The Japan Design Foundation (JDF) is pleased to announce the selection of judges for International Design Competition Osaka 2006, a competition organized by JDF with sponsorship provided by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City and others.
The competition will be based on the theme of " ROBOT " seeking entries proposing new forms of human interface, and the panel of judges will include Japanese as well as overseas experts in relevant fields.

Minoru Asada - Specialist in robotics Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University Research Director, Asada Synergistic Intelligence Project President, The RoboCup Federation
Keiichiro Kawarabayashi - Product designer Dean, Faculty of Design, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture Former General Manager, Design Center, Toshiba Corporation
Tadanori Nagasawa - Design consultant Professor, Musashino Art University College of Art and Design President, Tadanori Nagasawa & Associates Limited
Julia Cassim - Design researcher Senior Research Fellow Programme Leader, Inclusive Business RCA Helen Hamlyn Research Centre Royal College of Art
Philipp Heidkamp - Interface designer Director / Head of School Koeln International School of Design

In addition to these judges, a number of experts will be appointed as special committee members, who will give advice on evaluating entries from the point of technique, intellectual property rights and other business criteria.

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