Profile

Masaya Kubota*, Masaki Kuribayashi*, Seita Kayukawa, Hironobu Takagi, Chieko Asakawa, and Shigeo Morishima (* - equal contribution). 2024. Snap&Nav: Smartphone-based Indoor Navigation System For Blind People via Floor Map Analysis and Intersection Detection. In Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2024).

MobileHCI 2024

Yuka Kaniwa*, Masaki Kuribayashi*, Seita Kayukawa, Daisuke Sato, Hironobu Takagi, Chieko Asakawa, and Shigeo Morishima (* - equal contribution). 2024. ChitChatGuide: Conversational Interaction Using Large Language Models for Assisting People with Visual Impairments to Explore a Shopping Mall. In Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2024).

MobileHCI 2024

Xiyue Wang, Seita Kayukawa, Hironobu Takagi, Giorgia Masoero, and Chieko Asakawa. 2024. Direct or Immersive? Comparing Smartphone-based Museum Guide Systems for Blind Visitors. In Proceedings of the 21st International Web for All Conference (W4A ’24).

W4A 2024

Best Technical Paper Award

Xiyue Wang, Seita Kayukawa, Hironobu Takagi, and Chieko Asakawa. 2023. TouchPilot: Designing a Guidance System that Assists Blind People in Learning Complex 3D Structures. In Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’23).

ASSETS 2023

Presentation Video

Seita Kayukawa, Daisuke Sato, Masayuki Murata, Tatsuya Ishihara, Hironobu Takagi, Shigeo Morishima, and Chieko Asakawa. 2023. Enhancing Blind Visitor's Autonomy in a Science Museum Using an Autonomous Navigation Robot. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023).

CHI 2023

Masaki Kuribayashi, Tatsuya Ishihara, Daisuke Sato, Jayakorn Vongkulbhisal, Karnik Ram, Seita Kayukawa, Hironobu Takagi, Shigeo Morishima, and Chieko Asakawa. 2023. PathFinder: Designing a Map-less Navigation System for Blind People in Unfamiliar Buildings. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023).

CHI 2023

Presentation Video

Xiyue Wang, Seita Kayukawa, Hironobu Takagi, and Chieko Asakawa. 2022. BentoMuseum: 3D and Layered Interactive Museum Map for Blind Visitors. In Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’22).

ASSETS 2022

Seita Kayukawa, Daisuke Sato, Masayuki Murata, Tatsuya Ishihara, Akihiro Kosugi, Hironobu Takagi, Shigeo Morishima, and Chieko Asakawa. 2022. How Users, Facility Managers, and Bystanders Perceive and Accept a Navigation Robot for Visually Impaired People in Public Buildings. In Proceedings of the 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (IEEE RO-MAN '22).

IEEE RO-MAN 2022

Masaki Kuribayashi, Seita Kayukawa, Jayakorn Vongkulbhisal, Daisuke Sato, Chieko Asakawa, Hironobu Takagi, and Shigeo Morishima. 2022. Corridor-Walker: Mobile Indoor Walking Assistance for Blind People to Avoid Obstacles and Recognize Intersections. In Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2022).

MobileHCI 2022

DOI

Yutaro Yamanaka, Seita Kayukawa, Hironobu Takagi, Yuichi Nagaoka, Yoshimune Hiratsuka, and Satoshi Kurihara. 2021. One-Shot Wayfinding Method for Blind People via OCR and Arrow Analysis with a 360-degree Smartphone Camera. In Proceedings of the 18th EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services (MobiQuitous 2021).

MobiQuitous 2021

BibTeX

Outstanding Student Paper Award

Masaki Kuribayashi*, Seita Kayukawa*, Hironobu Takagi, Chieko Asakawa, and Shigeo Morishima (* - equal contribution). 2021. LineChaser: A Smartphone-Based Navigation System for Blind People to Stand in Line. In Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2021).

