Masayuki Murata is a Staff Research Scientist at IBM Research - Tokyo.
He is working on robotics and smartphone-based indoor navigation for improving accessibility of people with visual impairments.
Research Area and Interests
- Accessibility
- Robotics
- Mobile Computing
- Indoor Localization
Projects
- AI Suitcase
- The AI Suitcase is a suitcase-shaped autonomous navigation robot that guides people with visual impairments.
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- NavCog
- NavCog is a smartphone-based turn-by-turn navigation assistant system for people with visual impairments.
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Awards
- The 71st Electrical Science and Technology Promotion Award / 第71回電気科学技術奨励賞 (link), The Promotion Foundation for Electrical Science and Engineering, 2023
- Best Technical Paper Award, The 14th International Web for All Conference (W4A), 2017
Education
- 2013, Graduated from Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 2011, Graduated from Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology