Outline Past research Students For prospective students
Current and forthcoming

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PhD student (SGU Fellow)
2021-04 ~ PhD
2019-04 ~ 2021-03 MS
2018-10 ~ 2019-03 Research student (6 months)
ANN-based audio intervention for improving memory performance (PhD)
Design of an experiment testbed for e-learning systems (MS)
TBA
Papers co-authored by Parisa Supitayakul:
Revisiting the algorithm RBSC-SubGen: Exploring its limits and improving its convergence
Information Engineering Express (under review since Apr 2022).
The impact of vocal production on recollection of various learning contents
International Journal of Learning Technologies and Learning Environments (under review since Apr 2022).
Investigating the effect of various types of audio reinforcement on memory retention
International Conference of Learning Technologies and Learning Environments (LTLE 2022) in press.
July 2022, Kanazawa, Japan (Online/hybrid)
A computationally efficient approach for solving RBSC-based formulation of the subset selection problem
International Conference on Smart Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2022) in press.
July 2022, Kanazawa, Japan (Online/hybrid)
Exploring the limits of an RBSC-based approach in solving the subset selection problem
International Conference on Smart Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2021), EPiC Series in Computing. vol 81, pp 1-11
Dec 2021, Jakarta-Tokyo (Online/hybrid)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29007/113ll
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On the interplay between vocal production effect and learning content types in e-learning settings
International Conference on Learning Technologies and Learning Environments (LTLE 2021), EPiC Series in Computing, vol 81, pp 303-312
Dec 2021, Jakarta-Tokyo (Online/hybrid)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29007/mph5
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Investigating effect of stimulus modality on recollection rate in e-learning systems
International Conference on Learning Technologies and Learning Environments (LTLE 2020), pp. 138-141
Sep 2020, Tokyo, Japan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/IIAI-AAI50415.2020.00036
Identification of behavioral variables for efficient representation of difficulty in vocabulary learning systems
International Journal of Learning Technologies and Learning Environments, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 51 – 60, June 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52731/ijltle.v3.i1.521
An algorithm for automatic collation of vocabulary decks based on word frequency
IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, Vol.E103-D, No.08, pp. 1865-1874, Aug 2020.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1587/transinf.2019EDP7279
2020 Impact factor 0.559
Assessing the effect of varying word classes on behavioral variables in technology mediated vocabulary learning
International Conference on Learning Technologies and Learning Environments (LTLE 2019), pp. 226-229.
July 2019, Toyama, Japan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/IIAI-AAI.2019.00052
Calibration of distributed multimodal sensor networks using cross-correlation of arrival processes
Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ 2017), 1C3-05
Sep 2017, Saitama, Japan

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PhD student (JSPS Fellow)
2022-04 ~ PhD
2018-02 ~ 2018-07 Research student
Analysis of social relation and interaction in pedestrian groups
TBA
Papers co-authored by Adrien Gregorj:
On the influence of group social interaction on intrusive behaviors
International Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow (TGF 2022) (presented, proceeding article under review since Jan 2023)
On the influence of group social relation on the dynamics of pedestrians outside the group
International Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics (presentation only)
A signal processing perspective on human gait: Decoupling walking oscillations and gestures
International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Robotics, pp 75-85, ICR 2019.
Identification of social relation within pedestrian dyads
PloS One, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223656, Oct. 2019.
Estimating social relation from trajectories
Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics, PED 2018, pp. 222-229 (Lund, Sweden).

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MS student
2022-04 ~ MS
2021-04 ~ 2022-03 Bachelor dissertation student
Investigating the interplay between the Production Effect phenomenon and task difficulty in rote learning
Master course at Okayama University
Papers co-authored by Kazuma Ohta:
The impact of vocal production on recollection of various learning contents
International Journal of Learning Technologies and Learning Environments (under review since Apr 2022).
On the interplay between vocal production effect and learning content types in e-learning settings
International Conference on Learning Technologies and Learning Environments (LTLE 2021), in press
Dec 2021, Jakarta-Tokyo (Online/hybrid)
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MS student
2022-04 ~ MS
2021-04 ~ 2022-03 Bachelor dissertation student
Sensitivity analysis of RBSC based deck generation algorithm
Master course at Okayama University
Papers co-authored by Kohei Furuya:
Revisiting the algorithm RBSC-SubGen: Exploring its limits and improving its convergence
Information Engineering Express (under review since Apr 2022).
A computationally efficient approach for solving RBSC-based formulation of the subset selection problem
International Conference on Smart Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2022) (in press)
Exploring the limits of an RBSC-based approach in solving the subset selection problem
International Conference on Smart Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2021), (in press)
Dec 2021, Jakarta-Tokyo (Online/hybrid)
Click here for video presentation.

