Arata Jingu | 神宮 亜良太

I am a second-year Ph.D. student at Human Computer Interaction Lab at Saarland University, advised by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Steimle.
My interests are: (1) redefining computer interfaces with haptics, (2) making haptic information shareable worldwide, and (3) enhancing future entertainment.
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Main Publications



LipNotif: Use of Lips as a Non-Contact Tactile Notification Interface Based on Ultrasonic Tactile Presentation
Arata Jingu, Takaaki Kamigaki, Masahiro Fujiwara, Yasutoshi Makino, Hiroyuki Shinoda
In Proc. UIST'21 (full paper, acceptance rate: 25.9%)
Lips as Notification Receiver.

More Publications

Perspectives

Lips as Interface
My three papers (CHI'23, UIST'21, WHC'21) explored "Lips as Interface". Lips have high potential as I/O interfaces: dexterous, inherent in humans, sensitive to touch, electrically conductive, valley-shaped capable of converging ultrasonic waves, close to other intraoral parts, and easy to access from the outside environment. Just as our fingers have become a touch I/O interface in today's touchscreens, we might witness how our lips EVOLVE in the following decades.
Funding
- 2023.06 ERC Proof of Concept Grant: 1-year funding
- 2022.10 SIGCHI Gary Marsden Travel Award: $3.2K
- 2022.05 Funai Overseas Scholarship (Most honorable scholarship for Japanese PhD students, acceptance rate: 9%): $3K/month for 2 years
- 2018.03 Mercari BOLD Scholarship for SXSW 2018
Awards
- 2022.03 2nd Best Dean's Award, Master's Thesis at the University of Tokyo
- 2019.11 Laval Virtual Award, 27th International collegiate Virtual Reailty Contest (IVRC)
Exhibitions

Be in"tree"sted in | きになるき
International Virtual Reality Contest 2019, Tokyo ( Laval Virtual Award)
Laval Virtual 2020, Virtual
VR experience of becoming a tree and spending the four seasons.
(w/ three co-creators, my part: VR/Server)

Autonomous Shadow | 自律する影
IIIExhibition 2018 "Dest-logy REBUILD", Tokyo
Your shadow moves autonomously.
(w/ two co-creators, my part: Python/OpenCV/Shadow Image Processing/OSC)
