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Hiroshi Kawasaki

Hiroshi Kawasaki

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
17247
World Ranking
6000
National Ranking
382

Overview

Hiroshi Kawasaki is affiliated with Keio University in Japan and specializes in research primarily within the fields of Computer Science and Engineering. Their work covers several subfields, notably Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Aerospace Engineering, Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Sensory Systems.

The researcher's topics of focus include Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, Human Pose and Action Recognition, Advanced Vision and Imaging, Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques, Fermentation and Sensory Analysis, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies.

Frequently publishing in multiple distinguished venues, Kawasaki has contributed notably to:

  • 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • 2022 26th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR)
  • IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems
  • IEEE Access

Among Kawasaki's recent publications are:

  • "MOTSLAM: MOT-assisted monocular dynamic SLAM using single-view depth estimation," 2022, 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • "Profiling of taste-related compounds during the fermentation of Japanese sake brewed with or without a traditional seed mash (kimoto)," 2020, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  • "Deep Gesture Generation for Social Robots Using Type-Specific Libraries," 2022, 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • "Self-calibration of multiple-line-lasers based on coplanarity and Epipolar constraints for wide area shape scan using moving camera," 2022, 2022 26th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR)
  • "A Coded Aperture as a Key for Information Hiding Designed by Physics-in-the-Loop Optimization," 2023, IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems

Kawasaki has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including Diego Thomas, Naoki Wake, Yuta Nakashima, Katsushi Ikeuchi, and Hanwei Zhang. These coauthorships reflect interdisciplinary connections and ongoing research partnerships across several projects.

Best Publications

  • Molecular structure of a gene, VMA1, encoding the catalytic subunit of H(+)-translocating adenosine triphosphatase from vacuolar membranes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    R Hirata;Y Ohsumk;A Nakano;H Kawasaki

  • Tissue-specific expression of three distinct types of rabbit protein kinase C

    Shigeo Ohno;Hiroshi Kawasaki;Shinobu Imajoh;Koichi Suzuki

  • Molecular cloning of a novel mammalian calcium-dependent protease distinct from both m- and mu-types. Specific expression of the mRNA in skeletal muscle.

    H Sorimachi;S Imajoh-Ohmi;S Imajoh-Ohmi;Y Emori;H Kawasaki

  • Classification and evolution of EF-hand proteins

    Kawasaki H;Nakayama S;Kretsinger Rh

  • Evolutionary origin of a calcium-dependent protease by fusion of genes for a thiol protease and a calcium-binding protein?

    Shigeo Ohno;Yasufumi Emori;Shinobu Imajoh;Hiroshi Kawasaki

  • E3 ubiquitin ligase that recognizes sugar chains

    Yukiko Yoshida;Tomoki Chiba;Fuminori Tokunaga;Hiroshi Kawasaki

  • Two distinct cDNAs for human IMP dehydrogenase.

    Y Natsumeda;S Ohno;H Kawasaki;Y Konno

  • Calcium-activated neutral protease and its endogenous inhibitor Activation at the cell membrane and biological function

    Koichi Suzuki;Shinobu Imajoh;Yasufumi Emori;Hiroshi Kawasaki

  • A new NEDD8-ligating system for cullin-4A

    Fumio Osaka;Hiroshi Kawasaki;Noriko Aida;Mihoro Saeki

  • Xenopus M phase MAP kinase: isolation of its cDNA and activation by MPF.

    Y. Gotoh;K. Moriyama;S. Matsuda;E. Okumura

  • Muscle-specific calpain, p94, is degraded by autolysis immediately after translation, resulting in disappearance from muscle.

    H. Sorimachi;N. Toyama-Sorimachi;T. C. Saido;H. Kawasaki

  • The carboxy-terminal region of mammalian HSP90 is required for its dimerization and function in vivo.

    Y Minami;Y Kimura;H Kawasaki;K Suzuki

  • Degradation of transcription factors, c-Jun and c-Fos, by calpain.

    Syu-ichi Hirai;Hiroshi Kawasaki;Moshe Yaniv;Koichi Suzuki

  • Endogenous inhibitor for calcium-dependent cysteine protease contains four internal repeats that could be responsible for its multiple reactive sites.

    Yasufumi Emori;Hiroshi Kawasaki;Shinobu Imajoh;Kazutomo Imahori

  • Molecular Cloning of Cytidine Monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic Acid Hydroxylase. REGULATION OF SPECIES- AND TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION OF N-GLYCOLYLNEURAMINIC ACID

    Takehiro Kawano;Susumu Koyama;Hiromu Takematsu;Yasunori Kozutsumi

  • A second type of rat phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C containing a src-related sequence not essential for phosphoinositide-hydrolyzing activity.

    Y Emori;Y Homma;H Sorimachi;H Kawasaki

  • Regulation of activity of calcium activated neutral protease.

    K. Suzuki;S. Imajoh;Y. Emori;H. Kawasaki

  • Molecular cloning of the cDNA for the large subunit of the high-Ca2+-requiring form of human Ca2+-activated neutral protease.

    Shinobu Imajoh;Kazumasa Aoki;Shigeo Ohno;Yasufumi Emori

  • Evidence for multiple activators for stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun amino-terminal kinases. Existence of novel activators.

    Tetsuo Moriguchi;Hiroshi Kawasaki;Satoshi Matsuda;Yukiko Gotoh

  • Molecular cloning of a ubiquitously distributed microtubule-associated protein with Mr 190,000.

    H Aizawa;Y Emori;H Murofushi;H Kawasaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichi Suzuki
Koichi Suzuki University of Tokyo
Yasufumi Emori
Yasufumi Emori University of Tokyo
Shigeo Ohno
Shigeo Ohno Yokohama City University
Hisashi Hirano
Hisashi Hirano Yokohama City University
Hiroyuki Sorimachi
Hiroyuki Sorimachi Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Seiichi Kawashima
Seiichi Kawashima Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Shoichi Ishiura
Shoichi Ishiura University of Tokyo
Ken-ichi Kasai
Ken-ichi Kasai Teikyo University
Keiji Tanaka
Keiji Tanaka Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Jun Hirabayashi
Jun Hirabayashi Nagoya University

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