I am a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, working with Prof. Jun Nishida in the Embodied Dynamics Laboratory. I explore how assistive technology can augment skill acquisition by sharing sensations and bodily experiences between people, regardless of age, ability, or background.
I come to HCI from industry and ergonomics: five years at SUBARU on systems for transferring assembly knowledge and skills between workers, then a Master of Design at Kyushu University on how people adapt to powered exoskeletons.
Background
University of Maryland, College Park
Ph.D. student in Computer Science
Aug 2026 – present
- Embodied Dynamics Laboratory (Advisor: Jun Nishida)
Kyushu University, Graduate School of Design
Master of Design
Oct 2023 – Sep 2025
- Studied human–exoskeleton motor cooperation, focusing on when assistance should be initiated during powered elbow flexion.
- Laboratory of Ergonomics for All Ages and Abilities (Advisors: Satoshi Muraki and Ping Yeap Loh)
The Open University of Japan
Bachelor of Liberal Arts
Oct 2021 – Sep 2023
- Completed while working full-time at SUBARU; coursework in cognitive and physiological psychology and human–computer interaction.
SUBARU Corporation
Project Manager / Production Engineer
Apr 2018 – May 2023
- Led cross-functional development of a manufacturing knowledge-management (Bill of Process) system and VR-based assembly training.
Kitakyushu National College of Technology
Associate Degree in Engineering
Apr 2013 – Mar 2018
- Undergraduate research on thermoacoustic heat transport and educational demonstrations of heat–sound energy conversion.
- Thermoacoustic Engineering Laboratory (Advisor: Takao Koshimizu)
Recent News
2025.8 Completed my master’s thesis. PDF