Tetsuya Watanabe

Profile Information

Affiliation: Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University

Degree: Ph.D.(Mar, 2001, Hokkaido University)

Researcher number: 10342958
J-GLOBAL ID: 200901092168588569
researchmap Member ID: 1000246663

External link: http://vips.eng.niigata-u.ac.jp/

Research Areas

Research History

Apr, 2020 - Present

Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University
Apr, 2020 - Present

Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University
Apr, 2010 - Apr, 2020

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology Electrical and Information Engineering, Niigata University
Apr, 2009 - Mar, 2020

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University

Awards

Dec, 2022

Commendation for Lifelong Learning Support Activities for Persons with Disabilities by Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Watanabe Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University
Dec, 2012

ヒューマンコミュニケーション賞, 電子情報通信学会ヒューマンコミュニケーショングループ

渡部謙, 渡辺哲也, 山口俊光, 大内進, 高岡裕, 喜多伸一, 石橋和也
Oct, 2012

グッドデザイン賞, 日本デザイン振興会

新潟大学工学部福祉人間工学科渡辺研究室
Dec, 2009

HCGインタラクティブセッション最優秀プレゼンテーション賞, 電子情報通信学会ヒューマンコミュニケーショングループ

山口俊光, 渡辺哲也, 秋山城治, 渡部謙, 南谷和範, 宮城愛美, 大内進
Oct, 2003

ヒューマンインタフェース学会優秀プレゼンテーション賞, ヒューマンインタフェース学会

小林真, 渡辺哲也
Oct, 2001

ヒューマンインタフェース学会優秀プレゼンテーション賞, ヒューマンインタフェース学会

小林真, 渡辺哲也
Aug, 1998

福祉機器コンテスト'98優秀賞, 日本リハビリテーション工学協会

株式会社システムソリューションセンターとちぎ, 日本障害者雇用促進協会障害者職業総合センター
Oct, 1997

Software Products of the Year '97

Papers

Touchscreen device size suitable for non-visual icon search by blind users

Rei Asakura, Tetsuya Watanabe

British Journal of Visual Impairment, 40(2) 472-484, May 5, 2022 Peer-reviewed
Size Discriminability of Circular Tactile Point Symbols －Comparison between Blind and Sighted People－

Tetsuya Watanabe, Takahiro Yamazaki

The Transactions of Human Interface Society, 23(1), Feb, 2021 Peer-reviewedLead author
視覚障害教育における3Dプリンタ活用状況調査

渡辺哲也, 大内進

弱視教育, 57(2) 15-25, Sep, 2019
Usefulness of Tactile Scatter Plots

Tetsuya Watanabe, Hikaru Mizukani

ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications, 7(3) 142-147, Jul, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Suitable Size of 3D Printing Architecture Models for Tactile Exploration

Tetsuya Watanabe, Kana Sato

Journal on Technology & Persons with Disabilities, 7 45-53, May, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Touchscreen Text Entry Methods Used by Blind and Low Vision Users

Tetsuya Watanabe, Hirotsugu Kaga, Makoto Kobayashi, Kazunori Minatani

ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications, 7(3) 134-141, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Surveys on Tactile Graphic Conversion Service for the Blind

Tetsuya Watanabe, Hirotsugu Kaga, Makoto Kobayashi, Kazunori Minatani

The Transactions of Human Interface Society, 20(2) 147-152, May, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Textures Suitable for Tactile Bar Charts on Capsule Paper

Tetsuya Watanabe, Naoki Inaba

Transactions of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan, 23(1) 13-20, Mar, 2018 Peer-reviewed
A User Survey on Braille Transcription and Audio Recording Services for the Blind

Tetsuya Watanabe, Makoto Kobayashi, Kazunori Minatani

The Transactions of Human Interface Society, 20(1) 13-20, Feb, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Comparison of onscreen text entry methods when using a screen reader

Tetsuya Watanabe, Hirotsugu Kaga, Shota Shinkai

IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, E101D(2) 455-461, Feb 1, 2018 Peer-reviewed
A User Survey on the Reading and Writing Service for the Blind

