Atsushi Shimada

Professor Department of Advanced Information Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University

Additional Roles

Director, Division of Learning Analytics, Data-Driven Innovation Initiative, Kyushu University

Vice Director, Future Education Design Arena, Kyushu University

Professor, Research Institute for Information Technology, Kyushu University

Research Interests

  • Learning Analytics
  • Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • Image Processing
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Big Data Analysis
  • Multimedia Analysis

Education

April 1999 – March 2002
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University (Left the program early after early admission to graduate school)
April 2002 – March 2004
Master’s Program, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University
April 2002 – March 2007
Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University
March 2007
Doctor of Engineering, Kyushu University

Professional Experience

Academic Positions

April 2007 – September 2013
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University
October 2013 – March 2017
Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Science, Kyushu University
April 2017 – September 2019
Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University
October 2019 – Present
Professor, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University

Concurrent Appointments and Professional Roles

October 2015 – March 2019
JST PRESTO Researcher
January 2020 – March 2023
Director, Educational Infrastructure Office, Information Infrastructure Initiative, Kyushu University
April 2020 – Present
Professor, Research Institute for Information Technology, Kyushu University
November 2020 – September 2024
Presidential Advisor, Kyushu University
April 2021 – March 2023
Head, System Operations Division, Learning Analytics Center, Kyushu University
May 2021 – Present
Executive Board Member, Evidence-Driven Education Research Council
April 2022 – Present
Director, Division of Learning Analytics, Data-Driven Innovation Initiative, Kyushu University
April 2022 – March 2023
Vice Chief Information Officer (Education Systems), Kyushu University
May 2023 – Present
Project Manager, Fukuoka MITOU Talent Discovery and Development Project
October 2024 – March 2026
Director, Learning Analytics Center, Kyushu University
April 2025 – Present
Vice Director, Future Education Design Arena, Kyushu University

Academic and Professional Activities

Academic Society and SIG Activities

April 2019 – Present
IPSJ Special Interest Group on Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE)
  • April 2019 – March 2020: Steering Committee Member
  • April 2020 – March 2022: Secretary
  • April 2022 – March 2026: Chair
  • April 2026 – Present: Advisor
April 2025 – Present
Special Interest Group on Advanced Learning Science and Technology, Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI)
  • Technical Committee Member
May 2021 – Present
Evidence-Driven Education Research Council
  • Executive Board Member
April 2019 – March 2023
IPSJ Special Interest Group on Ubiquitous Computing Systems
  • Steering Committee Member
May 2015 – May 2019
IPSJ Special Interest Group on Computer Vision and Image Media
  • Steering Committee Member
May 2011 – May 2017
IEICE Technical Committee on Pattern Recognition and Media Understanding
  • May 2011 – May 2013: Technical Committee Member
  • May 2013 – May 2014: Assistant Secretary
  • May 2014 – May 2015: Secretary
  • May 2015 – May 2017: Technical Committee Member

