Kojiro Iizuka was born in Japan. He received his B.E. and M.E. degrees from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan, in 1997 and 1999, respectively, and his Ph.D. (Eng.) degree from The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Japan, in 2006. He joined Shinshu University as an Assistant Professor in the Young Researchers Empowerment Project from 2008 to 2013 and then served as an Associate Professor at the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, he joined the Shibaura Institute of Technology, where he is currently a Professor. His research interests include the development of an exploration rover for lunar and planet surfaces with rough terrain. He is a member of JSME, RSJ and ISTVS.
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Kojiro Iizuka was born in Japan. He received his B.E. and M.E. degrees from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan, in 1997 and 1999, respectively, and his Ph.D. (Eng.) degree from The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Japan, in 2006. He joined Shinshu University as an Assistant Professor in the Young Researchers Empowerment Project from 2008 to 2013 and then served as an Associate Professor at the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, he joined the Shibaura Institute of Technology, where he is currently a Professor. His research interests include the development of an exploration rover for lunar and planet surfaces with rough terrain. He is a member of JSME, RSJ and ISTVS.