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Manabu Hasegawa, Associate Professor
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The System Model Lab studies approximate optimization using local search methods, along with the various problems that arise around it. Optimization is a challenge faced in every field of science and engineering, from searching for stable structures of molecular systems such as proteins to improving the efficiency of human productive activities. Why the group of techniques summarized as local search works so well is not necessarily well understood. The lab conducts basic research that clarifies the origin of their effectiveness by focusing on their functions.
Taku Hachisu, Associate Professor
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Applied Haptics Lab studies the design and development of human interfaces that change people's behavior through the sense of touch (haptics). Touch is attracting attention as a digital media channel following sight and hearing, but its research history is relatively short and much remains unknown. Because touch does not yet have universal sensors and displays like cameras and monitors, the lab designs and builds its own according to its purposes. The lab works on research that uses touch to augment interaction between people and computers, such as in virtual reality, and between people, such as physical contact.
Yuji Hirono, Associate Professor
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Mathematical Science and AI Lab spans physics, life science, and information science to study the mathematical structures and universal laws behind complex systems. Using mathematical concepts that do not depend on a particular model, such as "symmetry" and "topology," the lab aims to capture the essence shared by a wide range of seemingly different phenomena. The lab pursues research in two directions: analyzing how AI works from the viewpoint of physics, and using AI to draw new scientific insights from experimental data.
Sandra Puentes, Assistant Professor
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Biomechanics Lab studies human movement and the nervous system that supports it, and develops technologies that improve the quality of life of people whose movement is impaired by injury or illness. Its work includes interventions using the HAL robot suit for patients with stroke or spinal disorders, gait measurement, and technologies that support sign language users. The lab is currently part of the Life Engineering Lab (LELAB), led by Professor Yoshihiro Kuroda. It also conducts joint research with clinical departments of the University of Tsukuba Hospital and with other labs within the university.
Junichi Hoshino, Associate Professor
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The Entertainment Computing Lab conducts research aimed at creating entertainment that improves quality of life, including human interaction, health, and learning. Centered on technologies for expressing humans and life, and on interaction design that creates immersion and enjoyment, the lab also evaluates the social impact of what it has built. Main research themes listed include game systems for maintaining the health of older adults and entertainment robots that support children's learning. The research overview and main research themes on the lab's website date from around 2016 to 2018.
Yuka Maeda, Associate Professor
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The Biomeasurement Systems Lab researches assistive technologies and devices that help people live while maintaining a high QOL and ROL, in addition to sustaining life. The lab develops devices that measure energy expenditure and physical activity, which are needed to maintain health and prevent obesity. It also develops diagnostic systems that use electricity, magnetism, heat flow, and similar means. The lab also develops welfare and caregiving systems that incorporate amusement elements into rehabilitation training equipment.
Keigo Matsumoto, Assistant Professor
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BR Lab (Matsumoto Lab) researches spatial perception, time perception, and related topics using VR (virtual reality), with the theme of understanding and extending human senses and behavior. Taking on the question of how humans perceive reality, the lab aims to create new experiences that overcome physical constraints such as space, time, and the body. In spatial perception, the lab studies redirection techniques that exploit the interaction between vision and somatosensation, among other senses. In time perception, the lab designs and evaluates time modulation methods, and also works on personalization, presenting sensory information tailored to each user's sensory characteristics.
Hiromi Mochiyama, Professor
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The Soft Robotics Lab overturns the conventional assumption that robots are "hard" and works on soft robotics, creating "soft" robots. Soft robotics is a field that deals with robotic systems that actively exploit the mechanical, electrical, and chemical properties unique to flexible materials. From three perspectives, "body," "intelligence," and "tactile sensation," the lab pursues the essence of robotic softness, aiming to develop technologies and build theory for novel robots.
Masahiko Morita, Professor
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The Biological Information Processing Lab studies artificial neural networks and the mechanisms of information processing in the brain and the visual system. Currently, the lab focuses on developing biomarkers for psychiatric and neurological disorders, making use of its original EEG analysis methods. The non-monotonic neural network, previously proposed by the lab, is widely known for its high memory capacity, among other properties. On the lab's website, it is also introduced under the name "Morita Lab."
Hiroshi Yabuno, Professor
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The Yabuno Lab studies the analysis and control of dynamics in mechanical systems at every scale, from nano to macro. Rather than avoiding phenomena that arise from the nonlinearity inherent in mechanical systems, the lab actively exploits them to create control methods that overcome the limits of conventional approaches. Building on the dynamics of machinery, which underpins mechanical engineering, and using methods from mathematical physics, the lab tackles nonlinear dynamics from both theoretical and experimental sides. There are many opportunities to present at international conferences, and it is possible to conduct research during short stays at overseas labs.
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