Masaki Kuribayashi
HCI Researcher at Woven By Toyota
Interest: Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Accessibility, Human-Centered AI
News
- Apr. 2026: I joined Woven By Toyota as an HCI Researcher!
- Feb. 2026: One poster paper is accepted to CHI2026!
- Feb. 2026: One paper is accepted to ICRA2026!
- Jan. 2026: Two papers are accepted to CHI2026!
- Aug. 2025: One paper has been accepted to RA-L!
Bio
- Apr. 2026 - Current: HCI Researcher at Woven By Toyota
- May. 2026 - Current: Research Fellow at Waseda University
- Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2026: Ph.D. Student at Waseda University
- Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2026: Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC1)
- Aug. 2024 - Mar. 2026: Part Time Researcher, Miraikan Accessibility Lab, Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
- Aug. 2025 - Oct. 2025: Intern, Woven By Toyota
- Jan. 2024 - May. 2025: Visiting Researcher, H2X lab, Boston University, Advisor: Eshed Ohn-Bar
- Apr. 2021 - Jan. 2024: Research Intern, IBM Research - Tokyo, Advisor: Hironobu Takagi, Chieko Asakawa, Tatsuya Ishihara
- Jun. 2022 - Sept. 2022: Visiting Researcher, Cognitive Assistance Lab, Carnegie Mellon University, Advisor: Daisuke Sato, Chieko Asakawa
Projects
* indicates equal contribution.
SnowEcho: End-to-End Blind Skiing Assistance System Using Spatial Audio for Simulated Dynamic Slope
UIST 2026
Time-Aware Assistive Navigation
ICRA 2026 
Map-less Navigation for Blind People
PhD Thesis
CHI 2025
Azusa Ono Memorial Award
CHI 2025
CHI 2026 Honorable Mention, Azusa Ono Memorial Award
NeurIPS 2024
CHI 2021
Azusa Ono Memorial Award
`Thank God I’m Fly!'': A Gyaru Persona Chatbot for Adopting a Positive Mindset to Prevent and Mitigate Negative Emotions
CHI 2026 Posters
Awards
- 2020年度 早稲田大学小野梓記念学術賞(Azusa Ono memorial award 2020) - Mar. 2021
- WISS最優秀論文賞(WISS best paper award) - Dec. 2020
- 2024年度 早稲田大学小野梓記念学術賞(Azusa Ono memorial award 2024) - Mar. 2025
Academic Service
- Assistants to Local Chairs, Organizing Committee of CHI2025
- Associate Chair of CHI LBW 2025
- External Reviewer of ASSETS, CHI, IMWUT, Mobile HCI, ICRA, UIST, and HRI
- Miraikan Accessibility Networking Event Organizer
- WISS2026 Program Committee
- Associate Chair of UIST Poster 2026
Fellowships
- Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1) JSPS (日本学術振興会 特別研究員DC1) - Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2026
- Scholarship for Outstanding Master Students Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) (日本学生支援機構 奨学金 全額返済免除 ) - Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2023
- Isao Okawa Scholarship for Information Technology Science(大川功情報通信学術奨学金) - Mar. 2023
- Visiting support from Super Global University (SGU), ICT & Robotics, Waseda University, - Jan. 2024. - May. 2025
- Scholarship for short-term study abroad, Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), - Jan. 2024. - May. 2025.
- Travel support from The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation to MobileHCI 2024 (Melbourne) - Oct. 2024
Talks
- Introduction to Accessibility Research (Hong Kong Japanese School) - May 2023
- PathFinder: Designing a Map-less Navigation System for Blind People in Unfamiliar Buildings (Forum on Information Technology (FIT 2024)) - Sep 2024
- Research Introduction; Map-less Navigation System for Blind People (A11y Meetup, Cybozu (Japan)) - Feb 2025
- PathFinder: Designing a Map-less Navigation System for Blind People in Unfamiliar Buildings (Global Creative Leaders Society, The University of Tokyo) - Mar 2025
- WanderGuide: Indoor Map-less Robotic Guide for Exploration by Blind People (CHI 2025 Symposium) - May 2025
- Navigation System for Blind People (Creative Japan Session at Siggraph ASIA 2025) - Dec 2025
- Accessibility Research for Blind People in the AI Era: What Is Left to Do? (Seminar at Nakamura Lab Meiji University) - May 2026
- 視覚障害者のMap-less Navigation System実現のための協調インタラクション (SSII 2026 Organized Session 人が使う画像センシング) - Jun 2026