Harin Hapuarachchi

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Affiliation: Assistant Professor, School of Informatics, Kochi University of Technology

Degree: PhD (Engineering)(Sep, 2024, Toyohashi University of Technology)

ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3138-9229
J-GLOBAL ID: 202201007954093048
researchmap Member ID: R000045554

Research Interests

Research Areas

Humanities & social sciences / Experimental psychology /

Research History

Oct, 2024 - Present

Assistant Professor, School of Informatics, Kochi University of Technology
Dec, 2023 - Feb, 2024

Junior Visiting Research Fellow, School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW Sydney
Jan, 2020 - Feb, 2020

Intern, NTT Communication Science Laboratories

Education

Apr, 2022 - Sep, 2024

Department of Computer Science and Engineering (Doctoral degree), Graduate School of Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology
Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2022

Department of Computer Science and Engineering (Master's degree), Graduate School of Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology
Apr, 2018 - Mar, 2020

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology
Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2018

Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Toyama College

Awards

Mar, 2025

2024年度学生表彰（学術研究活動）, 豊橋技術科学大学
Mar, 2024

39th Telecom Interdisciplinary Research Student Award, The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation

Harin Hapuarachchi, Michiteru Kitazaki
Mar, 2024

2023年度学生表彰（学術研究活動）, 豊橋技術科学大学
Mar, 2023

Excellent Oral Presentation, Embodiment of an Unnatural Avatar studied in VRChat Laboratory, Committee of ICVARS 2023

Harin Hapuarachchi, Hiroki Ishimoto, Yuki Kato, Michiteru Kitazaki

Papers

共有・結合した手による指リーチングにおける身体性と課題成績

勝俣安伸, 鳥海智志, 井上康之, Harin Hapuarachchi, 北崎充晃

日本バーチャルリアリティ学会論文誌, 29(1) 27-37, Mar, 2024
Temporal visuomotor synchrony induces embodiment towards an avatar with biomechanically impossible arm movements

Harin Hapuarachchi, Hiroki Ishimoto, Michiteru Kitazaki, Maki Sugimoto, Masahiko Inami

i-Perception, 14(6), Nov, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Empathic Embarrassment towards Non-human Agents in Virtual Environments

Harin Hapuarachchi, Kento Higashihata, Maruta Sugiura, Atsushi Sato, Shoji Itakura, Michiteru Kitazaki

Scientific Reports, 13(13914), Sep 12, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Shared Avatar for Hand Movement Imitation: Subjective and Behavioral Analyses

Yasunobu Katsumata, Yasuyuki Inoue, Satoshi Toriumi, Hiroki Ishimoto, Harin Hapuarachchi, Michiteru Kitazaki

IEEE Access, 1-1, Sep 5, 2023 Peer-reviewed
Effect of connection induced upper body movements on embodiment towards a limb controlled by another during virtual co-embodiment

Harin Hapuarachchi, Takayoshi Hagiwara, Gowrishankar Ganesh, Michiteru Kitazaki

PLOS ONE, 18(1) e0278022-e0278022, Jan 5, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
伸長する腕に対する身体性の獲得：伸長実装法による違い

中川航太朗, 井上康之, Harin Hapuarachchi, 杉本麻樹, 稲見昌彦, 北崎充晃

日本バーチャルリアリティ学会論文誌, 27(4) 341-351, Sep, 2022 Peer-reviewed
Knowing the intention behind limb movements of a partner increases embodiment towards the limb of joint avatar

Harin Hapuarachchi, Michiteru Kitazaki

Scientific Reports, 12(1), Jul, 2022 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author

Presentations

SkiWalkerVR: Towards Naturalistic Virtual Walking Using Hand Movements and Foot Vibrations

Harin Hapuarachchi, Rahm Ranjan, Junya Nakamura, Michiteru Kitazaki, Juno Kim

SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 Emerging Technologies
バーチャル共有身体での手位置追跡課題における心拍同期の研究

Rorek Cedillo, Harin Hapuarachchi, 北崎充晃

日本バーチャルリアリティ学会第29回大会
バーチャル分身所有感における課題特性の効果

成川駆武人, Harin Hapuarachchi, 小野寺琉, 北崎充晃

日本バーチャルリアリティ学会第29回大会
Exploring Embodiment and Usability of Autonomous Prosthetic Limbs through Virtual Reality

Harin Hapuarachchi, Yassuyuki Inoue, Michiteru Kitazaki

SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Posters
Investigating heart rate synchronization during a posture matching task using a virtually co-embodied avatar

Rorek Cedillo, Harin Hapurachchi, Michiteru Kitazaki

28th Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan
Effect of motion time of an autonomous prosthetic arm on embodiment

Harin Hapuarachchi, Yasuyuki Inoue, Michiteru Kitazaki

28th Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan
Embodiment of an Unnatural Avatar studied in VRChat Laboratory

Hapuarachchi, H, Ishimoto, H, Kato, Y, Kitazaki, M

7th International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations (ICVARS 2023)
Embodiment of an Avatar with Unnatural Arm Movements

Hapuarachchi, H, Ishimoto, H, Sugimoto, M, Inami, M, Kitazaki, M

2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR)
Left arm dominance of illusory body ownership for a left-right joint body

Hapuarachchi Harin, Michiteru Kitazaki

27th Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan, Sep 13, 2022
Peri-personal space in sideways facing avatar

He LI, Hapuarachchi Harin, Sachiyo UEDA, Michiteru KITAZAKI,

27th Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan, Sep 12, 2022
二人で半身ずつを操作する結合アバターにおける動作目標の共通性・可視性の効果

Hapuarachchi Harin, 北崎充晃

日本視覚学会2022年夏季大会
Effects of visual–motor synchronicity between the avatar and self on remapping of peripersonal space

Sachiyo Ueda, LI HE, Harin Hapuarachchi, Michiteru Kitazaki

European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) 2022, Aug 29, 2022
Knowing the partner's objective increases embodiment towards a limb controlled by the partner

Hapuarachchi, H, Kitazaki, M

2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)
Embodiment in shared body by integration of left and right parts of the body

HAPUARACHCHI HARIN, GOWRISHANKAR GANESH, 北崎充晃

25th Annual Conference of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan, Sep 18, 2020

Research Projects

Enhancing embodiment towards a body part controlled by another

JST Establishment of University Fellowships towards the Creation of Science Technology Innovation, Apr, 2022 - Sep, 2024
Prosthesis embodiment studied in Virtual Reality

Young Principal Investigator Training Program, Apr, 2022 - Sep, 2024

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