Japanese
Associate Professor, Dr. of Engineering

at laboratory (SGI O2)	at SRI International, CA, USA (Sep. 7, 2001)

• Main Research
  
  
  • Speech Processing
    
    
  • Multimedia Processing
    
    
  • Java Information Technology
    
    
  
  
• Teaching
  
  • Digital Signal Processing II
  • Relational Database
  • Special lecture on Spoken Language Processing
  • Special lecture on Pattern Recognition System
  
  
  
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
  
  
  • Jouji Miwa was born in Tottori, Japan. He received the B. E. degree from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan and the M. E. and the Ph. D. degrees from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan in 1974, 1976 and 1979, respectively. From 1979 to 1982 he was a research associate in the Research Center for Applied Information Sciences, Tohoku University. In Sep., 2001, he was a visiting scholar at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA. He is now an associate professor at Iwate University, Faculty of Engineering, Morioka, Japan. He has been engaged in study on spoken language processing, multimedia signal processing and information technology. He is a member of the Acustical Society of Japan, the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, the Information Processing Society of Japan, the Association of Teachers of Japanese and so on.
    
  
  
  
• Main Papers and Books
  
  
  • Spoken Word Recognition System for Unlimited Adult Male Speakers, Proc. IEEE ICASSP, Philadelphia, pp.1234-1237 (Apr. 1976).
    
    
  • Spoken Word Recognition System for Unlimited Adult Male Speaker, Trans. IECE Japan, Vol.E61, No.8
    
    
  • Recognition of isolated Korean digit using band pass filters based on FFT, J. Acoust. Soc. Japan, Vol.4, No.4
    
    
  • Speaker-independent Word Recognition for Large Vocabulary Using Pre-selection and Non-linear Matching, Proc. IEEE ICASSP
    
    
  • J. Miwa: INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION AND AURALIZATION OF SPEECH PRODUCTION USING VARIABLE VOCAL AND NASAL AREA FUNCTION, ASVA97, pp.271-278 (Apr. 1997)
    
    
  • J. Miwa: Speaker-Independent Phoneme Recognition Using Network Units Based on the a Posteriori Probability, Recent Research Toward Advanced Man-Machine Interface Through Spoken Language (Ed. Fujisaki), Elsevier Science B.V., Netherlands, Ch.4, pp.167-176 (1996).
    
    
  • Jouji Miwa: The Dictation Test and Its Evaluation for Japanese Speech Using A Portable Compu ter, 21st Language Testing Research Colloquium(LTRC 99), Tsukuba, Japan (July 1999).
    
    
  • Jouji Miwa: Evaluation of On-Demand Network and Portable Dictation System for Japanese Instruction, 2nd International Conference on Computer Technology and Japanese Language Education (CASTEL/J '99), Toronto, Canada (Aug. 1999).
    
    
  • Jouji Miwa: Japanese Language Education System for Speech on an On-demand Network, JALTCALL 2000, Tokyo, Japan (July 2000).
    
    
  • Jouji Miwa: Supervised Dictation Quizzes for Japanese Speech on the Internet, Fourth International Conference on Foreign Language Education and Technology (FLEAT IV), Softwate demo session, Kobe, Japan (Aug. 2000).
    
    
  • Jouji Miwa: A System of level-adaptive test for Japanese spoken language on the Internet using information technology, Integrating Speech Technology in the Language Learning InSTIL2000, Dundee, Scotland (Aug. 2000).
    
    
  • Jiapeng Tian and Jouji Miwa: Internet Training System for Listening and Pronunciation of Chinese Stop Consonants, ICSLP2000, Vol.I, pp.782-785, Beijing, China (Oct. 2000).
    
    
  • Jouji Miwa and Masaru Kumagai: Internet Speech Analysis System Using E-mail and Web Technology, ICSLP2000, Vol.II, pp.1065-1068, Beijing, China (Oct. 2000).
    
    
  • Jouji Miwa, Hiroshi Sasaki and Kazunori Tanno: Japanese Spoken Language Learning System Using Java Information Technology, ICSLP2000, Vol.III, pp.578-581, Beijing, China (Oct. 2000).
    
    
  • Jouji Miwa: Implementation and Evaluation of a Testing System for Listening and Speaking Skills of Japanese Using the Information Technology, 2001 ATJ Seminar, Sheraton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois (March 22, 2001).
    
    
  • Jouji Miwa: Assesment System for Pronounciation of Japaneses Special Mora and Word Accent on an On-demand Network, NKG, Tokyo (May 2001). (in Japanese)
    
    
  • Jouji Miwa: Net-Learning for Japanese Spoken Language Using Relational Database, JSAA, Sydney, Australia (June 2001).
    
