Xinru Zhu

Profile Information

Affiliation: Associate Professor, School of Environment and Society, Institute of Sciecne Tokyo

Degree: PhD(Dec, 2020, The University of Tokyo)

J-GLOBAL ID: 202101005652174880
researchmap Member ID: R000019124

External link: https://zhuxinru.com/

Research Interests

Research Areas

Research History

Oct, 2024 - Present

Associate Professor, School of Environment and Society, Institute of Sciecne Tokyo
Apr, 2024 - Sep, 2024

Associate Professor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2024

Assistant Professor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Jan, 2021 - Mar, 2021

Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Apr, 2019 - Dec, 2020

Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Education

Apr, 2017 - Dec, 2020

Doctoral Course, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo
Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2017

Master's Course, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo
Sep, 2012 - Sep, 2014

Department of Political Science, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Sep, 2010 - Jul, 2014

Department of Communications, School of Journalism, Fudan University

Committee Memberships

Apr, 2018 - Mar, 2020

Editorial Committee Member, Lifelong Learning Infrastructure Management Course
Apr, 2018 - Dec, 2018

Committee Member, Asia Pacific Dyslexia Festival 2018

Awards

Sep, 2024

Best Paper Award, Development and Evaluation of a Terminology Size Estimation Test: Targeting the Field of Library and Information Science, Japan Society of Library and Information Science

Xinru Zhu, Takuma Asaishi, Shuntaro Kawamura
Oct, 2022

Google Award for Inclusion Research

Xinru Zhu
Oct, 2022

Best Presentation Award, Development of a Vocabulary Estimation Test for Technical Terms and Evaluation of Its Reliability: A Case Study in the Field of Library and Information Science, Japan Society of Library and Information Science

Xinru Zhu
Oct, 2021

Young Researcher Award, Research on Optimization of Visual Attributes of Typefaces According to Symptoms of Reading Difficulties for the Development of a Typeface Customization System, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Xinru Zhu
Jul, 2016

Student Award, Characteristics of Latin Typefaces for Dyslexic Readers, SIG Computer and Education, Information Processing Society of Japan

Xinru Zhu

Papers

Development and Evaluation of a Terminology Size Estimation Test: Targeting the Field of Library and Information Science

Xinru Zhu, Takuma Asaishsi, Shuntaro Kawamura

Journal of Japan Society of Library and Information Science, 69(4) 186-203, Dec, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead author
Description of the Use Cases of Latin Typefaces Based on Large-scale Data: Towards Typeface Pragmatics

Xinru Zhu, Murong Liu, Kashin Sugishita, Kayoko Nohara

Special Issue of Japanese Society for the Science of Design, 30(2) 76-83, Nov, 2023 Lead author
Distribution of Authors in the Journal of the Japanese Society for Library and Information Science

Ruri Shimura, Xinru Zhu

Studies in Lifelong Learning Infrastructure Management, 45 27-42, 2021 Peer-reviewed
Analysis of Typefaces Designed for Readers with Developmental Dyslexia: Insights from Neural Networks

Xinru Zhu, Kyo Kageura, Shin’ichi Satoh

Document Analysis Systems, 529-543, 2020 Peer-reviewedLead author
Empirical Research on the Readability of the Latin Typefaces in Japanese Textbook Typefaces

Xinru Zhu, Yumi Takata, Kyo Kageura

Bulletin of Japanese Society for the Science of Design, 66(3) 51-60, 2020 Peer-reviewedLead author
Research on Readable Japanese Typefaces Designed for Readers with Developmental Dyslexia

Xinru Zhu

Bulletin of Graphic Culture Research Grants, 2 82-97, 2019 InvitedLead author
A Research on Readable Japanese Typography for Dyslexic Children and Students: Creating Japanese Typefaces for Dyslexic Readers

Shohei Yamada, Xinru Zhu

Bulletin of Center for Advanced School Education and Evidence-Based Research, 3 50-70, 2018

Misc.

