May 13, 2014
Daiki Nozaki, a third-year student in the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies and a member of Professor Hideyuki Tokuda's laboratory, won third place and a bronze medal in the undergraduate category of the Student Research Competition at CHI 2014 (Conference of Human-Computer Interaction 2014). This conference, hosted by the U.S.-based Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), is the most prestigious international conference in the field of Human-Computer Interaction research.
CHI 2014 was held in Toronto, Canada, from April 26 to May 1. Mr. Nozaki's research, titled "Flying Display: A Movable Display Pairing Projector and Screen in the Air," advanced through a document screening and poster presentation to the final round, where he secured third place.
Research Theme and Evaluation Points:
The Flying Display is a display that flies freely in real space and interacts with people. Reviewers commented that it was exciting and reminiscent of science fiction novels by Philip K. Dick and Isaac Asimov.
Comment from Daiki Nozaki:
I am delighted to have won third place in the CHI 2014 Student Research Competition. This international conference was a valuable experience, and it made me keenly aware of the high level of students from around the world. I will not be content with this award and intend to pursue my research with even greater ambition.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Professor Tokuda, Associate Professor Takashio, Associate Professor Nakazawa, and Project Research Associate Yonezawa for their guidance in this research, as well as all the other faculty members for their constant guidance and encouragement. Finally, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the members of my laboratory, who have always been great advisors and a source of moral support.