Iworktodesignproductsthatcreatehappinessbyfulfillingsimpleconsumerneeds,forexamplethedesiretofeellikearefinedadultbywearingasharp,eye‐openingsuit,ortobeenvelopedinamarshmallow‐softbathrobeafterabath.Byutilizingtechnologytomeasureandquantifyhumanpsychologyandphysiologicalresponsesasawaytoexplorecustomerneeds,itispossibletoassesstheemotionalstressofpeopleinvolvedindangerouswork,forexampleastronautsorfiremen,ortherelaxingeffectofacomfortingfragrance.Theuser‐friendlytechnologiesthatgraduatesmasterareneededforanextensivearrayofconsumerproducts,includingcars,interiorfurnishings,andwritingsupplies,aswellastextiles.AssociateProfessorHiroyukiKanaiAftergraduatingfromtheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversity,AssociateProfessorKanaitookhiscurrentpositionin2011afterworkedatthefacultyasanassistantprofessorandaseniorassistantprofessor.Hisareasofresearchincludesensorymeasurementengineeringandappliedpsycho‐physiologicalmeasurement.This device measures the distribution of light reflected from fabric to quantify impressions felt by people about characteristics such as depth and brilliance, allowing the beauty of cloth to be quantitatively evaluated.By measuring (via electromyogram) the muscle activity of a person wearing a suit, it is possible to evaluate how much freedom of movement that suit affords.Visualizing benefits for products anddesign through the scientific examination ofthe five senses10Department of Advanced Textile and KanseiEngineeringAdvanced Textile EngineeringOutlook for students after graduationOutlook for researchIamworkingonsen’ifromthestandpointoftextileengineeringandtextilescience.Inthecaseoftheformer,Iaminvestigatingtextilemachinesandsystems.Asforthelatter,mygoalistodiscoverthelawsthatliedormantinsen’i.Humanshaveacquiredvariousmaterials,andsen’ihavebeenusedforalongtimeasclothing.Whymustclothingbesen’i?Ibelievethatthisisamysteryworthunraveling.Longago,thereweremanylargeandsmallprintingshops,butcomputersandprintershavecompletelychangedtheworldofprinting.Today,thecultureofprintinghasdevelopedtothepointthatanyonecanprintvariousmaterialsintheirownhomes.Growthofindustryandelevationofculturearenotequal.Willsimilardevelopmentsoccurintheworldofsen’i?Evenifequippedwithenginesofthesamepower,aracecarandbulldozerexcelatcompletelydifferentjobs.Whatisimportantisnotthequestionofwhichissuperior,butthefactthattheycancombinetheirrespectivespecialties.There are also rules in spuns silk thead hand‐crafted from floss silk.Measuring fiber figures in card webs.Thinking about the future of sen’I (the Japanese word for fibers and textiles) in JapanDepartment of Advanced Textile and KanseiEngineeringAdvanced Textile EngineeringOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationAssociateProfessorAkioSakaguchiBorninthecityofUedainNaganoPrefecture,AssociateProfessorSakaguchigraduatedfromtheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversitybutleftwithoutcompletingShinshuUniversityGraduateSchool’stextileengineeringprogram.HeworkedasaresearchassociateintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversitybeforetakinghiscurrentposition.Hiscurrentareaofspecializationistextileengineering.
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