Published numerous papers (see DBLP and Google Scholar); received awards including SOFSEM 2021 Best Paper Award, IPSJ 60th Anniversary Best Paper Award, SPIRE 2020 Best Paper Award, and SOFSEM 2008 SRF Best Paper Award; served as Programme Committee Chair or Member for several conferences such as CPM 2024, PSC 2017, SPIRE 2016, etc.
Research Experience
Formerly an Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics at Kyushu University; currently a Professor in the Department of Informatics, Kyushu University.
Education
Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki; Research Associate Professor in the SSP project at Kyushu University; Researcher in the JST PRESTO Project.
Background
Professor of Computer Science at Kyushu University, leading the String Algorithms and Data Structures group (STRADS). His current research interests include algorithms and data structures for searching, indexing, comparing, and compressing strings, labeled trees, and graphs, as well as combinatorial properties of strings.
Miscellany
Contact: Address is Department of Informatics, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; Office is room 1043, West-Building 2, Ito Campus, Kyushu University; Phone: +81-92-802-3790; Email: surname.firstname.xxx@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp (replace xxx with 380).