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Interactive Programming Lab
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A lab that explores human interfaces by building software.
AboutAbout the lab
Committed to creating software
The Interactive Programming Lab (IPLAB) conducts research on human interfaces and software.
Its distinguishing feature is that it goes beyond logical consideration and puts into practice the creation of software by actually writing programs.
In particular, the lab has produced a variety of research results on GUIs (graphical user interfaces) and visual programming.
It promotes exchange with researchers outside the university and private-sector manufacturers, and encourages presenting papers at academic conferences, including international conferences.
Key terms
- GUI
- Short for graphical user interface. A way of operating a computer using on-screen graphics and buttons.
- Visual programming
- A way of creating programs by combining diagrams and components, not just text.
- Nonverbal information
- Information conveyed by means other than the content of spoken words, such as facial expressions and gestures.
NewsLab news
A master's student wins the Best Paper Award at CNWS 2025
A master's student receives a Best Paper Honorable Mention Award at SUI '25
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts research on human interfaces and software by actually writing programs and creating software. The lab is divided into teams such as UBIQUITOUS, WAVE, and COMMUNICATION, and each team carries out its own research.
*Illustrative imagePeople and Computers in Everyday Life
Looking ahead to computing environments that will evolve further, the lab proposes new systems from the perspective of "everyday life, people, and computers." The UBIQUITOUS team works on this theme.
*Illustrative imageDiverse Interaction Research
Making use of students' interests and strengths, the lab conducts research on a wide range of human-computer interaction. It currently covers touch interfaces, input/output interfaces for mobile information devices such as smartphones, and visual programming.
*Illustrative imageSystems That Support Smooth Communication
The lab aims to design systems that understand human characteristics and use that knowledge to achieve advanced interaction. It is particularly interested in nonverbal information, and studies systems that convey it to achieve smooth communication.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Interactive Programming Lab (IPLAB) are faculty members, researchers, PhD, master's, and undergraduate students, and secretaries.As of 2026
- ProfessorBuntaro Shizuki
- ProfessorShin Takahashi
- Assistant ProfessorSimona Vasilache
- Assistant ProfessorIkkaku Kawaguchi
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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: “Basic model of HCI” Dr. Greywolf / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- People and Computers in Everyday Life: “StreetComputingAtPark” takano32 / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Diverse Interaction Research: “Mixed Reality Research on Human–Machine Interaction at the University Lab” Kmranrg / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Systems That Support Smooth Communication: “Telepresence robot BotEyes in demo-room 03” BotEyes.com / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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