'Actuated Experience'
I invent and speculate on the gap between our fingertips and the physical world, with means of physical computing, robotics, and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) research. I investigate the future of the physical environment and materials coupled with computation for novel tangible and embodied experiences.
Currently, as an assistant professor at the University of Chicago, I direct Actuated Experience Lab - AxLab, where we invent and design the future User Experience based on actuated User Interface technology that shape-change and physic reconfigures.
*Please visit axlab.info for the latest projects and news from my lab. Please check AxLab's Twitter and Instagram as well!
Research Summary
Presentation
Originally created for MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 Japan Award Ceremony.
*Japanese Version: こちら
Selected Research
*Check AxLab page for the most recent works!)
Career and Education
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The University of Chicago
Assistant Prof. of Computer Science Department
Chicago, IL, USA
Jan 2022 -Director of AxLab
MIT Media Lab
Postdoctoral Associate
Cambridge, MA USA
Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
MIT Media Lab
M.S and Ph.D & Research Assistant
Cambridge, MA USA
Sep 2014 - Aug 2021
Advisor: Prof. H. Ishii
Disney Research Pittsburgh
Research Associate (Intern)
Pittsburgh, PA USA
May - Aug 2017
Advisor: Dr. A. Sample
Keio University SFC
B.A. and M.M.G
Kanagawa, JAPAN
Apr 2009 - Aug 2014
Advisor: Prof. Y. Kakehi
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