Content Environment Design Laboratory (Ushiama Laboratory)

About

The Content Environment Design Laboratory (Ushiama Lab) conducts research on the relationship between people and information in cyberspace, including digital content, web services, and social media.

By integrating data engineering and machine learning with design and expressive perspectives, we investigate what it means for information experiences to be meaningful for people.

Faculty

Taketoshi Ushiama

Professor, Department of Media Design Science,
Faculty of Design / Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University

Research interests: data engineering, recommender systems, social media analysis, design informatics, and content/learning experiences supported by generative AI.

He designs content environments that support human creativity and learning by estimating users’ preferences, values, and contexts from web content and social media data.

For more details on publications and projects, please refer to the following pages:
Kyushu University researcher information: https://hyoka.ofc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/html/100021164_en.html
researchmap: https://researchmap.jp/ushiama

Research Topics

• Recommender systems and proactive information recommendation
• Content and learning experiences supported by generative AI
• Social media analysis and user behavior modeling
• Digital content appreciation support and interaction design

For Students

We welcome students who are interested in both technology and design, and who wish to explore what meaningful information experiences are for people.

Students with strong programming or data analysis skills, as well as those who want to make creative use of information technologies from a design and expressive perspective, are both welcome.

If you would like to visit our lab or discuss possible thesis topics, please contact us by e-mail in advance, including your affiliation and research interests.