Background
Yamada, Shigeru was born on July 6, 1952 in Ono-cho, Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Setsuo and Yasuko (Kawamoto) Yamada.
Yamada, Shigeru was born on July 6, 1952 in Ono-cho, Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Setsuo and Yasuko (Kawamoto) Yamada.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Hiroshima U., 1975; Master of Science, Hiroshima U., 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, Hiroshima U., 1985.
Member, Nippondenso Limited company, Kariya-shi, Japan, 1977-1980; assistant professor, Okayama (Japan) U., Japan, 1983-1988; associate professor, Hiroshima U., 1988-1993; professor, Tottori (Japan) U., Japan, since 1993. Consultant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Software laboratories, Japan, 1989-1991, Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan, 1992-1994, Japan Society Mech. Engineers, since 1995, Quality Management Association in Chugoku Area, Japan, since 1997.
Blood donation member Red Cross Society Japan. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Information Processing Society Japan (Best Author award 1992), Institute Electronics, Information and Comm. Engineers Japan, Operations Research Society Japan, Japan Industrial Management Association, Reliability Engineering Association Japan, Japan Society.Indsl. and Applied Mathematics, Japan Society Quality Control, National Geography Society.
Married Sachiko Kameyama, June 17, 1959. Children: Nozomi, Yu.