Prof. Yoshifumi Kitamura received the Lifetime Community Contribution Award at the 4th Japan ACM SIGCHI Chapter Awards in 2024. This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of science and technology related to the interaction between humans and information technology. In addition to making significant contributions to the development of the field through his own research and community activities, he has also promoted activities that connect the global and Japanese research communities, and has worked to enhance Japan's presence in the international research community.

 

Interactive Content Design Lab: https://www.icd.riec.tohoku.ac.jp/en/
Yoshifumi Kitamura: https://www.riec.tohoku.ac.jp/~kitamura/
Award Details Page: https://sigchi.jp/award/2024/result.en.html#YoshifumiKitamura