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Yoshiaki Shirai

Yoshiaki Shirai

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Computer Science
Japan
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
47
Citations
9105
World Ranking
6481
National Ranking
91

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Yoshiaki Shirai is affiliated with Ritsumeikan University in Japan, with a research focus primarily in the field of computer science. Their work broadly spans areas such as artificial intelligence, social psychology, transportation, building and construction, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Their research notably covers topics including speech and dialogue systems, AI in service interactions, multi-agent systems and negotiation, team dynamics and performance, human mobility and location-based analysis, smart parking systems, and municipal solid waste management.

Shirai has contributed to several papers in reputable venues, reflecting their research interests and collaboration with other scholars. Key recent publications include:

  • Bridging Fluency Disparity between Native and Nonnative Speakers in Multilingual Multiparty Collaboration Using a Clarification Agent, 2021, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • Improving Non-Native Speakers' Participation with an Automatic Agent in Multilingual Groups, 2022, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • District Characteristics Analysis with Regional Garbage Amount Estimation Using Vehicle-Mounted Motion Sensors, 2022, 2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2)

Frequent co-authors include Wen Duan, Naomi Yamashita, Susan R. Fussell, Xiaoyan Li, and Yasue Kishino, indicating collaborations across multiple research projects.

The primary venues where Shirai's work appears are:

  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • 2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2)

Best Publications

  • Object Recognition Using Three-Dimensional Information

    Masaki Oshima;Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Recognition of polyhedrons with a range finder

    Yoshiaki Shirai;Motoi Suwa

  • An active vision system for real-time traffic sign recognition

    J. Miura;T. Kanda;Y. Shirai

  • Guiding a robot by visual feedback in assembling tasks

    Yoshiaki Shirai;Hirochika Inoue

  • An Active Vision System for On-Line Traffic Sign Recognition

    Jun Miura;Tsuyoshi Kanda;Shusaku Nakatani;Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Hand gesture estimation and model refinement using monocular camera-ambiguity limitation by inequality constraints

    N. Shimada;Y. Shirai;Y. Kuno;J. Miura

  • Object Tracking in Cluttered Background Based on Optical Flow and Edges

    Yasushi Mae;Yoshiaki Shirai;Jun Miura;Yoshinori Kuno

  • Recognition of polyhedrons with a range finder

    Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Description of Textures by a Structural Analysis

    Fumiaki Tomita;Yoshiaki Shirai;Saburo Tsuji

  • Autonomous visual navigation of a mobile robot using a human-guided experience

    Kiyosumi Kidono;Jun Miura;Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Real-time 3D hand posture estimation based on 2D appearance retrieval using monocular camera

    N. Shimada;K. Kimura;Y. Shirai

  • Look where you're going [robotic wheelchair]

    Y. Kuno;N. Shimada;Y. Shirai

  • A View-Based Outdoor Navigation Using Object Recognition Robust to Changes of Weather and Seasons

    Hiroaki Katsura;Jun Miura;Michael Hild;Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Tracking players and estimation of the 3D position of a ball in soccer games

    Y. Ohno;J. Miura;Y. Shirai

  • 3D computer vision and applications

    Y. Shirai

  • A scene description method using three-dimensional information

    Masaki Oshima;Yoshiaki Shirai

  • A context sensitive line finder for recognition of polyhedra

    Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Mobile robot map generation by integrating omnidirectional stereo and laser range finder

    J. Miura;Y. Negishi;Y. Shirai

  • Real-time Vision-based Gesture Recognition for Human Robot Interaction

    M. Hasanuzzaman;V. Ampornaramveth;Tao Zhang;M.A. Bhuiyan

  • Object recognition supported by user interaction for service robots

    Y. Makihara;M. Takizawa;Y. Shirai;J. Miura

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Miura
Jun Miura Toyohashi University of Technology
Yoshinori Kuno
Yoshinori Kuno Saitama University
Minoru Asada
Minoru Asada Osaka University
Yasushi Makihara
Yasushi Makihara Osaka University
Shinichi Hirai
Shinichi Hirai Ritsumeikan University
Katsushi Ikeuchi
Katsushi Ikeuchi Microsoft (United States)
Antonio Fernández-Caballero
Antonio Fernández-Caballero University of Castilla-La Mancha
Alberto Sanfeliu
Alberto Sanfeliu Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

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