Hiroaki Kimura

Ambient Intelligence Group
Distributed and Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory
Department of Computer Science
Waseda University

Research Associate
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Waseda University

Research Interests

My research interests are in the area of human computer interaction (HCI) and ubiquitous computing. They include developing middlewares or frameworks for ubicomp., proposing novel interaction techniques, designing tangible user interfaces (TUIs) and designing social, persuasive games.

Education

April 2007 — March 2011	Doctor of Engineering in Computer Science, Waseda University Advisor: Prof. Tatsuo Nakajima ( DCL ) Title: A Framework for Developing Software Always Beside Users
April 2005 — March 2007	M.S. in Computer Science, Waseda University Advisor: Prof. Tatsuo Nakajima ( DCL ) Title: CookieFlavors: Rapid Composition Framework for Tangible Media
April 2001 — March 2005	B.S. in Computer Science, Waseda University Advisor: Prof. Tatsuo Nakajima ( DCL )

Research and Teaching Experience

April 2010 — Present	Research Associate, IT Research Organization, Waseda University
April 2007 — March 2010	Research Associate, Media Network Center, Waseda University
August 2005 — November 2005	Research intern, Asia Center for Interaction Design (ACID) Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing, China Mentor: Neema Moraveji
October 2004 — March 2005	Teaching assistant, undergraduate course: “Network Programming in Java” Department of Computer Science, Waseda University

Honors and Awards

July 2007	Japan Student Services Organization Full Scholarship (April 2005 – March 2007)
March 2007	Top Student Award for M.S., Department of Computer Science, Waseda University
July 2006	Microsoft and Waseda Univ. Scholarship for Outstanding Research

Projects

CookieFlavors: Easy Building Blocks for Wireless Tangible Input (2005.11 — )
Vidgets: Virtual Physical Widgets Using A Sensing Handheld Device (2004.9 — )
Cristallo: A System for Distributed Multi-Display Collaboration (2004.4 — 2005.3)
Muffin: (2004.4 — )

Professional Activities

12th IEEE International Symposium on Object/component/service-oriented Real-time distributed Computing (ISORC 2009), Local arrangement co-chairs

Publications

Journal Papers

2010

Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Designing Persuasive Applications to Motivate Sustainable Behavior in Collectivist Cultures” PsychNology Journal 2010 (to appear)

2009

Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Applying Smart Objects for Persuading Users to Change Their Behavior” International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (IJMUE). pp.21-36, Vol. 4, No. 3, Jul. 2009

International Conference

2010

Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “EcoIsland: A Persuasive Application to Motivate Sustainable Behavior in collectivist Cultures” The 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI 2010), Reykjavik, Iceland, October 2010. (short paper)
Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Motivating Drivers to Change Their Habitual Driving Behavior by Comparing with Others” Internet of Things 2010 Conference (IoT2010), November 29 - December 1 2010. (demo paper)
Tetsuo Yamabe, Vili Lehdonvirta, Hitoshi Ito, Hayuru Soma, Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Activity-Based Micro-pricing: Realizing Sustainable Behavior Changes through Economic Incentives” The fifth International Conference on Persuasive Technology (Persuasive 2010), Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2010.
Jun Ebisui, Hayuru Soma, Yoshio Funabashi, Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “COPA: Customization Oriented Persuasive Applications” The fifth International Conference on Persuasive Technology (Persuasive 2010), Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2010. (Poster Paper)

2009

Hiroaki Kimura, Sota Matsuzawa, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Toward Defining Primitive Accelerometer-Based Gesture Interaction for Casual Applications” 2009 International Symposium on Ubiquitous Computing Systems (UCS 2009), Beijing, China, August 2009.
Tetsuo Yamabe, Vili Lehdonvirta, Hitoshi Ito, Hayuru Soma, Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Applying Pervasive Technologies to Create Economic Incentives that Alter Consumer Behavior” 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp 2009), Orlando, Florida, September 30-October 3 2009.
Miyuki Shiraishi, Yasuyuki Washio, Chihiro Takayama, Vili Lehdonvirta, Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Using individual, social and economic persuasion techniques to reduce CO2 emissions in a family setting”Persuasive 2009: the 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, Claremont US, April 2009.
Miyuki Shiraishi, Yasuyuki Washio, Chihiro Takayama, Vili Lehdonvirta, Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Tracking Behavior in Persuasive Apps: Is Sensor-Based Detection Always Better Than User Self-Reporting?”CHI2009: ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computer Systems, Boston US, April 2009. (WiP Paper)

2008

Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Extracting Key Factors to Design Applications in Ambient Intelligence Environment” 2nd Workshop on Human Aspects in Ambient Intelligence (HAI 2008), Sydney, Australia, December 2008.
Tatsuo Nakajima, Hiroaki Kimura, Tetsuo Yamabe, Vili Lehdonvirta, Chihiro Takayama, Miyuki Shiraishi, Yasuyuki Washio: “Using Aesthetic and Empathetic Expressions to Motivate Desirable Lifestyle” EuroSSC '08: Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Smart Sensing and Context, October 2008.
Chihiro Takayama, Vili Lehdonvirta, Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “ECOISLAND: A System for Persuading Users to Reduce CO2 Emissions” UbiComp2008: Extended Abstract of the International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, Seoul, South Korea, September 2008.
Vili Lehdonvirta, Hayuru Soma, Hitoshi Ito, Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “UbiPay: Conducting Everyday Payments with Minimum User Involvement” CHI2008: ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computer Systems, Florence Italy, April 2008. (WiP Paper)
Tatsuo Nakajima, Vili Lehdonvirta, Eiji Tokunaga, Hiroaki Kimura: “Reflecting Human Behavior to Motivate Desirable Lifestyle” DIS2008: The 6th ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, Cape Town, South Africa, February 2008. (Paper)
Satoru Mitsui, Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Controlling Data Flows Between Appliances Using a Camera Phone” TEI 08: The 2nd International Conference on Tangible And Embedded Interaction, Bonn, Germany, February 2008. (Poster)

