Self-Introduction
Kana EGUCHI (IEEE M’17–SM’21) is a senior lecturer at the Human Systems Laboratory, Human Machine Symbiosis Laboratories, Systems Science Course, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University.
She received her B.E. degree from the Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan, in 2010, and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in informatics from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 2012 and 2020, respectively.
She was appointed to her current position in April 2024. Before this, she was a Program-Specific Assistant Professor at the Department of Real World Data R&D, the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, from July 2022 to March 2024. Before starting her academic research career, she had approximately 10 years of work experience as a company researcher at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
Her current research interests include medical engineering (ME), biosignal processing, wearable sensing systems, medical informatics (MI), and human-computer interaction (HCI).
Academic Degrees
Mar. 2020: Ph. D in Informatics (Kyoto University)
Mar. 2012: Master in Informatics (Kyoto University)
Mar. 2010: B. E. (Kyoto Institute of Technology)
Academic Education
Apr. 2022-Present: Bachelor Program,
Department of Psychology and Education, Faculty of Liberal Arts,
The Open University of Japan, Chiba, JAPANApr. 2016-Mar. 2019: Ph. D. Program,
Graduate School of Informatics,
Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPANApr. 2010-Mar. 2012: Master Program,
Graduate School of Informatics,
Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPANAug. 2008-Sep. 2008: General English Programme (21 hours per week for 6 weeks, Upper Intermediate Level),
University of Leeds, Leeds, UKApr. 2006-Mar. 2010: Bachelor Program,
Information Science Course, Division of Engineering Design, School of Science and Technology,
Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, JAPANApr. 2003-Mar. 2006: Courses of Academic Inquiry on Culture and Science/Academic Inquiry on Science,
Kyoto Municipal Horikawa Senior High School, Kyoto, JAPAN
Academic Society Memberships
International
2017-Present: The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
2021-Present: Senior Member
2017-2021: Member
Domestic (Japan)
2022-Present: Human Interface Society: ヒューマンインタフェース学会
2022-Present: Japan Association for Medical Informatics (JAMI): 日本医療情報学会
2018-Present: Japanese Society of Sleep Research (JSSR): 日本睡眠学会
2017-Present: Japanese Society for Medical and Biomedical Engineering (JSMBE): 日本生体医工学会
2014-Present: The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE): 電子情報通信学会
Work Experience
Full-Time
Apr. 2024-Present: Senior Lecturer, Human Systems Laboratory, Human Machine Symbiosis Laboratories, Systems Science Course,
Graduate School of Informatics,
Kyoto UniversityJul. 2022-Mar. 2024: Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Department of Real World Data R&D,
Graduate School of Medicine,
Kyoto UniversityApr. 2012-Jun. 2022: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Apr. 2022-Jun. 2022: NTT Communication Science Laboratories / Bio-Medical Informatics Research Center, NTT Basic Research Laboratories
Jul. 2021-Mar. 2022: NTT Smart Data Science Center / Bio-Medical Informatics Research Center, NTT Basic Research Laboratories
Aug. 2012-Jun. 2021: NTT Service Evolution Laboratories
Apr. 2012-Jul. 2012: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation
Part-time/Concurrent Affiliation
Oct. 2023-Mar. 2024: [Adjunct lecturer] Kyoto Institute of Technology
Sep. 2023-Oct. 2023: [Visiting fellow for Research and Innovation] UZH Healthy Longevity Center, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Apr. 2023-Sep. 2023: [Adjunct lecturer] Kyoto Institute of Technology
Oct. 2019-Mar. 2020: [Registered researcher] Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto University
Sep. 2011: [Summer Intern (Business analyst)] Credit Suisse
Aug. 2011-Sep. 2011: [Summer Intern (Researcher)] Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.