Takahiro Nishimura, Ph.D.

Keywords

Human interface, Affective engineering, Ergonomics, Usability, Accessibility, Special needs education

Career

Apr 2025-Present Associate Professor, College of Informatics, Academic Institute, Shizuoka University

Oct 2023-Mar 2025 Junior Associate Professor, College of Informatics, Academic Institute, Shizuoka University

Apr 2022-Sep 2023 Chief Researcher, National Institute of Special Needs Education

Apr 2014-Mar 2022 Researcher, National Institute of Special Needs Education

Apr 2012-Mar 2014 Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Apr 2011-Mar 2012 Research Assistant, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University

（Part-time）

Aug 2025-Present Part-time Lecturer, Hamamatsu Gakuin University

Apr 2023-Mar 2024 Part-time Lecturer, Department of the Science of Living, Kyoritsu Women's Junior College

Oct 2022-Present Part-time Lecturer, Aichi Sangyo University

Apr 2017-Mar 2018 Educational Coach, e-School, Waseda University

Education

Apr 2011-Mar 2014 Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University

Apr 2009-Mar 2011 Division of Management Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Systems Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Apr 2005-Mar 2009 Course of Management Systems Engineering, Faculty of Systems Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Award

May 2025 Research Encouragement Award, Japan Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Sep 2021 Technology Prize, Japan Society of Kansei Engineering

Sep 2016 Excellent Presentation Awards, Japan Society of Kansei Engineering

Professional Memberships

Information Processing Society of Japan, Japan Society of Kansei Engineering, The Japanese Association of Special Education

Qualification

Registered Information Security Specialist Examination, Applied Information Technology Engineer Examination

Access

3-5-1 Johoku, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 432-8011, Japan

Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu Campus

Email :  takahiro.nishimura.website [@] gmail.com