Yasutada Oohama

Affiliation:

Yasutada Oohama

Department of Communication Engineering and
Informatics, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka,
Chofu-Shi, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan

Email:oohama@uec.ac.jp

Tel/Fax:+81-42-443-5358

Home Page:

http://www.uec.ac.jp/eng/

Biography:

Yasutada Oohama (M’03) was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1963. He received the B.Eng., M.Eng., and D.Eng. degrees in mathematical engineering in 1987, 1989, and 1992, respectively, from University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. From 1992 to Sept. 2006, he was with Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. From Oct. 2006-2010, he was with The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan. Since 2011, he has been with The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan. He is currently a professor with the Department of Communication Engineering and Informatics. From September 1996 to March 1997, he was a visiting scholar with the Information Systems Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford CA. His current research interest includes basic problems in information theory and related areas.

Research Interests:

• Shannon Theory

Participation & Positions:

Japan Council Chapter (Chair, 01/01/12 until 12/31/13)
Publications Committee (Associate Editor for Source Coding, 03/01/11 until 02/28/14)
Japan Council Chapter (Vice Chair, 01/01/10 until 12/31/11)