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MASUDA, Osamu

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester. Office: 252 Meliora RC270270, Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester NY 14627-0270

Degrees

• PhD, Information Processing (2006)
  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
• MS, Computer Engineering (1995)
  Niigata University, Japan
• BS, Computer Engineering (1993)
  Niigata University, Japan

Employment

• Postdoctoral Research Associate,
  Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester
  (May 2006-)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate,
  Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering.
  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
  (April 2006 - May 2006)
• Technical Official / Researcher,
  Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan
  (April 1995 - March 2002)

Research Experiences

• 2006-: Physiological optics.
  Postdoctoral research associate
  at Williams Lab., University of Rochester.
• 2005-2006: Color management for digital cinema.
  Research assistant and postdoctoral research associate,
  at Nakajima Lab., Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.
• 2002-2006: Psychophysics of human color vision.
  PhD student at Uchikawa Lab., Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.
• 1999-2000: Psychophysics of human color vision.
  Visiting Researcher at Uchikawa Lab., Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.
• 1997-1998: Psychophysics of human color vision.
  Visiting Researcher at Yaguchi Lab., Chiba University, Japan.
• 1995-2002: Counterfeit deterrence and advanced printing technologies for banknotes and other security documents.
  at Research Institute, Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance. Japan.
• 1993-1995: Computer vision.
  Undergraduate and Master's student, Miyamura Lab., Department of Computer Engineering, Niigata University, Japan

Teaching Experience

• 1994-1995: Teaching Assistant
  Computer Programming Laboratory, Department of Computer Engineering, Niigata University, Japan.

Awards

• 2008: Joseph M. and Eula C. Lawrence Travel Scholarships
  (from the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research/ Retina Research Foundation)

• 2004: Technical Achievement Award
  (from the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers).

• 2002: Great Contributor to the Doctoral Student Forum
  (from Photonics Nanodevice Integration Engineering Unit, 21st Century Center of Excellence Program, Tokyo Institute of Technology).

• 1989: Niigata University Scholarship
  (from Niigata University)

Academic Pedigree

• H. von Helmholtz (1821-1894) -> W. Wundt (1832-1920) -> E. B. Titchener (1867-1927) -> J. P. Nafe (1886-1970) -> C. H. Graham (1906-1971)  -> L. A. Riggs -> R. M. Boynton (1924-2006) -> M. Ikeda -> K. Uchikawa  -> O. Masuda
• E. D. Adrian (1889-1977) -> W. A. H. Rushton (1901-1980) -> D. I. A. MacLeod -> D. R. Williams -> O. Masuda

Publications

Original Papers

• Masuda, O. and Uchikawa, K.,
  Effects of the foveal fixation and the peripheral visual field on detection threshold of pulse stimulus,
  Vision, 17(3), pp. 159-167, 2005. (in Japanese)

• Masuda, O. and Uchikawa, K.,
  Temporal summation properties of double pulse lights in peripheral retina,
  Journal of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, 59(12), pp.1859-1861, 2005. (in Japanese)

Proceeding

• Masuda, O. and Uchikawa, K.,
  Induction effects of fine lines on the background color,
  Vision, 12(2), pp.85-88, 2000. (in Japanese)

Presentations

In English

• Masuda, O. and Uchikawa, K., 
  Temporal summation of the double flashes ofchromatic spatial pattern in the peripheral retina, Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics, 31(suppl.), OD-5, p. 53, 2004.
  (2004.11, Asian Conference on Vision, Chongqing, China)

• Masuda, O., Uchikawa, K. and Yokoi, K.,
  Effects of retinal eccentricity on the temporal summation of double flashes, Journal of Vision, 3(12), Abstract 63, p. 63a, 2003.
  (2003.10, Fall Vision Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.)

