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Research Interests]

Akira Matsuda is a researcher and a software engineer. He received his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Information Studies, master’s degree in Arts and Sciences from The University of Tokyo, and bachelor’s
degree in Engineering from Shibaura Institute of Technology in 2023, 2017, and 2015, respectively.
His role in Human-Computer Interaction is to create a future in which we transfer our personalities
to communicate or collaborate remotely with high engagement. He is focusing not only on communication by language but also on communication using nonverbal messages through an act of seeing,such as gaze behavior and eye contact, by proposing an approach for presenting the nonverbal message modalities that diﬀer from face-to-face communication and go beyond physical constraints.
Keywords: Remote Communication; Remote Collaboration; Telepresence; Nonverbal Message;
Gaze; Eye Contact

Professional / Work Experiences
2017 – 2019]

Assistant Researcher Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
(Sony CSL), Tokyo, Japan

February 2017 – March 2017]

Research Internship National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ibaraki, Japan

September 2015]

Internship Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

2015 – 2017]

Software Engineer Yukai Engineering Inc., Tokyo, Japan iOS app development, Server back-end development, Embedded software development

2016 – · · · ·]Software Engineer Link-U, Inc., Tokyo, Japan iOS app development,UI/UX design

March 2011 – June 2011]

Software Engineer Lunascape Corporation, Inc., Tokyo, Japan iOSapp development

November 2010 – March 2012]

Software Engineer Galapagos, Inc., Inc., Tokyo, Japan iOS app development

Education2023]

Ph.D in Interdisciplinary Information Studies Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Advisor: Jun Rekimoto

2017]

M.A.S. in Interdisciplinary Information Studies Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Advisor: Jun Rekimoto

2015]

B.E. in Computer Science School of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo,Japan, Advisor: Hiroyuki Nakamura

Academic Services
Reviewer Experience
2017]

35th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI 2017)

Research Publications
Journal Articles
1

A. Matsuda, T. Okuzono, H. Nakamura, H. Kuzuoka, and J. Rekimoto, “A surgical scene replay system
for learning gastroenterological endoscopic surgery skill by multiple synchronized-video and gaze
representation,” Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact., vol. 5, no. EICS, May 2021.  doi: 10.1145/3461726.

Conference Proceedings
1A. Matsuda, K. Nozawa, K. Takata, A. Izumihara, and J. Rekimoto, “Hapticpointer: A neck-worn device
that presents direction by vibrotactile feedback for remote collaboration tasks,” in Proceedings of theAugmented Humans International Conference, ser. AHs ’20, Kaiserslautern, Germany: Association for
Computing Machinery, 2020, isbn: 9781450376037.  doi: 10.1145/3384657.3384777.

2A. Matsuda, K. Nozawa, and J. Rekimoto, “Jackin neck: A neckband wearable telepresence systemdesigned for high comfortability,” in Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Interactive
Surfaces and Spaces, ser. ISS ’18, Tokyo, Japan: Association for Computing Machinery, 2018, pp. 415–418,
isbn: 9781450356947.  doi: 10.1145/3279778.3279917.

3T. Takahashi, K. Shiro, A. Matsuda, et al., “Augmented jump: A backpack multirotor system forjumping ability augmentation,” in Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Symposium on Wearable
Computers, ser. ISWC ’18, Singapore, Singapore: Association for Computing Machinery, 2018,
pp. 230–231, isbn: 9781450359672.  doi: 10.1145/3267242.3267270.

4A. Matsuda, T. Miyaki, and J. Rekimoto, “Scalablebody: A telepresence robot that supports faceposition matching using a vertical actuator,” in Proceedings of the 8th Augmented Human International
Conference, ser. AH ’17,
DOI:http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/3041164.3041182, Silicon Valley, California: ACM, 2017, 13:1–13:9,
isbn: 978-1-4503-4835-5.  doi: 10.1145/3041164.3041182.

5S. Yamashita, A. Matsuda, N. Hamanishi, S. Suwa, and J. Rekimoto, “Demulti display: A multiplayer
gaming environment for mitigating the skills gap,” in Proceedings of the Eleventh International
Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, ser. TEI ’17,
DOI:http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/3024969.3025074, Yokohama, Japan: ACM, 2017, pp. 457–463, isbn:978-1-4503-4676-4.  doi: 10.1145/3024969.3025074.

6A. Kadomura, A. Matsuda, and J. Rekimoto, “Casper: A haptic enhanced telepresence exercise systemfor elderly people,” in Proceedings of the 7th Augmented Human International Conference 2016, ser. AH ’16,
DOI:http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2875194.2875197, Geneva, Switzerland: ACM, 2016, 2:1–2:8, isbn:978-1-4503-3680-2.  doi: 10.1145/2875194.2875197.

7

A. Matsuda and J. Rekimoto, “Scalablebody: A telepresence robot supporting socially acceptableinteractions and human augmentation through vertical actuation,” in Proceedings of the 29th Annual
Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, ser. UIST ’16 Adjunct,
DOI:http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2984751.2985718, Tokyo, Japan: ACM, 2016, pp. 103–105, isbn:978-1-4503-4531-6.  doi: 10.1145/2984751.2985718.

8A. Matsuda, M. Sugaya, and H. Nakamura, “Luminous device for the deaf and hard of hearing people,”in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Human-agent Interaction, ser. HAI ’14,
DOI:http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2658861.2658922, Tsukuba, Japan: ACM, 2014, pp. 201–204, isbn:978-1-4503-3035-0.  doi: 10.1145/2658861.2658922.

Skills
Languages]

Japanese:Native

English:Intermediate (TOEIC score 735/990, 2014)

Programming Language]

C, C++, Objective-C, Swift, Processing, PHP

Platform / Framework]

openFrameworks, macOS, Arduino

Technology]

Bluetooth Low Energy

Software]Xcode, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro

Awards and Grants
Awards2022]

Google Open Source Peer Bonus Award, https://opensource.googleblog.com/2022/03/
Announcing-First-Group-of-Google-Open-Source-Peer-Bonus-Winners-in-2022.html.

2020

]

Honorable Mentions Award, Augmented Humans International Conference, https://dl.
acm.org/doi/10.1145/3384657.3384777

Grants2017]

Project Fund in Summer Founders Program organized by Division of University Corporate Relations (1,500 dolls)

References
Prof. Jun Rekimoto
Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
https://www.sonycsl.co.jp/person/rekimoto.html

Dr. Takashi Miyaki
Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
https://sites.google.com/site/miyakitakashi/

Prof. Hiroyuki Nakamura
Dept. of Humanity/Social Sciences, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
mailto:nkmr@shibaura-it.ac.jp

Dr. Jun Kato
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ibaraki, Japan
http://junkato.jp/resume.html