Background
Watanabe, Tohru was born on June 11, 1942 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Sirou and Sumie (Yatsukawa) Watanabe.
Watanabe, Tohru was born on June 11, 1942 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Sirou and Sumie (Yatsukawa) Watanabe.
Bachelor of Engineering, Kyoto (Japan) University, 1965. Master of Engineering, Kyoto (Japan) University, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy Engineering, Kyoto (Japan) University, 1981.
Assistant professor, Kyoto U., 1967-1986;
associate professor, Kyoto U., 1986-1988;
professor computer science, Ritsumeikan U., Kyoto, since 1988;
head computer center, Ritsumeikan U., Kyoto, 1991-1994;
vice director integrated information center, Ritsumeikan U., Kyoto, since 1994. Board directors Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers, Kyoto, since 1989, International Institute for advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, since 1990. Member organizing committee Japan-United States Symposium on Flexible Automation, Osaka, 1986, Minneapolis, 1988, Kyoto, 1990, San Francisco, 1992, Kobe, 1994.
Manager (Intelligent) Flexible Automation Committee, Kyoto, since 1983.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Japanese Society Mechanical Engineers, Robotics Society Japan, Association of Computer Education in Japan Private Universities (board directors since 1993).
Married Etsuko Matsuda, March 18, 1972. Children: Keiko, Takeshi, Satoko.