Professor Saito
Hyper Vision Research Laboratory is actively looking for outstanding prospective bachelor, master and Ph.D. students. Our research and education range from theoretical foundations to practical application systems of computer vision and machine learning. The application area of our recent research includes autonomous driving, human sensing, supporting of medical surgery, human-robot interaction, visual inspection, etc. If you are interested in our team, feel free to contact us.
Hideo Saito
Professor, Keio University
斎藤 英雄 · Hyper Vision Research Laboratory
About me
I am a Professor in the Department of Information and Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Japan, where I lead the Hyper Vision Research Laboratory (HVRL). I currently serve as Chair of the School of Informatics, Management and Human Sciences in the Graduate School of Science and Technology, and as a Group Leader at the Keio AI Research Center, Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI).
Publications
Selected Papers
Selected peer-reviewed papers from recent years. The complete list is available on Google Scholar.
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Career
Appointments and Education
| Present | Chair, School of Informatics, Management and Human Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University |
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| Present | Group Leader, Keio AI Research Center, Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI) |
| 2006–present | Professor, Department of Information and Computer Science, Keio University |
| 2001–2006 | Associate Professor, Department of Information and Computer Science, Keio University |
| 1997–1999 | Visiting Researcher, Virtualized Reality Project, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 1995–2001 | Assistant Professor, Department of Information and Computer Science, Keio University |
| 1992–1995 | Research Associate / Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Keio University |
| 1992 | Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Keio University |
| 1989 | M.E. in Electrical Engineering, Keio University |
| 1987 | B.E. in Electrical Engineering, Keio University |
Professional Activity
Honors and Service
Honors
- Fellow, Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)
- Fellow, Virtual Reality Society of Japan (VRSJ)
- Best Journal Paper Award, IEEE ISMAR 2023
Society Leadership
- President, Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers (ITE), 2025
- President, Information and Systems Society of IEICE (IEICE-ISS), 2024
- Chair, IEICE-ISS Technical Committee on Pattern Recognition and Media Understanding (PRMU)
Conference Leadership
- General Chair, IEEE ISMAR 2015; Program Chair, IEEE ISMAR 2016
- Program Chair, ACCV 2014
- Scientific Program Chair, EuroVR 2020
- Steering Committee Member, IEEE ISMAR
- General Chair, MVA 2009; General Co-Chair, ICAT 2006 and 2008
Editorial
- Editor-in-Chief, IPSJ Transactions on Computer Vision and Applications
- Program Committee, ICCV, IEEE ISMAR, CVMP, and others
Students
Doctoral Graduates
Ph.D. graduates supervised at the Hyper Vision Research Laboratory, Keio University.
| 2026 | Ryosuke Hori, Ryo Fujii |
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| 2025 | Mana Masuda |
| 2023 | Atsunori Moteki |
| 2022 | Tomoya Kaichi, Linlin Zhang, Takehiro Ozawa |
| 2021 | Ryo Hachiuma, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Kurobe |
| 2020 | Yusuke Sekikawa, Yoshikatsu Nakajima, Naoto Ienaga |
| 2018 | Siim Meerits |
| 2017 | Kosuke Hara |
| 2016 | Kunihiro Hasegawa |
| 2015 | Sho Tamaki, Takenori Hara |
| 2014 | Dao Huu Hung, Takuya Minagawa |
| 2013 | Sandy Eggi Martedi |
| 2012 | Hiroyuki Segi |
| 2011 | Hidenori Tanaka, Yuji Oyamada |
| 2010 | Hiroyo Ishikawa, Hideaki Uchiyama, Tomoaki Teshima |
| 2009 | Songkran Jarusirisawad, Chutisant Kerdvibulvech, Koichiro Yamauchi |
| 2008 | Yuko Uematsu |
| 2006 | Satoshi Yaguchi |
| 2005 | Jiahui Wang, Daisuke Iso, Naho Inamoto |
| 2002 | Makoto Kimura |
In total, 36 students have received their Ph.D. under my supervision. A full list of past members, including master’s and bachelor’s graduates, is available on the HVRL past members page.