WATANABE Tetsuya

IEICE Transactions on Information & Systems, J101-D(2) 377-385, Feb, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Effects of Touchscreen Device Size on Non-Visual Icon Search

Ryo Yamazaki, Tetsuya watanabe

IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS, E100D(12) 3050-3053, Dec, 2017 Peer-reviewed
Haptic Search in Divided Areas: Optimizing the Number of Divisions

Hirotsugu Kaga, Chihiro Kawaguchi, Midori Mishina, Shinichi Kita, Tetsuya Watanabe

JAPANESE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 59(2) 144-151, Apr, 2017 Peer-reviewed
An analysis of differences among residences in the usage of communication support services and ICT devices by blind and visually impaired people

Watanabe Tetsuya

Journal of the National Institute of Public Health, 66(5) 523-531, 2017
Six-and-a-Half-Year Practice of Tactile Map Creation Service

Tetsuya Watanabe, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 242 687-694, 2017 Peer-reviewed
Evaluation of virtual tactile dots on touchscreens in map reading: Perception of distance and direction

Tetsuya Watanabe, Hirotsugu Kaga, Tsubasa Yagi

Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, 21(1) 79-86, Jan 1, 2017 Peer-reviewed
Determining the optimum font size for braille on capsule paper for late blind people

Tetsuya Watanabe, Hirotsugu Kaga

ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications, 5(1) 2-7, 2017 Peer-reviewed
Development of Tactile Graph Generation Web Application Using R Statistics Software Environment

Tetsuya Watanabe, Kosuke Araki, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi, Kazunori Minatani

IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS, E99D(8) 2151-2160, Aug, 2016 Peer-reviewed
Effectiveness of ontology-based learning material of acupuncture and moxibustion for visually impaired people

Aki Sugano, Tsuyoshi Oda, Mika Ohta, Minoru Kumaoka, Shinichi Kita, Tetsuya Watanabe, Akihiko Ichinose, Yumiko Takao, Eiichi Maeda, Takashi Nishimoto …

Bull Kobe Tokiwa Univ, 9(9) 23-34, Mar, 2016 Peer-reviewed
Advantages and Drawbacks of Smartphones and Tablets for Visually Impaired People - Analysis of ICT User Survey Results -

Tetsuya Watanabe, Toshimitsu Yamaguchi, Kazunori Minatani

IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS, E98D(4) 922-929, Apr, 2015 Peer-reviewed

Misc.

109

A Survey of Smartphone and Tablet Usage by Blind People 2017

117(250) 69-74, Oct 19, 2017
A User Survey on the Tactile Graphics Conversion Service for the Blind

117(188) 1-5, Aug 28, 2017
A User Survey on the Reading and Writing Services for the Blind

117(29) 49-54, May 16, 2017
A User Survey on the Reading and Writing Services for the Blind

19 49-54, 2017
Evaluation of Readability of Tactile Graphs Created by the Tactile Graph Automated Creation System

115(354) 91-96, Dec 8, 2015
Tactile Map Automated Creation System in the Field : Tactile Map Creation Service and the Development of a New System

115(193) 27-32, Aug 25, 2015
Support of Vision and Audition : Mobile Devices that Help Blind and Visually Impaired People See Things

Watanabe Tetsuya

The journal of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, 69(6) 522-525, Jul, 2015
Development of Schedule Management Web Application for Blind Persons

MINETA Kouhei, WATANABE Tetsuya

IEICE technical report. Welfare Information technology, 114(512) 179-184, Mar 13, 2015
A Study on Discriminability of Sizes of Tactile Dot Symbols Printed on Swell Paper : Comparison between Blind People and Sighted People

YAMAZAKI Takahiro, WATANABE Tetsuya

IEICE technical report. Welfare Information technology, 114(512) 73-77, Mar 13, 2015
A Study on the Factors which Affect the Expansion of Tactile Symbols on Swell Paper : The Effect of the Position and Area of Tactile Symbols and the Heat Setting

