Hashimoto Labratory
School of Knowledge Science
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)
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Study on Language, Communication, and Institutions from the perspectives of Complex System and Evolution.
Study on Language, Communication, and Institutions from the perspectives of Complex System and Evolution.
Information（2026）
Information（2026）
Professor Takashi HASHIMOTO gave a lecture entitled “Three Forces That Create the World: Language, Money, and Knowledge — From the Perspective of Linguistic Enaction” at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Japan Association for Evolutionary Economics, Sapporo Autumn Conference, held at the Toyohira Campus of Hokkai-Gakuen University on September 12, 2026. [2026/9/18]
Junki KASANO (D2) and Shinichi HONNA (M2) gave poster presentations at the HUMAI Summer Retreat, held at International Resort Hotel Yujo from September 7 to 9, 2026. [2026/9/9]
Open-Endedness of Meaning through the Lens of Selective Eating: How Humans and LLMs “Savor” Data and the World (Junki KASANO)
The Evolution of Narrative as a Decision-Making System (Shinichi HONNA)
The following students gave poster presentations at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cognitive Science Society 2026, held at the Sojiji Campus of Otemon Gakuin University from August 31 to September 2, 2026. [2026/9/9]
Investigating the Conditions under Which Being Moved Leads to Changes in Values (Sinto IZAKI, M2; Takashi HASHIMOTO)
The Organizing Function of Visual Frame Perception in Judgments of Video Realism (ZIBIN WANG, M2; Takashi HASHIMOTO)
Examining the Short-Term Effects of a Foreign Language Learning Approach Focusing on Structural Similarities with the Native Language on Learners’ Thinking Attitudes (Risa TESHIGAHARA, D2; Takashi HASHIMOTO)
A Cognitive Model of Probability Concepts Based on “Evidence and Reasons,” “Frequency and Data,” and “Predictions and Expectations”: An Analysis of Fallacies (Sota ENAI, M2)
At the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cognitive Science Society 2026, held at the Sojiji Campus of Otemon Gakuin University from August 31 to September 2, 2026, Junki KANOSO (D2) organized the session “Cognitive Dynamics of Introspection: Toward a Computational Understanding of Creativity, Psychopathology, and Projection” and gave a presentation entitled “Open-Endedness of Meaning from the Perspective of ‘Savoring’: Toward a Computational Account of Meaning Generation through Internal Actions” (Junki KASANO). [2026/9/9]
The following students presented their research at the 14th Workshop of the Young Researchers’ Association for Cognitive Science, held at Osaka University on August 30, 2026. [2026,9,9]
A Cognitive Model of Probability Concepts Based on “Evidence and Reasons,” “Frequency and Data,” and “Predictions and Expectations”: An Analysis of Fallacies (Sota ENAI, M2; Poster Session)
Investigating the Conditions under Which Being Moved Leads to Changes in Values (Sinto IZAKI, M2; Poster Session)
Exploring the Process by Which Misalignments in Meaning during Dialogue Diverge into Repair and Co-Creative Development (LIYA ZHU, M2; Lightning Talk)
The Influence of Emoji in Text on the Process of Truthfulness Judgment (NA DENG, M2; Lightning Talk)
Toward the Construction of an Agent Who Has a Problem (Ryunosuke KARIMATA, M1; Lightning Talk)
Risa TESHIGAWARA (D2) presented a poster entitled “Short-Term Transfer of Awareness of Structural Similarities through English Learning and Its Relationship with Learner Characteristics” (Risa TESHIGAWARA and Takashi HASHIMOTO) at the 48th Annual Conference of the National Association of College of Technology English Teachers, held at Toyota Technological Institute on August 29–30, 2026. The presentation took place on August 30, 2026. [2026/9/9]
