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• 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

• 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

• 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 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.

• 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.

All publication list.

• 18th Young Investigation Excellence Awards, 2003
• Award for Contribution to Society Activities, Society for Serviceology, 2022

• 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
  • Apr. 2024 - , Expert of ISO/TC314 Aging Societies/WG8 Care
• 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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• ORCiD: 0000-0001-8331-9225
• Web of Science ResearcherID: A-7139-2016