Profile
MIWA Hiroyasu
Senior Researcher,
Socio-Digital Service System Research Group,
Research Institute on Human and Societal Augmentation,
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Socio-Digital Service System Research Group,
Research Institute on Human and Societal Augmentation,
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
AIST Kashiwa, Kashiwa II Campus, University of Tokyo, 6-2-3, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0882 JAPAN
Education
- Mar. 1999, Graduated from Department of Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University
- Mar. 2001, Finished Masters course, Graduate School of Science and Enineering, Waseda University
- Mar. 2004, Completed Ph.D course, Graduate School of Science and Enineering, Waseda University
- Sep. 2004, Received Ph.D of Engineering from Waseda University
Career
- Apr. 2003 - Aug. 2004, Research Associate of the department of mechanical engineering, Waseda University
- Sep. 2004 - Mar. 2005, Visiting Research Associate of Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University
- Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2010, Researcher of Digital Human Research Center, AIST
- Apr. 2010 - Feb. 2013, Researcher of Digital Human Research Center / Center for Service Research, AIST
- Mar. 2013 - Mar. 2015, Senior Researcher of Digital Human Research Center / Center for Service Research, AIST
- Apr. 2015 - Jan. 2017, Senior Researcher of Human Informatics Research Institute, AIST
- Feb. 2017 - Jan. 2018, Planning Officer of Research Planning Office at Department of Information Technology and Human Factorsenior Research / Human Informatics Research Institute / Artificial Intelligence Research Center, AIST
- Feb. 2018 - Oct. 2018, Senior Researcher of Human Informatics Research Institute, AIST
- Nov. 2018 - Apr. 2020, Senior Researcher of Human Augmentation Research Center, AIST
- Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2022, Senior Researcher of Human Augmentation Research Center / Komatsu-AIST Human Augmentation Cooperative Reseach Laboratory, AIST
- Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2025, Senior Researcher of Human Augmentation Research Center / Komatsu-AIST Human Augmentation Cooperative Reseach Laboratory / SOMPO–AIST RDP Cooperative Research Laboratory, AIST
- Apr. 2025 - , Senior Researcher of Research Institute on Human and Societal Augmentation / Integrated Research Center for Self-Care Technology / Komatsu-AIST Human Augmentation Cooperative Reseach Laboratory, AIST
Visiting or additional positions
- Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2009, Visiting Lecturer of Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University
- Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2011, Visiting Researcher of Humanoid Robotics Institute, Waseda University
- Sep. 2009 - Mar. 2013, Visiting Lecturer of Tokyo City University
- Apr. 2011 - , Adjunct Researcher of Humanoid Robotics Institute, Waseda University
- Sep. 2013 - , Visiting Lecturer of Waseda University
Research Topics
- Research on service engineering (2009-)
- Time & motion study of employees at nursing-care facilities.
- Task classification for nursing-care service.
- Service process visualization in nursing-care service using state transition model.
- Participatory interaction design for healthcare service field.
- Development of service quality model and service quality measurement system in nursing-care service.
- Proposal of technology introduction into nursing-care service.
- Acceptance of technology introduction into nursing-care service.
- Improvement of productivity in nursing care services.
- Research on swallowing (2011-2019)
- Measurement of swallowing sound with body sound sensors.
- Modeling of swallowing.
- Evaluation of swallowing function based on swallowing sound.
- Estimation of swallowing feeling based on swallowing sound.
- Research on the stress sensing (2008-2011)
- Development of body-sound sensor.
- Measurement of heart rate and breath rate using a body-sound sensor.
- Modeling between body-sound and mental stres.s
- Research on the mental model of human (2005-2009)
- Development of a mental health monitor based on physiological signal measurement using wearable sensors.
- Debelopment of roll-over detction using wearble accelerometers.
- Proposal of mental health indice based on the frequency of roll-over.
- Proposal of Autonomic Nervous System Regularity based on the average and deviation of physiological signals.
- Long-term measurement and analysis of daily physiological signals and proposed indices of healthy people and patients with MDD.
- Development of the Emotion Expression Humanoid Robot (2000-2005, Waseda Univ.)
- Development of Emotion Expression Humanoid Robot WE-4RII, which has sensing ability (visual, auditory, olfactory and tactile sense) and expression ability (facial expression, neck, arms, hands and voice)
- Proposal of 3D mental space consisting of the pleasantness, activation and certainty axes, the Emotion Vector moving in the mental space according to the second order Equations of Emotion.
- Introduction of the emotion, mood, personality, learning system, need, consciousness and behavior model to the mental model of WE-4RII.
- Research on the interaction between rat and rat robot (1998 - 1999, Waseda Univ.)
- Development of small rat robots.
Publication
- Recent Journal
- Yasuyuki Yoshida, Hiroyasu Miwa, Satoshi Nakae, Satoki Ogiso, Ryosuke Ichikari and Takashi Okuma, "Datasets, Machine Learning Recognition Performance, and Key Issues in Nursing Care Activity Recognition: A Systematic Review", IEEE Access, Vol. 13, pp.47570-47586, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3550579, 2025.3.
- Kentaro Watanabe, Hiroyasu Miwa, Tomoko Wakui, Isamu Kajitani, "Adopting the service system view toward successful implementation of assistive technologies", Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 74-80, doi: 10.1111/ggi.14797, 2024.3.
