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Junko Ichino
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The Ichino Lab studies human-computer interaction, a field that deals with the interaction between people and computers. Through experiments, the lab examines how the way people speak and the way they perceive what others say change in conversations held through new means such as virtual spaces and video calls. The lab also works on building systems that support discussion and collaboration, and it includes interaction between people and robots in its research.
Maki Kato, Professor
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The Kato Lab studies how to measure safety and efficiency in human activities using ergonomics methods. The lab identifies issues in real-world settings such as road traffic, aviation, factories, parks, and housing, then measures and evaluates them quantitatively. In addition to ergonomics and industrial engineering, the lab conducts many studies related to cognitive psychology and social psychology. The lab focuses on small everyday errors and aims to improve quality of life by reducing them.
Hideaki Kikuchi
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The Kikuchi Lab studies communication through language and voice based on data. Its subjects are the language media that support human life, ranging from conversation and social media to conversational robots and dialogue interfaces. The lab works on both language science and artificial intelligence, without being bound by the divide between the humanities and the sciences. The lab also works on using virtual reality to support the training of communication skills.
Qun Jin, Professor
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The Jin Lab (Network Information Systems Lab) studies how to understand human beings using big data and AI. From comprehensive data analysis, the lab builds a personal model of each individual and applies it to healthcare and learning support tailored to that person. The lab's guiding principles are "Technology for the Common Good of Humanity" and "Computing for Human Well-being." Through convergent research that crosses disciplines, the lab takes on global challenges such as climate change and a declining birthrate and aging population.
Kenji Kurakata
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The Kurakata Lab (Ergonomics of Aging Lab) studies how human senses change with age. In particular, it clarifies age-related changes in hearing through psychological experiments and sound measurements. The results are applied to the design of alert sounds and voice guidance in products, and of sounds in everyday living environments. The lab aims to create products that are easy for everyone to use regardless of age, and living environments where people can live with peace of mind.
Hiroshi Fujimoto
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The Fujimoto Lab is a assistive technology lab that studies how the human body and senses work and applies this to making products that help in daily life. It begins by measuring fingertip touch and lower-limb movement and expressing their characteristics quantitatively. The findings are applied to how to make tactile graphics that people with visual impairments read by touch, and to the design of interfaces that use skin sensation. The lab also works on developing devices useful for rehabilitation.
Tatsunori Matsui, Professor
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The Matsui Lab (the Knowledge Information Science Lab) studies human intelligence and sensibility, as well as learning and education. Its research starts from questions such as what Kansei is and how knowledge is acquired. It combines two approaches: analytically investigating how these phenomena actually work, and building computational models and support technologies. A defining feature of its research style is the use of mathematical statistics and artificial intelligence techniques.
Takuya Hida
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The Hida Lab is an industrial ergonomics lab that measures and evaluates the physical strain placed on workers' bodies. Ergonomic assessment tools that rely on human visual judgment have problems: they require knowledge and effort, and results vary between evaluators. To address this, the lab is developing a system that estimates joint positions from videos of work and automatically evaluates posture using machine learning. It aims to harmonize "comfort" and "work efficiency" in the workplace.
Keiko Momose
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The Momose Lab is a biomedical information engineering lab that explores the mechanisms of human perception and judgment from bodily signals such as electroencephalograms (EEG) and pupil movements. Using signals that can be easily measured from outside the body, it develops methods to objectively evaluate how vision and hearing work. It also works on capturing reactions that occur without the person being aware of them. The core of its research lies in refining the measurement methods and analysis procedures themselves.
Chen Liang
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The Liang Lab studies perceptual phonetics, using experiments to test how people hear the sounds of speech. Based on listeners' responses, the lab examines how they distinguish Japanese pitch accent and how fast speech sounds to them. It also looks at how hearing differs between native speakers of Japanese and learners of Japanese. The lab also carries out analyses using a corpus of everyday conversation.
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