International Conference Committees

2026
  • Program Committee, 27th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2026)
  • Senior Program Committee, Educational Data Mining 2026 (EDM 2026)
  • Program Committee, International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 2026)
  • Program Committee, ABC2026 Activity and Behavior Computing
  • Organizer, Workshop on Predicting Performance from Reading and Learning Behavior and Orchestrating Human and AI Agency
  • Program Committee, Workshop on Trustworthy Educational Data Sharing and Secondary Use: The ReLEAF Data Challenge
2025
  • Organizing Committee, The 8th Workshop on Predicting Performance Based on the Analysis of Reading and Learning Behavior
  • Program Committee, International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK25)
  • Organizing Committee, LAK25 Data Challenge
  • Program Committee, ABC2025 Activity and Behavior Computing
  • Program Committee, 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2025)
  • Program Committee, Educational Data Mining 2025
  • Reviewer, The 8th IAPR Asian Conference on Pattern Recognition (ACPR2025)
2024
  • Program Committee, ABC2024 Activity and Behavior Computing
  • Program Committee, 25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2024)
  • Program Committee, Educational Data Mining 2024
  • Program Committee, International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK24)
  • Organizing Committee, LAK24 Data Challenge
  • Workshop Chair, International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK24)
  • Organizing Committee, The 7th Workshop on Predicting Performance Based on the Analysis of Reading and Learning Behavior
  • Program Committee, The 32nd International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2024)
  • Program Committee, The 30th International Workshop on Frontiers of Computer Vision (IW-FCV 2024)
2023
  • Program Committee, International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK23)
  • Program Committee, ABC2023 Activity and Behavior Computing
  • Program Committee, The 7th IAPR Asian Conference on Pattern Recognition (ACPR2023)
  • Program Committee, The 31st International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2023)
  • Organizing Committee, LAK23 Data Challenge
  • Reviewer, The Eleventh International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR 2023)
  • Program Committee, Educational Data Mining 2023
2022
  • Program Committee, ABC2022 Activity and Behavior Computing
  • Program Committee, Intelligent Textbooks 2022
  • Program Committee, International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK22)
  • Steering Committee, IFIP WCCE 2022: World Conference on Computers in Education
  • Program Committee, LA@ICCE2022
  • Program Committee, The 30th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2022)
  • Organizing Committee, LAK22 Data Challenge
  • Reviewer, IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR2022)
  • Reviewer, Asian Conference on Computer Vision 2022 (ACCV2022)
  • Program Committee, The 28th International Workshop on Frontiers of Computer Vision (IW-FCV 2022)
2021
  • Program Committee, International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK21)
  • Program Committee, ABC2021 Activity and Behavior Computing
  • Program Committee, The 27th International Workshop on Frontiers of Computer Vision (IW-FCV 2021)
  • Program Committee, The 6th IAPR Asian Conference on Pattern Recognition (ACPR2021)
  • Program Committee, The 29th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2021)
  • Program Committee, Intelligent Textbooks 2021
  • Organizing Committee, LAK21 Data Challenge
  • Technical Program Committee, The 18th EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services (Mobiquitous 2021)
2020
  • Organizing Committee, LAK20 Data Challenge
  • Program Committee, International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK20)
  • Program Committee, ABC2020 Activity and Behavior Computing
  • Track Chair, IEEE TALE2020
  • Chair, LA@ICCE2020
  • Program Committee, The 26th International Workshop on Frontiers of Computer Vision (IW-FCV 2020)
  • Program Committee, IJCAI-PRICAI 2020
  • Program Committee, Intelligent Textbooks 2020
  • Reviewer, IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR2020)
  • Reviewer, The 16th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV2020)
  • Reviewer, Asian Conference on Computer Vision 2020 (ACCV2020)
  • Program Committee, International Conference on Learning Analytics in Asia 2020
2019
  • Organizing Committee, LAK19 Data Challenge
  • Program Committee, International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK19)
  • Program Committee, ABC2019 Activity and Behavior Computing
  • Program Committee, The 5th IAPR Asian Conference on Pattern Recognition (ACPR2019)
  • Program Committee, Intelligent Textbooks 2019
  • Program Committee, The 25th International Workshop on Frontiers of Computer Vision (IW-FCV 2019)
  • Program Committee, LA@ICCE2019
2018
  • Local Organizing Committee, The 12th International Workshop on Information Search, Integration, and Personalization (ISIP2018)
  • Program Committee, Asian Conference on Computer Vision (ACCV 2018)
  • Program Committee, The 24th International Workshop on Frontiers of Computer Vision (IW-FCV 2018)
  • Program Committee, The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, Applications and Systems
2017
  • Program Committee, IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV 2017)
  • Program Committee, 10th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM'17)
  • Program Committee, The 4th IAPR Asian Conference on Pattern Recognition (ACPR2017)
  • Program Committee, The 23rd International Workshop on Frontiers of Computer Vision (IW-FCV 2017)
2016
  • Publications Chair, The Korea-Japan Joint Workshop on Frontiers of Computer Vision (FCV)
  • Program Committee, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal-Based Surveillance (AVSS 2016)
  • Program Committee, Asian Conference on Computer Vision (ACCV 2016)
  • Technical Program Committee, International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2016)
  • Program Committee, The 11th International Workshop on Information Search, Integration, and Personalization (ISIP2016)
2015
  • Program Committee, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal-Based Surveillance (AVSS 2015)
  • Tracking Competition Committee, ISMAR 2015 Tracking Competition
  • Program Committee, The 3rd IAPR Asian Conference on Pattern Recognition (ACPR2015)
  • Program Committee, The 1st Workshop on e-Book-based Educational Big Data for Enhancing Teaching and Learning
2014
  • Technical Program Committee, 22nd International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2014)
  • Program Committee, 2014 Asian Conference on Computer Vision (ACCV 2014)
2013
  • Program Committee, International Symposium on Information Science and Electrical Engineering
  • Program Committee, IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV 2013)
  • Publicity Chair, 11th International Conference on Quality Control by Artificial Vision
  • Program Committee, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal-Based Surveillance (AVSS 2013)
  • Program Committee, The 2nd IAPR Asian Conference on Pattern Recognition (ACPR2013)
  • Program Committee, The 9th International Conference on Signal-Image Technology & Internet-Based Systems
  • Program Committee, The 20th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP 2013)
2012
  • Organizer, ICPR 2012 Contest: Kitchen Scene Context-Based Gesture Recognition
  • Technical Program Committee, The 21st International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2012)
2011
  • Program Committee, IRIT–Kyushu University Workshop on Data Mining and Media Processing
  • Program Committee, The 1st IAPR Asian Conference on Pattern Recognition (ACPR2011)
2010
  • Program Committee, The First International Workshop on Human Behavior Sensing (HBS2010)
  • Technical Program Committee, The 20th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2010)
  • Organizing Committee, The 6th Joint Workshop on Machine Perception and Robotics (MPR2010)
  • Program Committee, The Second China–Japan–Korea Joint Workshop on Pattern Recognition (CJKPR2010)
2009
  • Publication Chair, The 3rd Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology (PSIVT2009)

