Profile
Education
- Ph.D. in Applied Computer Science, Jul. 2015
- - The University of Tokyo, Japan
- - Title of thesis: “Human Body Mapping and Augmentation for Immersive Telepresence Systems”
- - Committee: Prof. Jun Rekimoto, Prof. Ken Sakamura, Prof. Noboru Koshizuka, Prof. Aki Nakao, and Prof. Yoichi Sato
- Master’s degree in Applied Computer Science, Mar. 2012
- - The University of Tokyo, Japan
- - Title of thesis: “Flying Eyes: Free-Space Content Creation Using Autonomous Aerial Vehicles”
- - Supervisor: Prof. Jun Rekimoto
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Engineering, Mar. 2010
- - Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan
- - Title of thesis: “Puppet Grip: Gestural Interaction for Spatial Co-working Experience”
- - Supervisor: Prof. Ryuichiro Hara
Work Experience
- Research Assistant (May. 2010 -- Mar. 2012), Morpho, Inc. R&D (CTO Room).
- Cheif Creator (Jan. 2011 -- Oct. 2011), IPA Exploratory IT Human Resources Project 2010 (The MITOH Program 2010).
- Research Assistant (Oct. 2011 -- Mar. 2012), Laboratory for Adaptive Intelligence, RIKEN.
- Research Fellow DC1 (Apr 2012 -- Mar 2015), The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
- Reseach Intern Student (Jun. 2013 -- Sep. 2013), Multimedia, Interaction, and Communication (MIC) Group, Microsoft Research, Redmond (Mentors: Yinpeng Chen, Zicheng Liu, Philip A. Chou, and Zhengyou Zhang)
- Reseach Intern Student (Jun. 2014 -- Aug. 2014), Multimedia, Interaction, and Communication (MIC) Group, Microsoft Research, Redmond
- Research Assistant (Apr. 2015 -- Jul. 2015), Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
- Project Research Associate (Aug. 2015 -- Nov. 2018), Yoichi Sato Lab, Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo
- Visiting Scholar (Oct. 2017 -- Sep. 2018), Computer Vision Group, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
- Project Lecturer (Nov. 2018 -- Sep. 2019), Yoichi Sato Lab, Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo
- Researcher (Oct. 2019 -- Present), HCI Team, Preferred Networks Inc.
- Co-Founder (Oct. 2019 -- Present), Jokun Brewing Lab Inc.
Honors
- インタラクション 2024 インタラクティブ発表賞
- Best Paper Award at CEA++ 2022
- インタラクション 2019 ベストペーパーアワード
- AIPチャレンジ2016 ラボ長賞
- インタラクション 2017 インタラクティブ発表賞
- Siggraph Asia 2012 Emerging Technologies Prize
- Outstanding Master Thesis Award, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
- Commended by The University President 2009, Kanazawa Institute of technology
Professional Activities
Technical program committee
- Associate Chair, CHI 2020
- Associete Chair, TEI 2017 Work in Progress
- TPC member, Augmented Humans 2022
- TPC member, ACM Multimedia 2016
- TPC member, IEEE Symposium on Multimedia 2016
- Student Volunteer Chair, ISS 2018
Reviewer (journals)
- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
- IEEE Pervasive Computing
Reviewer (Conferences)
- CHI 2016-2017, 2019, 2021
- HAI 2016
- ISS 2016
- TEI 2015
- UIST 2015, 2017
- Augmented Human 2015
- GCCE 2013
- Ubicomp 2012 Adjunct Track
- CHI 2012 Interactivity
Invited Exhibition
Skills
Programming languages: C, C++, Scheme (Gauche), Java, Ruby, Python, Javascript, R.
Programming Environments: Visual Studio, Emacs+bash, Processing, Ardiono, Ecipse, Xcode.
SDKs and Toolkits: PyTotch, Kinect SDK (v1/v2), OpenGL, Unity, OpenCV, ARToolkit.
OS: Windows, Linux, MacOSX.
Expertise: Craft beer brewing (Espetially India Pale Ale), Spice curry research.
