Yuki Kubo / 久保 勇貴 , Ph. D.

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Affiliation

Researcher, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation

Contact

yukikubo[at]acm.org

Links

Last Update: 2023.05.01

Fields of Interest

  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Input Techniques
  • Sensing Methods
  • Wearable Systems

Academic Society

  • ACM Membership
  • IPSJ
  • VRSJ

Research Project

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AudioTouch

Minimally Invasive Sensing of Micro-Gestures via Active Bio-Acoustic Sensing
Yuki Kubo, Yuto Koguchi, Buntarou Shizuki, Shin Takahashi, and Otmar Hilliges
MobileHCI2019 Paper
[ACM DL] [Youtube]

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Yuki Kubo, Buntarou Shizuki, Jiro Tanaka.
    Touch Gesture for Ultra-small Device Utilizing Short Distance between Bezels.
    IPSJ Journal, Vol.58, No.5, pp.1061-1072, May 2017. (In Japanese)
    [IPSJ] [pdf]
    Specially Selected Paper [web]
  2. Yuki Kubo, Ryosuke Takada, Buntarou Shizuki, Shin Takahashi.
    Exploring Context-Aware User Interfaces for Smartphone-Smartwatch Cross-Device Interaction.
    Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT), Volume 1, Issue 3, Article No. 69. pp.69:1-69:21, Sept. 2017. （Also presented at UbiComp '17）
    [ACM DL] [pdf] [Youtube]

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

  1. Yuki Kubo, Buntarou Shizuki, Jiro Tanaka.
    B2B-Swipe: Swipe Gesture for Rectangular Smartwatches from a Bezel to a Bezel.
    In Proceedings of the 34th SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'16), pp.3852-3856, May 2016. (Notes, Acceptance Rate:23.4%)
    [ACM DL] [pdf] [Youtube]
    Outstanding Paper Award for Young C&C Researchers [web]
  2. Yuya Kawabata, Daisuke Komoriya, Yuki Kubo, Buntarou Shizuki, Jiro Tanaka.
    Effects of Holding Ring Attached to Mobile Devices on Pointing Accuracy.
    In Proceedings of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI International 2016), Part2, pp.309-319, July 2016.
    [Springer Link] [pdf]
  3. Yuki Kubo, Hirobumi Tomita, Shuta Nakamae, Takayuki Hoshi, Yoichi Ochiai.
    Bubble Clouds: 3D Form Display Composed of Soap Bubble Cluster
    In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC'17), 10 pages, Sep. 2017.
    [Springer] [pdf] [youtube]
  4. Toshiyuki Ando, Yuki Kubo, Buntarou Shizuki, Shin Takahashi.
    CanalSense: Face-Related Movement Recognition System based on Sensing Air Pressure in Ear Canals
    In Proceedings of the 30th International Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST'17), pp. 679-689, Oct. 2017.（Acceptance Rate：21.5%）
    [ACM DL] [pdf] [Youtube]
  5. Yuki Kubo, Yuto Koguchi, Buntarou Shizuki, Shin Takahashi, and Otmar Hilliges.
    AudioTouch: Minimally Invasive Sensing of Micro-Gestures via Active Bio-Acoustic Sensing
    In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI '19), Article No. 36, 13 pages, Oct. 2019.（Acceptance Rate：26.4%）
    [ACM DL] [pdf] [Youtube]
  6. Arinobu Niijima and Yuki Kubo.
    Assisting with Fingertip Force Control by Active Bio-Acoustic Sensing and Electrical Muscle Stimulation
    In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23), 13 pages, Apr. 2023.（Acceptance Rate: 28.4%）
    [ACM DL]

