Work Experience

・General Incorporated Association Successability

Director (2023-)

・University of Tsukuba

Researcher (2022-)

・AIST: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Technical Staff (2016-2019)

・Forethumb LLC

COO / Co-founder (2016-2018)

・Seginus Co.Ltd.

CEO / Founder (2015-2016)

Publications

Journal Paper

• Yuki Nishimura, Akira Kashihara, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, "Development of an Eyeglass-type Chewing Detection Device with a Pressure Sensor Array," Sensors and Materials, vol.37, no.8, pp.3389-3398, 2025, doi: 10.18494/SAM5624.

International Conference Paper

• Akira Kashihara, Fukuko Hasegawa, Maki Miyanishi, Rina Horiguchi, Minami Watanabe, Ginga Sasaki, "An Algorithm to Generate Menu-Based Chatbot Dialogue Scenarios Based On Hierarchical Clustering," Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction, pp.350-352, 2026, doi: 10.1145/3765766.3765805

• Akira Kashihara, Fukuko Hasegawa, Tomone Takahashi, Masayoshi Ogura, Hideyuki Haraguchi, Ginga Sasaki, "The Exploratory Survey of Usage Data with Chatbot for
  Neurodiverse Individuals," The 39th Pacific Rim International Conference On Disability and Diversity Conference Proceedings, Honolulu, HI, USA, 2024, pp.230-249, url: https://rdsjournal.org/index.php/journal/issue/view/81.

• Akira Kashihara, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, "A Development of Color Lighting Device to Indicate Subjective Palatability," 2020 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), Honolulu, HI, USA, 2020, pp. 675-680, doi: 10.1109/SII46433.2020.9025936. 

Education

Ph.D. Program in Empowerment  Informatics, University of Tsukuba, JAPAN  (2019-2023, Incomplete)

College of Engineering Systems, University of Tsukuba, JAPAN (2014-2019)

Degree

Master of Human Informatics (University of Tsukuba, 2021)

Bachelor of Engineering (University of Tsukuba, 2019)

Intellectual Property

• Patent

  • application number, JP2025-78962) 情報処理装置、情報処理方法、プログラム、及び記録媒体

Grant & Adoption

・Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)  (JSPS KAKENHI)

Title) Creation and social implementation of consultation response model for undiagnosed persons with developmental disabilities in which humans and machines work in harmony
Principal Investigator) Ginga Sasaki
Project/Area Number) 25H00552
Role) Co-Investigator
URL) https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/en/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-25H00552/

・Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up (JSPS KAKENHI)

Title) Research for Practical Use of Chatbots That Provide Interpersonal Support in Fields such as Mental Health
Principal Investigator) Akira Kashihara
Project/Area Number) 24K22794 (2024-2026)
Role) Principal Investigator
URL) https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-24K22794/

・The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

DC1  (2021-2022)

・The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

21J20373  (2021-2022)

・Challenge Grant

Grant from my graduate course  (2020-2021)

・Unicorn Company Development Program

MOMO  (2019-2020)

・Edge Next Advanced 

(2017-2018)

・Talent Connect

(2016)

TA: Teaching Assistant & Lecture

・Research Proposal Writing Workshop in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems II

TA  (2021)

・Tsukuba Creative Camp Advanced

TA  (2019-2020)

・Technical English Exercise

TA  (2020)

・Tsukuba Creative Camp Advanced

Adviser  (2018)

・The Program for the Development of Next-Generation Leaders

Lecture  (2017)

・Sakura Science Plan, JST Program

Lecture  (2017)

・Venture Business

Lecture  (2015-2016)

License

• Amateur Third-Class Radio Operator

Contact

✉️email（Please replace from [at] to @ ）

kashihara.akira.sp[at]alumni.tsukuba.ac.jp

🔗ORCID

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0232-7396

🔗Researchmap

https://researchmap.jp/akira-kashihara?lang=en

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