Yohei Kurata, Ph.D.

Postdoctral Research Associate (wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) Collaborative Research Center SFB/TR8 Spatial Cognition Strategic Project "Spatial Calculi for Heterojeneous Objects" FB3 Informatik, Universität Bremen Ph.D. in Spatial Information Science and Engineering

• My paper received the best paper award in KI-2009 conference

• How to support the communication of spatial information in our daily lives by information technologies?
• How to model spatial relations based on how people recognize spaces, and how to apply the models to spatial reasoning?

• Qualitative spatial calculi for multi-domain objects
• Theories related to the 9⁺-intersection (a model of topological relations)
• Development of a user-adaptive, collaborative tour planning system

• Theory and Interpretation of arrow symbols in sketch interfaces
• Automated matching between sketch maps and precise digital maps
• Automated design of preference-based tour schedules

Curriculum Vitae

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E-mail:	ykurata[at]informatik.uni-bremen.de
Address:	Universität Bremen FB 3 Informatik Postfach 330 440 28334 Bremen, Germany
Office:	Cartesium Room 3.57 (moved!)