Ryota-Nitto

Ryota NITTO

Ph.D Student
Human & Environment Informatics Lab.
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
The University of Tokyo

Address: #304 Environmental Studies Building, 5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Phone: +81 80-3431-4708
E-mail: nittoryota@lelab.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Education

Reserch Interests

Human-Food Interaction (HFI) My current focus is on creating novel taste experiences through the development of mechanical devices that cause human-food interaction. So far, I have developed a device to enhance sweetness without altering sucrose content[3,4] and a device that enhances the sensation of warmth without changing the temperature of the food[1,5]. By understanding how humans perceive taste and leveraging time-series changes in taste stimuli, I aim to revolutionize the culinary landscape.

Creating new experiences through the application of engineering My specialty is in mechanical, electronic and information engineering. I have been creating new experiences by applying these technologies for more than 6 years[2,6,7]. I am passionate about designing innovative mechanical systems that enhance human experiences.

Work Experience

Award

  1. Best Presentation Award, 24th The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers “Basic Study of Enhanching Thermal Sensation of Food using Thermal Stimulation to the Nape in synchronization with Swallowing,” Dec. 2023.
  2. Jury’s Special Prize, Ignite Your Ambition Start-up Audition “Beatim | Music app that lets you run more just by running to music,” Beatim PJ, Dec. 2022.

Conference

  1. Ryota NITTO, Yuki BAN, Rui FUKUI, Shin’ichi WARISAWA, “Taste Perception Change by Controlling Sugar Content of Beverages according to the Intake Process,” The 27th Virtual Reality Society of Japan Conference, 3E4-5, Sapporo, Sep. 2022.
  2. Ryota NITTO, Yuki BAN, Rui FUKUI, and Shin’ichi WARISAWA, “Basic Study of Changes in Sweetness Perception when the Concentration of Sucrose Solution Varies according to the Process of Ingestion,” The 57th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell, A-17, Tokyo, Sep. 2023.
  3. Shin’ichi KOMIYA, Ryota NITTO, Yuki BAN, and Shin’ichi WARISAWA, “Basic Study of Enhanching Thermal Sensation of Food using Thermal Stimulation to the Nape in synchronization with Swallowing,” The 24th Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Niigata, Dec. 2023.

Creative Projects

  1. Plarailers Project to build an automated train system by electronically modifying toys.
  2. Beatim Development of Human Augmentation Technology by Integrating Music and Physical Movement.

Fellowship

  1. JST SPRING GX (April 2024 - Current) Approx. $42k for 3 years,

Skill

Language

Engineering technology