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Bachelor dissertation student
2022-04 ~ 2023-03
Investigation of the relation between emotional characteristics of images and saliency
Altech Corporation
Papers co-authored by Terumi Kasahara :
Examination of the relation between affective content of images and gaze behavior
International Conference on Smart Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2022), (in press)
Dec 2022, Phuket, Thailand

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Bachelor dissertation student
2022-04 ~ 2023-03
Investigation of the effect of task load and fatigue on gaze behavior
Master course at Okayama University
Papers co-authored by Shogo Hamachi:
Investigation of the relation between task engagement and eye gaze
International Conference on Smart Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2022), (in press)
Dec 2022, Phuket, Thailand

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Bachelor dissertation student
2022-04 ~ 2023-03
Development of an experiment platform for the investigation of data transparency on users' subjective evaluations on task difficulty
TBA

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Bachelor dissertation student
2022-04 ~ 2023-03
A web-based tool for executing the RBSC-SubGen algorithm
NEC Solution Innovators, Tokyo, Japan
Papers co-authored by Chigusa Ikeda:
Developing a web application for RBSC-based solution of the subset selection problem
International Conference on E-Service and Knowledge Management (ESKM 2022), (in press)
Dec 2022, Phuket, Thailand
Alumni

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Bachelor dissertation student
2021-04 ~ 2022-03
Assesing the effect of informative and noninformative audio stimuli on e-learners' behavior
Hitachi Solutions, Tokyo, Japan
Papers co-authored by Misato Nose:
Investigating the effect of various types of audio reinforcement on memory retention
International Conference on Learning Technologies and Learning Environments (LTLE 2022) (in press)
July 2022, Kanazawa, Japan (Online/hybrid)
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*This article won the Outstanding Paper Award at LTLE 2022!

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Bachelor dissertation student
2021-04 ~ 2022-03
Investigation of the effect of task creativity on perceptual decoupling behavior
Master course at Osaka University

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Bachelor dissertation student
2020-04 ~ 2021-03
The influence of group social relation on the dynamics of pedestrians outside the group
Infcurion, Tokyo, Japan

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Research student (in conjunction with Grenoble INP, Esisar)
2020-03 ~ 2020-08 (5 months)
Investigation of gaze behaviour in relation to motivation
Senior student at Grenoble INP, Esisar

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Summer intern
2019-06 ~ 2019-08 (2 months)
Effect of grasping uniformity on estimation of grasping region from gaze data
Senior student at Kasetsart University
Papers co-authored by Pimwalun Witchawanitchanun :
Effect of grasping uniformity on estimation of grasping region from gaze data
International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction, pp. 265-267, Oct. 2019, HAI 2019.

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Research student (internship in conjuction with INSA Rennes)
2019-05 ~ 2019-08 (3 months)
Task estimation from activity logs
MS program in Information Technology Engineering at École de Technologie Supérieure ÉTS, Montreal, Canada
Papers co-authored by Florian Pellegrin:
Interpreting the digital ecosystem: A case study on task estimation from activity logs
Empirical Software Engineering Vol. 26, No. 98, pp 1-48, 2021 (5Y impact factor 3.478).
doi: 10.1007/s10664-021-10006-4

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Bachelor dissertation student
2018-04 ~ 2019-03
Estimation of Students' Level of Engagement from Facial Landmarks
Ryobi systems, Okayama, Japan
Papers co-authored by Serina Koyama:
Estimating engagement from ocular landmarks
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Vol. 36, No. 16, pp. 1527-1539 (2020)
doi: 10.1080/10447318.2020.1768666, May 2020 .
Click here for template form used in evaluation of engagement.
Click here for our GitHub repository on the implementation of the WCS task.
Quantitative evaluation of the relation between blink related features and engagement
European Conference on Visual Perception, p. 731-731, Aug. 2019, ECVP 2019.
Estimation of affect scores accounting for user responsiveness
Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, 1I2-01, RSJ 2018.

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Master thesis student
(in conjunction with Grenoble INP, Esisar)
2018-02 ~ 2018-07
Predicting pictures' affect scores using physiological signals and neural networks
Implementation manager at Yoobic, London, UK
Papers co-authored by Hoang Nguyen:
Estimation of affect scores accounting for user responsiveness
Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan, 1I2-01, RSJ 2018.

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Summer intern
(in conjunction with Kasetsart University, Thailand)
2018-06 ~ 2018-07 (2 months)
Improving estimation of grasping polygons using gaze information
Senior student at Kasetsart university.
Papers co-authored by Tanakan Pramot:
Effect of motivation on gaze behavior over time
Workshop on Active vision, Attention and Learning, EPIROB-ICDL 2018.