Presenter

Since 2010, I have been Professor in the Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University where I am Director of the Kitamura Information Content Design Laboratory. My research interests include interactive content design, human computer interactions, 3D user interfaces, and related fields. Working with colleagues, graduate students and select senior undergraduates our lab is a diverse and active research hub. Prior to arriving at Tohoku, I was an Associate Professor at Graduate School of Engineering, and Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University. While working at ATR Communication Systems Research Laboratories, I focused on sophisticated user interfaces in virtual environments. My first formal appointment was in the Information Systems Research Center Canon Inc., where I was involved in research on artificial intelligence, image processing, computer vision, and 3D data processing. My formal education was obtained at Osaka University, B.Sc (1985); M.Sc. (1987); and Ph.D. (1996).