工学部_研究紹介_2019_英語版

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HashimotoLabOurgroupmainlyfocusesonthedevelopmentofnewhumancomputerinterfacesthatsupportaseverelydisabledperson.Bywayofexample,wehavedevelopedabraincomputerinterfacebasedontheeventrelatedpotentials.Theeye-gazeinputsystemdetectsthedirectionofanuser’sgazeanditisappliedtothesoftwarekeyboardasaninput.Inthenearfuture,wewillbesurroundingbymoreandmorecomputers.Theexamplesarewearablecomputersandubiquitouscomputingsystems.Manykindsofhumancomputerinterfaceswillbesoughtafterandwearegoingtocontributetosuchasociety.Masami HashimotoAssociate Professoris interested in human computer interaction, support technology for disabled person, biomedical engineering.Development of the User Friendly Computer InterfaceAhalfofourgraduatesenrollsinmaster'scourses.Andtheyarestudyingnewhumancomputerinterfacesthatareeasytouse.Eye-gaze input systemBlock diagram of brain computer interface systemAfter GraduationIn the FutureElectrical& Computer EngineeringFujiwaraLabWesometimeshavetomakeadecisionimmediately,withnoinformationaboutthefuture.Forexample,“whichisthebetter,torentortobuyaskigear?"Or,“howtopackloadsthatarearrivingoneafteranotherintotrucks?"Ifyouknewaboutthefuture,youcouldmakeagoodchoiceexploitingthatinformation.But,itisoftenthecasethat"nooneknowswhatmayhappentomorrow."Inourlaboratory,werevealthenatureunderlyingsuchsituationsandstudystrategiesandalgorithmsthatrunwithoutfutureinformation.Ouraimistodesignstrategiesandalgorithmsthatoutputthe"bestpossiblechoice"foreachmomentunderthesettingthatonecanhavehopelesslylittleinformationaboutthefuturelike"nooneknowswhatmayhappentomorrow."Furthermore,weclarifythenatureoftheinherentvalueofinformation,bytheoreticallycomparingthecaseswithorwithoutfutureinformation.HiroshiFujiwaraAssociateProfessorPh.D. from Kyoto Univ. During his career, he visited Univ. Freiburg and UESTC, China. His research interests include algorithms and optimization.The "ski-rental problem" is equivalent to the choice of a strategy of automatically turning off the backlight on a mobile phone.ManagingtheUncertaintyoftheFutureThe "bin-packing problem" has application in several areas such as logistics or distributed systems.Inourlaboratorythestudentsacquireandpolishuptheircomprehensiveskilltosolveproblems.Specifically,theskillconsistsof(1)tograspthenatureunderlyingtheproblemprecisely,and(2)toconsiderwhattoolsorapproachesleadustoasolution.After GraduationIn the FutureElectrical& Computer Engineering37