2007

Hiroaki Kimura, Vili Lehdonvirta, Yohei Okuda, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Lifestyle Ubiquitous Gaming: The Use of Daily Objects for Persuading Players” DIPSO2007: The 1st International Workshop on Design and Integration Principles for Smart Objects, Innsbruck, Austria, September 2007. (Paper) link to PDF
Hiroaki Kimura, Yohei Okuda, Tatsuo Nakajima: “CookieFlavors: Rapid Composition Framework for Tangible Media” NGMAST 2007: International Conference and Exhibition on Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies, Cardiff, Wales, UK, September 2007. (Paper) link to PDF
Hiroaki Kimura, Eiji Tokunaga, Tatsuo Nakajima: “System Support for Mobile Augmented Reality Services” SAC2007: The 22nd Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, Seoul, Korea, March 2007. (Paper) link to ACM Digital Library
Teruhide Kusaka, Hiroaki Kimura, Fahim Kawsar, Tatsuo Nakajima: “A Visually Attractive Interaction Device Suitable for Living Spaces” UIST2007: The 20th Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, Newport, RI USA, October 2007. (Poster)
Tatsuo Nakajima, Hiroaki Kimura: “Activity Mirror: Ambient Feedback System to Change Human's Behavior” The 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, Innsbruck, Austria, September 2007. (Poster)
Tatsuo Nakajima, Vili Lehdonvirta, Masaaki Ayabe, Eiji Tokunaga, Hiroaki Kimura: “Lifestyle Ubiquitous Gaming: Making Daily Lives More Pleasurable” The 13th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications, Daegu, Korea, August 2007. (Paper)
Masaaki Ayabe, Yohei Okuda, Vili Lehdonvirta, Eiji Tokunaga, Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Effective lifestyle changes through ubiquitous feedback systems” PerGames2007: The 4th International Symposium on Pervasive Gaming Applications, Salzburg, Austria, June 2007. (Paper) link to PDF
Masaaki Ayabe, Eiji Tokunaga, Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Lifestyle Ubiquitous Gaming: Making Daily Lives Fun” PerCom 2007: The 5th Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, New York, US, March 2007. (Demo)

2006

Hiroaki Kimura, Eiji Tokunaga, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Building Mobile Augmented Reality Services in Pervasive Computing Environments” ICPS'06: IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Services, Lyon, France, June 2006. (Paper)
Hiroaki Kimura, Eiji Tokunaga, Yohei Okuda, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Cookie Flavors: Easy Building Blocks for Wireless Tangible Input” CHI2006: ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computer Systems, Montréal Québec Canada, April 2006. (WiP Paper) link to ACM Digital Library
Na Li, Neema Moraveji, Hiroaki Kimura, Eyal Ofek: “Improving the Experience of Controlling Avatars in Camera-Based Games Using Physical Input” The 14th annual ACM international conference on Multimedia (ACM Multimedia 2006), Santa Barbara, California, U.S., October 2006. (Paper) link to ACM Digital Library

2005

Eiji Tokunaga, Hiroaki Kimura, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Virtual Tangible Widgets: Seamless Universal Interaction with Personal Sensing Devices” The Seventh International Conference on Multimodal Interface (ICMI '05), Trento Italy, October 2005. (Paper) link to ACM Digital Library
Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Eiji Tokunaga, Hiroaki Kimura, Yasufumi Hirakawa, Masaaki Ayabe, Tatsuo Nakajima: “An Input Event Framework for multi-modal and multi-device environments”, Workshop on Software Technologies for Future Embedded & Ubiquitous Systems(SEUS 2005), May 2005. (Paper) link to IEEE Digital Library
Eiji Tokunaga, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Hiroaki Kimura, Tatsuo Nakajima: “Vidgets: Virtual Physical Widgets Using A Sensing Handheld Device”, Demonstration on The Third IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications(PerCom '05), March 2005. (Demo)

Domestic Conference (all in Japanese)

木村浩章，徳永英治，中島達夫：“複数分散ディスプレイの協調動作を支援するウィンドウシステム”，第8回プログラミング及びシステムに関するワークショップ（SPA 2005），March 2005.
徳永英治，木村浩章，小林宣幸，中島達夫：“Vidgets: リッチなフィードバックを持つ仮想物理ウィジェット”，情報処理学会ヒューマンインターフェース研究会グループウェアとネットワークサービス研究会ユビキタスコンピューティングシステム研究会インタラクション2005シンポジウムインタラクティブ発表，March 2005.
木村浩章：“マルチモーダル・マルチデバイス環境における分散アプリケーションフレームワーク”，第3回SPAサマーワークショップ(SPA-SUMMER 2004)，August 2004.

Research Grants

Persuasive Technologyへのコンテクストアウェアネス技術の適用, JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Wakate-B, 2009 - 2010

Contact Information

hiroaki at dcl dot info dot waseda dot ac dot jp

Distributed and Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory (DCL)
Department of Computer Science, Waseda University
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