Domestic Conference Committees

2023
  • Vice Program Chair, Symposium on Sensing via Image Information 2023
2022
  • Program Committee, DICOMO 2022
  • Advisor, Tutorial Committee, Symposium on Sensing via Image Information 2022
  • Evaluation Committee Member, MIRU 2022
2021
  • Chair, Tutorial Committee, Symposium on Sensing via Image Information 2021
  • Interactive and Demo Session Chair, MIRU 2021
  • Program Committee, DICOMO 2021
2020
  • Vice Chair, Tutorial Committee, Symposium on Sensing via Image Information 2020
  • Program Committee, DICOMO 2020
  • Organizing Committee, IPSJ-ONE 2020
  • Vice Program Chair, Information Education Symposium (SSS2020)
2019
  • Tutorial Committee Member, Symposium on Sensing via Image Information 2019
2016
  • Vice Program Chair, MIRU 2016
2015
  • Conference Editorial Board, MIRU 2015
2014
  • Chair, Young Researchers Program Committee, MIRU 2014
2013
  • Chair, Demo Session Committee, Symposium on Sensing via Image Information 2013
2012
  • Publication Committee Member, Symposium on Sensing via Image Information 2012
  • Vice Organizing Chair, MIRU 2012
  • Vice Executive Chair, IEICE PRMU Algorithm Contest
2011
  • Chair, Publication Committee, Symposium on Sensing via Image Information 2011
  • Judge, IEICE PRMU Algorithm Contest
2010
  • Vice Chair, Publication Committee, Symposium on Sensing via Image Information 2010
  • Young Researchers Program Organizing Committee Member, MIRU 2010
2009
  • Publication Committee Member, Symposium on Sensing via Image Information 2009
  • Reviewer, MIRU 2009

Professional Memberships

  • Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ)
  • Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)
  • IEEE
  • Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI)

Research Grants

Principal Investigator

2023–2024
Society 5.0 Grand Challenge (2nd Stage), Osaka University
Research on Adaptive Support for Learning Activities

2022–2027
JST CREST
A Development of Reliable Learning Analytics Platform and Its Advanced Applications for Teaching and Learning Support (ReLAX)

2022
Society 5.0 Grand Challenge, Osaka University
Personalized Recommendation of Learning Materials Based on Learning Topics