HASHIMOTO Takahiro, WATANABE Tetsuya

IEICE technical report. Welfare Information technology, 114(512) 79-82, Mar 13, 2015
Development of a Freely Transformable Kanji Assembling Application

MORINO Taro, SUZUKI Keita, WATANABE Tetsuya

IEICE technical report. Welfare Information technology, 114(357) 41-45, Dec 11, 2014
A Survey on the Use of Personal Computers and the Internet among Blind and Visually Impaired People in 2013

WATANABE Tetsuya, YAMAGUCHI Toshimitsu, MINATANI Kazunori

IEICE technical report. Welfare Information technology, 114(217) 25-30, Sep 12, 2014
Advantages and Disadvantages of Smartphones and Tablets to Blind People : Analysis of the Survey Results on the Use of ICT devices by Blind People

44(5) 327-332, Jun 19, 2014
Development of Tactile Graph Creation Software Using R Statistical Software

44(5) 245-248, Jun 19, 2014
Advantages and Disadvantages of Smartphones and Tablets to Blind People : Analysis of the Survey Results on the Use of ICT devices by Blind People

WATANABE Tetsuya, YAMAGUCHI Toshimitsu, MINATANI Kazunori

IEICE technical report. Welfare Information technology, 114(92) 83-88, Jun 19, 2014
Development of Tactile Graph Creation Software Using R Statistical Software

ARAKI Kosuke, WATANABE Tetsuya, MINATANI Kazunori

IEICE technical report. Speech, 114(91) 1-4, Jun 19, 2014
A Survey on the Use of Cell Phones, Smartphones, and Tablets among People with Visual Impairments 2013

WATANABE Tetsuya, YAMAGUCHI Toshimitsu, MINATANI Kazunori

IEICE technical report. Welfare Information technology, 113(481) 25-30, Feb 28, 2014
Development of a Tactile Map Automated Creation System Using OpenStreetMap Data

KODA Satoko, YAMAGUCHI Toshimitsu, WATANABE Tetsuya

IEICE technical report. Welfare Information technology, 113(347) 27-30, Dec 12, 2013
Development of Syousaiyomi and Kouseiyomi for JIS 3 and 4 Level Kanji Characters

39 9-12, Dec 9, 2013
Modification of a Japanese-into-braille translating program for tactile maps

SUGANO Aki, MIURA Kenji, OHTA Mika, KITA Shinichi, YAMAGUCHI Toshimitsu, WATANABE Tetsuya, MAEDA Eiichi, TAKAOKA Yutaka

Technical report of IEICE. Multimedia and virtual environment, 112(474) 285-288, Mar 11, 2013

Books and Other Publications

会議・プレゼンテーションのバリアフリー

電子情報通信学会, 情報保障ワーキンググループ (Role: Joint author, 視覚障害のある人の場合)

電子情報通信学会, Apr 20, 2010 (ISBN: 9784885522420)
情報福祉の基礎知識－障害者・高齢者が使いやすいインタフェース－

情報福祉の基礎研究会 (Role: Joint author, 点字の読みにおけるメンタルワークロードの測定)

ジアーズ教育新社, Apr 10, 2008 (ISBN: 9784921124908)
Intelligent Paradigms for Assistive and Preventive Healthcare

Makoto Kobayashi, Tetsuya Watanabe (Role: Joint author, Multimedia Communication System for the Blind)

Springer, Jun, 2006 (ISBN: 3540317627)
健康・福祉工学ガイドブック

関喜一, 井野秀一, 渡辺哲也, 村山慎二郎 (Role: Joint author, 視覚補助・代行装置)

工業調査会, Jul, 2001 (ISBN: 4769370954)
Windows 95 Explained: An Guide for Blind and Visually Impaired Users

(Role: Joint translator)

May 15, 1998

Major Teaching Experience

2009 - Present

Communication Support for People with Disabilities (Niigata University)
2009 - Present

