Engineering for connecting technologies with society from societal perspectives

Engineering for connecting technologies with society from societal perspectives

It is important for engineering to be connected with society. It is commendable if the technologies that you have developed are used in society, enriching the life of many people and making them happy. To that end, it is essential to know how technologies are used in society, how they have impacted society and, at a time, examine them calmly from social perspectives. Our laboratory has been conducting research mainly on how information and other technologies relate to society through the use of social scientific approaches.

College of Engineering Computer and Communications Engineering Computer Science and Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering and Science(Master's Program) Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Course
Faculty Name
NAKAMURA, Hiroyuki
Keyword
Information-based society,People-friendly technologies,Elderly/handicapped,Landscape,Visual information processing,Regional revitalization,Virtual reality,Universal designs
Laboratory location
No.4 Building OMIYA Campus 5F 4507-1

This lab is for this SDG activity:

  • 質の高い教育をみんなに
  • すべての人に健康と福祉を
  • 人や国の不平等をなくそう

STUDY FIELDS

  • Social informatics
  • Urban engineering
  • Media informatics
  • Information engineering
  • Sociology

FOR SOCIETY

Our research themes include information technologies and soft services, which are easy to use for the handicapped and the ever-increasing elderly populace, and studies on how a public space should be. We have been thinking about these themes from the perspectives of various fields, such as information, architecture, electricity and machinery.

RESEARCH THEMES

  • Research related to information and other technologies that pay attention to the needs of the elderly and handicapped people.
  • Research on virtual reality and other technologies and designs from user viewpoints.
  • Study on the utilization of three-dimensional videos as a tool, such as the evaluation of landscapes.

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