2022–2025
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Construction and Evaluation of a High-Density Learning Analytics Infrastructure for Data-Driven Education

2022–2024
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
Development of PAnoramic Learning Map (PALM) and Its Application to Educational and Learning Support

2020–2021
Society 5.0 Grand Challenge, Osaka University
Personalized Recommendation of Learning Materials Based on Learners’ Context, Preferences, and Learning Goals

2019–2021
AIP Acceleration Research
Learning Analytics Foundation for Sustainable Learner-Centered Education

2018–2021
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Real-time Learning Analytics for Advanced Education Support

2018–2019
Society 5.0 Grand Challenge, Osaka University
Personalized Recommendation of Learning Materials Based on Campus Life Sensing

2017
KYUDENKO Research Grant
Real-time Congestion Prediction Using Big Sensing Data of Places

2015–2018
JST PRESTO
Asynchronous Stream Processing for Analyzing Various Sizes of Spatio-Temporal Big Data in Education

2015–2017
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Selective Attention Camera for Real-world Sensing

2015–2016
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a Proposed Research Area)
Development of User Interface in the Wearable Era Based on Pro-action and Reaction

2013
MIC SCOPE Young Researcher Program (Phase I)
Human Crowd Sensing for User-participatory Real-world Information Retrieval

2013–2015
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Sensing with Selective Attention

2012
Research Grant for Assistant Professor (University Grant)
Selective Attention Sensing Based on Light Field Imaging

2012–2013
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a Proposed Research Area)
Visualization of Decision-making Affectors in Sightseeing

2011–2014
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
Early Recognition of Gesture Patterns Based on First-person and Third-person Sensing

2011–2012
JST A-STEP
High-performance and Low-cost Object Detection Based on Condition-driven Background Modeling

2010–2011
JGC-S Scholarship Foundation Research Grant
Twittering Sensor Network: Self-organizing Structuring of Real-world Sensing Information

2009
JST Research Grant
Development of an Object Tracking System Using Widely Distributed Sensor Networks

2009
Research Grant for Assistant Professor (University Grant)
Clickable Real World: Real-world Interaction Using Mobile Devices

2009–2010
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Early Recognition of Co-occurrence Gesture Patterns in Cooperative Working Space

2007
Hattori Hokokai Foundation Research Grant
Spatio-temporal Integration of Background Models Using Long-term and Short-term Memory

2007–2008
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
Incremental Self-Organizing Map and Its Application to Real-time Human Posture Analysis

2006
Research Grant for Young Researchers (University Grant)
Research on Early-, Intermediate-, and High-level Vision for Autonomous Image Recognition Models

2005
Research Grant for Young Researchers (University Grant)
Artificial Neural Networks with Both Generalization and Specialization Capabilities for Image Recognition

2004
IPA MITOU Youth
Development of a Dreaming Computer that Mimics the Human Sixth Sense

2003
Research Grant for Young Researchers (University Grant)
Acquisition of Teacher Intentions for Remote Lecture Support Systems

Co-Investigator

2025–2027
JST-RISTEX (SOLVE Program)
Scenario Design for AI to Support Multicultural Inclusive Education by Overcoming the “Invisible Barriers”

2019–2022
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
The Evaluation and Development of an Interactive Learning Environment for Enhancing the Cycle Between Individual and Collaborative Learning

2019–2022
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Constructing a Fine-Grained Learning Analytics Loop Based on the Observation of Learners’ Behavior

2018–2020
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Knowledge Map for Learning Crop Cultivation Techniques Based on Multiple Sensing

2017–2018
QR Program (University Grant)
Development and Evaluation of a Self-Regulated Learning Support System Based on Learning Analytics

2016–2020
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)
Information Infrastructure for Supporting Education and Learning Using Educational Big Data

2016–2018
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Development of Real-World Activity Sensing for Formative Assessment of Group Work

2015–2017
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Advanced Sensing Technology for Supporting Next-Generation Agriculture

2014–2016
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Knowledge Awareness Lens for Ubiquitous Collaborative Learning Environments

2014–2016
NICT Social Big Data Research Grant
Research and Development of Applications for Utilizing Big Data in Education

