PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Hiroshi Murase

Hiroshi Murase is a computer vision researcher whose work includes object recognition, image recognition, and quick search across audio and video. He earned engineering degrees at Nagoya University, joined NTT in 1980, and visited Columbia as a research scientist from 1992 to 1993. His work received the 1994 CVPR Best Paper Award, and a 2003 paper with Kunio Kashino and Takayuki Kurozumi received the 2004 IEEE Transactions on Multimedia Prize Paper Award. He became dean of Nagoya's Graduate School of Informatics, was named an IAPR Fellow in 2022, and coauthored a pedestrian-gaze study that received IWAIT's Best Paper Award in 2026. As of October 2026, he is a professor emeritus and designated professor at Nagoya University's Graduate School of Informatics and a senior researcher at Nagoya Industrial Research Institute.

Timeline

  1. 1978–1993

    Nagoya degrees and Columbia research

    He earns a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at Nagoya University in 1978, completes the master's in 1980 and the doctorate in 1987, and joins NTT in 1980. From 1992 to 1993, he is a visiting research scientist at Columbia University.

  2. 1994

    A CVPR Best Paper Award

    He receives the 1994 CVPR Best Paper Award.

  3. 2003

    Professor at Nagoya

    He becomes a professor at Nagoya University in 2003.

  4. 2004

    A quick-search paper award

    A 2003 paper by Kunio Kashino, Takayuki Kurozumi, and Murase wins the 2004 IEEE Transactions on Multimedia Prize Paper Award for quick audio and video search.

  5. 2017–2021

    Dean and professor emeritus

    He becomes dean of Nagoya University's Graduate School of Informatics in 2017. In 2021, he becomes a professor emeritus and designated professor at Nagoya University.

  6. 2022

    An IAPR fellowship

    The International Association for Pattern Recognition names him an IAPR Fellow in 2022 for contributions to object and image recognition and quick video search.

  7. 2026

    Designated professor at Nagoya

    In January 2026, he is a designated professor in Nagoya University's Graduate School of Informatics and coauthors a pedestrian-gaze study that receives IWAIT's Best Paper Award.

  8. Since 2021

    Professor emeritus and senior researcher

    He is a professor emeritus and designated professor at Nagoya University's Graduate School of Informatics and a senior researcher at Nagoya Industrial Research Institute.

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Sources and credits

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  1. Contents Science Lab - Dr. Hiroshi Murase cs.is.i.nagoya-u.ac.jp. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. 村瀬 洋のホームページ（Hiroshi Murase） vislab.is.i.nagoya-u.ac.jp. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Multimedia Prize Paper Award | IEEE Signal Processing Society signalprocessingsociety.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Chronological List of IAPR Fellows iapr.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. International Workshop on Advanced Image Technology (IWAIT) Best Paper Award | Nagoya University Graduate School of Informatics i.nagoya-u.ac.jp. Checked 19 October 2026.