Peer-Reviewed Conference Demonstrations and Posters

  1. Yuki Kubo, Buntarou Shizuki, Shin Takahashi.
    Watch Commander: A Gesture-based Invocation System for Rectangular Smartwatches using B2B-Swipe
    In Adjunct Proceedings of the 29th ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST'16 Adjunct), pp.37-39, Oct. 2016. [Demonstration]
    [ACM DL] [pdf] [youtube]
  2. Yuki Kubo, Hirobumi Tomita, Shuta Nakamae, Takayuki Hoshi, Yoichi Ochiai.
    Bubble Cloud: Projection of an Image onto a Bubble Cluster
    In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE'16 Creative Showcase), Article No.41, 4pages, Nov. 2016. [Demonstration]
    [ACM DL] [pdf]
  3. Yuki Kubo, Ryosuke Takada, Buntarou Shizuki, Shin Takahashi.
    Context-Aware User Interface System for Smartphone-Smartwatch Cross-Device Interaction
    In Proceedings of the 2017 International SIGCHI Conference on Asian CHI Symposium: Emerging HCI Research Collection, 8pages, May 2017.
    [Web]
  4. Yuki Kubo, Ryosuke Takada, Buntarou Shizuki, Shin Takahashi.
    SynCro: Context-Aware User Interface System for Smartphone-Smartwatch Cross-Device Interaction
    In Proceedings of the 35th International SIGCHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA'17), pp.1794-1801, May 2017. [Late-breaking Work (Poster)] (Acceptance Rate：38.7%)
    [ACM DL] [pdf]
  5. Toshiyuki Ando, Yuki Kubo, Buntarou Shizuki, Shin Takahashi.
    User Identification Method based on Air Pressure in Ear Canals.
    In Proceedings of the 2018 International SIGCHI Conference on Asian CHI Symposium: Emerging HCI Research Collection, 6 pages, April 2018.
    [Web]
  6. Toshiyuki Ando, Yuki Kubo, Buntarou Shizuki, Shin Takahashi.
    CanalSense+: Face-Related Movement Recognition and Identification System based on Air Pressure in Ear Canals.
    In Proceedings of the 36th International SIGCHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA'18). 1page. ACM, April 2018. [VideoShowcase] (Acceptance Rate: 21.7%)
    [ACM DL]
  7. Yuki Kubo, Kana Eguchi, Ryosuke Aoki, Shigekuni Kondo, Shozo Azuma, Takuya Indo.
    FabAuth: Printed Objects Identification Using Resonant Properties of Their Inner Structures. In Proceedings of Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA'19). Paper No. LBW2215. ACM, May 2019.
    [ACM DL]
  8. Yuki Kubo, Kana Eguchi, Ryosuke Aoki
    3D-Printed Object Identification Method using Inner Structure Patterns Configured by Slicer Software.
    In Proceedings of Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA'20), 1-7, ACM, Apr. 2020.
    [ACM DL]
  9. Arinobu Niijima and Yuki Kubo
    Assisting with Voluntary Pinch Force Control by Using Electrical Muscle Stimulation and Active Bio-Acoustic Sensing.
    In Proceedings of The Adjunct Publication of the 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST Adjunct '21), 11-13, ACM, Oct. 2021.
    [ACM DL]
  10. Yuki Kubo
    Ring-type Indirect Pointing Device for Large Displays using Three-axis Pressure Sensor.
    In Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI '22), Article No. 33, 2 pages, ACM, Dec. 2022.
    [ACM DL]
    Best Poster Award

Research Funding

  1. Strategic Basic Research Programs ACT-I, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
    "Input Methods Based on Metaphor by using Ultra-small Devices"
    Dec. 2016 - Mar. 2018
    Yuki Kubo
    [ACT-I] [My Page]
  2. Strategic Basic Research Programs ACT-I Acceleration Phase, , Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
    "Construction of input systems for realizing Personal Interaction Space"
    Oct. 2018 - Mar. 2020
    Yuki Kubo
    [ACT-I Acceleration Phase]

Awards

  1. Local Award
    IEEJ, IEICE and IPSJ Shikoku Branch, Mar. 2013
  2. Outstanding Paper Award for Young C&C Researchers
    NEC C&C Foundation, Jun. 2017
    (for B2B-Swipe: Swipe Gesture for Rectangular Smartwatches from a Bezel to a Bezel in CHI'16)
  3. Specially Selected Paper
    Information Processing Society of Japan, May 2017
  4. The Telecom System Technology Award for Student (Honorable mention), the Telecommunications Advancement Foundation Award
    The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation, Mar. 2019
  5. Best Poster Award
    ACM SUI2022, Dec. 2022

Work Experience

  1. Internship. KDDI Research, Inc., Oct. 2016 – Jan. 2017
    Researched for a user's context recognition system using a wrist-worn device.
  2. Visiting Student. AIT Lab, ETH Zurich. Oct. 2017 - Dec. 2017
    Researched for a fine-grained hand posture recognition.
  3. NTT Service Evolution Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation. Apr. 2018 - Jun. 2021
  4. NTT Human Informatics Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation. Jul. 2021 - Present

Academic Services

  • IPSJ Journal Reviewer (2019, 2020)
  • ACM MobileHCI2019 Poster Reviewer
  • ACM CHI Late-breaking Work (LBW) Reviewer (2020, 2022)
  • ACM UIST Papers Reviewer (2020)
  • ACM CHI Papers Reviewer (2022, 2023)
  • ACM IMWUT Reviewer (2021, 2022)

Other Activities

  1. Student Volunteers. 23rd Workshop on Interactive Systems and Software (WISS2015, domestic workshop). Dec. 1st - 4th, 2015.
  2. Student Volunteers. 29th ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST'16). Oct. 16th - 19th, 2016.