コンピューターサイエンスとサイバネティクスにバックグラウンドを持つ認知科学者です。人工生命、人間とコンピューターの相互作用、身体性モデリングおよび心の哲学の研究を行っています。身体性認知科学ユニットのコーディネーターであり、Adaptive Behavior の編集主任でもあります。

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COVID-19 Survey Normativity Habits

哲学および心理学の学士号、哲学修士号および身体性認知科学で博士号を取得しています。博士課程では、身体性社会的相互作用を通じて文化がどのように再現されるかに焦点を当てた研究を行いました。新型コロナのパンデミックをきっかけに、博士研究員として福祉の問題に焦点を当て、身体性認知科学、デザインおよびデジタルテクノロジーの相互関係について調査しています。

Finda has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, M.Sc. in Biology of Human Performance and Health, and B.Sc. in Biology. She has a research background in Brain-Computer Interface, neurofeedback, and hyperscanning recording, and mostly worked around EEG. She joined the group to take part in the perceptual crossing hyperscanning EEG experiment and analyses.

Tomoki is a researcher at Suntory with a background in metabolic engineering and bioinformatics. At Suntory, he is working on improving the value of a healthcare app called "Gut Note," which measures gut sounds using a smartphone's microphone.

Enactive Torch Torobo Arm Perceptual Crossing Haptic Interactions (PCE)

生体工学の学士（理学）号および機械工学の工学修士号を取得しています。リバースエンジニアリング業界での経験を有しています。本ユニットでは、機械工学の技術で、ロボット工学および人間・コンピューター・インターフェースを使用した研究をサポートします

Agency in Perception Torobo Arm EEG Hyperscanning

20年間、米国空軍に航空機電気・環境システム専門職として勤めていました。その後、心理学の学士（理学）号を取得し、身体性認知に興味を持っています。インターンシップでは、彼は身体の姿勢が脳内活性に及ぼす影響を研究します

Tae is a certified medical translator. She supports the unit with ethics applications, participant recruitment, data collection and administration matters.

Synchrony Eye Tracker Gaze Interactions

生体医科学の学士（理学）号および計算論的神経科学と神経情報科学の修士（理学）号を取得しています。複数の物質による社会的相互作用、認知および神経言語学の非代表的な理論に関心を持っています。本ユニットでは現在、数学的モデル化と実験的アプローチを用いて人間同士の同期性の研究に取り組んでいます。

Emergence of Complexity Legobots

神経生物学の学士号および合成生物学とバイオテクノロジーの修士号を取得しています。ローテーションでは、進化ロボット環境を設定し、神経活動の自由度における身体的自由度の役割を調べます。

化学の学士（理学）号および理論化学の修士（理学）号を取得しています。ローテーションでは、ネットワーク解析を用いて能動的学習環境の特徴を明らかにしました。本ユニットでは、学習の基本原則と社会的相互作用における創造性の出現について研究します。

Shannon has a Bachelor's in Art, Psychology, and Neuroscience. Currently, Shannon is interested in cognition, especially ways to improve cognition, and comparative studies. During rotation Shannon will be participating in the Video Interactions project to study realtime social interactions.

Kazuma has a BSc and MSc in computer science. His interest is “Self-Dynamics” in the human-computer integration experience. He works on this topic through the demonstration and the psychophysical/cognitive experiment. He is not only a Ph.D. student at OIST, but also he is a Research Assistant of SonyCSL and a Visiting Researcher of Keio Media Design. He approaches his theme from various perspectives and aspires to work across disciplines.

Georgii has a combined BSc and MSc in theoretical astrophysics. Currently, his interests in intersection of astrobiology and artificial life.

Kensei obtained Bachelor’s in Engineering (Material Science) in 2020. His previous work was focused on developing autonomous robots and molecular computers using DNA as building blocks. After enrollment of OIST, his interest shifted to evolution of animal sociality and collective behavior. Under co-supervision by Dr.Tom Froese, Kensei is now studying macroscopic trends in social evolution of animals, exploring the relationship between brain development and animal behavior.

Ziwen holds an MEng in Aeronautical Engineering and a dual MSc/MA in Innovation Design Engineering. Her interests encompass human-computer interaction, accessible design, and sustainability. At ECSU, she is investigating the role of vibration as assistive feedback for navigation, examining the neural and behavioral foundations of sensory substitution to guide future accessible design solutions. Ziwen is contributing as an experimental protocol designer, data analyst, and engineer.

Ezequiel has recently earned his medical degree, with a thesis on disorders of consciousness attempting to identify potential EEG markers for the state of consciousness. He will begin his residency in Neurosurgery later this year. During his time at OIST, he is analysing EEG data from the perceptual crossing experiment, exploring possible neural correlates of behaviour. His ultimate goal is to integrate clinical practice with scientific research.

Mariana has a BSc in Social Sciences, which encompasses Sociology, Anthropology and Political Sciences. In the past she has worked in the market research industry and will join the unit to assist with human subjects research.

Alex completed his B.A. in Philosophy at the University of Düsseldorf in 2019 and got his M.Sc. in Cognitive Science at the University of Bochum three years later. He is now in the last year of his PhD and works with Dynamical Systems models of cognitive and behavioral systems in order to answer conceptual questions about causality and mind in the neurosciences. As part of the unit, he investigates whether mental states are causally efficacious in virtue of being coordinative structures, which entrain the development of the neural systems that co-constitute them.