Kazuomi Kuniyoshi: The Interface Between Interaction Technology and Anthropology

Kazuomi Kuniyoshi grew up in Tokyo, Japan, but has been living in Finland for the last 12 years. He has a master's in Applied Linguistics and Cultural Anthropology and a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Jyväskylä. Nowadays he's a research fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Lappeenrata University of Technology, where he's also been teaching the course in user interfaces in the Department of Information Technology. He's also an adviser to the User Science Institute at Kyushu University in Japan.

Yasuyuki Hirai: Inclusive Design Process and Case Studies

Yasuyuki Yas Hirai M.Phil RCA. I have more than 20 years of experience in office industry as a designer and design consultant, working for Kokuyo in Japan and IDEO Product Development in USA. My expertise is in the areas of workplace design and inclusive design,both for innovative approach to realize human and knowledge centric solutions.

The current and recent focus of my work include developing work environment solutions for Steelcase AP, collaboration with New Office Promotion Associationin Japan, and Office Age project with the Helen Hamlyn Centre at the Royal College of Art, together with DEGW, IDEO, and Steelcase.

Välkomna!
John Waterworth