Takayuki Okamoto, Ph.D.
- AffiliationAssistant Professor, Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University
- ResearchMicro-CT, X-ray imaging, image reconstruction, medical imaging engineering
- SocietiesThe Japanese Society of Medical Imaging Technology, Bioimaging Society, The Optical Society of Japan，IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
Career
- October 2022 - PresentAssistant Professor, Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University
- October 2023 - PresentIndividual Researcher, ACT-X, Strategic Basic Research Programs, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Research Grants and Funding
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science・KAKEN
- Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists (Principal Investigator: PI)生体組織のマイクロCT撮影における高速染色手法の基礎理解と画像化技術April 2025 - March 2027
- Core-to-Core Program, A. Advanced Research Networks (Co-Investigator, PI: Prof. Tadashi Yamaguchi, Chiba University)Creation of ultrasound pathology based on biological wave physical propertiesApril 2024 - March 2029
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (Co-Investigator, PI: Prof. Hideaki Haneishi, Chiba University)術後壊死リスクの低減に向けた複数種光学像による組織内灌流の解析と計測技術の高度化April 2024 - March 2028
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (Co-Investigator, PI: Specially Appointed Assoc. Prof. Naoko Kawata, Chiba University)拡散モデルを用いた経時的画像情報と臨床情報の統合による革新的経過予測モデルの構築April 2025 - March 2028
- Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists (PI)High-resolution 3D imaging of biological tissues using micro-CT imaging and reconstruction techniquesApril 2023 - March 2025
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- [Hardware for Resilience] Hardware in Future for Resilience of Real Space
Introducing Three-Dimensional Structural Analysis to Intraoperative Rapid Pathological Diagnosis through the Power of Micro-CTApril 2026 - March 2027 - [Hardware for Resilience] Hardware in Future for Resilience of Real Space
Introducing Three-Dimensional Structural Analysis to Intraoperative Rapid Pathological Diagnosis through the Power of Micro-CTOctober 2023 - March 2026
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
- 病理検査への普及を目指したパルス照射型位相コントラストX線マイクロCTの開発May 2025 - March 2026
Internal Funding
- Institute for Advanced Academic Research (IAAR), Chiba University, Early-career research (J-PEAKS) (PI)Developing pulsed-irradiation micro-CT for detailed in vivo and ex vivo three-dimensional biological tissue imagingOctober 2024 - September 2026
- Chiba University FY2022 Tenure-Track Faculty Research Promotion Program (PI)Development of micro-CT reconstruction techniques for obtaining high-quality three-dimensional images of biological tissuesOctober 2022 - March 2023
Awards
- June 2026Excellent Presentation Award, Information Photonics Research Workshop 2026
- March 2026AI Optics Excellent Presentation Award
- February 2026Outstanding Reviewer Award 2025, Radiological Physics and Technology
- March 2022Doi Award, Radiological Physics and Technology
- December 2020Nanohana Competition 2021, Student Division, Intellectual Property Utilization Award
- September 2020Encouragement Award, 39th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Medical Imaging Technology
Academic Activities
Society and Committee Roles
- September 2024 - PresentVice Chair, Young Committee, The Japanese Society of Medical Imaging Technology
- April 2023 - PresentSecretary, Group of Information Photonics, The Optical Society of Japan
Committee Service by Fiscal Year
FY2026
- Technical Program Committee, 7th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Aided Diagnosis
- Executive Committee Member, Information Photonics Research Workshop 2026, Group of Information Photonics
- Local Organizer, 21st Kanto Student Research Paper Presentation Meeting, Group of Information Photonics
FY2025
- Chair, The 3rd Symposium on Advanced Medical Imaging Technology for Young Investigators (SAMIT) 2025
- Executive Committee Member, Information Photonics Research Workshop 2025, Group of Information Photonics
- Local Organizer, 20th Kanto Student Research Paper Presentation Meeting, Group of Information Photonics
FY2024
- Executive Committee Member, The 2nd Symposium on Advanced Medical Imaging Technology for Young Investigators (SAMIT) 2024
- Executive Committee Member, Information Photonics Research Workshop 2024, Group of Information Photonics
FY2023
- Executive Committee Member, Winter Seminar, The Optical Society of Japan
- Executive Committee Member, Information Photonics Research Workshop 2023, Group of Information Photonics
Reviewing Activities
- Served as a reviewer for international journals in medical imaging engineering, medical physics, and optics
- Major journals reviewed: Radiological Physics and Technology, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Optics Express, Physica Medica, and others
- Outstanding Reviewer Award 2025, Radiological Physics and Technology