Research

January 2024

Master's Thesis

  • Effects of Negative Advice on User's Trustworthiness of Agents
  • VR System that Notifies Hazards in Real Environment without Losing User's Sense of Immersion into VR Environment
  • Motion Learning Support System that Agent Suggests Improvements by Exaggerating Difference from Ideal Pose Based on Pose Estimation

Graduation Theses

  • Robust Object Tracking against Self-occlusion in Multi-cameras Environments
  • Situational Awareness and Change Detection in Dynamic Environments Using Multiple RGB-D Cameras
  • Evaluation of Safety and Guidance Performance of Pedestrian Navigation System Using Smart Glasses
  • Flick Input Method for Adding Diacritical Marks in Japanese with Fewer Key Operations
  • Web Conference System with Memory Support by Shared and Unshared Sticky Notes
  • Effects of Virtual Hazardous Experiences on Learning Efficiency in VR-based Instruction
  • Effects of Feeling Temperature Controlled by VR on User's Task Performance
  • Effects of Behaviors of Agent that Perceives Discrepancy in Perception on User's Impression
  • Effects of Third-party Agent's Encouragements on Effectiveness of Counter-agent Competition
  • Effects of Level of Detail in Delayed Feedback about Advices on User's Trustworthiness of Agents
  • Effects of Different Avatar Facial Expressions Automatically Generated on Emotional Communication in Text Chat

January 2023

Master's Thesis

  • AR-Based Handwriting Support System that Provides Superimposed Guides from User's First-Person Viewpoint

Graduation Theses

  • Object Recognition System for Preventing and Supporting to look for Lost Items Using YOLO
  • Short-term Memory Support System for Superimposing Memorandums on Facial Image in Smart Glasses
  • AR System in Real Environments Capable of Pseudo-stereoscopic Projection from Arbitrary Position Using Mobile Projector
  • Comparison of Effects on Readers of Different Methods for Automatically Generating Background Screen of E-book Reader
  • Effect of Differences in Means of Robots' Expression Linked with Human Figure on Remote Speaker's Presence
  • Text Chat System that Prompts Emotional Transmission through Automatically Generated Avatar Facial Expressions
  • Effect of Relationship with Agent on User's Emotions When Watching Videos in VR Environment
  • Evaluation of User's Impression on Differences in Methods for Appealing Presence of Advice Agents
  • Effect of Expression of Multiple Opinions Given by Single Agent on User's Impression
  • Effect of Number of Options When Usefulness of Advice Becomes Clear Late on User's Trustworthiness of Agents

January 2022

Master's Thesis

  • Improvement of Flick Input Interface Using Hand Tracking in VR Environment

Graduation Theses

  • Video Conference System with Pseudo Motion Parallax Considering Gaze Direction
  • Text Chat System that Prompts Emotional Transmission by Changing Shapes of Balloons
  • Effect of Property of Task on Size of Useful Visual Field
  • AR System with Pseudo-stereoscopic Projection in Non-flat Environments
  • Effect of Social Facilitation and Inhibition by Pseudo-stereoscopically Projected Agent
  • Autonomous Mobile Robot that Guides Pedestrian Considering Latent Risks Caused by Blind Spots
  • Support System for Learning Motion that Agent Suggests Improvements Based on Pose Estimation
  • Appropriate "Ambiguous Facial Expressions" for Expressing Sympathy for User under Context
  • Effect of Negative Provision of "Neither-Good-Nor-Bad" Information on User's Trustworthiness of Agents
  • Effect of Timing When Usefulness of Advice Becomes Clear on User's Trustworthiness of Agents
  • Effect of Difference in Feedback about Failed Advices on User's Trustworthiness of Agents

January 2021

Master's Thesis

  • Extraction of Textureless Region Using Frequency Characteristics and Distribution of Feature Points

Graduation Theses

  • Markerless Visual Removal of Shadowing Objects Using RGB-D Camera and Tracking Camera
  • Recognition of Difference between Situational Awareness by User and System Based on View Estimation
  • Wearable Pedestrian Guidance System that Detects Latent Blind Spots and Guides User by Vibration
  • Personal Identification System Using Smart Glasses and QR Code
  • Improvement of Peripheral Notification in Real Environments by Estimating User's Head Position and Posture
  • AR System in Real Environments with Pseudo-stereoscopic Projection Considering User's Viewpoint
  • Smart Speaker Operable by Combination of Voice and Gestures
  • Non-contact Heart Rate Measurement System that Autonomously Determines Measurement Position
  • Effectiveness of "Neither-Good-Nor-Bad" Information on User’s Trust of Agents Under Innumerable Choices

