About Me

Hello! I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Human Informatics and Cognitive Sciences, Advanced Research Center for Human Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Japan, in collaboration with Prof. Qun Jin. My research focuses on applying human-computer interaction (HCI), artificial intelligence (AI) methods, and virtual reality (VR) techniques to model human behavior in the context of health analytics and educational applications aimed at enhancing human well-being. If you are interested in my research, please feel free to contact me. I am happy to communicate in Japanese, Chinese, or English!

Research Interests

• IoT (Internet of Things)
• Applied AI/ML
• Agentic AI
• Health Informatics
• Human Behavior Modeling
• Metaverse/VR

Acadamic Experience

• [Apr. 2025 - Present] Assistant Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Japan
• [Apr. 2025 - Present] Guest Lecturer, Tokyo City University, Japan
• [Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025] Visiting Student, Northwest University, China (Supported by JSPS A3 Foresight Program)
• [Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024] Visiting Student, Southeast University, China (Supported by JSPS A3 Foresight Program)
• [Feb. 2023 - Mar. 2023] Visiting Student, Tsinghua University, China (Supported by JST SPRING)
• [Feb. 2023 - Mar. 2023] Visiting Student, Peking University, China (Supported by JSPS A3 Foresight Program)
• [Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2025] Coach, School of Human Sciences (e-School), Waseda University, Japan
• [Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2025] Learning Assistant, Global Education Center (Math and Stat Center), Waseda University, Japan
• [Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2022] Teaching Assistant, School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Japan

Education

• [Mar. 2025] Ph.D. (Human Sciences), Waseda University

Thesis on “Health Analytics to Estimate Latent Factors Using Causal Discovery”. Supervised by Prof. Qun Jin, co-supervised by Prof. Shoji Nishimura and Prof. Atsushi Ogihara. My doctoral program is supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING) for three years.

• [Mar. 2022] M.S. (Human Sciences), Waseda University

Thesis on “Individual-Initiated Access Control for Data Sharing with Blockchain”. Supervised by Prof. Qun Jin.

• [Mar. 2020] B.S. (Human Sciences), Waseda University

GPA：3.72/4.0 (Top 10)-Thesis on “Investigating Cognitive Load in Multimedia Presentation Using an Eye Tracker”. Supervised by Prof. Qun Jin.

Awards

• [2025] Best Workshop Paper Award, The 10th IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech 2025)
• [2022-2024] Japan Science and Technology Agency Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation (JST-SPRING)
• [2023] Overseas Travel Grant, The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation, Japan
• [2022] Overseas Travel Grant, W-SPRING program, Waseda University
• [2022-2024] Scholarship for Fostering Researchers in Doctoral Programs, Waseda University
• [2021] Isao Okawa IT Scholarship, Waseda University
• [2017-2020] Azusa Ono Memorial Scholarship, Waseda University

Services

• [2026] Technical Program Committee Member, SmartEdu 2026
• [2026] Publication Chair, ICAIHE 2026
• [2026] Local Organizing Chair, ICAIHE 2026
• [2026] Local Chair, BIOTC 2026
• [2025] Program Chair, LAAPL 2025
• [2025] Technical Program Committee Member, IEEE TALE 2025
• [2025] Program Chair, AI-DHWP 2026
• [2025] Publicity Chair, IEEE CyberSciTech 2025
• [2025] Technical Program Committee Member, GLOBECOM 2025, Selected Areas in Communications: Big Data
• [2025-] Reviewer for Health Information Science and Systems
• [2025] Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems
• [2024] Student Volunteer, ACM MobiSys 2024
• [2023] Student Volunteer, ICIAM 2023
• [2022] Technical Program Committee Member, ICC 2022 Workshop (DDINS)
• [2022-] Reviewer for Multimedia Tools and Applications
• [2021] Student Volunteer, IEEE/ACM IWQoS 2021