• Masuda, O., Uchikawa, K. and Yokoi, K.,
  Effects of cone contrast on chromatic assimilation, Proceedings of the Second Asian Conference on Vision, P-60, p. 85, 2002.
  (2002.07, Asian Conference on Vision, Busan, South Korea)

In Japanese

• Masuda, O., Nagai, T., Fukuya, T.  and Uchikawa, K.,
  The principles and usefulness of the LMS camera.
  ITE Technical Report, 30(21), pp. 9-12.
  (2005.03, Human Information Meeting, Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, Tokyo, Japan)

• Masuda, O., Fukuya, T., Nagai, T. and Uchikawa, K.,
  The estimation and application of the LMS camera.
  ITE Technical Report, 30(21), pp. 13-15.
  (2005.03, Human Information Meeting, Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, Tokyo, Japan)

• Masuda, O. and Uchikawa, K.,
  Effects of luminance response on isoluminant chromatic pulse pairs in temporal summation,
  Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, the Optical Society of Japan, 24aD5, pp.342-343, 2005.
  (2005.11, Optics Japan, Tokyo, Japan)

• Masuda, O. and Uchikawa, K.,
  Investigation of spatiotemporal properties of the peripheral retina with double flashes method,
  Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference, the Japan Society of Applied Physics, 1a-YS-7, p. 1150, 2005.
  (2005.03, Spring Meeting, the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Saitama, Japan)

• Masuda, O. and Uchikawa, K.,
  The spatial frequency properties of the temporal summation of chromatic response in the peripheral field, Vision, 16(3), 1o7, p.184, 2004.
  (2004.07 Summer Meeting, the Vision Society of Japan, Kochi, Japan)

• Masuda, O. and Uchikawa, K.,
  Change of detection sensitivity of pulse lights with presentation timing.
  (2004.07, SCS Vision Meeting)

• Masuda, O., Uchikawa, K. and Yokoi, K.,
  Effects of presentation timing on the sensitivity of pulse lights, Technical Report, the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, 28(21), HI2004-79, pp.29-32, 2004.
  (2004.03, Human Information Group Meeting, the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, Tokyo, Japan)

• Masuda, O., Uchikawa, K. and Yokoi, K.,
  Temporal change of the luminous detection thresholds during the range of stimulus light presentation, Vision, 16(1), 6p10, p.44, 2004.
  (2004.01, Winter Meeting, the Vision Society of Japan, Tokyo, Japan)

• Masuda, O., Uchikawa, K. and Yokoi, K.,
  Measurement of the temporal impulse responses in the peripheral retina with double flashes method, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, the Optical Society of Japan, 9aP33, pp. 388-389, 2003.
  (2003.12, Optics Japan, Shizuoka, Japan)

• Masuda, O., Uchikawa, K. and Yokoi, K.,
  Effects of Retinal Eccentricity on the detection thresholds of temporal double flashes, Vision, 15(3), P1-14, p. 215, 2003.
  (2003.07, Summer Meeting, the Vision Society of Japan, Kanagawa, Japan)

• Masuda, O., Uchikawa, K. and Yokoi, K.,
  Temporal summation properties of double flash in the peripheral retina, Vision, 15(1), 21o6, p. 52, 2003.
  (2003.01, Winter Meeting, the Vision Society of Japan, Tokyo, Japan)

• Masuda, O. and Uchikawa, K.,
  Color induction effects of fine lineal drawings on the background, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, 14-2, p. 200, 2000.
  (2000.08, Annual Meeting, the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, Tokyo, Japan)

• Masuda, O. and Uchikawa, K.,
  Color induction effects of chromatic lines to the achromatic background, Proceedings of the 104th Spring Meeting, the Japanese Society of Printing Science and Technology, A-14, pp. 92-95, 2000.
  (2000.06, Spring Meeting, the Japanese Society of Printing Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan)

• Masuda, O. and Uchikawa, K.,
  Induction effects of fine lines on the background color , Vision, 12(1), 26p17, p. 69, 2000.
  (2000.01, Winter Conference, Vision Society of Japan, Tokyo Japan)

• Masuda, O., Shioiri, S., and Yaguchi, H.,
  Effects of color on the gap effect.
  (1998.03, SCS Vision Meeting)

• Masuda, O. and Miyamura, I.,
  Reconstruction of 3D models from monocular grayscale images, Proceedings of the Shinetsu Division Meeting, the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, 189, p. 377-378, 1993.
  (1993.11, Shinetsu Division Meeting, the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, Niigata, Japan)