Takayuki Shimotomai

Takayuki Shimotomai, Ph.D.

Japanese version

Profile:

2021.06.01 - now KLab inc. , Machine Learning G, Group Leader.

2020.03.17 - 2021.05.31 Cognex Corporation.

2014.07.01 - 2020.03.16 Advanced Simulation Technology of Mechanics, R&D., Expert Engineer.

2010.04.01 - 2014.* Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa University, JAPAN., researcher.

2007.04.01 - 2010.03.31 Department of inofrmatics, Kwansei Gakuin University, JAPAN., assistant professor.

2004.04.01 - 2007.03.31 National Rehabilitation Center for Disabilities, JAPAN., resident researcher

2003.09 Ph.D(Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, JAPAN)

Thesis: "Understanding and modeling of children's word acquisition strategy", Hokkaido University.

2000.03 Master of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Engineering, jAPAN

1998.03 Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Engineering, Tohoku University, JAPAN

Research:

• Statistical modeling, Machine Learning

  • how to analyze psychological data

• Affective Engineering

  • Affective Robotics

  • Artificial Affection for...

    • Art

    • Music

• Robotics

  • Human Robot Interaction (HRI)

  • How to development

    • python → blog: python for scientist

• Robocup

  • 2010 World Robocup@HOME champion in Singapore (eR@sers)

  • 2012 World Robocup@HOME 2nd place in Mexico city (eR@sers)

......Publication

My Hoby:

• Fabrication → blog (sorry written in Japanese)

  • Laser Cutting Machine

  • 3D-printer

  • CNC

• Calligraphy

Awarded:

2010 Robocup(World) @HOME league champion (Singapore).

2010 Robocup(JAPAN) @HOME league champion.

2012 Robocup(World) @HOME league 2nd (Mexico).

2013 OpenRT Middleware Contest, incentive award, win-engineering award.

2014 Outstanding Research Award, Human Agent Interaction symposium in Gifu, JAPAN.

Publication:

• Shiraiwa, A., Aiba, E., Shimotomai, T., Inome, H., & Nagata, N., (2013). An optimal text/background color combination of LED information boards for visibility improvement based on psychological measurements, In S. Tominaga, et al. (Eds.), Computational Color Imaging - CCIW2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7786, 119-132, Springer-Verlag.

• Eriko Aiba, Satomi Tanaka, Takashi Fujisawa X., Satoshi Akatsuka, Takayuki Shimotomai, Noriko Nagata, “Emotion perception by chord progressions: Approach by fMRI and impression evaluation,” The Journal of Music Perception and Cognition, 18(1&2), pp.3-21, 2012 (in Japanese).

• Takayuki Shimotomai, Kasumi Abe, Aki Iwasaki, Takayuki Nagai, Takashi Omori, "Estimation of children's interest dynamics while communicatingwith robots," Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (III), pp.599-606, 2012.

• Eriko Aiba, Koji Kazai, Takayuki Shimotomai, Toshie Matsui, Minoru Tsuzaki, and Nagata Noriko, "Accuracy of Synchrony Judgment and its Relation to the Auditory Brainstem Response: the Difference between Pianists and Non-pianists," Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, 15(8), 962-71, 2011.

• H. Miwa, A. Fujihara, T. Shimotomai, Information Gathering in DTN (Delay- and Disruption- Tolerant Network) and Its Application for Estimating Map, IEICE, 2010 (in Japanese).

• Naomi Sakai, Sayako Masuda, Takayuki Shimotomai, Koichi Mori, Brain activation in adults who stutter under delayed auditory feedback: An fMRI study, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Volume 11, Issue 1 February 2009 , pages 2 - 11.

• T. Shimotomai, T. Omori, Model-Based Analysis of Verb Meaning Inference in Infant, Cognitive Studies, Vol, 11, No. 4, pp.319-332, 2004.(in Japanese)

• Takayuki Shimotomai, Takashi Omori, "Model-based Analysis of verb-acquisition in children", ICONIP. 800, 800-804, 2003.

Conference:

2022

Shimotomai,T., Takada, A., Hamada, N., Ganbat N., Yamazaki, D. :Game Deck Generator Network, The 36th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, 2022 June (in Japanese).

2013

Shiraiwa, A., Aiba, E., Shimotomai, T., Mazaki, H., Uekawa, S., Nagata, N., & Kitamura, Y. (accepted). An evaluation of the flash pattern of LED warning lights for improving distinctness. European Conference on Visual Perception - ECVP2013, Bremen, Aug. 25-29.

Shiraiwa, A., Aiba, E., Shimotomai, T., Inome, H., & Nagata, N., (2013, Mar. 4). An optimal text/background color combination of LED information boards for visibility improvement based on psychological measurements, Proceedings of 4th International Workshop, Computational Color Imaging (CCIW2013), 119-132, Chiba.