電気回路I (新潟大学)
ボランティア実習 (新潟大学)
電気回路演習 (新潟大学)
視覚障害支援論 (新潟大学)

Major Professional Memberships

The Virtual Reality Society of Japan

Research Projects

多様な受験者の高度テスト配慮を実現したCBT環境の開発と教育テスト実施改善の研究

科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(A), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2026

南谷和範, 大津起夫, 渡辺哲也, 苅田知則, 永井伸幸, 楠敬太, 寺尾尚大, 村田真
Research on a Computerized System to Make Inclusive Environment for Online STEM Education Be Barrier-Free from an International Viewpoint

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2025
Networking for 3D data creation and printing for education of the blind using 3D printers

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2024
Integration of sensory perception and geographycal knowledge in the visually disabled while walking

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2018 - Mar, 2021
Development of a test administration system that provides reasonable accommodations for examinees with various disabilities

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2020

Minatani Kazunori
Research on the computerized system to make Digital Textbooks Ranging from Mathematics and Science to Others be barrier-free

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2018

YAMAGUCHI Katsuhito, KAWANE Fukashi, KOMADA Toshihiko, KANAHORI Toshihiro
Study on effective information accessibility methods for people with communication difficulties

Health and Labor Sciences Research Grant, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Aug, 2016 - Mar, 2018

Makoto Kobayashi, Kazunori Minatani
建物の案内図をバリアフリー化するシステムに関する研究

科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(C), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2017

渡辺哲也
Study of tactile map of hospital for blind or partially sighted patients

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2011 - 2013

SUMIYO Hanaoka, IKEGAMI Mineko, TAKAOKA Yutaka, MAEDA Eiichi, ICHINOSE Akihiro, WATANABE Tetsuya
触知しやすい触図作成支援システムの開発に関する研究

科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(B), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2008 - Mar, 2011
視覚障害者の視覚・聴覚・触覚認知特性の解明に関する研究

科学研究費助成事業, 特定領域研究, 文部科学省, Apr, 2004 - Mar, 2007
点字触読時の触圧と運指に注目した効率的な点字触読指導法の考案

科学研究費助成事業, 特定領域研究, 文部科学省, Apr, 2004 - Mar, 2007
視覚障害児・者のコンピュータ利用における理解しやすい漢字詳細読みに関する研究

科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(B), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2004 - Mar, 2007
A study of adaptation from two-dimentional pictures into semi-3D tactile pictures utilized three-dimensional modeling system for education for visual impairment and blindness.

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2005 - 2007

OOUCHI Susumu, MUNEKATA Tetsuya, WATANABE Tetsuya
THE FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH ON COMMUNICATIONAL FUNCTION OF THE DISABLED AND THE AGED PERSONS

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2004 - 2007

ICHIKAWA Akira, NOSHIRO Makoto, HORIUCHI Yasuo, OKAMOTO Akira, WATANABE Tetsuya, NAGASHIMA Yuji
The Development of High Function Japanese VOCA, and School curriculum of Assistive Technology

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2004 - 2006

OSUGI Nariki, NAKAMURA Hitoshi, WATANABE Tetsuya, SHOWJI Kazuhiko, KOJIMA Tetsuya, YAMASHITA Shigeo
Development study on broadband contents and accessibility tools for enhancing special education

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2002 - 2005

NAKAMURA Hitoshi, MUNEKATA Tetsuya, OOSUGI Nariki, WATANABE Akira, ONO Tatsunori, WATANABE Masahiro
視覚障害者のコンピュータ利用を考慮した速い話速音声に関する音響学的研究

科学研究費助成事業, 若手研究(B), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2002 - Mar, 2004
An entertainment system for the blind using tactile display

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2003 - 2004

KOBAYASHI Makoto, WATANABE Tetsuya
A study of mutual exploitation of graphic tactile materials for education for visual impairments between schools for the Blind through the active use of the Internet

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2002 - 2004

OOUCHI Susumu, MUNEKATA Tetsuya, WATANABE Tetsuya

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