2014–2015
EEP Program (University Grant)
Development and Introduction of Teaching Portfolios

2013–2016
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Light Field Vision: Computational Photography for Image Understanding

2012–2016
MEXT Research Grant
Cyber-Physical IT Integration Platform for Optimizing Social Systems and Services

2012–2015
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
A Proxy Mechanism for Capturing the Present State of Society

2011
P&P Program (University Grant)
Recognition of Transparent and Specular Objects Using Light Field Vision

2010–2014
MAFF Research Grant
Quantification of Farmers’ Work Techniques and Development of Data Mining Methods

2008–2010
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Automatic Construction and Display System for a Cyber Diorama with Multiple Participants

2007–2009
MEXT Research Grant
Content Creation for the Social Use of Sensor Information

2005
IPA MITOU Youth
Development of an Active Lecture Video Generation System for Remote Learners

Awards

2026年
Best Paper Award
2026 IEEE International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence (PRMVAI)

2026年
SIG Activity Contribution Award
Information Processing Society of Japan

2025年
Best Poster Award
International Conference on Learning Evidence and Analytics (ICLEA 2025)

2023
2023 Learning Impact Award Honorable Mention
1EdTech Consortium

2022
The 7th IMS Japan Award
IMS Japan Society

2020
Young Scientists’ Prize
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan

2020
Best Paper Award
17th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2020)

2020
Best Student Paper Award
IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE 2020)

2019
IPSJ/IEEE Computer Society Young Computer Researcher Award
IEEE Computer Society

2019
Best Poster Presentation Award
8th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAI-AAI 2019)

2019
Best Paper Award
16th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2019)

2019
Interest Poster Award
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

2018
Best Poster Award
16th ITS Symposium 2018

2017
2017 Learning Impact Award Honorable Mention
IMS Global Learning Consortium

2017
Information and Systems Society Distinguished Reviewer Award
IEICE Information and Systems Society

2017
MIRU Interactive Award
MIRU 2017

2017
Winner of the SBM-RGBD Challenge
SBM-RGBD Challenge Organizers

2016
1st IMS Japan Award
IMS Japan Society

2016
13th Japan e-Learning Award (Educational Big Data Division)
e-Learning Awards 2016

2015
Best Paper Award (Short Paper)
15th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2015)

2015
Best Overall Paper Award Finalist
23rd International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2015)

2015
Best Technology Design Paper Award Finalist
23rd International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2015)

2015
Excellence Poster Award
21st Japan–Korea Joint Workshop on Frontiers of Computer Vision

2015
MIRU Demo Presentation Award
MIRU 2015

2013
PRMU Award
IEICE ISS PRMU

2012
First Place, Background Models Challenge 2012
Background Models Challenge Workshop, ACCV 2012

2011
Interactive Session Award
MIRU 2011

2010
Best Paper Award
IEEE Asia Pacific Women in Engineering Affinity Group

Invited and Keynote Talks

June 26, 2026
From Analysis to Interpretation, Generation, and Adaptation: Rethinking Learning Analytics in the Era of AI
Keynote Lecture | APSCE TBICS 2026

March 10, 2026
Using Data and Generative AI in Higher Education
Invited Talk | Public Symposium, Science Council of Japan

March 23, 2026
How Learning Analytics and AI Are Transforming Learning Support
Invited Talk | Colloquium, Center for AI, Mathematics and Data Science, Chubu University

February 10, 2026
What Is Educational Data? Opportunities and Challenges from Use Cases at Kyushu University
Keynote Lecture | Symposium, Kyushu University Collaborative Platform in Research and Education on Humanities and Social Sciences

November 7, 2025
Educational Digital Transformation Initiatives: Focusing on the Collection and Analysis of Descriptive Data
Invited Talk | Colloquium, Center for Research Facility Digitalization, Kyushu University

October 15, 2025
How Generative AI Is Transforming University Education and Operations: Practical Cases and Future Prospects
Invited Talk | FY2025 Faculty Development Lecture, Faculty of Engineering, Kagoshima University

October 9, 2025
AI-Powered Learning Analytics for Transforming Education
Special Lecture | Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University