- Tomoko Ikeuchi, Sakiko Itoh, Hiroyasu Miwa, Kentaro Watanabe, Tomoko Wakui, "Does Smartphone Use Make Older Adults Feel Younger? A Cross-Sectional Online Survey during the COVID-19 Pandemic", International Journal of Environmental Research and Public, Vol.20, No.3, 1710, doi: 10.3390/ijerph20031710, 2023.1.
- Kentaro Watanabe, Hiroyasu Miwa, Tomoko Wakui, "Technology Integration in Care Service Systems: The Required Actions of Technology Developers", IEEE Engineering Management Review, pp.1-10, doi: 10.1109/EMR.2023.3237516, 2023.1.
- Sakiko Itoh, Hiroyasu Miwa, Vivien Xi Wu, Ayako Okuyama, Kentaro Watanabe, Tomoko Ikeuchi, Tomoko Wakui, "Acceptance of care technologies to support activities of daily living by middle-aged and older adults in Japan: a cross-sectional study", International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, Vol.3, Article 100042, pp.1-12, doi: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2021.100042, 2021.9.
- Hiroyasu Miwa, Kentaro Watanabe, Marketta Niemelä, "Classification of Care Assistive Technology Based on the Relationship Between Users and Technologies", Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.33, No.4, pp.858-867, doi: 10.20965/jrm.2021.p0858, 2021.8.
Awards
- 18th Young Investigation Excellence Awards, 2003
- Award for Contribution to Society Activities, Society for Serviceology, 2022
Society Activities
- Society member
- IEEE
- The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Society of Biomechanisms Japan
- Society for Serviceology
- The Society for Nursing Science and Engineering
- Japanese Society for Mastication Science and Health Promotion
- Japan Associaation of applied IT healthcare
- The Society of Swallowing and Dysphagia of Japan
- Society for Cocreationology
- Committee member
- Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2013, Editorial board member of Society of Biomechanisms Japan
- Sep. 2014 - Mar. 2017, Editorial board member of Society for Serviceology
- Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2020, Councilor of Society of Biomechanisms Japan
- Oct. 2013 - , Councilor of the Society for Nursing Science and Engineering
- Oct. 2015 - , Award committee of the Society for Nursing Science and Engineering
- Apr. 2017 - , Board member of Society for Cocreationology
- Jun. 2018 - Jun. 2022, Representative of Society for Serviceology
- Jun. 2018 - Mar. 2020, Editorial board member of Society for Serviceology
- Jun. 2018 - , Editorial board member of Society for Cocreationology
- Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2024, Board member of Society of Biomechanisms Japan
- Jun. 2022 - Sep. 2022, Editorial board member of Biomechanism Vol.26
- Apr. 2024 - , Councilor of Society of Biomechanisms Japan
- Organizer (International conference)
- 2009 IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO 2009), Local Arrangements Co-Chair
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2013 (IROS 2013),Local Arrangement Secretary
- The 2015 JSME/RMD International Conference on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM2015), Finance Co-chair
- 1st International workshop on Healthy Aging Tech mashup service, data and people (HAT-MASh3015), Organizing Committee & Program Committee
- 2nd International workshop on Healthy Aging Tech mashup service, data and people (HAT-MASH2016), Organizing Committee & Program Committee
- 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII2016), Session Organizer
- The 4th international conference on Serviceology (ICServ2016), Organizing Committe
- The 5th international conference on Serviceology (ICServ2017), Program Committe
- The 6th international conference on Serviceology (ICServ2018), Program Committe
- The 7th international conference on Serviceology (ICServ2020), Program Committe
- SICE Annual Conference 2021, Associate Editor
- SICE Annual Conference 2022, Associate Editor
- 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2021), Associate Editor
- 17th International Symposium on the 3-D Analysis of Human Movement, Organizing Committee
- Organizer (Doemstic conference)
- Human Interface Symposium 2013 (HIS2013), Organizing committee
- 27th Scientific Congress for Sports and Exercise Training (27th SCSET) (2014), Organizing committee
- 15th SICE System integration Division Annual Conference (SI2014), Organizing committee
- LIFE2016, Program Committee
- The 5th Domestic Conference on Serviceology (2017), Organizing Committe
- The 7th Domestic Conference on Serviceology (2019), Organizing Committe
- Kickoff Symposium of Society for Cocreationology (2017), Organizing Committe
- The 2nd Anual Confrence on Cocreationology (2018), Organizing Committe
- The 3rd Anual Confrence on Cocreationology (2019), Organizing Committe
- The 4th Anual Confrence on Cocreationology (2020), Organizing Committe
- The 5th Anual Confrence on Cocreationology (2021), Organizing Committe
- The 6th Anual Confrence on Cocreationology (2022), Organizing Committe
- The 7th Anual Confrence on Cocreationology (2023), Organizing Committe
- The 8th Anual Confrence on Cocreationology (2024), Organizing Committe Chair
- The 9th Anual Confrence on Cocreationology (2025), Organizing Committe
- The 26th Biomechanism Symposium (2019), Organizing Committee
- The 11th Annual Meeing of Nursing Science and Engineering, Organizing Committe
- JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2007-2013 (ROBOMEC2007-2013), Session coordinator "Communication Robot"
- JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Conference 2014-2024 (ROBOMECH2014-2024), Session coordinator "Communication Robot"
- Digital Human Symposium 2008, 2011, 2017 Program committee
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