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KazukiKobayashiOurlaboratoryisinterestedininteractiondesignforartifactsinthefieldofartificialintelligenceandagricultureusinginformationandcommunicationtechnology(ICT/IoTAgriculture).Interactiondesignisaboutdesigningprocessesandexchanginginformationbetweenusersandartifactssuchasrobotsandsoftwareagents,andthuswedevelopnoveldevicesbasedonouruserinterfacetheory.Wealsoapplyourstudytodevelopnovelgadgetsthatincreasestheefficiencyofagriculturaltasksasafieldinformatics.TherearemanydigitaldevicessuchassmartphonesandtabletPCs.Wedon’tfeelthatitisdifficulttousethem,notbecausetheyaretrulyintelligentanduseful,butbecausewehavethepowerfulabilitytoadapttonewthingswithoutrealizingit.Imaginethefutureinwhichsmartdeviceshelpusautonomouslybeforeweevenrequestthehelp.Ourlaboratoryistryingtobuildnewtheoriesanddevelopvarioussmartdevices.Associate professor.He received Ph.D. (2006) in Informatics from The Graduate University for Advanced Studies.Pet-likeremotecontrolagentInteraction Design and Field InformaticsHigh definition Web field image viewerItisimportantforstudentstoactontheirowninitiativesinadditiontoacquireknowledgeaboutcomputerscienceandengineering.Wehopethatourstudentscontinuetochallengeandtesttheirideasbyusingtheirimaginationandcreativityaftergraduation.After GraduationIn the FutureElectrical& Computer EngineeringMobilenotificationagentYasunoriSaitoWhat’sgoingoninourenvironment?Whatinformationisneededtocreateourlivingenvironmentmoresafeandreliable?Thefirststepisbeingabletowatchsituationscarefullyandknowthefactsaboutwhatisgoingoninreal-time.WehavebeendevelopingopticalremotesensingsystemcalledLIDARwhichcanofferlotsofinformationabouttheenvironmentinwhichwelive.Ourresearchisopentotheworld,butcanalsobefoundintheShinshu-areasuchassky,river/lake,plant/forest,mountain/earthandothersrelatingtonaturalenvironmentandhumanlivingsphere.Humanshavecreatedrichandcomfortablelivingenvironmentsbyusingtheenergyof“light”fromtheSunverywell.Let’simaginethefutureworldfullofbrightsun-light.Thechancesandplacesforopticaltechnology,whichisagiftfromtheSun,willbefoundanywhere.EspeciallytogetherwithIT,itwillbemoreactiveineveryregionoftheworld.IT-basedopticaltechnologywillsurelyopeninnovativeworldsforhumanlivingwithbettersecurityandsafetythanever.Professorsince 2004.Always curious to know what happens in the relationship of humans and nature. Field Informatics, Optical & Spectroscopic Sensing, Imaging Technology, and their applications to Environmental Sensing.OpticalRemoteSensingforBetterUnderstandingonRelationshipofOurDailyLifeandNatureLIFS(laser-inducedfluorescencespectrum)LIDARdevelopedinSaitoLab.(Left),andfieldworksofwaterqualitymonitoringatChangwonCity,Korea(upperright)andvegetationmonitoringattheSaiRiver,NaganoCity,Japan(lowerright).“Realizeyourideasbytakingaction.Don’tstoptothink,butthinkasyouarerunning.Sometimesyouwillfindyourselfchallengingandbattlingdifficulttrialsagainandagain.Believeyourexperiencesthatyou’vegainedbytheaction,thenyouwillbeabletobeattheproblemsyouwillface.”StudentsinSaitolab.wholivebythismottowillnevergiveupiftheyarediscouragedbyonefailureintherealsociety.After GraduationIn the FutureElectrical& Computer EngineeringConceptualimageoftherelationshipofourdailylifeandnature.Wedefinde“Livingsphere”forthefirsttimeintheworld.HydrosphereBiosphereLivingsphereGeosphereAtmosphere24