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About Kai Kunze

Affiliations

Keio University, Graduate School of Media Design, Media Design

Location

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Bio

SIGGRAPH 2025

Currently a Professor at Keio University Graduate School of Media Design. Previously served as a Research Assistant Professor at Osaka Prefecture University from 2012 to 2014, and as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab in 2011. Earned a Ph.D. in Wearable Computing, summa cum laude, from the University of Passau, Germany, in 2011. Work experience includes research visits and internships at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC, Palo Alto, US), Sunlabs Europe (Grenoble, France), and the German Stock Exchange (Frankfurt, Germany). Won best paper, demo awards, and various nominations at UbiComp, PERCOM, and ICDAR. Current research is applying sensors to understand human cognition and augment the mind, with a special focus on eyewear computing. Works to develop technologies to make us smarter.

Conference Contributions

Experiences

Emerging Technologies

SA2021_ETech_He_Frisson Waves
Frisson Waves: Sharing Frisson to Create Collective Empathetic Experiences for Music Performances
SIGGRAPH Asia 2021
[Emerging Technologies]
Contributor(s):
2022 E-Tech: Mu_ImageFlowing-Enhance Emotional Expression by Reproducing the Vital Signs of the Photographer
ImageFlowing-Enhance Emotional Expression by Reproducing the Vital Signs of the Photographer
SIGGRAPH 2022
[Emerging Technologies]
Contributor(s):
Entry #: 05
atmoSphere: Designing Cross-Modal Music Experiences Using Spatia
atmoSphere: Designing Cross-Modal Music Experiences Using Spatial Audio with Haptic Feedback
SIGGRAPH 2017
[Emerging Technologies]
Contributor(s):
Entry #: 04
2015 ETech Masai: AffectiveWear: Toward Recognizing Facial Expression
AffectiveWear: Toward Recognizing Facial Expression
SIGGRAPH 2015
[Emerging Technologies]
Contributor(s):
Entry #: 04
2015 ETech Kunze: MEME – Smart Glasses to Promote Healthy Habits for Knowledge Workers
MEME – Smart Glasses to Promote Healthy Habits for Knowledge Workers
SIGGRAPH 2015
[Emerging Technologies]
Contributor(s):
Entry #: 17

VR Experiences

2020 Immersive Pavilion: Ragozin_Sophroneo: Fear not. A VR Horror Game with Thermal Feedback and Physiological Signal Loop
Sophroneo: Fear not. A VR Horror Game with Thermal Feedback and Physiological Signal Loop
SIGGRAPH 2020
[VR Experiences]
Contributor(s):
Entry #: 18

Learning

Art Papers and Presentations

2022 SA Art Show: Zhang_Inner self drawing machine
Inner self drawing machine
SIGGRAPH Asia 2022
[Art Papers and Presentations]
Presenter(s):
2021 SA Art Show: Malaver_Ethereal Phenomena
Ethereal Phenomena
SIGGRAPH Asia 2021
[Art Papers and Presentations]
Presenter(s):
2023 Art Paper: Xie_Movement Quality Visualization for Wheelchair Dance
Movement Quality Visualization for Wheelchair Dance
SIGGRAPH 2023
[Art Papers and Presentations] [Diversity]
Presenter(s):

Diversity

2023 Art Paper: Xie_Movement Quality Visualization for Wheelchair Dance
Movement Quality Visualization for Wheelchair Dance
SIGGRAPH 2023
[Art Papers and Presentations] [Diversity]
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Posters

2019 Poster 63 Nakao_Share_Haptics
ShareHaptics: A Modular Haptic Feedback System using Shape Memory Alloy for Mixed Reality Shared Space Applications
SIGGRAPH 2019
[Posters]
Presenter(s):
Entry #: 63
2018 Posters: Nakao_Make-a-Face: A Hands-free, Non-Intrusive Device for Tongue/Mouth/Cheek Input Using EMG
Make-a-Face: A Hands-free, Non-Intrusive Device for Tongue/Mouth/Cheek Input Using EMG
SIGGRAPH 2018
[Posters]
Presenter(s):
Entry #: 24
2017 Posters: Pai_CleaVR: Collaborative Layout Evaluation and Assessment in Virtual Reality
CleaVR: Collaborative Layout Evaluation and Assessment in Virtual Reality
SIGGRAPH 2017
[Posters]
Presenter(s):
Entry #: 20
2017 Posters: Pai_GazeSphere: Navigating 360-Degree-Video Environments in VR Using Head Rotation and Eye Gaze
GazeSphere: Navigating 360-Degree-Video Environments in VR Using Head Rotation and Eye Gaze
SIGGRAPH 2017
[Posters]
Presenter(s):
Entry #: 23
2016 Posters: Pai_GazeSim: Simulating Foveated Rendering Using Depth in Eye Gaze for VR
GazeSim: Simulating Foveated Rendering Using Depth in Eye Gaze for VR
SIGGRAPH 2016
[Posters]
Presenter(s):
Entry #: 20
2015 Posters: Masai_AffectiveWear: Toward Recognizing Facial Expression
AffectiveWear: Toward Recognizing Facial Expression
SIGGRAPH 2015
[Posters]
Presenter(s):
Entry #: 16

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