A paper by Mujun QIN (D2) has been accepted for publication in Cognitive Studies: Bulletin of the Japanese Cognitive Science Society. The title of the paper is “Changes in the Acceptance of Feelings of Alienation through Narrating and Reconsidering Autobiographical Memories: Focusing on Mismatches between Individual and Collective Narratives” (Mujun QIN and Takashi HASHIMOTO). The paper is scheduled to be published in December 2026. [2026/8/28]
On August 18, 2026, a master’s thesis presentation, a final doctoral dissertation defense, and a preliminary doctoral research competency examination were held. The following three students gave presentations. [2026/8/19]
HAO Shuyan (Master’s Thesis Defense): “The Effects of Chatbots’ Pseudo-Embodied Responses on Perceived Warmth and Psychological Acceptance”
Siri-on Umarin (Final Doctoral Dissertation Defense): “Exploring the Mechanism for Successful R&D Projects in Public Research Organizations: A Knowledge Management Perspective”
Shinichi Honna (Preliminary Doctoral Research Competency Examination): “Toward a Unified Understanding of Narratives Connecting Individuals and Society”
Shinichi Honna (M2) gave a poster presentation entitled “Does Explanatory Complexity Shape Opinion Dominance? The Role of Online Deliberation and Agent-Based Modeling” (Shinichi Honna and Takashi Hashimoto) at the 12th International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2 2026), held from July 28 to 31, 2026, in Burlington, Vermont, United States. [2026/8/1]
Professor Takashi Hashimoto gave a lecture titled "HCD × Evolutionary Linguistics" at UX Cross, a seminar organized by the Human-Centered Design Organization (HCD-Net), on July 9, 2026. (Event Report)[2026/7/22]
Professor Takashi Hashimoto served as a panelist on the philosophy panel at the International Workshop on AI Safety, organized by the Center for Radical Transformation at Chiba Institute of Technology (July 3, 2026, TRUNK(HOTEL) CAT STREET).[2026/7/16]
Professor Takashi Hashimoto contributed the section “Language Use,” which forms part of Chapter 12, “The Evolution of the Human Mind and Society,” to the newly published Encyclopedia of Anthropology, edited by the Anthropological Society of Nippon and published by Maruzen Publishing. The book is scheduled for release on July 31, 2026. [2026/7/1]
The research proposal submitted by Liya Zhu (M2) was selected in the first call for proposals for the FY2026 AI for Science–Driven Scientific Research Innovation Program, “SPReAD: Support Program for Emerging and Advanced Research Challenges in AI for Science.” The title of the research project is “Development of an AI-Assisted Analytical Platform for Capturing the Productive Potential of Meaning Misalignments in Multilingual and Intercultural Interaction.” [2026/6/28]
Ryunosuke Karimata, a new M1 student who enrolled in April, has joined our laboratory. [2026/6/24]
Professor Takashi Hashimoto gave an online presentation at the 21st ICET Seminar on June 11, 2026, entitled “The Role of Recursive Coupling in Linguistic Communication: The Abduction Hypothesis of Intention Inference and Its Empirical Investigation.” [2026/6/12]
Ibuki Iwamura (D2) gave a poster presentation titled “Underspecification prevents linguistic structure in cultural evolution (Ibuki Iwamura and Takashi Hashimoto)” at EVOLANG2026, the International Conference on the Evolution of Language (April 7–10, 2026, Plovdiv, Bulgaria), on April 8, 2026. [2026/4/13]
We went for a cherry blossom walk. This year, we walked from Tsurugi Station to Shirayama Hime Shrine, enjoyed iwana for lunch, and admired the cherry blossoms at the Arboretum. [2026/4/15]
Two university faculty members have emerged from the Hashimoto Lab! Congratulations! [April 1, 2026]
Kazuki Matsui (completed the doctoral program in June 2025) has been appointed as Professor in the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokushima Bunri University.
Risa Teshigahara (D2) has been appointed as a Practical English Lecturer at Kyoto Sangyo University.
Shinichi Honna (M2) has been appointed to the organizing committee of the Web and Social Media Paper Reading Group. [April 1, 2026]
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