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Overview

Hirokazu Kato is affiliated with the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. Their academic work spans multiple fields, primarily in Computer Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence.

The research topics covered by Hirokazu Kato include:

  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Augmented Reality Applications
  • Interactive and Immersive Displays
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Social Robot Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)

Their recent scholarly papers highlight diverse subject matters and publication venues, such as:

  • "Surface Remeshing: A Systematic Literature Review of Methods and Research Directions," 2020, published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "Virtual Reality as a Reflection Technique for Public Speaking Training," 2021, published in Applied Sciences
  • "Subseafloor sulphide deposit formed by pumice replacement mineralisation," 2021, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Systematic Review of Augmented Reality Training Systems," 2022, published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "Selection framework of visualization methods in designing AR industrial task-support systems," 2022, published in Computers in Industry

Hirokazu Kato frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Yuichiro Fujimoto
  • Masayuki Kanbara
  • Taishi Sawabe
  • Alexander Plopski
  • Isidro Butaslac

Their publications appear across key venues with multiple contributions to the following journals and conferences:

  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • Sensors
  • Computers & Graphics
  • Applied Sciences
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Marker tracking and HMD calibration for a video-based augmented reality conferencing system

    H. Kato;M. Billinghurst

  • The MagicBook - moving seamlessly between reality and virtuality

    M. Billinghurst;H. Kato;I. Poupyrev

  • Virtual object manipulation on a table-top AR environment

    H. Kato;M. Billinghurst;I. Poupyrev;K. Imamoto

  • Collaborative augmented reality

    Mark Billinghurst;Hirokazu Kato

  • The MagicBook: a transitional AR interface

    Mark Billinghurst;Hirokazu Kato;Ivan Poupyrev

  • Augmented Reality Learning Experiences: Survey of Prototype Design and Evaluation

    Marc Ericson C. Santos;Angie Chen;Takafumi Taketomi;Goshiro Yamamoto

  • Collaborative Mixed Reality

    Mark Billinghurst;Hirokazu Kato

  • Augmented reality as multimedia: the case for situated vocabulary learning.

    Marc Ericson Chavez Santos;Arno in Wolde Lübke;Takafumi Taketomi;Goshiro Yamamoto

  • Touch-Space: Mixed Reality Game Space Based on Ubiquitous, Tangible, and Social Computing

    Adrian David Cheok;Xubo Yang;Zhou Zhi Ying;Mark Billinghurst

  • Developing a generic augmented-reality interface

    I. Poupyrev;D.S. Tan;M. Billinghurst;H. Kato

  • Tangible augmented reality

    Mark Billinghurst;Hirokazu Kato;Ivan Poupyrev

  • Mixing realities in Shared Space: an augmented reality interface for collaborative computing

    M. Billinghurst;I. Poupyrev;H. Kato;R. May

  • Explorations in the use of augmented reality for geographic visualization

    Nicholas R. Hedley;Mark Billinghurst;Lori Postner;Richard May

  • Augmented Reality versus Virtual Reality for 3D Object Manipulation

    Max Krichenbauer;Goshiro Yamamoto;Takafumi Taketom;Christian Sandor

  • Real world teleconferencing

    M. Billinghurst;A. Cheok;S. Prince;H. Kato

  • The effects of shadow representation of virtual objects in augmented reality

    Natsuki Sugano;Hirokazu Kato;Keihachiro Tachibana

  • MagicBook: transitioning between reality and virtuality

    Mark Billinghurst;Hirokazu Kato;Ivan Poupyrev

  • Tracking a surface in a 3-dimensional scene using natural visual features of the surface

    Mark Nathan Billinghurst;Hirokazu Kato

  • 3D live: real time captured content for mixed reality

    Simon Prince;Adrian David Cheok;Farzam Farbiz;Todd Williamson

  • Communication behaviors of co-located users in collaborative AR interfaces

    K. Kiyokawa;M. Billinghurst;S. E. Hayes;A. Gupta

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Billinghurst
Mark Billinghurst University of South Australia
Adrian David Cheok
Adrian David Cheok i-University Tokyo
Ivan Poupyrev
Ivan Poupyrev Google (United States)
Desney S. Tan
Desney S. Tan Microsoft (United States)
Wataru Sato
Wataru Sato Kyoto University
Kiyoshi Kiyokawa
Kiyoshi Kiyokawa Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Bruce H. Thomas
Bruce H. Thomas University of South Australia
Didier Stricker
Didier Stricker German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence
Steven Feiner
Steven Feiner Columbia University
Tom Drummond
Tom Drummond Monash University

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