CV

PhD

The University of Tokyo, Japan

Creative Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology

• Advisor: Prof. Takeo Igarashi
• Co-advisor: Prof. Ariel Shamir (Reichman University)

MSc

The University of Tokyo, Japan

Creative Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology

• Advisor: Prof. Takeo Igarashi

BS

Tel Aviv University, Israel

Double major in Computer Science and Film & Television

• Graduated with honors

Research Intern

Honda Research Institute Japan

Research internship in human-robot interaction (HRI) under the supervision of Dr. Christian Arzate Cruz. Improving emotional recognition from facial expressions using 3D morphable models from videos.

• Human-Robot Interaction
• Emotional Recognition
• Machine Learning

Software Engineer

Cadence Design Systems, Israel

Working on simulation tools for semiconductor design and verification.

MEXT Scholarship for PhD Studies in Japan

Japanese Government

MEXT Scholarship for PhD Studies in Japan (2024-2027)

Softbank Beyond AI Research Grant

Softbank

Softbank Beyond AI Research Grant

Honorable Mention Award

ASSETS 2025

Honorable Mention Award (VeasyGuide @ ASSETS 2025)

Google Accessibility in Research Grant

Google

Google Accessibility in Research Grant

Helpfeel Award for Corporate Excellence

WISS 2023

Helpfeel Award for Corporate Excellence (Smart Replay @ WISS 2023)

MEXT Scholarship for Master's Studies in Japan

Japanese Government

MEXT Scholarship for Master's Studies in Japan (2022-2024)

A Longitudinal Autoethnography of Email Access for a Professional with Chronic Illness and ADHD: Preliminary Insights

ASSETS '25

A 14-year autoethnography examining email accessibility challenges for professionals with chronic illness and ADHD, proposing design insights for accessible workplace communication systems.

Task Mode: Dynamic Filtering for Task-Specific Web Navigation using LLMs

ASSETS '25

A system that dynamically filters web content based on user-specified goals using large language models, particularly beneficial for screen reader users.

VeasyGuide: Personalized Visual Guidance for Low-vision Learners on Instructor Actions in Presentation Videos

ASSETS '25

A tool that uses motion detection to identify instructor actions and dynamically highlight and magnify them for low-vision learners. Won Honorable Mention Award.

Confidence Estimation of Few-shot Patch-based Learning for Anime-style Colorization

SIGGRAPH Posters '25

A confidence estimation method for automatic anime colorization that compares local patches to indicate colorization confidence levels for each image region.

ImprovMate: Multimodal AI Assistant for Improv Actor Training

DIS '25 Companion

An AI-powered system that leverages LLMs to automate narrative stimuli generation for improvisation training, helping actors focus on creativity.

ShowMe: 対話的な強調表示と拡大表示によるプレゼンテーションビデオの視覚的アクセシビリティの改善

WISS 2024

A tool that highlights and magnifies instructor visual actions in presentation videos to support low-vision learners, reducing frustration and fatigue.

Data Augmentation for 3DMM-based Arousal-Valence Prediction for HRI

ROMAN 2024

A data augmentation technique using 3D morphable models to improve arousal-valence prediction accuracy in human-robot interaction settings.

SmartLearn: Visual-Temporal Accessibility for Slide-based e-learning Videos

CHI EA '24

An innovative tool designed to enhance accessibility of video-based e-learning content through advanced video analysis techniques addressing focus, navigation, and pacing issues.

MyStoryKnight: A Character-drawing Driven Storytelling System Using LLM Hallucinations

INTERACTION 2024

A storytelling system that creates adventure-type stories with multiple branches using character drawings as input and leveraging LLM hallucinations for interactive story generation.

Smart Replay: eラーニング動画における視覚的・時間的アクセシビリティの向上

WISS 2023

An e-learning accessibility tool that analyzes learning videos and generates accessible playback options. Won Helpfeel Award for Corporate Excellence.

VeasyGuide

Open source tool to support low-vision learners in following presentation videos.

• Accessibility
• Low-vision Support
• E-learning

ImprovMate

An interactive web application that helps users practice and improve their improvisation skills through guided exercises and real-time feedback.

• Interactive Web App
• Real-time Feedback
• Skill Development

MyStoryKnight

An interactive storytelling platform that enables users to create their own choose-your-own-adventure stories using real-world drawings.

• Interactive Storytelling
• Drawing Integration
• Adventure Games