August 21, 2025
The Future of Learning Guided by Data and AI: From Micro-Level Analysis to Macro-Level Learning Transformation
Keynote Lecture | 2025 PC Conference

July 2, 2025
Latest Trends in AI Technology and Their Effects on Education
Invited Talk | First Seinan Forum of AY2025, Seinan Gakuin University

June 19, 2025
Natural Language Processing × Educational Data: Research Cases for Enabling Learning Support
Invited Talk | RIKEN AIP Natural Language Understanding Team Workshop, “Deepening and Future of Education × NLP”

March 22, 2025
Generative AI in Education
Invited Talk | Kyushu–Okinawa Regional Meeting of the Consortium for Mathematics, Data Science and AI Education

March 19, 2025
Data Use in Higher Education
Invited Talk | Public Symposium of the Subcommittee on Educational Data Utilization, Science Council of Japan

March 18, 2025
Institution-Wide Educational Digital Transformation at Kyushu University
Invited Talk | SLiCS Center Symposium

February 15, 2025
Institution-Wide Use of Study Logs at Kyushu University
Invited Talk | Society for Learning Analytics Retreat Workshop

December 20, 2024
Education × Data × AI: From My Encounter with Learning Analytics to the Present and Beyond
Invited Talk | Joint Research Meeting of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence

November 28, 2024
Training on Generative AI: Potential Uses in Education
Invited Talk | Generative AI Training at Fukuoka Prefectural Jonan High School

November 13, 2024
Using AI and Data in University Education
Invited Talk | Faculty and Staff Development Seminar, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

October 20, 2024
Educational Data × Educational Data
Invited Talk | Joint Symposium on Educational Data Utilization Projects

February 20, 2024
Practical Cases of Learning Analytics in Higher Education
Invited Talk | Meeting of the Academic and Educational Content Sharing Division, AXIES

December 15, 2023
Open-Source Libraries for Advancing Learning Analytics
Invited Talk | AXIES Annual Conference

November 22, 2023
Seminar on the Use of Learning Analytics in Higher Education
Invited Talk | Faculty Development Seminar, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Hiroshima City University

November 20, 2023
Technologies Needed in Learning Analytics Today
Invited Talk | IPSJ Continuous Seminar 2023, “Coexistence and Symbiosis of Education and AI”

June 9, 2023
Educational Data Analysis and Practice in Higher Education
Invited Talk | New Education Expo 2023

February 15, 2023
Educational Digital Transformation at Kyushu University: Cloud Infrastructure, Support Systems, and Data-Driven Education
Invited Talk | 45th Tokai Regional National and Public University Information Systems Study Meeting

February 14, 2023
A Practical Introduction to Educational Data: What We Can Do Now and What We Hope to Do Next
Invited Talk | Education and ICT Days 2023 Winter

December 16, 2022
Educational Digital Transformation at Kyushu University: Toward Data-Driven Education
Invited Talk | Collaborative Symposium on Reforming Dental Education for a Healthy and Long-Lived Society

November 14, 2022
Frontiers of Data Science and Its Use in Society: With a Focus on Applications in Education
Invited Talk | SSH Lecture, Fukuoka Prefectural Jonan High School

September 15, 2022
Cases of Educational Data Analysis and Use in Higher Education
Invited Talk | FIT2022 Special Event, “Educational Digital Transformation Initiatives”

September 7, 2022
Applications of Learning Analytics in Higher Education
Invited Talk | Educational Innovation Conference, Private University Information Education Association

July 11, 2022
Teaching and Learning Support through Educational Systems and Learning Analytics at Kyushu University
Invited Talk | President’s Salon, Otemon Gakuin University

June 24, 2022
Teaching and Learning Support through Learning Analytics: Applications in Online Education
Invited Talk | Social Computing Symposium

June 15, 2022
The Challenge of Learning Analytics for Data-Driven Education
Invited Talk | Brown Bag Seminar, Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies

April 19, 2022
Educational Data Analysis Competition and the OpenLA Development Tools
Invited Talk | Seminar, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University

March 9, 2022
Communicating on the Web: Effective Use of Digital Environments and Educational Data in Online Classes
Invited Talk | Faculty Development Workshop, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyorin University

