Touka Matsuoka

Main subjects

Digital Media A, Digital Apps B, Introduction to Media E, Project Research A, B, C

Research theme/keyword

Construction of education/society/disaster mitigation systems using biometric authentication and AI, development of disaster prevention sign infrastructure using new media, etc.

Final academic background/degree

Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Multidisciplinary Sciences, SOKENDAI (National University Corporation) / Ph.D. (Science)

licence · Qualification

High school teacher's license (science), junior high school teacher's license (science), assistant land surveyor, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-sponsored Information Design Examination Technology Certification (visual design field/interactive media design field/presentation design field)

Affiliated academic society

Information Processing Society of Japan, Japan Society for Information and Systems in Education, Japan Society for e-Learning Education, Japan Society for Environmental Coexistence, Japan Geoscience Union

Major achievements

<Research funding received> Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Basic Research (C), 23K02821, "Development of constant-display, repetitive disaster prevention education content using dynamic signs" [Principal Investigator] (2023-), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Basic Research (C), 20K03255, "Development of a sign teaching material database for evacuation drills and disaster prevention education" [Principal Investigator] (2020-2022)
＜Award＞ Research Encouragement Award, 14th National Conference of the Personal Computer Application Technology Society (2020)
＜Book＞Antarctica: Contributions to Global Earth Sciences, Springer, ISBN:3540306730, 478p., pp.415-422 (2006)
<Paper> A Study on Simple E-Learning and Support Systems Using the Web, Proceedings of the 12th Distributed System/Internet Operation Technology Symposium of the Information Processing Society of Japan, pp.1-6 (2007), A New Challenge for Open Innovation by the community named Tsukuba Society for Innovation, Proceedings of the 18th international conference of the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT) 2009, Vol.18, pp.1-19 (2009) etc.

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extracurricular activities

Japan Science and Technology Agency, Junior and Senior High School Science Club Activity Promotion Project Collaborator (2011-2012), Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, Hazard Map Portal Site Survey and Improvement Project Collaborator (2017-2018), Japan Geoscience Union, Education Review Committee, Disaster Prevention Education Subcommittee Member (2021-), Kisarazu City Aquacoin Promotion Council Member (2021-2023), Industry-academia Collaborative Research and Development "Development of a new educational system using ICT and face recognition" (JORDAN Co., Ltd.)

Social contribution activities

Lecturer for the "Ibaraki Junior Skill Olympics Regional Leaders Related Project" at the Hitachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ibaraki Prefecture (2010), Lecturer for the presentation preparation course at the Ibaraki Prefectural Technical High School Vice Principals' Association Research Council (2016), Lecturer for "Programming" at the Ibaraki Children's University, sponsored by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education (2017), Lecturer for the Kisarazu City "Kirasazu Citizens' College" (2023)