Takefumi HIRAKI, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Director, Cluster Metaverse Lab, Japan (Joint Appointment)
Profile
Takefumi Hiraki received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Tokyo, Japan, in 2014, 2016, and 2019, respectively. He served as a JSPS Research Fellow (PD) at the University of Osaka, an assistant professor at University of Tsukuba, and a Senior Research Scientist at Cluster Metaverse Lab. Currently, he is an associate professor at the Institute of Library, Information and Media Science, University of Tsukuba, with a joint appointment at Cluster Metaverse Lab. His research interests include virtual reality, metaverse, human-computer interaction, haptic interfaces, and soft robotics.
Research Interest
I am interested in the field of XR (VR/AR/MR) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), specifically in the foundational technologies related to projectors and displays, and in the research of reality-augmentation through environmental and human augmentation utilizing these technologies. Additionally, I am also involved in research related to interfaces and content utilizing metaverse platforms, haptic interfaces, and soft robotics.