CHI 2021

Presentation Video

Azusa Ono Memorial Award

Seita Kayukawa, Tatsuya Ishihara, Hironobu Takagi, Shigeo Morishima, and Chieko Asakawa. 2020. Guiding Blind Pedestrians in Public Spaces by Understanding Walking Behavior of Nearby Pedestrians. In Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT), 4, 3, Article 85 (September 2020), 22 pages.

PACM IMWUT, Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2020

Seita Kayukawa, Keita Higuchi, João Guerreiro, Shigeo Morishima, Yoichi Sato, Kris Kitani, and Chieko Asakawa. 2019. BBeep: A Sonic Collision Avoidance System for Blind Travellers and Nearby Pedestrians. In Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2019).

CHI 2019

Azusa Ono Memorial Award

Conference Short Papers, Demonstrations, and Posters (Selected)

Hironobu Takagi, Kakuya Naito, Daisuke Sato, Masayuki Murata, Seita Kayukawa, and Chieko Asakawa. 2025. Field Trials of Autonomous Navigation Robot for Visually Impaired People. Extended Abstracts of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025 Case Study).

CHI 2025 Case Study

Seita Kayukawa, Keita Higuchi, Shigeo Morishima, and Ken Sakurada. 2023. 3DMovieMap: An Interactive Route Viewer for Multi-Level Buildings. Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA 2023).

CHI 2023 LBW

Poster

Seita Kayukawa, Tatsuya Ishihara, Hironobu Takagi, Shigeo Morishima, and Chieko Asakawa. 2020. BlindPilot: A Robotic Local Navigation System that Leads Blind People to a Landmark Object. Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA 2020).

CHI 2020 LBW

Seita Kayukawa, Keita Higuchi, Ryo Yonetani, Masanori Nakamura, Yoichi Sato, and Shigeo Morishima. 2018. Dynamic Object Scanning: Object-Based Elastic Timeline for Quickly Browsing First-Person Videos. In Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA 2018).

CHI 2018 LBW and Demo

DOI (LBW)

DOI (Demo)

Poster

Paper (LBW)

(Short Papers, Demonstrations, Posters, and Domestic Publications)

Other Publications

Ph.D. Thesis

Assisting Blind People’s Independence in Public Spaces

Awards

Best Technical Paper Award. The 21st International Web for All Conference (W4A ’24). May 2024.

(for the co-authored paper. 1st Author: Xiyue Wang)

Outstanding Student Paper Award. MobiQuitous 2021. Nov. 2021.

(for the co-authored paper. 1st Author: Yutaro Yamanaka)

Best Paper Award. JSSST The 28th Workshop on Interactive Systems and Software. Dec. 2020.

(WISS2020最優秀論文賞)

IPSJ Yamashita SIG Research Award. Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ). Aug. 2019.

(山下記念研究賞)

Azusa Ono Memorial Award. Waseda University. Mar. 2019.

(2018年度小野梓記念学術賞)

Best Paper Award. IPSJ Interaction 2019. Mar. 2019.

(インタラクション2019最優秀論文賞)

Fellowship and Scholarship

Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan. Oct. 2022 - Current.

(日本学術振興会特別研究員(PD))

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Early Bird), Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Japan. May 2020 - Mar. 2021.

Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan. Apr. 2020 - Sept. 2022.

(日本学術振興会特別研究員(DC1))

Scholarship for Outstanding Master Students, Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), Japan. Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2020.

(日本学生支援機構奨学金全額返済免除)

Visiting support from Super Global University (SGU), Japan. May 2018 - Sept. 2018.

活動報告

Activity Report

Scholarship for short-term study abroad, Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), Japan. May 2018 - Aug. 2018.

Invited Talks

粥川青汰. トップカンファレンス発表論文紹介セッション, BBeep: A Sonic Collision Avoidance System for Blind Travellers and Nearby Pedestrians. インタラクティブシステムとソフトウェアに関するワークショップ（WISS）. Sept. 2019.

WISS 2019

Link

粥川青汰. BBeep: A Sonic Collision Avoidance System for Blind Travellers and Nearby Pedestrians. CHI勉強会2019「今年CHIに論文が通った研究紹介」. June 2019.