Dr. Hidenori Kimura will receive the Giorgio Quazza Medal from International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC). The Giorgio Quazza Medal is an IFAC award presented to a distinguished control engineer every three years. Dr. Kimura will be the 11th winner and the first winner from Asia since the award was established in 1981. The award ceremony will take place during the IFAC International World Congress which will be held in Milan, Italy in August 2011.
About the IFAC
IFAC founded in 1957, is a multinational federation of National Member Organizations (NMOs), each one representing the engineering and scientific societies concerned with automatic control in its own country. At this time, fifty NMOs are members of IFAC. Science Council of Japan represents some academic societies in Japan.
Brief Resume of Dr. Hidenori Kimura
| 1965-1967 | Master Course at the Department of Mathematical Engineering and Instrumentation Physics, the University of Tokyo |
| 1967-1970 | Doctor Course at the same department |
| 1970 | Doctor of Engineering |
| 1970-1971 | Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Osaka University |
| 1971-1973 | Senior Assistant Professor at the same faculty |
| 1973-1987 | Associate Professor at the same faculty |
| 1987-1994 | Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University |
| 1994-1995 | Professor at the Department of Systems Engineering, Osaka University |
| 1995-1999 | Professor at the Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics, the University of Tokyo |
| 1999-2004 | Professor at the Department of Complex Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Frontier Science, Univ. of Tokyo |
| 2001-2008 | Leader of the Biological Control Systems Laboratory, the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) |
| 2007- | Director of the RIKEN BSI-Toyota Collaboration Center |
| 2009- | Principal Fellow of the Center for Research and Development Strategy, Japan Science and Technology Agency |