Toshiyo Tamura
Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan
2014

Dr. Toshiyo Tamura received MS from Keio University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, and Ph.D. from Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 1973 and 1980, respectively. He is currently a Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan. He also holds several adjunct positions in universities in Japan and Singapore.

His research interests include biomedical instrumentation, biosignal processing, telemedicine, telecare and home care technology. His research has resulted in over 100 English reviewed articles. Additionally he wrote several book chapters and textbook for bioinstrumentation topics.

He was a president of Japanese Society of Medical Electronics and Biological Engineering in 2010 to 2012and a-president of Japanese Society of Life Support Technology in 2009 to 2011. He has also served as a chair of IEEE International Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS) Tokyo Chapter in 1996-2000, and the Asian Pacific representative for the EMBS from 2000 to 2004. He served as a program chair of IEEE International Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology 2013.