Published Article

Muhammad FurqanRasyid, Tomokazu Matsui, Yuki Matsuda, Hirohiko Suwa, Keiichi Yasumoto:
“Context-aware Adaptive Blink Monitoring and Feedback for Supporting Healthy Blinking during Screen Use,”
Sensors and Materials, 2026.

Paper

Shinsaku Takeuchi, Wataru Sasaki, Tomokazu Matsui, Hirohiko Suwa, Keiichi Yasumoto:
“Protocol-Aware Test-Time Adaptation: Characterizing Stream Structure and Batch Normalization in Wearable Emotion Recognition,”
The ACM international joint conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2026 Workshops, Wellcomp2026 ) , China, 2026.

Paper

Daiki Mayumi, Yugo Nakamura, Yuki Matsuda, Keiichi Yasumoto: “Kaolid+: A Lid-Type Olfactory Interface for Modulating Sweetness Perception,” ACM Transactions on Internet of Things.

Main track

• Nanami Inoue, Takamasa Kikuchi, Makoto Yoshida, Tomokazu Matsui, Hirohiko Suwa, Keiichi Yasumoto:
  “Towards Person-Pair Classification in Real Multi-Person Environments Using Floor Vibration Sensing,”
  23rd EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services, Oita, 2026.

Industry

• Keita Takeda, Wataru Sasaki, Tomokazu Matsui, Hirohiko Suwa, Keiichi Yasumoto, Sumio Morioka, Takahiro Inagawa:
  “Synchronization-Free Parallel Broadcast for Large-Scale Satellite Formations over a Non-Interfering Wi-Fi 6 Channel Pair,”
  23rd EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services, Oita, 2026.

Posters

• Keita Takeda, Wataru Sasaki, Tomokazu Matsui, Hirohiko Suwa, Keiichi Yasumoto, Sumio Morioka, Takahiro Inagawa:
  “Poster: Multiple Stable Handoff Modes Observed in Synchronization-Free Satellite Broadcast on a Wi-Fi 6 Hardware Testbed,”
  23rd EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services, Oita, 2026.
• Nanami Inoue, Tomokazu Matsui, Wataru Sasaki, Hirohiko Suwa, Keiichi Yasumoto, Sumio Morioka, Takahiro Inagawa:
  “Poster: Knowledge Distillation from Template Matching for Formation Flight Satellite Pose Estimation,”
  23rd EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services, Oita, 2026.

Oral Presentations

• Victor Romero, Tomokazu Matsui, Yuki Matsuda, Hirohiko Suwa, Keiichi Yasumoto: “Schema-Grounded Agents for Enabling Emergent Multi-Device Reasoning in Smart Environments,” The 22nd Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT 2026), Reykjavik, Iceland, 2026.
• Yixin Shen, Victor Romero, Keiichi Yasumoto: “Human-Readable Morphological Primitives for LM-Based Analysis of IoE User Interactions,” 2nd International Workshop on Hybrid Intelligence for Internet of Everything Models and Implementations (DCOSS-IoT 2026 Workshop, HIEMI 2026), Reykjavik, Iceland, 2026.

Orientation for ubi-lab candidate

We are holding an orientation and a freshman welcome event for new students who have been accepted to the Ubiquitous Computing Systems Laboratory on the following schedule.

April 3, 4:00 pm @A407(Information Science Building 4F)
Mandatory for everyone

April 4, 11:00 am @In front of the convenience store
(BBQ)Optional participation

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Rental of Personal Workstation (MacBookAir)

NAIST provides a personal workstation (MacBookAir) to all students.Please let us know if you wish to join.

• TBA

If other lab’s candidates have an interest in ubi-lab:

If you are a candidate assigned to other laboratories, but you are interested in ubi-lab, please send email to ubi-staff@is.naist.jp (ubi-lab’s staff). We will arrange meeting with you.

Oral Presentation

• Yona Zakaria, Chouman Hussein, Rui Ishiyama, Eiki Ishidera, Tomokazu Matsui, Hirohiko Suwa, Keiichi Yasumoto:
  “Web Image Collection and LLM-Based Labeling to Provide Dynamic References for Visual Inspection of Drug Packaging,”
  The 9th IIEEJ International Conference on Image Electronics and Visual Computing (IEVC 2026), Hiroshima, Japan, 2026.

Oral Presentation

• Kota Kotegawa, Kentaro Ueda, Ren Hosokawa, Yuki Ogawa, Eichi Umehara, Kota Tsubouchi, Keiichi Yasumoto, Hirohiko Suwa:
  “Faithful and Plausible Explanations for Market Prediction from Noisy Forum Posts via XAI–LLM Hybrid Rationale Selection,”
  The 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology 2026 (Persuasive 2026 Late Breaking Result), Hokkaido, Japan, 2026. 
• Sachiko Enomoto, Hirohiko Suwa, Keiichi Yasumoto:
  “Optimizing Daily Activity Planning in a Behavioral Change Support System to Improve Older Adults’ Quality of Life,”
  The 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology 2026 (Persuasive 2026 Workshop, BTI3), Hokkaido, Japan, 2026. 
• Carolin Schindler, Niklas Rach, Yuki Matsuda, Wolfgang Minker, Keiichi Yasumoto:
  “Estimating Subjective Persuasion Effectiveness in Symmetric Human-Agent Dialogues,”
  The 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology 2026 (Persuasive 2026 Workshop, PPT), Hokkaido, Japan, 2026. 

Poster Presentation

• Tsukasa Kojo, Wataru Sasaki, Yuki Matsuda, Kota Tsubouchi, Keiichi Yasumoto, Hirohiko Suwa:
  “Toward a Participatory Trace-Sensing Framework Using Smartphone LiDAR for Wildlife Habitat Estimation,”
  The 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology 2026 (Persuasive 2026 Poster), Hokkaido, Japan, 2026.
• Kotomi Wakayama, Tomokazu Matsui, Hirohiko Suwa, Keiichi Yasumoto:
  “A Counterfactual Stress Management System for Lifestyle Behavior Change Using Activity Logs,”
  The 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology 2026 (Persuasive 2026 Poster), Hokkaido, Japan, 2026.
• Sergio De Leon, Keiichi Yasumoto, Yuki Matsuda:
  “Exploring UX Frustration Recognition using Stress Recognition Models and Lightweight Biosignal Features,”
  The 21st International Conference on Persuasive Technology 2026 (Persuasive 2026 Poster), Hokkaido, Japan, 2026. 

The Open Campus for prospective students at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

For general information about the Open Campus, please visit:
https://www.naist.jp/admission/opencampus_ps/202602/#event

In conjunction with this event, the Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory will host individual lab information sessions. In addition to an introduction to our research activities, this will be a valuable opportunity to speak directly with faculty members. You are welcome to ask questions about research topics, graduate life, and other related matters.

■ Date & Time

Saturday, February 28, 2026

• 13:00
• 14:30
  (Both sessions will cover the same content.)

■ Venue

Room A407, 4th Floor, Information Science Building A
Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory, NAIST

We look forward to welcoming you.