Mjolnir: talks
With the help of recent development of key components in ubiquitous computing, from physical devices such as sensors and actuators to algorithms in signal processing or machine learning, digital technologies are becoming tightly integrated to human beings and our cultures. Human Augmentation is an emerging field of research that includes smart textiles, biomechanics, health care, brain-computer interfaces, and even implanted interfaces. In this talk I will discuss a wide range of topics from my past projects — augmented reality, activity recognition, life logging, mobile interaction, surface computing, WiFi location sensing, and human animal interaction — as examples of enhancement of human abilities in this context. Several open questions that could be some implications for exploring future direction of research collaborations will be also included.
Takashi Miyaki received his Ph.D. degree in informatics from The University of Tokyo in 2008. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Inria Lille, in the MINT team. From 2008 to 2010, he was a project assistant professor at The University of Tokyo, and from 2010 to 2013, he was a research associate at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. His research interests include human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing and media processing. More specifically, he is interested in developing interaction techniques for ubiquitous environments; connecting real- and virtual-world to support user interactions in daily life.