Dr.-IngKo Watanabe
Trustworthy AI & HCI Researcher
DFKI GmbHGerman Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
I am a Trustworthy AI & HCI Researcher based in Kaiserslautern, Germany. My area of expertise encompasses the entire Artificial Intelligence (AI) product implementation: from an idea or design to generation of machine learning function, developing software using web clouds, some backend techniques, model implementation, and improving the model after deploying the service. Also, Trustworthy AI such as explainability and fairness (or more) of AI is my interest.
About Me
My area of expertise encompasses the entire Artificial Intelligence (AI) product implementation: from an idea or design to generation of machine learning function, developing software using web clouds, some backend techniques, model implementation, and improving the model after deploying the service. Also, Trustworthy AI such as explainability and fairness (or more) of AI is my interest.
DFKI Homepage Bio
https://www.dfki.de/en/web/about-us/employee/person/kowa01Publications
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News
Attend Augmented Humans in Okinawa, Japan
Attend ABC2026 in Muroran and Hakodate
Accepted in Augmented Humans (Poster Paper) 🎉
- • Empowering Vocabulary Learning Through Teaching AI: Using LLMs as a Student to Perform Learning by Teaching in Vocabulary Acquisition
Accepted 3 papers in IJABC (Journal) and 1 Position Paper 🎉
- • Estimating the Level of Surgical Skill During Robot-Assisted Surgery Simulation Using a Neck-Worn Wearable Camera
- • SensCogAR: Cognitive Load Estimation Via Movement Data in Assembly Tasks
- • SipSense: Acoustic Sensing of Beverage Type and Volume Using Dual-Microphone Wearable System
- • HandyLabel: Towards Post-Processing to Real-Time Annotation Using Skeleton Based Hand Gesture Recognition
Accepted in Augmented Humans (Full Paper) 🎉
- • FutureLetter: Augmenting Personal Writing for Future-Self Dialogue using LLMs
Education & Experience
Education
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
Ph.D. in Computer Science
Graduated in 2024 (2021-2024)
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
M.S. in Computer Science
Graduated in 2019 (2017-2019)
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Graduated in 2017 (2013-2017)
Awards & Activities
Awards
Fundings
CREST AIP CHALLANGE
¥1,000,000Received for research use
TOBITATE Exchange Scholarship
¥1,160,000Grant Scholarship (6 months)
JASSO Scholarship
¥2,112,000Repayment Scholarship (2 years)・Half repayment exemption
Committee Activities
Reviews
Conference
Journal
Contact
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about research or collaboration proposals.
Location
Kaiserslautern, Germany