Jibun Font for an Individuated and Optimal Reading Experience: Typefaces as Social Infrastructure

Xinru Zhu, Mayumi Kaneko

Journal of Printing Science and Technology, 60(6) 337-344, Dec, 2023 InvitedLead author

Presentations

図書館及び社会における司書課程カリキュラムの有効性

池内有為, 朱心茹, 浅石卓真

日本図書館情報学会第72回研究大会, Sep 28, 2024
Traditional vs Simplified: Chinese Scripts in the Linguistic Landscape of Yokohama Chinatown

Ryota Ishii, Kayoko Nohara, Xinru Zhu, Giorgio Salani

IEICE Technical Committee on Thought and Language, Jul 20, 2024
ディスレクシアの環境分析に対するデザインリサーチの適用：ワークモデルを用いた小学校教員の業務実態の分析

長谷川敦士, 若狭風花, 郡祐太郎, 佐野実生, 中安晶, 川西俊之, 鈴木七世, 山岸慧, 高田裕美, 朱心茹

日本デザイン学会第71回研究発表大会, Jun 22, 2024
司書課程の履修動機の背景に関する探索的分析

日向良和, 金井喜一郎, 浅石卓真, 朱心茹

情報メディア学会研究大会, Jun 22, 2024
A study on communication of the elderly by means of upper limbs: From a Sense of Coherence perspective

Xinru Zhu, Kayoko Nohara, Giorgio Salani, Toshifumi Taniguchi, Yaotian Ai, Chihiro Wada, Ayano Nagata

12th IUHPE European Conference on Health Promotion, Jun 18, 2024
司書課程の履修における動機づけスタイルの類型とその特徴

河村俊太郎, 浅石卓真, 朱心茹

日本図書館情報学会春季研究集会, Jun 15, 2024
Fine-tuning Large Language Models for Automatic Font Skeleton Generation: A First Attempt

Yuxuan Liu, Yasuhisa Fujii, Xinru Zhu, Kayoko Nohara

IEICE Technical Committee on Pattern Recognition and Media Understanding, May 15, 2024
Relationship between readable typefaces and reading and writing difficulties: an analysis based on a web survey

Xinru Zhu

85th National Convention of Information Processing Society of Japan, Mar 4, 2023
図書館情報学用語を対象とした専門語彙数推定テストにおける科目別テストセットの構築

浅石卓真, 河村俊太郎, 朱心茹

日本図書館情報学会第70回研究大会, Oct 30, 2022
Development of a Vocabulary Estimation Test for Technical Terms and Evaluation of Its Reliability: A Case Study in the Field of Library and Information Science

Xinru Zhu, Takuma Asaishi, Shuntaro Kawamura

Japan Society of Library and Information Science Annual Conference, Oct 29, 2022
A Japanese Typeface Customization System for Readers with Developmental Dyslexia

Xinru Zhu, Kyo Kageura

Asia Pacific Dyslexia Forum, May 8, 2021
A Review on Typeface Customisation System: Towards the Development of a Japanese Typeface Customisation System for Readers with Developmental Dyslexia

Xinru Zhu, Kyo Kageura

82nd National Convention of Information Processing Society of Japan, Mar 7, 2020
Research on Readable Japanese Typefaces Designed for Readers with Developmental Dyslexia

Xinru Zhu

Graphic Culture Research Grant Report Session, Nov 22, 2019 Invited
Research on Japanese Typefaces and Typeface Customisation System Designed for Readers with Developmental Dyslexia

Xinru Zhu, Kyo Kageura

International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference, Sep 3, 2019
Evaluation of the Readability and Legibility of a Set of Newly Created Japanese Typefaces Designed for Readers with Dyslexia

Xinru Zhu, Shohei Yamada, Kyo Kageura

International Interdisciplinary Symposium on Reading Experience & Analysis of Documents, Oct 5, 2018
Creation and Expansion of a Japanese Typeface Designed for Readers with Dyslexia

Xinru Zhu, Shohei Yamada, Kyo Kageura

British Dyslexia Association International Conference, Apr 13, 2018
A Preliminary Experiment on Japanese Typefaces Designed for Readers with Dyslexia

Xinru Zhu, Shohei Yamada, Kyo Kageura

Association for Reading and Writing in Asia Annual Conference, Feb 23, 2018
Creation of a Japanese Typeface Designed for Readers with Dyslexia

Xinru Zhu, Shohei Yamada, Kyo Kageura

Asia Library and Information Research Group Workshop, Nov 16, 2017
Definition and Creation of a Japanese Typeface Designed for Dyslexic Readers

