GEISTHuman-Centered Information Systems · TU Clausthal

Collaborator · Professor

Prof. Dr. Kouta Minamizawa

Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University

Topics

Affective computingWearable sensingHuman-robot interactionSoft floating robotsHapticsExtended reality

Publications

Recent publications

All 35 publications

  1. Human–Computer Co-Regulation: A Review of Biofeedback for Meditative Practice

    Mengxi Liu, Danyang Peng, Sizhen Bian, Lala Shakti Swarup Ray, Yajun Cheng, Bo Zhou, Siyu Yuan, Kanyu Chen, Kai Kunze, Kouta Minamizawa, Paul Lukowicz

    IMWUT 2026journal

  2. Floating Companion: Exploring Design Space for Soft Floating Robots in Indoor Environments

    Mingyang Xu, Yanheng Li, Burcu Nimet Dumlu, RAY LC, Giulia Barbareschi, Matthias Hoppe, Jie Li, Kouta Minamizawa, Kai Kunze

    DIS 2026conferenceBest Paper Award, ACM DIS 2026

  3. Qìfield: Externalizing Qi as a Palmar Haptic Field for Volitional Extension in Tai Chi Practices

    Wei Lan, Yilin Ren, Mingda Si, Changfei Feng, Danyang Peng, Kai Kunze, Ximing Shen, Yun Suen Pai, Hiroshi Ishii, Kouta Minamizawa

    CHI EA 2026extended abstract

  4. Abstraction Beats Realism: Physiological Visualizations Enhance Arousal Synchrony in VR Concert Recreations

    Xiaru Meng, Yulan Ju, Matthias Hoppe, Jiawen Han, Yan He, Kouta Minamizawa, Kai Kunze

    AHs 2026conference

  5. Cuddle-fish: Exploring a soft floating robot with flapping wings for physical interactions

    Mingyang Xu, Jiayi Shao, Yulan Ju, Ximing Shen, Qingyuan Gao, Weijen Chen, Qing Zhang, Yun Suen Pai, Giulia Barbareschi, Matthias Hoppe, Kouta Minamizawa, Kai Kunze

    AHs 2025conference

  6. Spread Your Wings: Demonstrating a Soft Floating Robotic Avatar with Flapping Wings for Novel Physical Interactions

    Mingyang Xu, Yulan Ju, Qing Zhang, Christopher Changmok Kim, Qingyuan Gao, Yun Suen Pai, Giulia Barbareschi, Matthias Hoppe, Kai Kunze, Kouta Minamizawa

    SIGGRAPH E-Tech 2025demo

  7. EchoSense: Frontal Haptic Navigation in VR towards Biomimetic Empathy

    Danyang Peng, Yihou Wang, Antony Tang, Ximing Shen, Yun Suen Pai, Giulia Barbareschi, Iain Anderson, Kouta Minamizawa, Kai Kunze

    UbiComp/ISWC Adj. 2025workshop

  8. Conscious or Unconscious Meditation? Haptic Interaction Design in Meditation Augmentation Using Physiological Sensing

    Danyang Peng, Kanyu Chen, Yun Suen Pai, Giulia Barbareschi, Kouta Minamizawa, Kai Kunze

    UbiComp/ISWC Adj. 2025workshop

  9. A Placebo Concert: The Placebo Effect for Visualization of Physiological Audience Data during Experience Recreation in Virtual Reality

    Xiaru Meng, Yulan Ju, Christopher Changmok Kim, Yan He, Giulia Barbareschi, Kouta Minamizawa, Kai Kunze, Matthias Hoppe

    CHI 2025conference

  10. Affective Wings: Exploring Affectionate Behaviors in Close-Proximity Interactions with Soft Floating Robots

    Mingyang Xu, Yulan Ju, Yunkai Qi, Xiaru Meng, Qing Zhang, Matthias Hoppe, Kouta Minamizawa, Giulia Barbareschi, Kai Kunze

    SIGGRAPH Posters 2024poster

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