Junji YAMATO

Contact info

Media Information Laboratory
NTT Communication Science Laboratories
3-1 Morinosato-Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa, 243-0198 JAPAN

Phone: +81-46-240-3539
Fax: +81-46-240-4707
E-Mail: click here
web: http://www.brl.ntt.co.jp/people/yamato/

Research Interests

• Human-robot interaction
• Measuring and using attention in interaction/communication

past research topics
• Communication robot ( Old "Communication Robot Project Page" )
• Touching behavior recognition using tactile sensor array
• Gait analysis using tactile sensor mat
• Human gesutre recognition

past job topics
• Ubiquitous service strategy
• RFID tag archtecture and security policy
• Sensor network promotion strategy

Recent Publications/Presentations

• Kazuhiro Otsuka, Junji Yamato, Yoshinao Takemae, and Hiroshi Murase, "Conversation Scene Analysis with Dynamic Bayesian Network Based on Visual Head Tracking,", Proc. ICME'06, July, 2006
  
• Kazuhiro Otsuka, Junji Yamato, Yoshinao Takemae, and Hiroshi Murase, "Quantifying Interpersonal Influence in Face-to-face Conversations based on Visual Attention Patterns," Proc. ACM CHI Extended Abstract, pp.1175-1180, April, 2006.
  
• Kazuhiro Otsuka, Yoshinao Takemae, Junji Yamato, and Hiroshi Murase, “A Probabilistic Inference of Multiparty-Conversation Structure Based on Markov-Switching Models of Gaze Patterns, Head Directions, and Utterances,” Proc. ACM Int. Conf Multimodal Interfaces (ICMI)'05, pp.191-198, October, 2005.
  [Abstract][Paper][Presentation][Movies] in Kaz Otsuka web page
  
• Yoshinao Takemae, Kazuhiro Otsuka, and Junji Yamato “ Automatic Video Editing System Using Stereo-Based Head Tracking for Multiparty Conversation,” ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM/CHI2005), pp.1817-1820, 2005.
  
• Kazuhiro Otsuka, Yoshinao Takemae, Junji Yamato, and Hiroshi Murase, “Probabilistic Inference of Gaze Patterns and Structure of Multiparty Conversations from Head Directions and Utterances,” Proc. 1st. International Workshop on Conversational Informatics, pp.7-12, 2005.
  
• Yoshinao Takemae, Kazuhiro Otsuka, Junji Yamato: Effects of Automatic Video Editing System Using Stereo-Based Head Tracking for Archiving Meetings, IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (IEEE/ICME 2005).
  
• Yoshinao Takemae, Kazuhiro Otsuka, and Junji Yamato, “Development of Automatic Video Editing System Based on Stereo-Based Head Tracking for Archiving Meetings,” The Third International Conference on Active Media Technology (AMT2005), p.269, 2005.
  
• Kazuhiko Shinozawa, Futoshi Naya, Junji Yamato: Differences in Effect of Robot and Screen Agent Recommendations of Human Decision-Making, International Journal on Human-Computer Studies, Vol.62, 2, Feb. 2005, Elsevier , preprint[PDF]
• Junji Yamato:"Attention, please: measurement, effect, and application of attention", NTT Communication science labs.Openhouse2004 Talk [PDF], PPT Slides[PDF]
• Yamato, J., Shinozawa, K., Naya, F.: Effect of Shared-attention on Human-Robot Communication, In Proceedings of ACM/CHI2004 Workshop Shaping Human-Robot Interaction---Understainding the Social Aspects of Intelligent Robotic Products [PDF]
• Junji Yamato, Hideaki Sakamoto, Minoru Kubota: Ubiquitous service: Trends and Future (invited talk), IEICE Workshop on Circuit and systems, Apr. 2003
• Junji Yamato: Impact of next bar code: Network service of Auto-ID (tutorial) IPv6 Magazine No.4, Jan. 2003. [PDF]
• Yamato, J., Brooks, R., Shinozawa, K., and Naya, F.: Human-Robot Dynamic Social Interaction, NTT Technical Review, Vol.1, No.6, Sep. 2003 [PDF]
• Yamato, J. and Asahi, T.: MIT AUTO-ID Center Advances the Standardization of RFID Tags, NTT Technical Review, Vol.1, No.5, Aug. 2003 [PDF]
• Yamato, J.: NTT R&D Initiatives to Develop Ubiquitous Services, NTT Review, Vol.14, No.5, Spe.2002 [Abstract]
• Jun Ohya, Akira Utsumi, and Junji Yamato: "Analyzing Video Sequences of Multiple Humans --- Tracking, Posture Estimation, and behavior Recognition." Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002 [available from Amazon.co.jp ]
• Yamato, J., Shinozawa, K., Naya, F., and Kogure, K.: Effects of Conversational Agent and Robot on User Decision, IJCAI-01 Workshop, 2001.3. [PDF], PPT Slides[PDF]
• Yamato, J., Shinozawa, K., Naya, F., and Kogure, K.: Evaluation of Communication with Robot and Agent: Are robots better social actors than agents?, INTERACT2001, pp. 690-691, 2001.2. [PDF]
• Shinozawa, K., Naya, F., Yamato, J., and Kogure, K.: Quantitative Evaluation of Effect of Robot Recommendations on User Decision, HCI International 2001, pp. 998--1002, 2000.11.
• Junji Yamato: "A Layered Control System for a Stereo Vision Head with Vergence" In Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. (SMC'99)
• Naya, F., Yamato, J. and Shinozawa, K.: Recognizing Human Touching Behaviors using a Haptic Interface for a Pet-robot, Proc. 1999 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC'99), pp. II-1030--1034 [PDF].
• Junji Yamato: "Tracking moving object by Stereo Vision Head with Vergence for Humanoid Robot", Master's thesis. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. May 1998[PDF].
• Takanori Shibata, Makoto Yoshida, Junji Yamato: "Artificial Emotional Creature for human-machine interaction" In Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. v 3 1997
• Kyoko Sudo, Junji Yamato, Akira Tomono: "Determining gender of walking people using multiple sensors" In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems 1996
• Junji Yamato, Jun Ohya, Kenichiro Ishii: "Recognizing Human Action in Time-Sequential Images using Hidden Markov Model", In Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1992 [IEEE Xplore]

Bio

• 1988 B.Eng. Dept. of Precision Machinary Engigneering, School of Engineering, Univ. of Tokyo
• 1990 M.Eng. Dept. of Precision Machinary Engigneering, Grad. School of Engineering, Univ. of Tokyo
• 1990 NTT Human Interface Labs.
• 1996 MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Course VI(EECS)
• 1998 S.M. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
• 1998 NTT Communication Science Labs.
• 2000 Dr.Eng. Dept. of Precision Machinary Engigneering, Grad. School of Engineering, Univ. of Tokyo
• 2001 NTT Department 3, R&D vision group
• 2003 Senior researcher, NTT Communication Science Labs.
• 2004 Group leader, Media recognition research group, NTT Communication Science Labs.

Old photos...

• Comet Hyakutake(1996)
• Comet Hale-Bopp(1997)
• Leonids 1998.

Last updated on July. 20, 2006