Feburary 2020

Master's Thesis

  • Non-contact Heart Rate Measurement System Robust against Change of User's Lying Position

Graduation Theses

  • Semi-transparent Display of Foreground Objects in First-person View Using Single RGB-D Camera and Inertial Measurement Unit
  • Pedestrian Guidance System under Condition that Camera Orientation Differs from Moving Direction
  • View Estimation Using Multiple RGB-D Cameras that Can Change Their Postures Actively
  • Peripheral Notification that Does Not Bother User's Operations by Interactive Projection System
  • Condition that People Recognize Combination of Human Figure and Humanoid Robot as Expression of Same Person in Remote Communication System
  • Condition that People Recognize Multiple Bodies which Appear Simultaneously as Expression of Same Agent in ITACO system
  • Influence of Life-like Agent's Types on Effects of Social Facilitation and Inhibition
  • Influence of Relationships among Multiple Agents on Competitive Effects between User and Agent
  • Expression Model for Agent's Ambiguous Facial Expressions Appropriate to Dimensional Emotions
  • Effect of Conditions of "Neither-Good-Nor-Bad" Information on User's Trustworthiness of Agents
  • Effect of Difference between Advance Expectation and Actual Performance on User's Trustworthiness of Agents

Feburary 2019

Master's Theses

  • View Estimation from Autonomous Moving Omni-directional Stereo Camera
  • Improvement of Method for Update of Awareness Map in Dynamic Environments
  • Attention Estimation Using User's Reconstructed Three-dimensional First-person View from Environmental Point Cloud Data
  • Effect of Providing "Neither-Good-Nor-Bad" Information on User's Trustworthiness of Agents

Graduation Theses

  • Pseudo-stereoscopic Projection System Using Cylindrical Rear-projection Screen
  • Interactive Projection System in Non-flat Environments
  • Interactive Projection System that Switches Projection Methods for High Visibility
  • Improvement of Robustness in Occlusion-robust Tracking by Stabilizing Processing Speed
  • System for Estimating Users' Field of View in Mirror Environments
  • Effects of Breaks in Individual Timing Based on Concentration-level Estimation on Users' Task Performance
  • Autonomous Mobile Robot that Guides Multiple People in Occlusion-rich Environments
  • Effects of Self-recommendation Agent on Users' Purchase Behaviors
  • Life-like Agent that Shows Sympathy with Users Using Ambiguous Facial Expressions

Feburary 2018

Master's Thesis

  • Autonomous Mobile Robot that Guides Multiple People in Dynamic Environments

Graduation Theses

  • Mixed Reality System that Displays Foreground Objects Semi-transparently in First-person View
  • Interactive Projection System that Considers User's Point of View
  • Robust Removal of Shadowing Objects against Camera Movement in Diminished Reality
  • Improvement of Searching in Occlusion-robust Object Tracking with Dynamic Control of Image Resolution
  • System for Estimating E-learners' Concentration Levels Using Time Series of Their Gazing Points and Postures
  • Prediction of Collisions with Surrounding Pedestrians Using RGB-D Camera and Acceleration Sensor
  • Evaluation of Users' Impressions on Timing of Advices Given by Life-like Agent
  • Influence of Strength of Social Relationships between Life-like Agent and User on Competitive Effects
  • Influence of Life-like Agent's Gestures on User's Motivation for Tasks

Feburary 2017

Master's Thesis

  • System for Estimating Learners' Concentration Levels Using Their Postures in E-learning System

Graduation Theses

  • Detection of Non-target Regions Using Texture Information in Robust Object Tracking against Self-occlusion
  • Robust Estimation of User's Field of View in Occlusion-rich Environments Using Omni-stereo Camera and Multiple RGB-D Cameras
  • Method for Updating Awareness Map in Dynamic Environments
  • Interactive Projection System that Considers Multiple Users' Lines of Sight
  • Pedestrian Guidance System that Detects Dangerous Blind Spots Using RGB-D Camera
  • Autonomous Mobile Robot that Passes Preceding Pedestrian Safely
  • Influence of Life-like Agent's Characteristics on User's Task Performance
  • Influence of Relationship between Life-like Agent and User on Competitive Effects
  • Influence of Information Sharing on Trustworthiness in Advice Agent