Xinru Zhu, Shohei Yamada, Kyo Kageura

Japan Dyslexia Research Association 2017, Jul 2, 2017
A Japanese Typeface Designed for Dyslexic Readers

Shohei Yamada, Xinru Zhu

Joint International Seminar: Education for Diversity, Feb 23, 2017

Teaching Experience

Oct, 2022 - Present

Data Science for Transdisciplinary Research (I) (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Jul, 2022 - Present

Concept Designing (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Dec, 2021 - Present

Transdisciplinary Design Project (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Professional Memberships

Jun, 2022 - Present

Japan Society of Library and Information Science
Mar, 2022 - Present

Japan Society of Kansei Engineering
Sep, 2015 - Present

Information Processing Society of Japan
Sep, 2015 - Present

Japanese Society for the Science of Design

Research Projects

Methods of Typeface Description Toward a Foundation for Typeface Research

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2022 - Mar, 2027

Xinru Zhu
Translation Studies on the Integration of Art Strategies in Scientific Research

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Oct, 2022 - Mar, 2026
Framework Establishment and Empirical Research for Comprehensive Archiving of Tourism Ephemera Materials in Japan

Collaborative Project, Transdisciplinary Project, National Institute of Japanese Language and Linguistics, Oct, 2022 - Sep, 2025

Ayumi Katsuki, Ning Yang, Kashin Sugishita, Xinru Zhu, Tomokazu Takada
Development and Multilingual Extension of Typeface Customization System for Various Readers

Grants-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Grants-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Aug, 2021 - Mar, 2025

Xinru Zhu
Development and Practical Application of Typefaces and Typeface Customization System for Readers with Developmental Dyslexia in East Asian Languages

Award for Inclusion Research Program, Google, Oct, 2022 - Oct, 2023

Xinru Zhu
Understanding Typeface Usage Based on Complex Network Analysis

Nov, 2021 - Mar, 2022

Xinru Zhu, Kashin Sugishita
Research on Optimization of Visual Attributes of Typefaces According to Symptoms of Reading Difficulties for the Development of a Typeface Customization System

Oct, 2021 - Mar, 2022

Xinru Zhu
Research on Japanese Typefaces and a Typeface Customisation System Designed for Readers with Dyslexia

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2021

Xinru Zhu
非母語話者の読み理解を促すインクルーシブ・ドキュメント・デザインに関する研究：日本語ウェブ文書の書体に着目して

若手研究者育成プロジェクト, 東京大学大学院教育学研究科附属バリアフリー教育開発研究センター, Sep, 2019 - Mar, 2020

韓尚珉, 朱心茹
A Study of Japanese Typefaces and Typeface Customization System for Dyslexic Readers

Graphic Culture Research Grant, DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, Nov, 2016 - Mar, 2019

Xinru Zhu, Shohei Yamada, Kyo Kageura
UDデジタル教科書体の欧文フォントの可読性と視認性に関する研究

共同研究, 株式会社モリサワ, Dec, 2017 - May, 2018

朱心茹
A Research on Readable Japanese Typography for Dyslexic Children and Students

Youth Scholar Program, Center for Excellence in School Education, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo, Jun, 2016 - Mar, 2017

Shohei Yamada, Xinru Zhu

Industrial Property Rights

特開2022-165289 プログラム、情報処理方法及び情報処理装置

朱心茹

Social Activities

じぶんフォント

Planner, Logistic support, Investigator

大日本印刷株式会社, じぶんフォント, Sep 26, 2022 - Present
発達性読み書き困難を知る：多様な読者に読みやすい「じぶんフォント」開発ストーリー

Guest, Panelist

株式会社メンバーズ, Webアクセシビリティセミナー, Sep 23, 2023 - Sep 23, 2023
「フォントってなんだろう」夏休み特別授業

Guest

大日本印刷株式会社・株式会社ミライラボ, Aug 23, 2023 - Aug 23, 2023
「読み書きチェック by NPOエッジ」の紹介

Guest

NPO法人エッジ, 読み書き困難の集団アセスメント発表会, Feb 19, 2023 - Feb 19, 2023
みんなにとって「読みやすい」フォントを考える

Guest

株式会社モリサワ, 教育ITソリューション展, May 16, 2018 - May 17, 2018

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