Q1What did you learn in the laboratory? What do you think is helpful for your current job?

「What I learned from my research」
The eye’s stereo vision, wave optics, Fourier transformation, and experimental and evaluation methods to demonstrate research results.
・ I now understand the nature of light and the mechanism that makes an object look 3D.
・ I also learned to partly recognize a living environment as a structure. I found it exciting to get to know that.

「What I find helpful for my job」
Describing a computation algorithm using a program.
The habit of thinking about an idea by drawing pictures and writing letters in the process of creation.
・ This is the basis for operations in my current job.

「What I felt during my research life」
The joy of learning “what this is” (the principle behind an event), the delight of achieving research results, the excitement of seeing someone show interest in the fruits of my research.
・ These made me choose my current career and the kind of work I now do.

Q2Why did you choose this division and this laboratory?

I always liked painting and was interested in video rendering and expression such as CG.
Before I joined the laboratory, I visited it as one of the options and saw what they researched. What impressed me most at that time was a stereoscopic video demonstration on a 3D display.
I had no previous knowledge of wave optics or stereo vision, etc., and it seemed very difficult to understand the research content and to achieve results, but I felt that the research was the most suitable for my future vision (what I wanted to achieve in the future). That excitement made me choose this laboratory. I was also attracted by the free atmosphere and creative personalities of the teaching staff and senior students, and felt that it was the perfect laboratory for me. That was another factor in choosing this laboratory.

Q3Your future goal and a message for your juniors

How are your research and daily life proceeding?
In early January, as I’m writing this message, job searching has moved into high gear. Many of you must be engaging in corporate research and self analysis. Some of you may already have found the company where you wish to work, and some of you may be considering future research plans to continue with a master’s or doctoral degree program. Not only the above-mentioned people but also everyone else must be thinking about the next academic year or the near future. I hope that you will all live your lives moving toward your dreams both now and in the future.

Here, “living your lives” obviously means that you will live “freely” following your own will. This also means that you will decide your path by yourself, pursue it on your own and take responsibility for it.
Your lives are formed by the accumulation of feelings of “I want to live so, because I think I should do so.” This feeling is particularly generated at “times of choice” you experience in your lives.
When you stand at crossroads, consider “what you want to do” and freely decide your path yourself. Then consider “what you have to do” to make your dreams come true, and continue to tackle the challenge for the future with trust and confidence (believe in yourself). If “being able to choose” is freedom, the “challenge for the future that you have chosen” is your responsibility. The realization of your dreams awaits you beyond the challenge. I hope you will realize your dreams and make this world a better place.

In addition, I hope you will understand that although the realization of your dreams is your goal and that it is important, the process of facing the challenge is also a very important factor that makes you grow.
I now work at a manufacturer, and have a fulfilling life in a free and stimulating environment like the laboratory I used to belong to. (I am truly grateful to teaching staff and fellow members at the laboratory because their support has brought me to where I am now.)
However, the work I have been in charge of since I joined the company is completely different from the research I did at university. Only a few people can continue their research after they are employed. Of course, that does not mean you can make light of your current research. The important thing about proceeding with research is that you learn “how to address the challenge at hand,” that is, the “process.” You can grow by considering the process for yourself and practicing it. If you fully practice the process and achieve your own results, you can also achieve results in the work and research of other fields.
A greater future has opened up for you. Believe in yourself and enjoy creating your own future life.