February 4, 2022
Teaching and Learning Support through Educational Systems and Learning Analytics at Kyushu University
Invited Talk | Workshop, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

October 30, 2021
Applications of Learning Analytics Research: Toward the Wider Adoption of Evidence-Driven Education
Invited Talk | 1st Research Meeting of the Evidence-Driven Education Research Council (EDE)

October 15, 2021
Teaching and Learning Support Based on Learning Analytics: Toward Educational Digital Transformation
Invited Talk | 33rd Workshop on Circuits and Systems

September 17, 2021
Supporting Faculty and Student Activities through Learning Analytics: Toward Self-Directed Learning
Invited Talk | Online Learning Environment Symposium, Tokyo Institute of Technology

September 7, 2021
Launch and Initiatives of the Kyushu University Learning Analytics Center
Invited Talk | Center for Higher Education Information, Regional Science Institute

September 2, 2021
Institutional Research Data × Data Science
Invited Talk | Kyushu DS, AI and DX Summer Festa 2021

August 22, 2021
Learning Analytics toward Personalized Education
Keynote Lecture | Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Pharmaceutical Education

July 13, 2021
The Future of Higher Education with ICT
Keynote Lecture | 11th Symposium of the Kyushu Society for Engineering Education

July 12, 2021
Teaching and Learning Support through Educational Systems and Learning Analytics at Kyushu University
Invited Talk | Seminar, Graduate School of Project Design

July 7, 2021
Online Classes at Kyushu University and Challenges Revealed through Data Analysis
Invited Talk | Subdivision on Universities, Quality Assurance System Committee, Central Council for Education

July 1, 2021
Learning Analytics Research Initiatives at Kyushu University
Invited Talk | Seminar, Research Center for Learning Analytics, Tohoku University

June 3, 2021
Educational Data Utilization at Kyushu University
Invited Talk | New Education Expo 2021

June 3, 2021
Teaching and Learning Support Using Learning Analytics at Kyushu University
Invited Talk | TLAC Seminar Series, Teikyo University

March 9, 2021
OpenLA: A Library for Analyzing Digital Learning Material Logs
Invited Talk | SIP Educational Data Analytics Challenge

March 5, 2021
Online Classes at Kyushu University and Learning Support Using Learning Analytics
Special Lecture | 7th Kogokai General Meeting

January 27, 2021
Teaching and Learning Support Using Information and Communication Technology
Invited Talk | Kyushu Branch Lecture, Engineering Academy of Japan

January 19, 2021
AI Technologies Supporting the Digitalization of Education
Invited Talk | Technical College Outreach Lecture, Kyushu Branch, Engineering Academy of Japan

September 3, 2020
Supporting Online Classes Using Learning Activity Logs
Keynote Lecture | 2020 Tokai-Section Joint Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Information, and Related Engineering

September 2, 2020
Optimizing Learner Course Assignment Based on Learning Activity Analysis
Invited Talk | FIT2020 Top Conference Session

July 25, 2020
Online Examinations and Comprehensive Grade Evaluation Using Learning Analytics
Invited Talk | 9th JMOOC Workshop on Online Classes

May 30, 2020
How Are Online Classes Different from On-Site Classes? A Recipe for Preparation, Operation, Support, and Delivery
Invited Talk | 31st IPSJ Research Meeting on Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE)

March 23, 2020
Research on Learning Analytics Based on Educational Big Data
Invited Talk | Education and Supercomputing Symposium

November 18, 2019
Toward Sustainable Learning Support Using a Learning Analytics Platform
Invited Talk | 2019 Regular Lecture Meeting, IPSJ Kansai Branch

March 22, 2019
Learning Analytics for On-Site Lecture Supporting and Students’ Previewing
Invited Talk | International Symposium on Evidence-Based Education through Learning Analytics

March 16, 2019
How Information Processing Technologies Can Make Use of Educational Big Data
Invited Talk | IPSJ-ONE, 81st IPSJ National Convention

February 21, 2019
How BYOD Changes Teaching and Learning: The Kyushu University Case
Invited Talk | Symposium on ICT-Enhanced Education, Hiroshima University

