Kazuhiro Nakadai
Honda (Japan), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Waseda University, Keio University, Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics, Kyoto University, Systems Biology Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute
Papers
199
Total Citations
4,103
H-Index
33
About
Kazuhiro Nakadai is a pioneering researcher in the field of robot audition — the science of enabling robots to perceive, localize, and interpret sounds in real-world environments. His work sits at the rich intersection of signal processing, machine learning, and human-robot interaction, with a sustained focus on making robots capable listeners in complex, noisy settings. Nakadai's most significant contribution is the development of HARK (Honda Research Institute Japan Audition for Robots with Kyoto University), an open-source robot audition software system capable of simultaneously processing speech from multiple speakers. First presented in 2008 and expanded in 2010, HARK has become a foundational platform in the field, accumulating over 270 citations across related publications. His early work on active audition for humanoid robots (2000, 212 citations) established core principles for integrating sound source localization and speech recognition into embodied systems. Beyond stationary robots, Nakadai extended auditory scene analysis to dynamic and outdoor environments, including aerial drones equipped with microphone arrays. His more recent investigations into deep learning-based sound localization (2017, 129 citations) reflect his adaptability to emerging methodologies. With over 1,200 citations across his most influential works, Nakadai's research has fundamentally shaped how robots hear and understand the world around them.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Active Audition for Humanoid212 citations · 2000
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- 3Sound Source Localization Using Deep Learning Models129 citations · 2017
- 4Intelligent sound source localization for dynamic environments96 citations · 2009
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- 6Real-time sound source localization and separation for robot audition90 citations · 2002
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- 8Robust Recognition of Simultaneous Speech by a Mobile Robot81 citations · 2007
- 9Robot audition: Its rise and perspectives71 citations · 2015
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