He has been studying geometric modeling in the field of computer graphics since the late 1990s. His interests are geometric modeling (in the field of computer graphics), making real objects from geometric data that are represented as polygonal meshes. Recently, he has been designing origami artwork with curved folding shapes—made with only a single sheet of paper without any cutting or gluing. His accomplishments have contributed to wide areas in academia, industry, and art. Hisaki Kashima (right) accepts the New Faculty Award from Hsiao-Wuen Hon, Microsoft Research Asia managing director