He received the Ph.D. degree in informatics from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 2005. He was an Assistant Professor with the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University from 2006 to 2013. He was an Associate Professor with the Cybermedia Center, Osaka University from 2013 to 2016. He was an Associate Professor with the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, from 2016 to 2019. He has been a Professor with the Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems at University of Tsukuba. His research interests include haptic interaction technologies and biomedical engineering.