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Yuki Igarashi: 'The Power of User Imagination Unleashed by Manufacturing Support Technology'
Recently, the development of technology that supports individual manufacturing has been remarkable. What kind of impact will these technologies have on society in the future?
Yuki Igarashi, an associate professor in the Meiji University Department of Frontier Media Science, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, who we interviewed for this article, is studying and developing systems to support manufacturing, such as stuffed animals and 3D beadwork. This time, we interviewed Igarashi about the optimal user interface for support technologies, the necessary elements for these technologies, and his future prospects.
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Yuki Igarashi
In 2010, he completed his doctoral course in the Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo and received a Doctor of Engineering degree. After serving as a Special Researcher (DC2, PD, RPD) for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, he has been a full-time lecturer in the Department of Frontier Media Science, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences at Meiji University at Meiji University since 2015, and an associate professor since 2018. Concurrently, he is a project manager for the IPA MITOU Project. He is engaged in research on interactive computer graphics and user interfaces. He has written books such as "縫うコンピュータグラフィックス" (Ohmsha, Ltd.) and "スマホに振り回される子 スマホを使いこなす子" (The Earth Kyouikushinsha Co., Ltd.), among others.
Integrating Handicrafts & Technology
First, could you tell us how you became interested in your current research area?
I first became interested when I read a paper by Jun Mitani, now a professor at the University of Tsukuba, which was presented at the international conference SIGGRAPH (Society for Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques) when I was an undergraduate.
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