Dr. Ichiro Sakuma

Professor, School of Engineering
Director, Research Institute for Biomedical Science
Engineering University of Tokyo

Bio

Dr. Ichiro Sakuma received B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Precision Engineering from The University of Tokyo, in 1982, 1984, and 1989 respectively. He was Research Associate from 1985 to 1987 in Department Precision Engineering in Department of Precision Engineering, The University of Tokyo. He was Research Associate, a Lecturer, and Associate Professor in School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Denki University from 1987 to 1998. He was associate Professor from 1998 to 1999 in School of Engineering, Associate Professor from 1999 to 2001, and Professor from 2001 to 2006 in Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. He has been a Professor in School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo since 2006. He was the Vice Dean of School of Engineering from 2014 to 2017. He has been the director of Research Institute for Biomedical Science and Engineering in the same university.

His research interests include biomedical instrumentation, cardiac arrhythmias, computer-assisted intervention, and surgical robotics. He is a fellow of International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE). He is a Board Member of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering (JSMBE), and President of JSMBE from 2015 to 2016. He is an editorial board member of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. He is a Board member of Japan Society of Computer Aided Surgery, International Society for Computer Aided Surgery, Japanese Heart Rhythm Society.