Status and goals

Researcher focusing on the satisfaction of human needs at 国立情報学研究所 (National Institute of Informatics) in Japan since 2006, I investigate designs of ubiquitous systems to improve the general public's quality of life based on medical, psychological and social knowledge. I am motivated by the possibility to better the everyday life of acquaintances as well as strangers, by the potential of the technologies, by their likely emergence in the next twenty years, and by the lack of humanistic approaches in current developments.

I would like to teach, research into and participate to the development of cyberspace, intelligent environments, robotics, and wearable computers before 2015 because these complementary tasks are far-reaching. Ideally, I would be involved in projects significantly beneficial to well-being and human environments worldwide.

Publication #15 - Fundamental Needs in Wearable Computing: Constraints on Features & Universal Access

My 6-pages paper "Fundamental Needs in Wearable Computing: Constraints on Features & Universal Access" written with 橋爪宏達 (HASHIZUME Hiromichi) was published at the 10^th IFAC symposium on Human-Machine Systems the 4 September 2007 (see post on HMS 2007).

Abstract: The creation of wearable systems should take into account human fundamental needs and diversity as well as ecological settings but they are often neglected in favour of core functions. To guide further research and development, we present and discuss issues related to the variety and evolution of human characteristics, psycho-social needs, fashion, legal frames, interactions between technologies, and physical environments. These elements highlight critical assumptions as well as constraints imposed on the features of wearable computers, and on universal access.

Publication: <http://horizons.free.fr/home/documents/publications/2007-09-04_hms_needs-wearable-constraints-access.pdf>

Co-author: 橋爪宏達 (HASHIZUME Hiromichi) obtained his Ph.D. of engineering in Japan from the electric engineering section of 東京大学 (University of Tokyo). He is currently professor at 国立情報学研究所 (National Institute of Informatics) in 東京 (Tokyo, Japan).