Ⅰ Education
Dr. Junzo Watada received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Osaka City University (now Osaka Metropolitan University), Japan, and Dr. of Engineering on "Fuzzy Multivariant Analysis and Its Applications" from OsakaPrefecture University (now Osaka Metropolitan University), Japan
Ⅱ Profession
Dr. Watada is a Specially Appointed Professor, Shimonoseki City University, Janap after contributing as a full professor at Universiti Teknologi, department of Computer and Information Sciences, retired at Waseda University 2016. Since 2016 he is a professor emeritus of Waseda University as a Professor of Management Engineering, Knowledge Engineering and Soft Computing at Graduate School of Information, Production & Systems, Waseda University since 2003, after a professor for 13 years at the post graduate school of Human Informatics and Knowledge Engineering, to the School of Industrial Engineering at Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan. He was with Faculty of Business Administration, Ryukoku University for 8 years. Before moving to Academia, he was with Fujitsu Ltd. Co., where he worked on development of software systems as a senior system engineer for 7 years. His carrier covers economics, management, computer science and engineering including artificial intelligence and machine learning.
IIIAwards
| 29) | The best paper award, IMIP mathematics, January 2025 | |
| 28) | The best paper award, ISME2024, 3-6, October 2024 at Matsue, Japan | |
| 27) | IEEE Life-Senior Member, IEEE, January 2021 | |
| 26) | IIF Research Professor Award at the IIF International Research Conference and Award Summit 2020 from September 27-29th, 2020 on September 29th, 2020. | |
| 25) | Life-term Excellent Achievement Award, Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics | |
| 24) |
IEEE Senior member, IEEE, January 2018, | |
| 23) | Honorary member, Japan Society of Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics, 3 September, 2016, | |
| 22) | The Outstanding Contribution Award, KES international, at KES2014, Septem- ber 15-17, 2014, | |
| 21) | The Contribution Award, Society of Japan Intelligent Informatics and Fuzzy Systems, September 3, 2016, | |
| 20 | Outstanding Book Award for publishing Fuzzy Stochastic Optimization: the- ory and Applications, Springer, 2012. | |
| 19) | Most Cited Paper Award 2011, Innovative Computing, Information and Control, 2012 ICIC International
ISSN 1349-4198, July 2012 |
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| 18) | The best paper award, KAIS2011 held on Nov. 3-5 2011 at Gyeongju, Korea. | |
| 17) | Distinguished Session Chair Award, KES-IDT 2010, Baltimore, USA, July 28-30, 2010 | |
| 16) | Award for Distinguished Contribution of Intelligent Technologies . Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China, December 12–15, 2009 | |
| 15) | Fellow, Society of Japan Intelligent Informatics and Fuzzy Systems, January 10, 2005, | |
| 14) | The Contribution Award, International Anniversary Symposium “Grigore C. Moisil” SASM2005, May 1-3, 2005 | |
| 13) | The Contribution Award, Japan Society of Fuzzy Theory and Intellectual Informatics, September 10, 2005, | |
| 12) | The Contribution Award to developing fuzzy systems, on behalf of BISC, Special Event 40 years of Fuzzy Systems, November 3, 2005. | |
| 11) | Fellow, Japan Society of Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics , 10 Jan- uary 2005, | |
| 10) | Contribution Award, Biomedical Fuzzy Systems Association, November, 2004, | |
| 9) | Contribution Award, Biomedical Fuzzy Systems Association, November, 2004, | |
| 8) | Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics as Certified Professional Ergonomist by Japan Ergonomics Society on August 3, 2003 | |
| 7) | Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics as Certified Professional Ergonomist by Japan Ergonomics Society on August 3, 2003, | |
| 6) | IEEE Life Senior Member, IEEE, 1 Oct. 2020.Presentation Award of SCIS2002 at Tsukuba on October 21-25, 2002, | |
| 5) |
Henri Coanda Gold Medal from Inventica in Romania on July 17, 2002, | |
| 4) |
Excellent Presentation Award of SCIS2002 at Tsukuba on October 21-25, 2002, | |
| 3) | The Contribution Award at ISIS2002 in Korea on August 25, 2001, | |
| 2) | The Contribution Award at ISIS2002 in Korea on August 25, 2001, | |
| 1) | Life-term Excellent Achievement Award, Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics | |