Personal information

I am a visiting scientist from SANYO Electric Co., Ltd in Japan. My advisor is Professor Takeo Kanade and I am doing computer vision research for Modeling by Videotaping using factorization method.

Educational background

Mar. 1983 Graduated from Senyo high school in Sakai, JAPAN
"Have you ever heard of Akiko Yosano (poetry), Sugako Hashida (writer) or Yasuko Sawada (actress)?" They graduated from Senyo high school.)

Kobe University , Japan
1984-1988 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mar. 1988 B. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering (Adviser: Prof. Kazuaki Iwata )

Professional background

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. , Japan
1988-1989 Robotics Lab. in Control and Systems Research Center
1989-1993 AI Applications Sec. in Production Engineering Lab.
1993-1995 AI Applications Lab. in Mechatronics Research Center

Carnegie Mellon University , the United States
1995-Present Visiting Research Scientist in the Robotics Institute

Misc.

Name Naoki Chiba (Naoki means straight trees. Chiba means thousand of leaves)
Birthdate February 13th
Birthplace Kitami, Hokkaido JAPAN
Apartment Ellsworth Mews
Car 1992 Honda Accord LX Sedan White
Owned Cars 1989 Volkswagen Golf II CLi 4Dr. and 1979 Volkswage Golf I GLE 4Dr.
Camera Canon EOS ELANIIe, 28-85mm USM, and 75-300mm USM
Tennis Rackets Prince Graphite 110 and Prince Graphite Oversize
Tennis Shoes Nike Agassi Model
Favourite Color Navy
Favourite Thing to Do Sleeping like a koala
Favourite Tennis Players Steffi Graf, Kimiko Date, Gaby Sabatini and Maggie Maleeva
Favourite Food Ice cream, cake, chocolate, or other sweet things
Favourite Automaker Volkswagen
Retirement Plan Souvenir shop owner in Grand Cayman

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Last updated: March 9, 1997
naoki@cs.cmu.edu