School of Engineering

Junichi Kanai
Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Director, O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Lab http://www.rpi.edu/~kanaij

Department Affiliation:

School of Engineering
Department of Electrical, Computer, & Systems Engineering

Education:

Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Computer and Systems Engineering

M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Computer and Systems Engineering

B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Electrical Engineering

Background:

From 1991 to 1998, Dr. Kanai was an Associate Research Professor at the Information Science Research Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, working on document image processing. From 1998 to 2002, he was a senior scientist at Panasonic Information and Networking Technologies Lab, Princeton, NJ. His work included development and transfer of advanced technologies to product divisions. He was also responsible for managing a patent portfolio. From 2002 to 2004, he was a manager at Matsushita Electric Corporation of America (Panasonic) Secaucus, NJ, providing system integration and software development for clients. Dr. Kanai joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY, in 2004.

Junichi Kanai is currently Associate Director of the O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory and Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, RPI. His responsibilities include managing the operation of the Design Laboratory and optimizing the experience for students working on engineering design projects.

Research Interests:

Engineering Education