I lead the Scalable Systems Research Department at
Bell Laboratories and working within the field of Distributed Systems, Data Analytics, and Pervasive Computing. I am interested in exploring human-centered approaches to build software systems that substantially improve user experience. I have a keen interest in understanding what aspects of system infrastructure can be part of the user experience and what design and interaction rationales lead to such system. My methodological stance is at the intersection of Human Computer Interaction and System and Network Technologies. Some of the keywords of my research include: Distributed Middleware, Smart Objects, Internet of Things, Activity and Mobility Modeling. I have a PhD in Computer Science from
Waseda University, Japan and have worked before at
Lancaster University, UK and at
Nokia Research Center, Japan.