Publications

• R. Cong, S. Nishimura, A. Ogihara and Q. Jin, "Exploratory and Interpretable Approach to Estimating Latent Health Risk Factors without Using Domain Knowledge", Big Data Mining and Analytics, 2025, vol.8, No.2, pp. 447-457.
• R. Cong, O. Deng, S. Nishimura, A. Ogihara and Q. Jin, "Multiple Feature Selection Based on an Optimization Strategy for Causal Analysis of Health Data", Health Information Science and Systems, vol.12, No. 52, 2024.
• R. Cong, O. Deng, H. Yu, S. Nishimura, A. Ogihara and Q. Jin, "A Two-Stage Discovery-and-Validation Framework for Robust Causal Inference of Multivariate Health Data", 2025 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech), Hakodate, Japan, 2025, pp. 536-542.
• P. Chung, R. Cong, L. Yao and Q. Jin, "Exploratory Research on the Potential of Human-AI Interaction for Mental Health: Building and Verifying an Experimental Environment Based on ChatGPT and Metaverse", Applied Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 20, 11209, 2025.
• M. Ri, R. Cong and Q. Jin, "Active Learning with Generative AI to Enhance Learning Experience: Experiment Design and Verification", Proc. of The Joint Conference of The 24th International Conference on Web-Based Learning and The 10th International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education (ICWL-SETE 2025), 2025 International Workshop on LLM and Agentic AI for Personalized Learning (LAAPL 2025), Hong Kong, China, Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2025. to appear.
• J. Zhang, R. Cong, S. Nishimura, A. Ogihara and Q. Jin, "Causal Analysis of Health and Behaviors for Personalized Healthcare", 2025 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech), Hakodate, Japan, 2025, pp. 522-528.
• H. Yu, R. Cong, Q. Jin and Y. Wu, "Guidance, Efficiency, Foresight: A Tri-Pillar Architectural Blueprint for Large Language Models in Healthcare", 2025 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech), Hakodate, Japan, 2025, pp. 678-683.
• Y. Xu, R. Cong, M. Sakaguchi, K. Katayama, Q. Jin, S. Nishimura, A. Ogihara, "Sentiment and Topic Analysis of HPV Vaccine Discourse on Bilibili Using BERTopic and ChatGPT", 2025 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech), Hakodate, Japan, 2025, pp. 690-695.
• K. Sato, R. Cong and Q. Jin, "Development of a Customizable and Easy-to-use Driving VR Simulator Based on 3D City Model", 2025 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech), Hakodate, Japan, 2025, pp. 586-591.
• Z. Xu, R. Cong and Q. Jin, "Analysis of combined impact of information and emotional content on user engagement based on social media data", HCI International 2025 - Late Breaking Papers. HCII 2025. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 16337, pp. 102-113.
• Y. Pan, R. Cong, J. Wang and Q. Jin, "HCI-Enhanced Online Learning Support with AI Tutors in Metaverse", HCI International 2025 - Late Breaking Papers. HCII 2025. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 16344, pp. 404-414.
• J. Zhang, R. Cong, O. Deng, Y. Li, K. Lam and Q. Jin, "Analyzing Lifestyle and Behavior with Causal Discovery in Health Data from Wearable Devices and Self-Assessments", 2024 IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services (HealthCom), Nara, Japan, 2024, pp. 1-6.
• 金賀　駿、藤川　希美、叢　瑞晨、 村岡　慶裕 「障害者等用駐車場の利用状況把握システムおよびスマホアプリの試作と試運転」『リハビリテーション・エンジニアリング』2024, 39 巻, 4 号, pp. 185-190.
• R. Cong, Y. Ye, J. Wu, Y. Li, Y. Chen, Y. Bian, K. Tago, S. Nishimura, A. Ogihara and Q. Jin, "A Trustworthy Decentralized System for Health Data Integration and Sharing: Design and Experimental Validation", HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 14045, pp. 125-134.
• Y. Wang*, R. Cong*, Y. Liu*, K. Tago, R. Li, H. Asaeda and Q. Jin, "Multi-ledger Coordinating Mechanism by Smart Contract for Individual-Initiated Trustworthy Data Sharing", HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 14045, pp. 232-243. (*co-first authors)
• J. Wu*, Y. Ye*, Y. Li*, R. Cong*, Y. Chen, Y. Bian, K. Tago, S. Nishimura, A. Ogihara and Q. Jin, "Multidimensional Data Integration and Analysis for Youth Health Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic", Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 14029, pp. 154-168. (*co-first authors)
• R. Cong, S. Kanega and N. Fujikawa, "Infrared Distance Sensor-based Parking Space Reservation System for People with Disabilities", 2022 IEEE Intl Conf on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, Intl Conf on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, Intl Conf on Cloud and Big Data Computing, Intl Conf on Cyber Science and Technology Congress (DASC/PiCom/CBDCom/CyberSciTech), Falerna, Italy, 2022, pp. 1-5.
• R. Cong, Y. Liu, Y. Wang, K. Tago, R. Li, H. Asaeda and Q. Jin, "Secure Interoperation of Blockchain and IPFS through Client Application Enabled by CP-ABE", HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 13333, pp. 30-41.
• R. Cong, K. Tago and Q. Jin, "Measurement and Verification of Cognitive Load in Multimedia Presentation Using an Eye Tracker", Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 81, pp. 26821-26835, 2022.
• R. Cong, Y. Liu, K. Tago, R. Li, H. Asaeda and Q. Jin, "Individual-Initiated Auditable Access Control for Privacy-Preserved IoT Data Sharing with Blockchain", 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), Montreal, QC, Canada, 2021, pp. 1-6.
• R. Cong, K. Tago and Q. Jin, "Investigating Cognitive Load in Multimedia Presentation Using an Eye Tracker", The International Conference on Big data, IoT, and Cloud Computing (BIC2020), Aug. 17-19, 2020, Jeju, Korea.

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