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Shibuya Lab
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The lab uses data to read the flows of people, things, and information, and studies them with diversity and well-being in mind.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading the flows of people, things, and information through data
The Shibuya Lab studies the flows of people, things, and information moving between digital and physical spaces.
Using human mobility data, the lab analyzes and simulates who people meet in cities, and what experiences they have in which kinds of places.
The lab examines how people receive information and act on it in digital spaces such as social media, and applies the findings to understanding and countering mis- and disinformation and online fraud.
The lab covers the whole process, from data analysis to the development and implementation of simulation models and interfaces, with diversity and well-being in mind.
Key terms
- Human mobility data
- Data collected from sources such as smartphone location information that shows when and where people moved
- Mis- and disinformation
- A collective term for false information spread deliberately (disinformation) and incorrect information that spreads without malicious intent (misinformation)
- Civic tech
- Efforts in which citizens use digital technology to solve social issues close to them on their own
NewsLab news
A paper on the effects of information disclosure for AI-generated videos has been published in an international journal
A student team received the Best Data Challenge Poster Award at NetMob 2025
ResearchResearch themes
The lab uses data to capture the flows of people, things, and information moving between digital and physical spaces, and studies them with diversity and well-being in mind. Its research rests on three pillars: human behavior in cities, human behavior in digital spaces, and citizens' use of digital technology.
*Illustrative imageDiversity of Human Behavior in Cities
Using human mobility data and other sources, the lab analyzes and simulates who people encounter in cities, and what experiences they have in which places and environments.
*Illustrative imageHuman Behavior in Digital Spaces
The lab investigates how people receive information and act on it on social media and online services. This research contributes to understanding and countering familiar social problems such as mis- and disinformation and online fraud.
*Illustrative imageCivic Tech and Civic Data
The lab studies how to better design and use civic tech, in which citizens tackle social issues with digital technology, as well as civic data, meaning data created by citizens for citizens.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Shibuya Lab include faculty, researchers, PhD and master's students, non-degree international research students at the graduate school, visiting researchers, and administrative assistants.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorYuya ShibuyaPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Drone shot of pedestrians waiting to cross Showa-dori Avenue at night” Benlisquare / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Diversity of Human Behavior in Cities: “Nishishinjuku morning 2009 Jan” User:Kentin / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Human Behavior in Digital Spaces: “Hand holding smartphone with blank white screen” Santeri Viinamäki / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Civic Tech and Civic Data: “Mapathon Archives de Lyon” DMontagne en résidence / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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