Yoshiki Takeoka

Yoshiki Takeoka is a 2012 research intern in the Applied Sciences Group (ASG).  He is interested in the intersection of engineering, science, design and human factors to invent new ways of interacting with computers.  His primary interest is in bringing the real world to the computer world and bringing computing to the real world.

Yoshiki is a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of Tokyo working with Jun Rekimoto.

In 2010, Yoshiki received the Outstanding Super Creator award from IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan) for the development of Z-touch: a 3D-sensing multi-touch system.  He completed his master’s degree at the University of Tokyo.  Yoshiki has had past internships with Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., the University of Tokyo Edge Capital, and JST (the Japan Science and Technology Agency) ERATO User Interfaces for Design UI Project. He was also the chief creator of the IPA 2009 Exploratory IT Human Resources Project (MITOH Program).

His personal web site is at www.yoshikit.net.