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Suzume-chan: A Pet-as-a-Friend Plush Agent for Bedside Guidance and Nursing-Relevant Logging
Takahito Murakami, Maya Grace Torii, Shuka Koseki, and Yoichi Ochiai. 2026. Suzume-chan: A Pet-as-a-Friend Plush Agent for Bedside Guidance and Nursing-Relevant Logging. In Companion Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI Companion '26). Association
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Kengo Tanaka, Xiyue Wang, Hironobu Takagi, Yoichi Ochiai, and Chieko Asakawa. 2026. MotionBuddy: Exploring Tactile-Based Motion Learning with a Tabletop Humanoid Robot for Blind People. In Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '26). Association for
READ MOREGenerating amplitude acoustic patterns by mechanically shifting the emitters of an array
M. Aldea, S. Mochizuki, M. Lopez-Amo, I. Fernandez, T. Fushimi, A. Marzo. Generating amplitude acoustic patterns by mechanically shifting the emitters of an array. 2025. AIP Advances 15, 125201 (2025), Volume 15, Issue 12, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0289129
READ MOREBlending Identities and Breathing Life Into Radiology Through ML-Merged Volumetric Chimeras
Kevin Blackistone. 2025. Blending Identities and Breathing Life Into Radiology Through ML-Merged Volumetric Chimeras. In Proceedings of the Conference on Animation and Interactive Art (Expanded '25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1145/3749893.3749900
READ MOREInstant Skinned Gaussian Avatars for Web, Mobile and VR Applications
Naruya Kondo, Yuto Asano, and Yoichi Ochiai. 2025. Instant Skinned Gaussian Avatars for Web, Mobile and VR Applications. In Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI '25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 36, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1145/36
READ MOREA Comparative Evaluation of GenAI-Assisted Tactile Graphics from the Perspective of Totally Blind Professionals in Tactile Graphic Supervision
Kengo Tanaka, Ayaka Tsutsui, and Yoichi Ochiai. 2025. A Comparative Evaluation of GenAI-Assisted Tactile Graphics from the Perspective of Totally Blind Professionals in Tactile Graphic Supervision. In Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSE
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Investigating “Touch and Talk” for Blind and Low Vision People: Science Communication Assistance Through Exploring Multiple Tactile Objects
Ayaka Tsutsui, Xiyue Wang, Hironobu Takagi, and Chieko Asakawa. 2025. Investigating “Touch and Talk” for Blind and Low Vision People: Science Communication Assistance Through Exploring Multiple Tactile Objects. In Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Access
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Hummingbird Kernel: Chaotic Lotka-Volterra Sampling for Bayesian Optimization in High-Dimensional Deceptive Landscapes
Murakami, Takahito, Torii, Maya Grace, & Ochiai, Yoichi. (2025, October 6-10). Hummingbird Kernel: Chaotic Lotka-Volterra Sampling for Bayesian Optimization in High-Dimensional Deceptive Landscapes [Poster presentation]. The 2025 Conference on Artificial Life, Kyoto, Japan. https://2025.alife.org/
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Vestibular Stimulation Enhances Hand Redirection
Kensuke Katori, Yudai Tanaka, Yoichi Ochiai, and Pedro Lopes. 2025. Vestibular Stimulation Enhances Hand Redirection. In Proceedings of the 38th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 62, 1–10. https:
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Discipline Together with the Self in Kendo: Exploring “Qi” through Mixed Reality and Autoethnography
Karen Furuta, Jingjing Li, Tatsuki Fushimi, and Yoichi Ochiai. 2025. Discipline Together with the Self in Kendo: Exploring "Qi" through Mixed Reality and Autoethnography. Proc. ACM Comput. Graph. Interact. Tech. 8, 3, Article 33 (August 2025), 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3736776
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