About me

Yuchi Yahagi is a graduate student in the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo. He received a M.A.S. in interdisciplinary information studies from the University of Tokyo in 2022. His research interests include human-computer interaction, maker edication, personal fabrication, and augmented reality.

Links

• researchmap
• Google Scholar
• ORCiD
• ACM Profile
• Facebook
• GitHub
• Naemura Lab

Education

• 2022.4- The University of Tokyo Ph.D. program, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies
• 2020.4-2022.3 The University of Tokyo M.A.S. (Interdisciplinary Information Studies), Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies
• 2017.4-2020.3 The University of Tokyo Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Information and Communication Engineering
• 2012.4-2017.3 National Institute of Technology, Gunma College Associate of Engineering, Department of Information and Computer Engineering

Education Programs

• 2020.9- International Graduate Program of Innovation for Intelligent World, the University of Tokyo
• 2024.4-2024.7 UTokyo Future Faculty Program
  • Program Overview A program aiming to improve the educational skills essential in furthering a university teacher’s career. (Administered online)
  • Total Time 90 hours
• 2017.4-2020.3 Interdisciplinary Undergraduate “Media Content” Program, the University of Tokyo
• 2017.4-2020.3 enPiT AiBiC, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan

Fellowships

• 2023.10- Takuetsu RA International Graduate Program of Innovation for Intelligent World, the University of Tokyo
• 2022.4- Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (DC1) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
• 2022.6 Graduate School Type 1 Scholarship, Exemption from repayment (full waiver) for outstanding achievements Japan Student Service Organization
• 2021.10-2022.11 Takuetsu RA International Graduate Program of Innovation for Intelligent World, the University of Tokyo
• 2020.4-2021.9 Graduate School Type 1 Scholarship Japan Student Service Organization

Academic Activities

• 2022.4 Mentoring for grant application form preparation, IPSJ
• 2021.5 ACM CHI'21 Student Volunteer (2021)

Reviewer

• ACM CHI (2022)

Robocon Related Activities

• 2020.2- Kanto Spring Robocon steering committee, member
• 2024.8 ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2024 Quang Ninh, Vietnam, international referee
• 2024.6 NHK Student Robocon 2024, contest assistance
• 2023.8 ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2023 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, international referee
• 2023.6 NHK Student Robocon 2023, contest assistance
• 2023.2-2023.3 “Why!? Programming” × “Shogakusei Robocon” special class, robot car development
• 2023.2-2023.3 NHK Shougakusei Robocon 2023, mentor
• 2022.10 KOSEN Robocon 2022 Kanto Koshinetsu Region Contest, researcher
• 2021.11 KOSEN Robocon 2021, researcher

• 2021.10 NHK Student Robocon 2021, assistant referee
• 2020.11, 2021.2 KOSEN Robocon 2020, program appearance & researcher
• 2020.3, 2020.8 NHK Shougakusei Robocon 2020, mentor
• 2019.12 NHK Shougakusei Robocon 2020, referee
• 2019.10-2019.11 KOSEN Robocon 2019, program appearance, researcher & maniac commentator
• 2018.10-2018.11 KOSEN Robocon 2018, program appearance & researcher

Skills

• Japanese: fluent
• English: IELTS Academic 7.0 (2024.3)
• Applied Information Technology Engineer Examination (national examination, IPA, Japan) (2015.6)
• Technical skills

Honors and Awards

English honor or award names in parentheses() are my translations.

1. HC Award, IEICE Human Communication Group, 2022.12. (ReQTable, Co-authored)

2. MVE Award, MVE, 2022.6. (ReQTable, Co-authored)

3. Best Poster - Nominee, IEEE VR 2022, 2022.3. (AIR-range, Co-authored)

4. CHI'20 @ CHI'21 People’s Choice Best Demo Honorable Mention Award, ACM CHI ’21, 2021.5. (PneuModule, Co-authored)

5. Honourable Mention Award, ACM CHI ’20, 2020.4. (PneuModule, Co-authored)

6. Dean’s Award, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 2020.3.24. (ViPlate)

7. 優秀卒業論文賞 (Outstanding thesis award), Department of Information and Communication Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 2020.3.24. (ViPlate)

8. インタラクティブ発表賞 (PC 推薦) (Interactive presentation award (Program Comittee selection)), IPSJ Interaction2020, 2020.3.11. (PneuModule, Co-authord)

9. インタラクティブ発表賞 (一般投票) (Interactive presenstaion award (people’s choice)), IPSJ Interaction2020, 2020.3.11. (PneuModule, Co-authord)

10. Best Engineering Award, NHK College student Robocon 2019, 2019.5. (Awarded as RoboTech)

11. ABU Robocon Award, ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2018, 2018.8. (Awarded as RoboTech)

12. 2nd Runner-Up, ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2018, 2018.8. (Awarded as RoboTech)

13. Special Awards Toyota Motor Corporation, ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2018, 2018.8. (Awarded as RoboTech)

14. Grand Prix, NHK College student Robocon 2018, 2018.6. (Awarded as RoboTech)

15. Best Shuttlecock Award, NHK College student Robocon 2018, 2018.6. (Awarded as RoboTech.)

16. 学業成績優秀賞 (Outstanding academic achievement award), National Institute of Technology, Gunma College, 2017.3.

17. 課外活動功労賞 (Distinguished extracurricular activity award), National Institute of Technology, Gunma College, 2017.3.

18. Loftwork PRISE, HIGH TOUCH RealSense App Hack-a-thon, 2016.1. (3D Snap, Yusuke Takei, Shuhei Matsuyama, Sam Park, & Yuchi Yahagi.)

19. 学生表彰 (Student award), National Institute of Technology, 2016.3. (NeatSketcher, awarded as team g-ice)

20. 特別功労賞 (Special achievement award), National Institute of Technology, Gunma College, 2016.3.

21. アイデア倒れ賞, KOSEN Robot Contest 2015, 2015.11. (Joshu cowboy, awarded as NITGC Robot club)

22. 1st Runner-Up, Embedded Technology Software Design Robot Contest 2015, 2015.11. (NeatSketcher, awarded as team g-ice)

Publications

Publications page

• Year: 2023