About

Kaoru Teranishi is an Overseas Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and a Visiting Scholar at Purdue University. He received the B.S. degree in electronic and mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Ishikawa College, Ishikawa, Japan, in 2019, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical and intelligent systems engineering from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan, in 2021 and 2024, respectively.

From October 2019 to September 2020, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, USA. From April 2021 to March 2024, he was a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan. From April 2024 to May 2024, he was a Research Fellow at the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan. From June 2024 to January 2025, he was a Research Affiliate Postdoctoral at the University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA. His research interests include control theory and cryptography for control systems security.

Education

Ph.D. in Engineering, Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, March 2024
M.S. in Engineering, Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, March 2021
B.S. in Engineering, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Ishikawa College, March 2019

Experience

Overseas Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, June 2024 – present
Visiting Scholar at Purdue University, January 2025 – present
Research Affiliate Postdoctoral at the University of Texas at Austin, June 2024 – January 2025
Research Fellow at the University of Electro-Communications, April 2024 – May 2024
Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC1), April 2021 – March 2024
Research assistant at the University of Electro-Communications, May 2023 – September 2023
Research assistant at the University of Electro-Communications, October 2021 – March 2023
Technical assistant at the University of Electro-Communications, October 2020 – February 2021
Visiting Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology, October 2019 – September 2020
Technical assistant at the University of Electro-Communications, April 2019 – August 2019
Internship at Sanken Electric Co., Ltd., September 2017 – December 2017

Visiting

Purdue University, January 2025 – present (Host: Prof. Takashi Tanaka)
The University of Texas at Austin, Junuary 2024 – January 2025 (Host: Prof. Takashi Tanaka)
The University of Texas at Austin, December 2022 (Host: Prof. Takashi Tanaka)
The University of Texas at Austin, February 2020 (Host: Prof. Takashi Tanaka)
North Carolina State University, February 2020 (Host: Prof. Aranya Chakrabortty)
Georgia Institute of Technology, October 2019 - March 2020 (Host: Prof. Jun Ueda)

Awards and honors

IEEE CSS Japan Young Researcher Award 2023
SICE International Young Authors Award 2023
SICE Control Division Young Author’s Award: Fundamental Area 2023
Conference on Decision and Control Student Travel and Workshop Support 2023
Conference on Decision and Control Student Travel and Workshop Support 2022
SICE Award, Outstanding Paper 2022
The Telecommunication Advancement Foundation Telecommunication System Technology Student Award 2021
Conference on Decision and Control Student Travel Support 2021
JSME Miura Award 2020
Conference on Decision and Control Student Travel Support 2020
IEEE Nagoya Section Young Researcher Awards 2019
American Control Conference Student Travel Support 2019
Grand prize in International Seminar on Technology for Sustainability 2017
Grand prize in Japan Seminar on Technology for Sustainability 2017

Fellowships and grants

JSPS Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows Grant Number JP21J22442
Japan Public-Private Partnership Student Study Abroad Program, The 10th TOBITATE! Young Ambassador Program, Natural sciences/cross-disciplinary course
JASSO Scholarship for International Seminar on Technology for Sustainability 2017