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MIWA Hiroyasu
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 - , Senior Researcher of Human Augmentation Research Center / Komatsu-AIST Human Augmentation Cooperative Reseach Laboratory, AIST
  • Apr. 2022 - , Senior Researcher of Human Augmentation Research Center / Komatsu-AIST Human Augmentation Cooperative Reseach Laboratory / SOMPO–AIST RDP Cooperative Research 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 - , Invited 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
    • 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.
    • Hiroshi Endo, Nobuyuki Ohmori, Manabu Chikai, Hiroyasu Miwa, "Effects of age and gender on swallowing activity assessed by electromyography and laryngeal elevation", Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, Vol.47, No.11, pp.1358-1367, doi: 10.1111/joor.13089, 2020.11.
    • Hiroyasu Miwa, "Toward Application of Technologies based on Visualization and Analysis of Nursing-care Service Processes", Journal of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Vol.59, No.4, pp.250-254, doi: 10.11499/sicejl.59.250, 2020.4. (in Japanese)

All publication list.

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
    • Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering
    • 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 - , Board member of Society of Biomechanisms Japan
    • Apr. 2020 - , Board member of Society of Biomechanisms Japan
    • Jun. 2022 - Sep. 2022, Editorial board member of Biomechanism Vol.26
  • 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 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 2014-23 (ROBOMECH2014-2023), Session coordinator "Communication Robot"
    • Digital Human Symposium 2008, 2011, 2017 Program committee
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