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 that supports the daily activities and exercises of people with visual impairments. From September 2024 to March 2025, I was a visiting student at the SMU HCI Research, where I was advised by Prof. Kotaro Hara. Please refer to my CV if you are interested!
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]
Research Fellow, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC2)
Internship, Sony R&D Center, Tokyo, Mentor: Dr. Hikaru Takatori
Visiting Ph.D. Research Student, SMU HCI Research, Singapore Management University, Advisor: Prof. Kotaro Hara
Fellowship Student, Hokkaido University EXEX Program
CTO, temaneki Inc.
Freelance Engineer
Honorable Mention Award at ACM CHI 2025 for 10.1145/3706598.3714284 [URL]
Honorable Mention Award at ACM CHI 2025 for 10.1145/3706598.3713874 [URL]
Hokkaido University ELM AWARD [URL]
WISS 2023 Demonstration Award (People Chose) [URL]
MITOU PROGRAM 2022 Super Creator [URL]
Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC2) [URL]
Tateisi Science and Technology Foundation (C) [URL]
Hokkaido University EXEX Doctoral Fellowship [URL]
Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) MITOU Program 2022 [URL]
Hokkaido University Tech Garage Scholarship Program 2 [URL]
Hokkaido University Tech Garage Scholarship Program 1 [URL]
FIT2025 Information Science and Technology Forum Top Conference Session [URL]
CHI 2025 Symposium, Citizen Open Lecture in Yokohama City [URL]
National University of Singapore, Research Presentation and Discussion with Alice's and EJ's Lab Members
MITOU CONFERENCE 2023, Fresh Lightning Talk [URL]
External Reviewer of CHI 2024 LBWs, CHI 2025, CHI 2025 LBWs, CHI 2026.
Student Volunteer of Japan ACM SIGCHI Chapter's CHI Study Group 2023, 2024, 2025.
hnf_yuuki[at]eis.hokudai.ac.jp