Biography
2020年 筑波大学大学院システム情報工学研究科博士後期課程修了．博士（工学）．2020年 ソニー株式会社 インタラクションデザイナー，2021年 株式会社ソニーコンピュータサイエンス研究所 非常勤研究員を経て，2022年より筑波大学システム情報系 助教．サイバニクス研究センター，未来社会工学開発研究センター(F-MIRAI) 研究担当者．2025年よりCYBERDYNE株式会社アドバイザー．人・ロボット・情報系の融合複合新領域「サイバニクス」を開拓し，神経・筋難病患者の機能再生と自立支援を可能とする装着型サイボーグHALやサイバニクス空間等の研究に従事．
Akira Uehara received a PhD degree in Engineering from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, in 2020. He was an interaction designer at Sony Corporation and an adjunct researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. He is currently an assistant professor of Institute of Systems and Information Engineering, the University of Tsukuba. In this role, he is actively involved in research at the Center for Cybernics Research and R&D Center for Frontiers of MIRAI in Policy and Technology (F-MIRAI), and CYBERDYNE inc., where he focuses on pioneering the interdisciplinary field of cybernics. He focuses on cybernics technologies such as wearable cyborg HAL and cybernics space to facilitate functional improvement and independence living support for patients with neurodegenerative or neuromuscular diseases.
Vision
人とテクノロジーが一緒になって支え合うテクノピアサポートにより、誰一人取り残さない未来社会を実現する
To realize a future where no one is left behind by Techno-Peer Support, where people and technology work together to support each other
Work
サイバニクス技術によるインタラクティブバイオフィードバックループの設計・構築
Establishment of interactive Bio-Feedback loop based on cybernics technology
Philosophy
技術で社会へ貢献する
Contributing to society with technology
研究目的達成のために研究手段は選ばない
Doing whatever it takes to achieve my goal about research
Strength
Mechanical design and Structural analysis
for Resin, Metal, and CFRP
– 3D CAD / CAM / CAE (SolidWorks)
Double-sided circuit board design (EAGLE)
Making parts of Resin, Metal, and CFRP
Making mold for CFRP
Speedy prototyping
Machining tool
– 3 axis machining center
– Circuit board plotter
– 3D printer
– Autoclave
– Vacuum casting machine
– Electrical discharge machine
Programming
– C, C++, C#, R, Matlab, processing, Python
Knowledge
– Neurology (Especially Parkinsonism)
– Robotics (Especially wearable robot)
Membership
IEEE
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)
The Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ)
The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)
The Virtual Reality Society of Japan (VRSJ)
Japanese Society for Medical Virtual Reality (JSMVR)
Japan Society for Medical and Biological Engineering (JSMBE)
Employment
May. 2022 –
Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba
– Assistant Professor
May. 2021 – Apr. 2022
Sony Computer Science Laboratories, inc.
– Adjunct Researcher
Apr. 2020 – Apr. 2022
Sony Group Corporation
– Interaction designer
R&D Experience
Feb. 2019
Sony Corporation
– Internship (User interface)
Jan. 2018 – Nov. 2018
Center for Cybernics Research, Univ. of Tsukuba
– Research Assistant
Sep. 2014 – Aug. 2019
CYBERDYNE Inc.
– Collaborator
Professional Activities
Apr. 2017 – Jul. 2017
University of Tsukuba
– Teaching Assistant: Biosystem
Apr. 2016 – Jul. 2016
University of Tsukuba
– Teaching Assistant: Linear algebra
Sep. 2016 – Aug. 2019
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd
– Microsoft Student Partners
Apr. 2015 – Mar. 2019
Accessibility Division for Students with Disabilities, Univ. of Tsukuba
– Peer Tutor
Education
2017 – 2020
System and information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Japan [Ph.D. of Engineering]
2015 – 2017
System and information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Japan [Master of Engineering]
2011 – 2015
College of Engineering System, University of Tsukuba, Japan [Bachelor of Engineering]
2007 – 2010
Shibaura Institute of technology kashiwa high school
Akira Uehara 