Research field (7):
Aesthetic practices
, Design
, Web and service informatics
, Sensitivity (kansei) informatics
, Human interfaces and interactions
, Cognitive sciences
, Software
Research keywords (9):
芸術
, 情報学
, 情報アーキテクチャ
, 情報デザイン
, neo-cybernetics
, Web Informatics
, artificial life
, positive computing
, wellbeing
Research theme for competitive and other funds (7):
2024 - 2027 Development of a communication design model based on the synlogue concept
2023 - 2026 Re-examination of "fidelity" in sound and image
2021 - 2024 A research survey of more than human culture in East Asia and its connection to design theory
2021 - 2024 Proposal and practical evaluation of communication design that builds a mutually caring relationship with more than human beings
2019 - 2022 Analysis, generation and prediction of social networks using event sequences
Development and Dissemination of Information Technology Guidelines for Promoting Japanese-style Wellbeing
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Papers (68):
Dominique Chen, Youngah Seong, Kazuhiro Jo. Nukabot: design of human-microbe-computer entanglement. Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques Conference Emerging Technologies. 2024
Marin Yamaguchi, Kota Imai, Dominique Chen, Young ah Seong, Kazuhiro Jo, Kohei Ito. The Similarities in Microbial and Chemical Patterns of Fermentation in Two Open Environments were Promoted by Using 150-Year-Old Nukadoko as Starters. Current Microbiology. 2024. 81. 8
Kazumi Yoshimura, Dominique Chen, Olaf Witkowski. Synlogue with Aizuchi-bot: Investigating the Co-Adaptive and Open-Ended Interaction Paradigm. Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2024
Ryo Niwa, Dominique Chen, Young ah Seong, Kazuhiro Jo, Kohei Ito. Direct contact of fermented rice bran beds promotes food-to-hand transmission of lactic acid bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 2023
Interaction that Fosters Mutual Care of Human and Microbes: Through the Design and Evaluation of the Nukabot. 2023. 64. 2. 301-311
Ryo Niwa, Dominique Chen, Young ah Seong, Kazuhiro Jo, Kohei Ito. Microbial interaction between human skin and Nukadoko, a fermented rice bran bed for pickling vegetables. 2023
Dominique Chen. Respect for “me” and collaboration between “us”: designing for compatibility between these two. Good Design Award Focused Issues 2022. 2023
Enchevêtrement de l’humain et des mondes plus-qu’humains à travers la fermentation
(Institut français “Philosophy Evening: Agir pour le vivant.” 2025)
What Do Humans Entrust to Generative AI? - A Perspective on Trust as a Conversational Partner
(Session KS-7 “Overtrusted AI? How to Engage with an AI That Sometimes Makes Mistakes” at the 39th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence 2025)
Panel “Where Did the ‘Weak Robots’ Come From?”
(“Weak Robots” Exhibition 2025)
2007/02 - 2007/09 Ars Electronica International Advisory Board, Digital Communities category
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Awards (14):
2024/05 - Association for Computing Machinery Best Paper Honorable Mention Synlogue with Aizuchi-bot: Investigating the Co-Adaptive and Open-Ended Interaction Paradigm
2023/11 - Digital Contents Association ACM SIGGRAPH Special Prize Nukabot
2023/11 - Digital Contents Association Innovative Technologies 2023 Nukabot
2022/11 - Inno Generation Award NTT Data Corporate Special Prize
2020/10 - The 3rd Yaesu Book Award
2020/09 - 23rd Art Division Jury Selections Japan Media Arts Festival Last Words / TypeTrace