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Sugihara Lab
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The lab investigates, in the field, the people and organizations that use technology, and builds theory about their relationship with it.
AboutAbout the lab
Theorizing the relationship between users and technology
Sugihara Lab studies the behavior and learning of individuals and organizations that use technology, and how these change.
The lab conducts research by visiting sites in person and hearing firsthand accounts from people in the field.
Findings are abstracted to identify relationships and regularities, which lead to proposed solutions.
The faculty mainly study long-term care and healthcare, but students' topics are not limited to these.
Key terms
- User study
- Investigating the behavior and difficulties of people who actually use a technology, through observation and interviews
- Management of technology
- Management concepts and methods for linking technology to the strength of a business or organization
- Usability
- How easy a device or service is to use; the degree to which users can achieve their goals without confusion or mistakes
NewsLab news
A student's paper was accepted by the journal Asian J. Technol. Innov.
Research results were accepted by the journal BMC Oral Health
Research results were accepted by the journal J. Cross-Cult. Gerontol.
Associate Professor Sugihara and colleagues received the IBM Award from the IPSJ SIGAAC (Special Interest Group on Accessibility) research meeting
ResearchResearch themes
Through fieldwork that involves visiting sites and hearing firsthand accounts from people there, the lab studies the behavior and learning of individuals and organizations that use technology, and how these transform. Findings are abstracted to identify relationships and regularities, which lead to proposed solutions.
*Illustrative imageResearch on management of technology
A group of topics mainly taken on by working-adult students. The topic each member works on is listed on the Members page.
*Illustrative imageSupporting information sharing between healthcare and long-term care
The lab investigates why information sharing between healthcare professionals and long-term care workers breaks down, and develops assistive technologies to address it. This is joint research with hospitals in Miyazaki Prefecture.
*Illustrative imageUser studies of care support technology
The lab analyzes support technologies used in long-term care facilities for older adults. Focusing on information-sharing technologies, it examines user behavior and needs, and the challenges of adoption.
*Illustrative imageUser studies in dental clinics
To improve the usability of dental treatment rooms and the way explanations are given to patients, the lab analyzes the problems patients encounter when using treatment rooms. This is joint research with the Faculty of Dentistry at Okayama University and the Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital (Dentistry).
MembersFaculty
The members of Sugihara Lab are faculty and students from Innovation Science (doctoral program) and the Technology and Innovation Management Professional Degree Program.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorTaro SugiharaPublications ↗
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “Dental treatment room featuring equipment and a chair in a modern clinic” Shixart1985 / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Research on management of technology: “Interlocked pebbles on a river bed D” ADARSHluck / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Supporting information sharing between healthcare and long-term care: “Myoshinji-DSC1243” Fg2 / Public domain (cropped)
- User studies of care support technology: “Walking cane on armchair” Jim Vallianos / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- User studies in dental clinics: “Gipsabguss Gebiss” Sciencia58 / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (仙石研究室): “Autoklavovatelne-fermentory” Karel Schmiedberger ml / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (辻本研究室): “Aerial image of the Bremerhaven container terminal (view from the southeast)” Carsten Steger / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (本條研究室): “Apus apus flock flying” Keta / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Related lab (鳥谷研究室): “Greater Tokyo rail network” FML / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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