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Recognition and Learning Systems

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Recognition and Learning Systems

Researcher

  • [ Professor ]
    Shuichi Sakamoto

Research Activities

To create computational models of the process that the human brain integrates multiple sensory inputs from the outside world, we are investigating the visual and auditory functions in the human brain for implementing these functions in hardware under biologically plausible settings. Our approaches include psychophysics, brain wave measurements, and computer simulations.

Auditory and Multisensory Information Systems (Prof. Sakamoto)

Research topics

  • Mechanism of multisensory information processing including hearing
  • Development of high-definition 3D sound space acquisition systems
  • Auditory information systems based on multisensory information processing

We study the mechanism of human multimodal processing, including hearing. In particular, we focus on speech perception as an audio-visual process, the judgment of auditory space during motion and the impression of a sense-of-reality in multimodal content. Such knowledge is crucial to develop advanced communication and information systems. Based on this knowledge, we are developing future auditory information systems.

Prediction of Aha! experience from facial features. Since the accuracy is higher when the system is trained and tested within subjects, this knowledge can be effectively used to develop personalized information presentation systems.