Hideyuki Sawada is a Professor in the Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University. He received the B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Physics from Waseda University in 1990, 1992 and 1999, respectively. In 1999, he joined the Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University, as an Associate Professor, and became a Professor in 2010. His current research interests include robotics, sound and image processing, machine learning, human interfaces, and tactile sensing and display.
Title: Soft Actuators and Sensors with the Use of Physical Properties for Robotic Manipulations