Ph.D. Student at Hokkaido University
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I am a Ph.D. student in the HCI-lab at Hokkaido University, where I am advised by Prof. Daisuke Sakamoto. My research lies in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). I design, develop, and evaluate assistive technology for visually impaired people's daily activities and exercises. I was a visiting student at SMU HCI Research, and I also work with Prof. Kotaro Hara. Please see my CV for more!
I am expected to complete my Ph.D. degree in March 2027 and am actively looking for opportunities after graduation. Please let me know if there are any opportunities available!
Yuki Abe, Daisuke Sakamoto, and Tetsuo Ono. “I feel lonely when they stop chatting”: Exploring Auditory Comment Display for Eyes-Free Social-Viewing Experience in Online Music Videos. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 9, 2, Article CSCW106 (April 2025) 30 pages. CSCW 2025. [DOI]
Yuki Abe, Myungguen Choi, Daisuke Sakamoto, and Tetsuo Ono. A Study on Semi-transparent Double Flick Keyboard for Live Chat in Live-streaming. Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) Journal. 64(2), 352-365. [DOI]
Yuki Abe, Keisuke Matsushima, Kotaro Hara, Daisuke Sakamoto, and Tetsuo Ono. “I can run at night!”: Using Augmented Reality to Support Nighttime Guided Running for Low-vision Runners. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’25), April 26–May 01, 2025, Yokohama, Japan. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 20 pages. Honorable Mention Award. [DOI]
Yuki Abe*, Kan Kusakabe*, Myungguen Choi*, Daisuke Sakamoto, and Tetsuo Ono. Understanding Usability of VR Pointing Methods with a Handheld-style HMD for Onsite Exhibitions. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’25), April 26–May 01, 2025, Yokohama, Japan. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 21 pages. *—equal contribution. Honorable Mention Award. [DOI]
Yuki Abe, Kotaro Hara, Daisuke Sakamoto, and Tetsuo Ono. Exploring Auditory Hand Guidance for Eyes-free 3D Path Tracing. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’25), April 26–May 01, 2025, Yokohama, Japan. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 10 pages. [DOI] [Poster]
Yuki Abe, Hikaru Tsujiguchi, Daisuke Sakamoto, and Tetsuo Ono. Temaneki: Map-Based Collaboration Tool for Consensus-Building in Student-Run Festival Management Teams. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’24), May 11– 16, 2024, Honolulu, HI, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 8 pages. [DOI] [Poster]
Honorable Mention Award, ACM CHI 2025 [10.1145/3706598.3714284] [URL]
Honorable Mention Award, ACM CHI 2025 [10.1145/3706598.3713874] [URL]
ELM AWARD student, Hokkaido University [URL]
Demonstration Award (People Chose), WISS 2023 [URL]
Super Creator Certification, IPA Exploratory IT Human Resources Project, Japan [URL]
Research Fellow, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC2)
Visiting Ph.D. Student, Singapore Management University, Advisor: Prof. Kotaro Hara
Research Fellow, Hokkaido University EXEX Program
CTO, temaneki Inc.
Creator, IPA Exploratory IT Human Resources Project, Japan
Ph.D. Student, Division of Computer Science and Information Technology, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University. Adviser: Prof. Daisuke Sakamoto.
M.S., Division of Computer Science and Information Technology, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University. Adviser: Prof. Daisuke Sakamoto.
B.E., Division of Computer Science and Information Technology, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC2) [URL]
Research Grant, Tateisi Science and Technology Foundation (C) [URL]
Travel support, Tateisi Science and Technology Foundation, CSCW 2025 [URL]
Doctoral Fellowship, EXEX Program, Hokkaido University [URL]
Financial Support, IPA Exploratory IT Human Resources Project 2022 [URL]
Scholarship, Hokkaido University Tech Garage 2 [URL]
Scholarship, Hokkaido University Tech Garage 1 [URL]
Top Conference Session, WISS2025 [URL]
Research Presentation, HCI Research Gathering, NYCU, Taiwan
Research Presentation, Hokkaido Information University
Top Conference Session, FIT2025 [URL]
Citizen Open Lecture, SIGCHI Japan Symposium, CHI 2025 [URL]
Research talk, National University of Singapore (Prof. Alice's and EJ's Lab Members)
Fresh Lightning Talk, MITOU Conference 2023 [URL]
“I feel lonely when they stop chatting”: Listening to Music Videos Together, ACM CSCW Blog [URL]
Mentor, Shinsetsu Program, Hokkaido IT Human Resources Development Project [URL]
External Reviewer of CHI 2024 LBWs, CHI 2025, CHI 2025 LBWs, CHI 2026
Organizer/Student Volunteer of SIGCHI Japan CHI Study Group 2023, 2024, 2025 [URL]
Guide runner at Sapporo Hokkaido Japan, Google Project Guideline Workshop in Sapporo,
temaneki, Mitou Conference, IPSJ Magazine, Hokkaido Shimbun Press, News media JaGaJaGa, NoMaps 2022, Hokkaido University Website,
hnf_yuuki[at]eis.hokudai.ac.jp