October 19, 2018
The Potential of Learning Analytics for Teaching and Learning Support
Invited Talk | 5th Symposium of the Data Scientist Society

September 29, 2018
The Potential of Real-Time Learning Analytics for Educational Reform
Invited Talk | 34th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for Educational Technology

July 27, 2018
Cross-Dataset Analysis and Visualization Technologies for Location Data Utilization
Invited Talk | 17th Business Creation Exchange Meeting

June 20, 2018
Real-time Learning Analytics for On-site Lecture Support
Invited Talk | NII Open Forum 2018

June 16, 2018
Education in Cyber-Physical Society
Invited Talk | New Education Expo 2018

June 8, 2018
Education in Cyber-Physical Society
Invited Talk | New Education Expo 2018

March 22, 2018
Learning Analytics in Cyber-Physical Society
Invited Talk | Symposium on Learning Analytics, Kyoto University

March 2, 2018
Background Subtraction as a Foundation for Image Processing in Outdoor Environments
Invited Talk | Course on Sensing in Outdoor Environments

December 19, 2017
Lecture Support Based on Real-Time Learning Analytics
Invited Talk | Seminar, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University

September 13, 2017
Higher Education and Learning Analytics Infrastructure: Kyushu University Initiatives
Invited Talk | Organized Session, 16th Forum on Information Technology (FIT2017)

August 3, 2017
Educational Big Data Analytics at Kyushu University
Invited Talk | 13th Kyushu University Academic Research City Information Exchange Seminar

March 1, 2017
Background Subtraction as a Foundation for Image Processing in Outdoor Environments
Invited Talk | Course on Sensing in Outdoor Environments

December 1, 2016
Educational Big Data: The Arrival of an Era in Which Data Makes Education a Science
Invited Talk | IT Integration Lecture 2016

November 23, 2016
Real-Time Analysis of Learning Activities
Invited Talk | 3rd Kyushu University KIKAN Education Symposium

June 10, 2016
Background Subtraction: What Is a Background, and How Can It Be Modeled Effectively?
Invited Talk | Tutorial, Symposium on Sensing via Image Information

March 16, 2016
Research and Practice in Learning Analytics for KIKAN Education at Kyushu University
Invited Talk | Organized Session, IEICE General Conference

October 28, 2015
Learning Analytics Practice at Kyushu University
Invited Talk | e-Learning Awards 2015 Forum

November 28, 2013
Looking Back on Ten Years of Research in Image and Media Understanding
Invited Talk | Hokkaido University Young Researchers’ Collaborative Symposium on Information Science

Media Coverage

September 9, 2025
Using Image Processing of Students’ Handwritten Notes to Support Instruction
Education and ICT Online

May 28, 2024
Improving the Quality of Classes and Learning Materials by Combining Data and Generative AI
Education and ICT Online

November 1, 2021
Accelerating University Digital Transformation with AWS Cloud: Transforming Education, Research, Management, and Administration
Sentan Kyoiku (pp. 66–67)

September 2, 2021
Toward Education Grounded in Data and Evidence
Education and ICT (p. 25)

February 8, 2020
ICT Fosters the Motivation to Learn
The Nishinippon Shimbun (page 30)

November 13, 2017
Recording the Learning Process to Analyze Education Scientifically
Kyoiku Katei Shimbun (page 13)

August 10, 2017
Kyushu University Analyzes Course Data for an Entire Year Cohort Using Digital Learning Materials
Nikkei Big Data (p. 19)

January 26, 2017
Kyushu University’s Digital Education Revolution
The Nishinippon Shimbun, evening edition (front page)

January 25, 2017
Big Data for Learning Support
The Nikkei (page 31)

August 27, 2016
Development of “K-now,” an AI System for Predicting Congestion
The Yomiuri Shimbun (page 24)

July 10, 2016
Kyushu University Collects Learning Logs through Digital Learning Materials to Predict Students at Risk of Failing and Provide Individual Advice
Nikkei Big Data (pp. 24–25)

June 6, 2016
Kyushu University Aims to Foster Active Learners through Educational Big Data
Kyoiku Katei Shimbun (page 10)