutomu Hasegawa, Ryo Kurazume
Systems and Computers in Japan, Vol.38, No.8, pp.32--43, 2007
Fast Model-Image Registration using 2D Distance Map for Surgical Navigation System
Yumi Iwashita, Ryo Kurazume, Kozo Konishi, Masahiko Nakamoto, Naoki Aburaya, Yoshinobu Sato,
Makoto Hashizume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Advanced Robotics, Vol.21, No.7, pp751--770, 2007
The Great Buddha Project: Digitally Archiving, Restoring, and Analyzing Cultural Heritage Objects
Katsushi Ikeuchi, Takeshi Oishi, Jun Takamatsu, Ryusuke Sagawa, Atsushi Nakazawa, Ryo
Kurazume, No Nishino, Mawo Kamakura
International Journal of Computer Vision, Vol.75, No.1, pp.189--208, 2007
A New Index of Serial Link Manipulator Performance Combining Dynamic Manipulability andManipulating Force Ellipsoids
Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol.22, No.5, pp.1022--1028, 2006
Mapping textures on 3D geometric model using reflectance image
Ryo Kurazume, Ko Nishino, Mark D. Wheeler, Katsushi Ikeuchi
Systems and Computers in Japan, Vol.36, No.13, pp.92--101, 2005
Feedforward and feedback dynamic trot gait control for quadruped walking vehicle
Ryo Kurazume, Kan Yoneda, and Shigeo Hirose
Autonomous Robots, Vol.12, No.2, pp.157--172, 2002
Development of a Cleaning Robot System with Cooperative Positioning System
Ryo Kurazume, Shigeo Hirose
Autonomous Robots, Vol.9, No.3, pp. 237--246, 2000
An Experimental Study of a Cooperative Positioning System
Ryo Kurazume, Shigeo Hirose
Autonomous Robots, Vol.8, No.1, pp. 43--52, 2000
Domestic Journals in Japan (54 papers)

Selected Refereed Conference Papers (15 papers out of 197 papers)
Environmental and Behavioral Imitation for Autonomous Navigation
Junki Aoki, Fumihiro Sasaki, Kohei Matsumoto, Ryota Yamashina, and Ryo Kurazume2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Abu Dhabi,
2024.10.14-18, pp., 2024, doi:
Indoor Position Estimation Using NLoS Reflect Path by Wireless Distance Sensors
Tomoya Itsuka and Ryo Kurazume2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Abu Dhabi,
2024.10.14-18, pp., 2024, doi:
Crowd-Aware Robot Navigation with Switching Between Learning-Based and Rule-Based Methods
Using Normalizing Flows
Kohei Matsumoto, Yuki Hyodo, and Ryo Kurazume2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Abu Dhabi,
2024.10.14-18, pp., 2024, doi:
LiDAR Data Synthesis with Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models
Kazuto Nakashima and Ryo Kurazume
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2024), pp. , doi:, 2024.5.13-17,2024
Development of dementia care training system based on augmented reality and whole body wearable
tactile sensor
Tomoki Hiramatsu, Masaya Kamei, Daiji Inoue, Akihiro Kawamura, An Qi, Ryo Kurazume, 2020
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2020), Las Vegas,
USA, 2020.10.25-29, 2020
Spatial change detection using voxel classification by normal distributions transform
Ukyou Katsura, Kohei Matsumoto, Akihiro Kawamura, Tomohide Ishigami, Tsukasa Okada, Ryo
Kurazume
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2019 (ICRA 2019), Montreal, Canada,
2019.5.20-24, 2019
Previewed Reality: Near-future perception system
Yuta Horikawa, Asuka Egashira, Kazuto Nakashima, Akihiro Kawamura, Ryo Kurazume
2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2017), pp.370375, 2017
Feasibility study of IoRT platform "Big Sensor Box"
Ryo Kurazume, Yoonseok Pyo, Tokuo Tsuji, and Akihiro Kawamura
Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2017), 2017
Multi-modal Panoramic 3D Outdoor Datasets for Place Categorization
Hojung Jung, Yuki Oto, Oscar Mozos, Yumi Iwashita, Ryo Kurazume
Proc. of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2016),
pp.4545-4550, 2016

Automatic planning of laser measurements for a large-scale environment using CPS-SLAM system
Souichiro Oshima, Shingo Nagakura, Yongjin Jeong, Yumi Iwashita, Ryo Kurazume
Proc. of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2015),
pp.4437-4444, 2015
Grasp Stability Evaluation based on Energy Tolerance in Potential Field
Tokuo Tsuji, Kosei Baba, Kenji Tahara, Kensuke Harada, Ken'ichi Morooka, Ryo Kurazume
Proc. of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2015),
pp.2311-2316, 2015
Grasp Planning for Constricted Parts of Objects Approximated with Quadric Surfaces
Tokuo Tsuji, Soichiro Uto, Kensuke Harada, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa, Ken'ichi Morooka
2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2014), pp.24472453, 2014
Iterative Learning Control for a Musculoskeletal Arm: Utilizing Multiple Space Variables to Improve
the Robustness
Kenji Tahara, Yuta Kuboyama, Ryo Kurazume
Proc. of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2012),
pp.4620-4625, 2012
Robust Visual Servoing for Object Manipulation with Large Time-Delays of Visual Information
Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Proc. of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2012),
pp.4797-4803, 2012
Position Tracking and Recognition of Everyday Objects by using Sensors Embedded in an
Environment and Mounted on Mobile Robots
Kouji Murakami, Kazuya Matsuo, Tsutomu Hasegawa, Ryo Kurazume
in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2012), pp., 2012
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