TOHAI '24

Tokyo-Oulu Joint Symposium on Human-AI Interaction

October 3-4, Tokyo, Japan (UTokyo Hongo Campus)

Organized by: IIS Lab and Crowd Computing 

Sponsored by: JSPS Bilateral Collaborations between Japan and Finland (JPJSBP 120232701), and Research Council of Finland (Mobility 354161, Strategic Research Council 358470, and Research Fellowship 353790)

Co-supported by: Japan ACM SIGCHI Chapter, 6G Flagship

tohai is about

The Future

The world is now marked with rapid globalization and technological advancement. A joint research symposium between two institutions sharing the same goals helps pool intellectual resources and offers a safe venue to present emerging and even unpublished work.

TOHAI showcases visions, empirical case studies and ongoing work from diverse people interested in the future and interplay of humans and AI.

Thursday, October 3 (day 1)

10:00 Opening words (Koji & Simo)

10:05 Lik Hang Lee

10:30 Daniel Szabo

10:55 Break

11:05 Shixian Geng

11:30 Ai Hisano

11:55 Day 1 concluding bento lunch (+ discussions)

Friday, October 4 (day 2)

10:00 Opening words (Simo & Koji)

10:05 Takashi Ishida

10:30 Li Junhao

10:55 Break

11:05 Sylvain Malacria

11:30 Chi-Lan Yang

11:55 Day 2 concluding bento lunch (+ discussions)

Invited Speakers

TOHAI features talks from diverse viewpoints:

Ai Hisano

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo


This presentation examines how AI has transformed human sensory experience by viewing technology not just as a functional tool but as a practice. I propose the idea of "aesthetic intelligence"—the ability to disrupt existing social structures, unspoken conventions, and modes of consciousness.

Takashi Ishida

Research Scientist, Lecturer at RIKEN AIP & University of Tokyo


In this talk, Takashi Ishida asks: Is the Performance of My Deep Network Too Good to Be True? 

A Direct Approach to Estimating the Bayes Error in Binary Classification.

Chi-Lan Yang

Assistant Professor, Graduate School Of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University Of Tokyo


In this talk, Chi-Lan Yang will share her recent work on how to leverage intelligent technology to support remote communication and discuss some challenges and research opportunities in AI-mediated communication.

Lik Hang Lee

Assistant Professor, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University


In this talk, Lik Hang Lee explores the future of humans, AI and the metaverse.

Sylvain Malacria

Research Scientist, Inria, JSPS International Fellow at the University of Tokyo


Scientific results are still primarily conveyed via PDF documents, inherited from physical papers and static by nature. Surprisingly, these documents do not leverage the rich interactive capabilities of computing systems. In this talk, Sylvain will present interactive systems that transform the scientific reading experience by providing more interactivity through materials that can be produced by both authors and readers.

Shixian Geng

Doctoral researcher, IIS Lab, the University of Tokyo


In this talk, Shixian talks about her recent work on utilizing multiple chatbots to simulate a group therapy environment for supporting women with Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). The talk also explores research opportunities in multi-agent interaction.

Li Junhao

Doctoral Reseacher, Center For Ubiquitous Computing, University Of Oulu


In this talk, Junhao talks about the credibility issues of social media and discusses the potential of LLMs to improve individuals' medical literacy. The talk also explores the role of AI in helping people adapt to this misinformation-flooded era.

Dániel Szabo

Doctoral Researcher, Center For Ubiquitous Computing, University Of Oulu


In his talk, Dániel talks about his work involving Embodies Social Assistants and discusses what recent developments in the AI space mean for agents out in the physical world, including how ESAs are changing today, now that everyone has the tools to build their own C-3PO.

Organizers:

Koji Yatani; University of Tokyo (leading the Interactive Intelligent Systems Laboratory)

Simo Hosio; University of Oulu (leading the Crowd Computing Research Group, currently also visiting IIS Lab)

Contact Information

Location: Meeting rooms 1A and 1B on the 3rd floor in Eng. Bldg. 2 Hongo Campus

tohai@crowdcomputing.net

Phone: +81 80-9433-8784