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Career

· Assistant Professor, University of Chicago2022–
· Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT Media Lab2021–2021
· Research Associate (Intern), Disney Research Pittsburgh2017–2017
· PhD Candidate, Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab2014–2021
· Master of Media and Governance (M.M.G.), Keio University2012–2014
· Bachelor's degree, Keio University2009–2014

Publications (77)

Force Jacket: Pneumatically-Actuated Jacket for Embodied Haptic Experiences
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2018
181
cited
LineFORM: Actuated Curve Interfaces for Display, Interaction, and Constraint
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2015
113
cited
Materiable: Rendering Dynamic Material Properties in Response to Direct Physical Touch with Shape Changing Interfaces
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2016
106
cited
OmniFiber: Integrated Fluidic Fiber Actuators for Weaving Movement based Interactions into the ‘Fabric of Everyday Life’
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2021
106
cited
ChainFORM: A Linear Integrated Modular Hardware System for Shape Changing Interfaces
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2016
76
cited
Venous Materials: Towards Interactive Fluidic Mechanisms
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2020
69
cited
inFORCE: Bi-directional `Force' Shape Display for Haptic Interaction
International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction · 2019
66
cited
HERMITS: Dynamically Reconfiguring the Interactivity of Self-propelled TUIs with Mechanical Shell Add-ons
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2020
61
cited
Sketched Reality: Sketching Bi-Directional Interactions Between Virtual and Physical Worlds with AR and Actuated Tangible UI
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2022
45
cited
TRANSFORM as Adaptive and Dynamic Furniture
CHI Extended Abstracts · 2015
45
cited
(Dis)Appearables: A Concept and Method for Actuated Tangible UIs to Appear and Disappear based on Stages
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2022
31
cited
AnimaStage: Hands-on Animated Craft on Pin-based Shape Displays
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems · 2017
26
cited
TRANS-DOCK: Expanding the Interactivity of Pin-based Shape Displays by Docking Mechanical Transducers
International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction · 2020
23
cited
HydroMorph: Shape Changing Water Membrane for Display and Interaction
International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction · 2016
21
cited
Programmable Droplets for Interaction
CHI Extended Abstracts · 2018
21
cited
AeroRigUI: Actuated TUIs for Spatial Interaction using Rigging Swarm Robots on Ceilings in Everyday Space
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2023
20
cited
Linked-Stick: Conveying a Physical Experience using a Shape-Shifting Stick
CHI Extended Abstracts · 2015
18
cited
Physica: Interactive Tangible Physics Simulation based on Tabletop Mobile Robots Towards Explorable Physics Education
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems · 2023
18
cited
ThrowIO: Actuated TUIs that Facilitate “Throwing and Catching” Spatial Interaction with Overhanging Mobile Wheeled Robots
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2023
17
cited
Designing Line-Based Shape-Changing Interfaces
IEEE pervasive computing · 2017
14
cited
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