Eiichi Yoshida

Eiichi Yoshida is a Professor at the Tokyo University of Science since April 2022, bringing extensive experience from previous roles, including Director of the Planning Office in the Department of Information Technology and Human Factors at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) from July 2009 to April 2022. In this capacity, Eiichi Yoshida co-directed the CNRS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory, focusing on enhancing robot autonomy through humanoid platforms. Additionally, Eiichi Yoshida served as Deputy Director of the Intelligent Systems Research Institute and worked as a Senior Research Scientist in robotics research at AIST from 1996 to April 2022. Previous to these roles, Eiichi Yoshida co-directed the AIST/CNRS Joint French-Japanese Robotics Laboratory from September 2005 to June 2009. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Robotics and a Master's in Precision Machinery Engineering from The University of Tokyo, with further education at EPFL.