Akiko Iwasaki, Takayuki Shimotomai, Kasumi Abe, Tomoaki Nakamura, Takayuki Nagai, Takashi Omori, “Using Robots to Estimate Children’s Personalities”, Proceedings of International Symposium of Affective Engineering, 1C-2, Mar. 2013 in Kitakyushu.

2012

Kasumi Abe, Iwasaki Akiko, Tomoaki Nakamura, Takayuki Nagai, Ayami Yokoyama, Takayuki Shimotomai, Hiroyuki Okada, Takashi Omori, "Playmate Robots That Can Act According to Child’s Mental State", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems(IROS), pp.4660-4667, Portugal, Oct.2012

Takayuki Shimotomai, Hideyuki Takahashi, Takashi Omori, Kansei model in viewing arts, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems, KY-1,W1-44-2, 2012, Kobe. 2012.10

Takayuki Shimotomai, Takashi Omori, Eriko Aiba, Takashi X. Fujisawa, Noriko Nagata, Mapping Model from Chord to Color, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems, KY-1, W1-44-3, 2012 Kobe.

Eriko Aiba, Kensuke Tobitani, Takayuki Shimotomai, Mitsuaki Tani, Noriko Nagata, Takashi X Fujisawa, Chord Character Evaluation Model Based on Harmoniousness: Application to Music Mood Visualization Interface, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems, 2012.

Shunsuke Uekawa, Hiroya Inome, Eriko Aiba, Takashi X Fujisawa, Shimotomai Takayuki, Noriko Nagata, Visibility evaluation in of the flash pattern of LED flickering lights based on a paired comparison, Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience (Neuroscience2012).

2011

Takayuki Shimotomai, Koji Kazai, Eriko Aiba, Noriko Nagata, Takashi Omori, "Interaction in listening music together using near-infrared spectroscopy," Proceedings of the 41th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience (SfN, Neuroscience2011), Nov. 2011.

Takayuki Shimotomai, Kasumi Abe, Ayami, Yokoyama, Takayuki Nagai, and Takashi Omori. Estimation of children's interest dynamics while communicating with robots, International Conference of Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2011.

Eriko Aiba, Koji Kazai, Takayuki Shimotomai, Satomi Tanaka, Noriko Nagata, and Minoru Tsuzaki, "Synchrony judgment and its relation to the auditory brainstem response: the difference between musicians and non-musicians," Proceedings of the Neuroscience and Music IV, p.21, Edinburgh, Jun. 2011.

Ryuzo Yayama, Takayuki Shimotomai, Riuma Takahashi, Satoshi Akatsuka, Eriko Aiba, Takashi Fujisawa X., Noriko Nagata, “Brain Activity in the Color Area When Listening to Music: An fMRI Study of Synesthesia,” the 16th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM2011), 4659, Quebec City, June 2011.

Hiroshi Mazaki, Mayuka Nishimoto, Satoshi Akatsuka, Ryuzo Yayama, Takayuki Shimotomai, Eriko Aiba, Noriko Nagata, “Brain Activity in Grapheme-Color Synesthetes When Seeing Japanese Letters: An fMRI Study,” the 16th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM2011), 4644, Quebec City, June 2011.

2010

Eriko Aiba, Takayuki Shimotomai, Koji Kazai, Noriko Nagata, and Minoru Tsuzaki, "Judgment of perceptual synchrony between two pulses and its relation to the auditory brainstem response," Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience (Neuroscience2010), 170.5, San Diego, Nov. 2010.

Takayuki Shimotomai, Eriko Aiba., "Adaptive modeling for paired comparison," Neuro2010(Kobe), Sept. 2010.

before 2009

Takayuki Shimotomai, Kenji Kansaku, ''A connectionist model of the neural system for counting in the human brain'', Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2008. Online, 869.14/PP9.

Takayuki Shimotomai, Mark Hallett, Kenji Kansaku, ''Modeling of the neural system for counting based on error induced by TMS'', Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, 2007, 737.20/WW13.

Sayako Masuda, Naomi Sakai, Takayuki Shimotomai, Koichi Mori, Yasoichi Nakajima, ''The neural basis subserving pitch control revealed by the transformed auditory feedback: A magnetic resonance imaging study'', 2007 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, 2007, Online, Program No. 389.4/FF27.

Sayako Masuda, Naomi Sakai, Takayuki Shimotomai, Koichi Mori, Yasoichi Nakajima, ''The lateralization of cerebral activation with phonemic and intonational contrasts in dishabituation paradigm'', Program No. 663.12/FF26, 2006, Neuroscience Meeting, Atlanta, GA: Society for Neuroscience, 2006, Online.

Takayuki Shimotomai, Takashi Omori, "Model-based Analysis of verb-acquisition in children", ICONIP. 800, 800-804, 2003.

Grant:

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists B (22700225) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.