Personnel Information

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Yuri Adrian Tijerino

Organization
School of Policy Studies Department of Applied Informatics Professor
Research Fields, Keywords
Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Machine Learning, Ontology Engineering, Virtual Reality, オントロジー工学, ビッグデータ, 人工現実, 人工知能, 機械学習
Teaching and Research Fields
Dr. Tijerino obtained a Ph.D. in computer science from Osaka University where he pioneered work in the field ontology engineering. Ontology engineering continues to break new ground in the area of artificial intelligence research, particularly in the Semantic Web, which is widely expected to become the next generation of the World Wide Web. Dr. Tijerino currently focuses in the areas of human-machine interaction, intelligent software agents, humanoid robots, Semantic Web services, automated Semantic Web markup and semantic wireless applications. Dr. Tijerino also has extensive experience in implementation and commercialization of bleeding-edge technological innovations and is considered a serial entrepreneur.
URL
http://websciencelab.org/
Syllabus information URL
https://syllabus.kwansei.ac.jp/uniasv2/UnSSOLoginControlFree?REQ_ACTION_DO=/AGA030PLS01Action.do?REQ_FUNCTION_JUMP_START_FLG=1&SLB_LINK_DISP_FLG=100&TCH_NO=050027&REQ_PRFR_FUNC_ID=AGA030
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Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Graduating School:Brigham Young University-Hawaii
    Faculty:Faculty of Computer Science and Technology
    Course / Major:Computer Information Systems

    Kind of school:University
    Date of graduation:1987.06
    Completion status:Graduated
    Country location code:United States

  • Graduating School:Mesa Community College
    Faculty:Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering
    Course / Major:General Education

    Kind of school:Juniour College
    Date of graduation:1985.08
    Completion status:Graduated
    Country location code:United States

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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Graduate school:Osaka University
    Department:Graduate School, Division of Science and Engineering
    Course:Computer Science Ontology Engineering

    Course completed:Doctor's Course
    Date of completion:1993.03
    Completion status:Completed
    Country:Japan

  • Graduate school:Osaka University
    Department:Graduate School, Division of Science and Engineering
    Course:Computer Science

    Course completed:Master's Course
    Date of completion:1988.03
    Completion status:Completed
    Country:Japan

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Studying abroad experiences 【 display / non-display 】

  • Name of institution: Brigham University
    Name of job or career: Visiting Professor
    Date: 2003.01 - 2004.08

  • Name of institution: Brigham University
    Name of job or career: Visiting Assistant Professor
    Date: 2011.02 - 2011.09

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Degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Degree name:PhD
    Classified degree field:Informatics / Intelligent informatics
    Conferring institution:Osaka University
    Acquisition way:Thesis
    Date of acquisition:1993.03

  • Degree name:Master of Science
    Classified degree field:Informatics / Intelligent informatics
    Conferring institution:Osaka University
    Acquisition way:Thesis
    Date of acquisition:1990.03

  • Degree name:Bachelor of Science
    Classified degree field:Informatics / Computer system
    Conferring institution:Brigham Young University
    Acquisition way:Coursework
    Date of acquisition:1987.07

  • Degree name:Associate in General Studies
    Classified degree field:Associate in General Studies
    Conferring institution:Mesa Community College - Mesa, Arizona, USA
    Acquisition way:Coursework
    Date of acquisition:1985.05

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Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Title:Visiting Professor
    Date:2010.08 - 2011.04

  • Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
    Title:Professor
    Date:2005.04 -

  • Affiliation:Utah Valley University
    Department:Computer Science
    Title:Assistant Professor
    Date:2004.09 - 2005.08

  • Affiliation:Brigham Young University - Provo
    Department:Computer Science
    Title:Assistant Professor
    Date:2003.01 - 2004.08

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Association Memberships 【 display / non-display 】

  • Academic society name:AAAI
    Academic country located:Japan

  • Academic society name:IEEE
    Academic country located:Japan

  • Academic society name:ACM
    Academic country located:Japan

  • Academic society name:JSAI
    Academic country located:Japan

  • Academic society name:WIC
    Academic country located:Japan

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research field:Informatics / Intelligent informatics

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Qualification acquired 【 display / non-display 】

  • Qualification title:Certified Blockchain Expert

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Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language: English
    Title: WittyHead: Non-Mirroring Empathy for Multi-Modal Human-Agent Collaboration
    Journal name: Multi-Agent System Safety and Teamwork (MASST): Building Better AI — Combined Proceedings of the First International MASST Initiative Workshop (WI-IAT 2025) and the AAAI 2026 Spring Symposium Series MASST Track (Bradshaw, J. M., Cooke, N., Goodrich, M. A., Johnson, M., Langley, P., Mahmud, M., & Woods, D. D., Eds.)
    Date of publication: 2026.03
    Author(s): Yuri Adrian Tijerino

    Type of publication: Part of collection (book)
    Co-author classification: Single Author
    Field of experts:Informatics / Intelligent informatics, Informatics / Web informatics and service informatics

  • Language: English
    Title: AIngle DLT: Mathematical Foundations and Formal Specification
    Journal name: Technical Report, Kwansei Gakuin University (arXiv preprint, cs.DC)
    Date of publication: 2026.01
    Author(s): Yuri Adrian Tijerino

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)
    Co-author classification: Single Author
    Field of experts:Informatics / Computer system, Informatics / Web informatics and service informatics

  • Language: English
    Title: WittyHead: A Multi-Modal Architecture for Empathetic Human-Agent Collaboration Through Scientifically Grounded Emotional Expressivity
    Journal name: Kwansei Gakuin Policy Studies Research  (72)
    Date of publication: 2025.12
    Author(s): Yuri Adrian Tijerino

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)
    Co-author classification: Single Author
    Field of experts:Informatics / Web informatics and service informatics

  • Language: English
    Title: WittyHead: A Multi-Modal Architecture for Empathetic Human-Agent Collaboration Through Scientifically-Grounded Emotional Expressivity
    Journal name: First WI-IAT 2025 International MASST Initiative Workshop, IEEE/WIC International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology (WI-IAT 2025), London, UK, November 14–15, 2025
    Date of publication: 2025.11
    Author(s): Yuri Adrian Tijerino

    Type of publication: Research paper (international conference proceedings)
    Co-author classification: Single Author
    Field of experts:Informatics / Intelligent informatics, Informatics / Web informatics and service informatics

  • Language: English
    Title: Digital MOAI: AI-Enhanced Traditional Mutual Aid Networks for Vulnerable Communities
    Journal name: First WI-IAT 2025 International MASST Initiative Workshop, IEEE/WIC International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology (WI-IAT 2025), London, UK, November 14–15, 2025
    Date of publication: 2025.11
    Author(s): Kazuko Kotoku, Yasushi Miyazaki, Yuri Adrian Tijerino

    Type of publication: Research paper (international conference proceedings)
    Co-author classification: Multiple Authorship
    Field of experts:Informatics / Intelligent informatics, Informatics / Web informatics and service informatics

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MISC 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language：English
    Title:USA, National Science Foundation
    Journal name:USA National Science Foundation headquarters in Wasnington D.C
    Date of publication:2007.04
    Author(s):Yuri Adrian Tijerino

    Type of publication：Book review, literature introduction, etc.

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language:English
    Conference name:King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    International/Domestic presentation:International presentation
    Holding date：2011.12
    Title:Multilingual Ontologies for FAQIH
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

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