FUJIWARA Katsuya

写真a

Affiliation

Graduate School of Engineering Science  Department of Mathematical Science and Electrical-Electronic-Computer Engineering  Human-Centered Computing Course 

Research Interests 【 display / non-display

  • software engineering

  • motion-capture

  • human-centered computing

  • dependable computing

Graduating School 【 display / non-display

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    1997.03

    Meiji University   Faculty of Science and Engineering   Graduated

Graduate School 【 display / non-display

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    2002.03

    Meiji University  Graduate School, Division of Science and Engineering  Doctor's Degree Program  Completed

Degree 【 display / non-display

  • Meiji University -  Ph.D. in Engineering

Campus Career 【 display / non-display

  • 2022.04
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    Now

    Akita University   Graduate School of Engineering Science   Department of Mathematical Science and Electrical-Electronic-Computer Engineering   Human-Centered Computing Course   Associate Professor  

  • 2021.04
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    Now

    Akita University   Graduate School of Advanced Healthcare Engineering   Graduate School of Advanced Healthcare Engineering   Associate Professor  

  • 2020.04
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    2022.03

    Akita University   Graduate School of Engineering Science   Cooperative Major in Life Cycle Design Engineering   Associate Professor  

  • 2017.04
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    2020.03

    Akita University   Graduate School of Engineering Science   Cooperative Major in Life Cycle Design Engineering   Lecturer  

  • 2016.04
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    2017.03

    Akita University   Graduate School of Engineering Science   Cooperative Major in Life Cycle Design Engineering   Assistant Professor  

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External Career 【 display / non-display

  • 2000.04
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    2002.03

    Meiji University   School of Science and Technology   Research Associate  

Research Areas 【 display / non-display

  • Informatics / Computer system

  • Informatics / Software

  • Informatics / Human interface and interaction

 

Research Achievements 【 display / non-display

    ◆Original paper【 display / non-display

  • Development of a VR Training System for Saito's Music Conducting Method

    Fujiwara Katsuya, Sano Fumiya, Mitobe Kazutaka

    IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering ( IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering )  19 ( 2 ) 187 - 192   2024.02  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

    It is important for university students studying elementary music education to master basic conducting gestures. We have developed a VR training system for self‐study of Saito's music conducting method. The system uses a depth camera and magnetic motion capture system to measure hand movements, and an HMD to superimpose the teacher's hand on the trainee's own hand. With the system, trainee can self‐study while visually and three‐dimensionally checking the motion and timing of the teacher's and the trainee's own hand gestures. In this paper, we describe an evaluation experiment with our system. The results showed that the VR environment is effective for learning three‐dimensional movements, and that the addition of a visual line display function for trajectories, a function to display trajectories from different viewpoints, and a replay function improves the learning effect. Specifically, the results of a short training session of 5 min revealed that the developed system was effective in bringing 75% of the trainees closer to the teacher's gesture. © 2023 Institute of Electrical Engineer of Japan and Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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  • Risks that induce bicycle accidents: Measurement and analysis of bicyclist behavior while going straight and turning right using a bicycle simulator

    Yo Sasaki, Katsuya Fujiwara, Kazutaka Mitobe

    Accident Analysis & Prevention ( Accident Analysis and Prevention )  194   2024.01  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

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  • Evaluating a frailty education program implemented through barbershops/salons in Japan: A preliminary study

    Sachiko Makabe, Katsuya Fujiwara, Yu Kume, Midori Kaga, Nobuko Munemura, Shoko Kemuyama, Kazutaka Mitobe

    SN Social Sciences ( Springer Science and Business Media LLC )  2 ( 5 )   2022.05  [Refereed]

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  • Development of a Roadway-Crossing simulator for actual walking and evaluation of pedestrian behavior

    Yuta Uchibori, Naoto Handa, Katsuya Fujiwara, Kazutaka Mitobe

    IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering ( IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering )  16 ( 12 ) 1612 - 1617   2021.08  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

    Pedestrians accounted for 36.6% of traffic accident fatalities in Japan (2019). Elderly pedestrians are often involved in such accidents while crossing a road. In order to investigate the characteristics of pedestrians who are prone to such accidents, we developed a ‘Roadway-Crossing Simulator for actual walking’. The simulator projects a virtual traffic environment that is accurately reproduced in size and shape by eight projectors on 8.0-m-wide screens placed on both sides of a pedestrian. The simulator can motion-capture the head, center of the scapula, and hips of a crossing pedestrian. In this study, we measured and analyzed the crossing behaviors of 10 young and 20 elderly people in a 7.5-m section from a roadside zone before entering the road to the other end of the crosswalk. We report from this virtual traffic scenario the ‘Traffic accident incidence rate’, ‘Walking speed’, ‘Distance to pedestrians and vehicles’, ‘Inter-vehicle selection ratio’ and ‘Elapsed time at roadside zone and roadway’. © 2021 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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  • Reliability and validity of the electronic version of the short questionnaire to assess health-enhancing physical activity (E-SQUASH)

