Self-introduction

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Main work
Deputy Manager,
Standardization Promotion Office,
Standardization Promotion Center,
Research and Innovation Promotion Headquarters,
AIST Tsukuba Central 1, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8560 JAPAN.
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Additional work
Behavior Information Design Group,
Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute,
Department of Information Technology and Human Factors,
AIST Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566 JAPAN.

Phone: +81-29-861-6716, Fax: +81-29-861-6774
E-mail : yoshikazu-seki@aist.go.jp
Web : https://staff.aist.go.jp/yoshikazu-seki/index.html
Membership
Present
- A member of The Acoustical Society of Japan
- A member of Information Processing Society of Japan
- A member of Japanese Association for an Inclusive Society (in Japanese)
- A member of Japanese Association of Rehabilitation for the Visually Impaired (in Japanese)
- A member of Rehabilitation Engineering Society of Japan
- Secretary of Association of Sensory Substitution
- A part-time instructor of The College of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Japan
- A member of Committee on Barrier-Free Guidelines for Public Transportation, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (in Japanese)
- Japanese Vice Head of Delegation of ISO/IEC JTC 1
- Japanese Secretary of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35
- Secretary of IEC TC 3/SC 3C
Past
- Project Editor of ISO/IEC 20071-5:2022 (Revision of ISO/IEC 24786:2009 Accessibility settings) (2019-2022)
- Japanese Head of Delegation of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 (2013-2022)
- Project Editor of ISO/IEC 30122 Series (Voice commnands) (2010-2017)
- Project Leader of ISO 19029 (Auditory guiding signals) (2013-2016)
- A member of Committee on Barrier-Free Guidelines for Public Transportation, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (in Japanese) (2012〜2013)
- A member of JSA/INSTAC Information Accessibility Committee (in Japanese) (-2010)
- Convenor of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35/OWG-VC (Voice command) (2009-2010)
- Project Editor of ISO/IEC 24786 (Accessibility settings) (2006-2009)
- A member of IT Barrier-Free Project (2003-2007)
- A member of Committee on Barrier-Free Guidelines for Public Transportation, Ministry of Transportation (in Japanese) (2001-2002)
- A menber of Editing Committee, Rehabilitation Engineering Society of JAPAN (1999〜2001)
- Project Director of JST RISTEX R&D Project. (2014〜2017)
Distribution
- Auditory Orientation Training System
Introduction of Auditory Orientation Training System. The software is distributed free of charge.
- Sound Field for Obstacle Perception Training
Introduction of Sound Field for Obstacle Perception Training. The sound data are distributed free of charge.
What's new?
- May 12, 2022
Standardization of Accessibility was updated. ISO/IEC 20071-5 were published in May, 2022.
- April 1, 2022
Self-introduction was updated.
- January 20, 2021
The Japanese standards for voice commands JIS X 9305-2 and JIS X 9305-3 were published on January 20, 2021.
- October 1, 2020
The Standardization Award 2020 was given from Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. (In Japanese)
- August 31, 2020
Page of Mobility Assist was updated.
- May 30, 2019
Page of Employment support was newly released. Page of Standardization of Accessibility was updated.
- January 1, 2019
New standard for web accessibility WCAG 2.1 was applied.
- December 19, 2018
The Japanese standard for voice commands JIS X 9305-1 was published on November 20, 2018.
- May 16, 2016
The updated version of Wide-Range Auditory Orientation Training System WR-AOTS™ Ver. 2.10 was released.