Feburary 2016

Master's Thesis

  • Attention Estimation Using Reconstructed User's First Person View Image from Environmental Cameras

Graduation Theses

  • Improvement of Exclusion of Non-target Regions from Object Model in Robust Object Tracking against Self-occlusion
  • Pedestrian Guidance System Using Depth Information from First Person View
  • Extension of Interactive Projection System to Projection onto Multiple Planes
  • Estimation of Listener's Interest in Conversation Topic from Gestures
  • Influence of Environmental Manipulation by Virtual Reality Techniques on Task Performance
  • Prediction of When People will Talk to Humanoid Robot by Support Vector Machine
  • Influence of Life-like Agents with Facial Expressions as Intermediary in Communication between Humans
  • Contextually Appropriate Ambiguous Facial Expressions Shown by Life-like Agents

Feburary 2015

Graduation Theses

  • Robust Object Tracking against Self-occlusion from Moving RGB-D Camera
  • Removal of Objects with Disconnected Shadows in Diminished Reality
  • Interactive Projection onto Real Environments Using Multiple Laser Pico-projectors
  • Interactive Projection System that Recognizes Complex Hand Gestures
  • Three-dimensional Estimation of Multiple Users' Field of View Using RGB-D Cameras
  • Estimation of Subjective States of Surrounding People by Autonomous Mobile Robot
  • Effects of Appearance sizes and Gaze Directions of Life-like Agents in User's Task Performance
  • Evaluation of Pygmalion Effects in Learning Support System with Humanoid Robot

Feburary 2014

Master's Theses

  • Mixed Reality System that Displays Foreground Objects Semi-transparently Using Depth Information
  • Expression of Human Presence by Combination of Human Figure and Humanoid Robot in Remote Communication

Graduation Theses

  • Three-dimensional Estimation of User's Attention by Combining View Estimation and Saliency Map
  • Interactive Projection System that Can Show Information at Arbitrary Positions
  • Interactive Projection System that Selects Appropriate Projection Position Autonomously
  • Occlusion-robust Object Tracking in Multiple-cameras Environments
  • Face Detection and Action Prediction of Surrounding People by Autonomous Mobile Robot
  • Estimation of User's Utterance Desire Using Facial Expression and Head Posture
  • Influence of Life-like Agents with Gestures as Intermediary in Communication between Humans
  • Effects of Sizes and Appearance Positions of Life-like Agents in Overheard Communication on User's Purchase Behaviors

Feburary 2013

Master's Thesis

  • Effects of Prior Stimuli Concerning Agents on Transition of Users' Impression

Graduation Theses

  • Three-dimensional Estimation of User's Field of View Using Multiple RGB-D Cameras
  • Interactive Projection System that Shows Information Always within User's View
  • Improvement of Robustness against Occlusion in Object Tracking by Dynamic Control of Image Resolution
  • Autonomous Mobile Robot that Goes through Crowd Smoothly by Following Pedestrian
  • Effectiveness of Conversational Fillers in Interactions between Human and Agent
  • Influence of Types of Life-like Agents as Intermediary in Communication between Humans
  • Effects of Conversation among Life-like Agents in Overheard Communication on User's Purchase Behaviors
  • Effectiveness of Ambiguous Nonverbal Expressions by Life-like Agents
  • Objective Evaluation of Context Effects on Ambiguous Facial Expressions by Facial Image Processing

Feburary 2012

Graduation Theses

  • Removal of Shadowing Objects in Diminished Reality
  • Robust Object Tracking against Self-occlusion Using Online Model Update
  • Pedestrian Classification by Mobile Robot Using CHLAC Features
  • Autonomous Mobile Robot that Takes Appropriate Position According to Surroundings
  • Impression Evaluation of Robot that Induce Users to Guess Its Feeling
  • Influence of Life-like Agents' Intermediation on Communication between Humans
  • Context Effects on Emotion Estimation from Ambiguous Facial Expressions
  • Influence of Types and Syllabaries of Japanese Onomatopoeia on Impressions Derived from Them

Feburary 2011

Graduation Theses

  • Effect of Strength of Social Relationships with Life-like Agents on User's Choice Behaviors
  • Pedestrian Classification Using Double Layered Laser Range Finders and CHLAC Features
  • Robust Object Tracking Using Texture Information Represented by Radial Reach Correlation
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