    
  • Jiapeng TIAN, Jouji MIWA: A Method od Discrimination and Scoring of Aspirated and Unaspirated Sounds for Chinese Language Learning System, The Transactions of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Enginees, Vol.J85-D-II, No.5, pp.842-850 (May 2002). (in Japanese)
    
    
  • Jouji Miwa: E-Learning for Spoken Japanese Using Java Information Technology, EUROCALL2002, Jyvaskyla, Finland (Aug. 2002).
    
    
  • Keiko Schneider, Jouji Miwa and Misao Kozuka: Improving Listening Skills with Interactive Web-Based Systems, ACTFL2004 (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), NCJLT, 124, p.96, Chicago, USA (Nov. 2004) (Handout Link, Handout).

  • Reports of LESSON/J project (1997-2003)
  • Reports of iCampus project (2004-2006)
  • uPal project (2007-2009)
  • e-Manabix project (2010-)

• Research Results
  • Visualization System for Speech Production
    

  • LESSON/J (Japanese Language Education System for Speech on an On-demand Network)
    

  • Public Speech Analysis (PASTE: Public Acoustic Analysis System for Speech Signal Using Techniques of E-mail and Web)
    

  • Integrated e-Learning: iCampus (Integrated Campus using Advanced Multimedia Processes in a Ubiquitous Society)

  • uPal: United Portal for Advanced Learning (Sep. 200 6)
    Japanese Text Parsing, Japanese Dictionary Search and Text-To-Speech
    

    

  • Associative Kaniji Learning for PCs or iPhones. (Feb. 1, 2008)
    

    iPhone via Apple Store (May 14., 2008)	iPad (June, 2010)

  • Dictionary Search Using Kanji Handwriting Recognition (Dec. 24, 2008)
    

  • Podcast for Kanji Learning (June 14, 2009)
    

• Societies
  
  • IEICE (The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications)
  • ASJ (The Acoustical Society of Japan)
  • IPSJ (The Information Processing Society of Japan)
  • JSET (Japan Society for Educational Technology)
  • NKG (The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language)
  • ATJ (The Association of Teachers of Japanese)
  • NCJLT (National Council of Japanese Language Teachers)
  • AJE (Association of Japanese Language Teachers in Europe)
  
  
• Awards or Grants
  
  • Java Conference Grandprix, "Tutorial Lesson System for Japanese Learning", 1998, 200,000Yen
  • The Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, LESSON/J, 09558022, 1997-1999, 3,600,000Yen
  • The Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, LESSON/J, 12558019, 2000-2002, 12,500,000Yen
  • The Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, iCampus, 16320063, 2004-2006, 14,800,000Yen
  • The Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, uPal, 19320072, 2007-2009, 13,700,000+4,110,000Yen
  • The Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, e-Manabix, 22320091, 2010-2012, about 12,000,000Yen
  
  
• My visiting places and universities(Year)
  • Australia: Brisbane (2000) and Sydney (2001)
  • Austria: Vienna (2006)
  • Belgium: Leuven (2005)
  • Canada: Toronto (1999), Calgary (1999) and Vancouver (1999)
  • China: Beijing (2000)
  • France: Paris (2005)
  • Germany: Berlin (2002, 2009)
  • Finland: Helsinki (2002) and Jyvaskyla (2002)
  • Indonesia: Jakarta (1992), Bandon (1992) and Yogyakarta (1992)
  • Korea: Pusan (1991), Daejeon(1991) and Seoul (2001)
  • Kyrgyz: Bishkek (2008)
  • Hangary: Budapest (2009)
  • Republic of China: Taipei (2010)
  • Romania: Bucharest (2010)
  • Singapore: Singapore (2005)
  • Thailand: Bangkok (1992) and Ayutthaya (1992)
  • Turkey: Chanakare (2008)
  • UK: London (2000, 2005, 2006), Edingbara (2000), Dundee (2000), Barmingum (2000) and Cardiff (2005)
  • USA: Berkeley (1976, 2001, 2004), San Fransisco (1976), Washington DC (1976), New York (1976), Santa Barbara (1976), Honolulu (1976, 1978, 1988), Chicago (2001, 2004), San Jose (2001, 2002, 2004, 2007), Eugene (2002), Lexington (2002) and Atlanta (2002)

• Photos
  
  • Photo of signature which was written by Dr. James Gosling at JavaOne, Night for Java Technology 2001 on my notebook computer and a toy of participation prize. (Nov. 29, 2001)
    Do you know that he have done the original design and implementation of Java and "Oak" is it's original name?
    
    
    

  • Photo at Oracle headquarter, Redwood, CA, USA. (Sep. 10, 2004)
    

  • Photo at Apple headquarter and Apple Store, 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA, USA. (Sep. 14, 2007).
    

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