Kentaro Ishii

Assistant Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, the University of Tokyo
Research Visitor, School of Computing, National University of Singapore

Introduction

• I am an assistant professor working with Prof. Ken Sakamura and Prof. Noboru Koshizuka at Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, the University of Tokyo. I received my B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Engineering from Keio University in 2003, 2005, and 2010, respectively, under the supervision of Prof. Michita Imai and Prof. Yuichiro Anzai. From 2008 to 2010, I worked with Prof. Takeo Igarashi and Prof. Masahiko Inami for Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), ERATO, IGARASHI Design Interface Project. My research interests includes human-robot interaction, user interfaces, and computer vision.

Research Projects

	EmbEdit Interaction Method Evoking Character Imagery on an Object			ICT Infrastructure for Environmental Load-Reducing
	Pebbles Active Navigation Landmarks for Robots			BlinkBot Look at, Blink, and Move
	Object Drag & Drop Drag-and-Drop Interface for Registration-Free Object Delivery			Laser Gestures Robot Control Interface using Stroke Gestures of Laser Pointer
	Magic Cards A Paper Tag Interface for Implicit Robot Control			A Speaking Technique for Self-Driven Interactive Robot
	CORON Agent Projection System			CoCo Location Guidance using Ultrasonic Speaker
	Environmental Sensor Bridge System

Publications

• Refereed Journal Papers
  • (in Japanese) Kentaro Ishii, Yasuhiko Hato, Thomas Kanold, Michita Imai. "A Speaking Technique for Self-Driven Interactive Robot". Journal of Japan Society for Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics, Vol.21, No.5, pp.693-700, October 2009. [link]
  • Kentaro Ishii, Michita Imai. "Environmental sensor bridge system for communication robots". Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments, Vol.1, No.3, pp.211-221, July 2009.
• Refereed International Conference Papers (Full)
  • New! James E. Young, Kentaro Ishii, Takeo Igarashi, Ehud Sharlin. "Style by Demonstration: Teaching Interactive Movement Style to Robots". The 17th ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, (to appear), February 2012.
  • Kentaro Ishii, Yoshiki Takeoka, Masahiko Inami, Takeo Igarashi. "Drag-and-Drop Interface for Registration-Free Object Delivery". The 19th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, pp.228-233, September 2010. [link]
  • Yasuhiko Hato, Thomas Kanold, Kentaro Ishii, Michita Imai. "Showing Awareness of Human Context to Involve Human in Interaction". The 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, pp.663-668, September 2009.
  • Kentaro Ishii, Shengdong Zhao, Masahiko Inami, Takeo Igarashi, Michita Imai. "Designing Laser Gesture Interface for Robot Control". The 12th IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol.5727, pp.479-492, August 2009. [link]
  • Shengdong Zhao, Koichi Nakamura, Kentaro Ishii, Takeo Igarashi. "Magic Cards: A Paper Tag Interface for Implicit Robot Control". The 27th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp.173-182, April 2009. [link]
  • Moe Sameshima, Kentaro Ishii, Ren Ohmura, Michita Imai. "K-TAVO: A Robot Behavior Management Module to Urge a Human to Avoid". The 39th International Symposium on Robotics, pp.769-774, October 2008.
  • Masahiko Taguchi, Kentaro Ishii, Michita Imai. "The Effect of Simultaneous Behaviors for Sharing Real World Information". The 17th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, pp.154-159, August 2008.
  • Kentaro Ishii, Kazuhiro Takasuna, Michita Imai. "Collaborative Task Casting for Multi-Task Communication Robots". The 16th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, pp.338-343, August 2007.
  • Kentaro Ishii, Yukiko Yamamoto, Michita Imai, Kazuhiro Nakadai. "A Navigation System Using Ultrasonic Directional Speaker with Rotating Base". The 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol.4558, pp.526-535, July 2007. [link]
  • Kentaro Ishii, Michita Imai. "COSPI: Contextual Sensors for Human-Robot Interaction". The 10th IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Applications, pp.136-141, August 2004.
• Refereed International Conference Papers (Demo and Poster)
  • (Demo) Pranav Mistry, Kentaro Ishii, Masahiko Inami, Takeo Igarashi. "BlinkBot - Look at, Blink and Move". The 23rd ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology Demonstrations, pp.397-398, October 2010. [link]
  • (Poster) Kentaro Ishii, Akihiko Ishida, Greg Saul, Masahiko Inami, Takeo Igarashi. "Active Navigation Landmarks for a Service Robot in a Home Environment". The 5th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction Late-Breaking Reports, pp.99-100, March 2010.
  • (Poster) James E. Young, Kentaro Ishii, Takeo Igarashi, Ehud Sharlin. "Showing Robots How to Follow People using a Broomstick Interface". The 5th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction Late-Breaking Reports, pp.133-134, March 2010.
  • (Demo) Hirotaka Osawa, Kentaro Ishii, Toshihiro Osumi, Ren Ohmura, Michita Imai. "Anthropomorphization of a Space with Implemented Human-like Features". The 36th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques Emerging Technologies, Article No.2, August 2009.
  • (Poster) Masahiko Taguchi, Kentaro Ishii, Michita Imai. "Effectiveness of Simultaneous Behavior by Interactive Robot". The 9th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, pp.896-906, June 2008.
• Other Papers (selected)
  • (Invited) Hirotaka Osawa, Kentaro Ishii, Seiji Yamada, Michita Imai. "Grounding Cyber Information in the Physical World with Attachable Social Cues". The 1st International Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems, Networks, and Applications, pp.41-47, August 2011.
  • (in Japanese) Shengdong Zhao, Koichi Nakamura, Kentaro Ishii, Takeo Igarashi. "Magic Cards: A Paper Card Interface for Robot Control" Interaction 2011, pp.131-138, March 2011. [link]
  • (in Japanese) Yukiko Yamamoto, Kentaro Ishii, Michita Imai, Kazuhiro Nakadai. "CORON: A Movable Agent Projection System for Human-Agent Interaction". Interaction 2008, pp.37-38, March 2008.
  • (in Japanese) Masahiko Taguchi, Kentaro Ishii, Michita Imai. "Verification and Implementation of Simultaneous Behavior of Communication Robots". Human-Agent Interaction Symposium 2007, 2D-2, December 2007. received Outstanding Research Award
  • (in Japanese) Kentaro Ishii, Michita Imai. "COSPI: A Sensory Network Probing Human Intention to Interact for Communication Robots". The 67th National Convention of Information Processing Society of Japan, No.3, pp.471-472, March 2005. received Student Encouraging Award
  • (in Japanese) Kentaro Ishii, Michita Imai. "Design and Implementation of Visual Sensor for Human-Robot Interaction". The 65th National Convention of Information Processing Society of Japan, No.2, pp.245-246, March 2003. received Student Encouraging Award