Research Areas
研究テーマ
Sensing
Measuring people and the environment We are studying various sensing technologies that acquire human and environmental conditions using computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning and so on. Examples of research themes Estimation of drowsiness and degree of concentration from blinking Read more ...
Display
Manipulating perception We are studying technologies, such as virtual reality and augmented reality, to freely manipulate and modulate various sensations such as vision and auditory, their effects, and their display hardware. Examples of research themes Super wide field of view Read more ...
Interaction
Creating and using tools We combine sensing and technologies to study the new ways of interaction between human and human, and human and the environment. Examples of research themes AR pet recognizing people and the environment and having own emotions Read more ...
We made the root guidence apllications
オープンキャンパスに向けて、M1が作成した道案内アプリを公開しました。 3つのチームに分かれて、1週間で制作しました。 メニューの「アクセス」からご覧できます。 アクセス
Kizashi Nakano has been accepted to IPA Mitou Project
Our Master’s student Kizashi Nakano has been accepted to IPA Exploratory IT Human Resources Project (Mitou Project). https://www.ipa.go.jp/jinzai/mitou/2019/koubokekka_index.html (in Japanese)
Open campus was held on May 18, 2019
2019年5月18日にオープンキャンパスを実施し、研究室の紹介とデモをおこないました。 たくさんの方が見学に来てくれました。ありがとうございました。
We had a study session on THETA
We had a study session on a 360 video camera Ricoh THETA in preparation for an in-lab training assignment on the development of a VR navigation application.
Our new optical see-through display has been featured by Japanese online media
Our collaborative research with Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Otago, Osaka University and Wakayama University on a new optical see-through near-eye display has been featured by Japanese online media. This system shows a virtual image not by adding light Read more …
We welcomed new M1 students!
10 new M1 students have been assigned to our laboratory. Welcome! Cong Xi Kenta Higashi Yuya Kitayama Keisuke Ito Takahito Kobayashi Masatoshi Yokomi Keisuke Nishizawa Eiichi Hasegawa Atsushi Kawabe Yuusuke Shikanai.
Naoya Isoyama Joined our laboratory as Assistant Professor
Naoya Isoyama Joined our laboratory as Assistant Professor as of 1st April.
Best Paper Runner-up Award ”Speech-Driven Facial Animation by LSTM-RNN for Communication Use”
Below the paper win “Best Paper Runner-up Award”. The paper will appear in IEEE Xplorer. Speech-Driven Facial Animation by LSTM-RNN for Communication Use Ryosuke Nishimura, Nobuchika Sakata, Tomu Tominaga, Yoshinori Hijikata, Kensuke Harada, and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa
Mr. Koshi (M1) present “Augmented Concentration: Visual Noise Reduction for Improving Concentration with a Video See-Through HMD” as a poster paper at APMAR2019
Mr. Koshi present “Augmented Concentration: Visual Noise Reduction for Improving Concentration with a Video See-Through HMD” as a poster paper at APMAR2019.
We have held a top conference IEEE VR 2019 successfully
Prof. Kiyokawa and his organizing team has successfully organized IEEE VR 2019, the top conference on virtual reality and 3D user interfaces, from March 23 to 27, 2019 at Osaka International Convention Center. A record number of 1200+ people have Read more …