    Sachiko Makabe, Hidetomo Saito, Katsuya Fujiwara, Yu Kume, Yuko Akagawa, Wanda Wendel-Vos and Kazutaka Mitobe

    International Journal of Science and Research Archive ( GSC Online Press )  2 ( 1 ) 039 - 046   2021.02  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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    ◆International conference proceedings【 display / non-display

  • Proposal of Improvement of Contact Force Visualization in Soldering Training VR System

    Katsuya FUJIWARA, Hideaki MIYAJIMA, Kazutaka MITOBE

    The Eighth International Conference on Materials Engineering for Resources (ICMR2017 AKITA)     412 - 414   2017.10  [Refereed]

    Research paper (international conference proceedings)   Domestic Co-author

  • Development of an Uchi Self-learning System for Mutsumi-ryu-style Shamisen Using VR Environment

    Takeshi Shibata, Kazutaka Mitobe, Takeshi Miura, Katsuya Fujiwara, Masachika Saito, Hideo Tamamoto

    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Intelligent Robotics and Applications, 9th International Conference, ICIRA 2016, Tokyo, Japan, August 22-24, 2016, Proceedings, Part II   9835   359 - 370   2016.08  [Refereed]

    Research paper (international conference proceedings)   Domestic Co-author

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  • Study of Effective Methods for Contact Force Visualization in a Soldering Training VR System

    Katsuya Fujiwara, Hideaki Miyajima, Kazutaka Mitobe

    ASIAGRAPH 2016 International Conference Proceedings     51 - 52   2016.03  [Refereed]

    Research paper (international conference proceedings)   Domestic Co-author

  • WAGSR: Web Application for Generalized Feed Forward Shift Registers

    Katsuya FUJIWARA, Hideo FUJIWARA

    Proc. of 13th IEEE Workshop on RTL and High Level Testing (WRTLT 2012)     1.2.1 - 1.2.7   2012.11  [Refereed]

    Research paper (international conference proceedings)   Domestic Co-author

  • SR-Quasi-Equivalents: Yet Another Approach to Secure and Testable Scan Design

    Katsuya FUJIWARA, Hideo FUJIWARA, Hideo TAMAMOTO

    Proc. of 12th IEEE Workshop on RTL and High Level Testing (WRTLT 2011)     77 - 82   2011.12  [Refereed]

    Research paper (international conference proceedings)   Domestic Co-author

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display

Presentations 【 display / non-display

  • Development of mobile application to combat dementia using HealthKit

    Ryuto Tanaka, Katsuya Fujiwara, Sawako Nakajima, Kazutaka Mitobe

    IPSJ Tohoku Branch SIG Technical Report; Vol.2023-akita No.19 pp.1-11  2023.12  -  2023.12 

  • Development of a Roadway Crossing Simulator using HMD and Analysis of Elderly Pedestrian Behavior

    Atsushi Suzuki, Katsuya Fujiwara, Sawako Nakajima, Kazutaka Mitobe

    IPSJ Tohoku Branch SIG Technical Report; Vol.2023-akita No.15 pp.1-6  2023.12  -  2023.12 

  • Development of VR driving simulator and research on evaluation method for elderly drivers

    Chifuyu Takahide, Katsuya Fujiwara, Sawako Nakajima, Kazutaka Mitobe

    IPSJ Tohoku Branch SIG Technical Report; Vol.2023-akita No.16 pp.1-6  2023.12  -  2023.12 

  • A Research on Finger Matching Motion by Multi-fingered Robot Hand Using Reinforcement Learning

    Kei Shoji, Masachika Saito, Sawako Nakajima, Katsuya Fujiwara, Kazutaka Mitobe

    IPSJ Tohoku Branch SIG Technical Report; Vol.2023-akita No.13 pp.1-6  2023.12  -  2023.12 

  • A Method for Estimating Intersection Accidents from Road Geometry and Traffic-Related Data Using Machine Learning

    Ryo Hatakeyama, Sawako Nakajima, Kazutaka Mitobe, Katsuya Fujiwara

    IPSJ Tohoku Branch SIG Technical Report; Vol.2023-akita No.14 pp.1-9  2023.12  -  2023.12 

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Academic Activity 【 display / non-display

  • 2018.04
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    2021.03

  • The Japanese Council of Traffic Science

    2014.04
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    2015.03

  • The Japanese Council of Traffic Science

    2014.04
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    2015.03

  • 2005.04
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    2005.12

    Steering Committee Member, ICMR2005

  • 2004.04
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    2009.03

    (Special Interest Group on Software Engineering) Steering Committee