Jotaro Shigeyama
Research And Development at Sony | R&D
Chiyoda, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolJotaro Shigeyama is a research-oriented hardware and human-computer interaction engineer applying haptics and VR to real-world products at Sony R&D. He previously conducted Ph.D research in HCI at the Hasso Plattner Institute (2018–2023) under Prof. Patrick Baudisch, with notable conference presentations at SIGGRAPH, CHI, and UIST. His multidisciplinary training spans Mechano-Informatics from the University of Tokyo, a Master’s in Interdisciplinary Informatics, and an associate degree in mechanical and electrical engineering, culminating in magna cum laude recognition in HCI. A recipient of the HATAKEYAMA Award and long-time Funai Foundation fellow, he consistently blends academic excellence with practical impact. His background includes AI engineering at teamLab, hardware engineering at Elephantech, and motor control internships, giving him a rare ability to connect research ideas with hardware and software implementations. Based in Chiyoda, Japan, he brings curiosity, rigor, and a hands-on approach to turning complex interaction concepts into tangible technologies.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of TokyoDoctor of Science (Dr.rer.nat.), Human Computer Interaction, magna cum laude, Doctor of Science (Dr.rer.nat.), Human Computer Interaction, magna cum laude at Hasso Plattner InstituteAssociate's degree, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, 4.0, The highest honor, Associate's degree, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, 4.0, The highest honor at Tokuyama National College of Technology
German, English, Japanese
Github Skills (45)
material-icons10
javascript9
open-source9
marketplace9
vscode8
vscode-extension8
openframeworks6
api6
face6
face-recognition5
speech5
mocap5
python34
java4
php4
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
HassoPlattnerInstituteHCI/SpeechIOForUnity
Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
A ready-to-use Unity plugin for Speech Input/Output using native Speech API
Contributions:1 release, 14 reviews, 9 commits in 1 year 2 months
apiinput-outputspeech-inputunity-pluginspeech-api
JotaroS/jotaro-homepage-hugo
Dec 2017 - Apr 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 37 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 4 months
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