Jun Rekimoto

Jun Rekimoto (暦本 純一) is a Professor of Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies at The University of Tokyo. He is also a co-founder of Koozyt Inc., and a Deputy Director of the Interaction Laboratory at Sony Computer Sciences Laboratories.

Rekimoto has published more than 100 research articles in the field of Human-Computer Interaction. His work spans human-computer interactions, augmented reality, virtual reality, human augmentation, telepresence, smart environments and hybrid intelligence.

Early life

In 1971 at the age of 10, before personal computers existed, Rekimoto bought a textbook on computer programming. As a youth, Rekimoto would write out his programs on paper and imagine their results.

Rekimoto received his B.A.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D in Information Science from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1984, 1986 and 1996 respectively.

2000 to Present

In 2007 Rekimoto became a Professor of Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies at The University of Tokyo. That same year, he co-founded Koozyt, Inc. alongside two other researchers from the CSL.

Since 2011, Rekimoto has been a Deputy Directory at Sony's CSL.

SmartSkin: a sensor for the freehand manipulation of interactive surfaces Pick-and-drop: a proposal of new user interfaces for directly manipulating multiple computers Augmented surfaces: a design for users to interchange information between their devices, including laptops and digital table and wall displays Cybercode: a way to digitally tag objects using augmented reality Gesturewrist and gesturetouch: two devices to interact with nearby computers via gesture commands