Grants

All the studies in MEL were/are supported by the following organizations and fundations. We sincerely appreciate their supports.

1. KAKENHI (JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research): Principle Investigator (PI)/Co-PI

  • Research Category: JST Strategic Basic Research Programs CREST [MultiSensing]
    Project Number: JPMJCR22P3
    Project Period: Oct. 2022 - Mar. 2028
    Principal Investigator: Hidehiko Takahashi (Co-PI: Yukiyasu Kamitani, Masayuki Hara)

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
    Project Number: 22K19746
    Project Period: Jun. 2022 - Mar. 2026
    Principal Investigator: Masayuki Hara (Co-Investigator: Hisato Sugata)

  • Research Category: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
    Project Number: 22H00526
    Project Period: Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2026
    Principal Investigator: Masayuki Hara (Co-Investigator: Hisato Sugata, Naofumi Otsuru, Noriaki Kanayama & Yuichi Kurita)

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
    Project Number: 20K21746
    Project Period: Jul. 2020 - Mar. 2022
    Principal Investigator: Masayuki Hara (Co-Investigator: Hisato Sugata, Naofumi Otsuru, & Hideaki Onishi)

  • Research Category: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Project Number: 19H04187
    Project Period: Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2023
    Principal Investigator: Masayuki Hara (Co-Investigator: Masaya Takasaki, Sho Sakaino, & Noriaki Kanayama)

  • Research Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research)
    Project Number: 17KK0003
    Project Period: Dec. 2018 - Mar. 2021
    Principal Investigator: Masayuki Hara

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Project Number: 16K10883
    Project Period: Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2019
    Principal Investigator: Masahito Miki

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
    Project Number: 26700027
    Project Period: Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2017
    Principal Investigator: Masayuki Hara

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
    Project Number: 23700246
    Project Period: Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2014
    Principal Investigator: Masayuki Hara

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
    Project Number: 05J05438
    Project Period: Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2008
    Principal Investigator: Masayuki Hara

2. KAKENHI (JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research): Co-Investigator

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
    Project Number: 23K18481
    Project Period: Jun. 2023 - Mar. 2025
    Principal Investigator: Hisato Sugatai (Co-Investigator: Masayuki Hara & Naofumi Otsuru)

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering)
    Project Number: 22K18418
    Project Period: Jun. 2022 - Mar. 2026
    Principal Investigator: Yuichi Kurita (Co-Investigator: Masayuki Hara, Naofumi Otsuru, Noriaki Kanayama)

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
    Project Number: 21K19798
    Project Period: Jul. 2021 - Mar. 2023
    Principal Investigator: Hisato Sugatai (Co-Investigator: Masayuki Hara & Naofumi Otsuru)

  • Research Category: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Project Number: 21H03533
    Project Period: Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2024
    Principal Investigator: Noriaki Kanayama (Co-Investigator: Masayuki Hara, Naofumi Otsuru, & Yoshihiro Tanaka)

  • Research Category: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Project Number: 21H03304
    Project Period: Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2024
    Principal Investigator: Hisato Sugata (Co-Investigator: Masayuki Hara, Ippei Nojima, & Naofumi Otsuru)

  • Research Category: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Project Number: 21H01347
    Project Period: Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2023
    Principal Investigator: Sho Sakaino (Co-Investigator: Masayuki Hara)

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering)
    Project Number: 20K20621
    Project Period: Jul. 2020 - Mar. 2024
    Principal Investigator: Hideaki Onishi (Co-Investigator: Masayuki Hara)

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
    Project Number: 18H03132
    Project Period: Jun. 2018 - Mar. 2021
    Principal Investigator: Naofumi Otsuru (Co-Investigator: Masayuki Hara & Noriaki Kanayama)

  • Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Project Number: 18H03132
    Project Period: Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2021
    Principal Investigator: Hisato Sugata (Co-Investigator: Masayuki Hara, Masaya Anan, Kojiro Matsushita, Minoru Fujiki, & Tohru Ueda)

3. KAKENHI (JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research): Others

  • Research Category: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Short-term)
    Project Number: PE23013
    Project Period: Apr. 2023 - Jul. 2023
    Invited Researcher: Justyna Anna Swidrak (Barcelona University/Polish Academy of Sciences)
    Principle Investigator (Host Researcher): Masayuki Hara

4. Research Grants from Private Organizations and Fundations

4. Grants for Oversea Travels from Private Organizations and Fundations

  • Young Researchers Overseas Study Program for Mechanical Systems Innovation
    Organization: JAPS, The University of Tokyo
    Travel Reason: for accelerating UT-EPFL Joint Lab Project
    Travel Period: Jul. 29th 2011 - Oct. 2nd, 2011
    Destination: Lusanne, Switzerland

  • The 31st Travel Grant for Joining International Conferences
    Foundation: The Hara Research Foundation
    Travel Reason: for participating in IEEE ICRA'07
    Travel Period: Apr. 10th 2007 - Apr. 14th, 2007
    Destination: Rome, Italy

  • 2006 Travel Grant for Joining International Conferences
    Foundation: The Telecommunication Advancement Foundation
    Travel Reason: for participating in IEEE/RSJ IROS’06
    Travel Period: Oct. 9th 2006 - Oct. 11th, 2006
    Destination: Beijing, China

  • 2006 Travel Grant for Technological Exchanges
    Foundation: NSK Foundation for the Advancement of Mechatronics
    Travel Reason: for participating in IEEE SMC’06
    Travel Period: Oct. 8th 2006 - Oct. 11th, 2006
    Destination: Taipei, Taiwan

  • 2005 Travel Grant for International Technological Exchanges
    Foundation: TEPCO Memorial Foundations
    Travel Reason: for participating in IEEE SMC’05
    Travel Period: Oct. 9th 2005 - Oct. 12th, 2005
    Destination: Hawaii, USA

  • Travel Grant for International Conference
    Foundation: Electrical and Electronic Information Science Promotion Association
    Travel Reason: for participating in IEEE ICRA’05
    Travel Period: Apr. 18th 2005 - Apr. 22nd, 2005
    Destination: Balcelona, Spain