Organization
School of Environment and Society Assistant Professor
Title
Assistant Professor
External link
kahlon yuval
Research Interests
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Design Computing, Extended Reality (XR), Design Cognition, Technology-facilitated Education
Research Areas
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Informatics / Human interface and interaction / Technology-facilitated Communication, Gaze Sharing, Extended Reality (XR), Design Pedagogy
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Humanities & Social Sciences / Design / Design Computing, Meta-research
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Social Infrastructure (Civil Engineering, Architecture, Disaster Prevention) / Architectural history and design / Visual Impression, Spatial Experience, Gaze Analysis
Education
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Tokyo Institute of Technology School of Environment and Society (M.Eng.) Master of Engineering Sciences and Design
2018.9 - 2021.3
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Tokyo Institute of Technology School of Environment and Society (M.Eng.) Master of Engineering Sciences and Design
2016.9 - 2018.9
Country： Israel
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Shenkar College of Engineering and Design Azrieli Faculty of Design; Department of Interior, Building and Environment Design (B.Des.) Bachelor in Interior, Building and Environment Design
2010.10 - 2014.10
Country： Israel
Research History
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Tokyo Institute of Technology School of Environment and Society Assistant Professor
2021.4
Country：Japan
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Tokyo Institute of Technology School of Environment and Society Teaching Assistant
2019.4 - 2020.1
Country：Japan
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Shenkar College of Engineering and Design Azrieli Faculty of Design; Department of Interior, Building and Environment Design Research Assistant
2013.10 - 2014.9
Country：Israel
Notes：Parametric modeling for analysis and estimation of energetic efficiency, targeted at developing building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).
Committee Memberships
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Tokyo Institute of Technology Super Smart Society (SSS) Consortium
2022.4
Committee type：Other
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Tokyo Institute of Technology Cross-border Entrepreneur Training Program Steering Committee
2021.10 - 2022.9
Committee type：Other
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Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) AIJ Digital Global Architectural Education Special Research Committee
2021.3 - 2022.10
Committee type：Academic society
Papers
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Generative AI for Architectural Façade Design: Measuring Perceptual Alignment Across Geographical, Objective, and Affective Descriptors
Stephen Law, Cleo Valentine, Yuval Kahlon, Chanuki Illushka Seresinhe, Jason Tang, Michal Gath Morad, Haruyuki Fujii
Buildings 2025.9
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Yuval Kahlon, Haruyuki Fujii
Design Science 11 ( e25 ) 1 - 38 2025.7
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Rethinking Participatory Architectural Design: Harnessing Immersive Environments & AI for Facilitating Designer-Stakeholder Collaboration Invited Reviewed
Hu Weiheng, Kahlon Yuval, Nakatani Momoko, Fujii Haruyuki
CAAD Futures 2025 - Catalytic Interfaces 1 27 - 41 2025.7
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How do AI-based Suggestions Support Designing in Immersive Environments? Using Generated Images as Visual References for Architectural Design in Mixed Reality Reviewed
Shobuya Tai, Kahlon Yuval, Iioka Yukiharu, Fujii Haruyuki
CAAD Futures 2025 - Catalytic Interfaces 1 253 - 267 2025.7
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Buildings as Symbiotic Systems: Cybernetic Adaptation between Technical and Biological Systems in Architecture Invited Reviewed
Schaumann, Davide, Vande Moere, Andrew, Kahlon, Yuval, Binh Vinh Duc Nguyen, Alex, Liu, Yiming, Chen, Sihao, Fischer, Thomas, Herr, Christiane
CAAD Futures 2025 - Catalytic Interfaces 1 81 - 95 2025.7
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Developing an AI-assisted Approach for Surveying CAAD Research: An overview of three decades of research at CAADRIA Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, McComb Christopher, Fujii Haruyuki
Proceedings of the 30th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research (CAADRIA) 2025 1 501 - 510 2025.3
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Empowering End-Users in Spatial Design Tasks: An empirical study of co-design in extended reality Weiheng Reviewed
Hu Weiheng, Kahlon Yuval, Nakatani Momoko, Fujii Haruyuki
Proceedings of the 30th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research (CAADRIA) 2025 4 347 - 356 2025.3
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Immersive gaze sharing for enhancing education: An exploration of user experience and future directions Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, Hu Weiheng, Nakatani Momoko, Maurya Santosh, Oki Takuya, Zhu Jiang, Fujii Haruyuki
Computers & Education: X Reality 5 ( 100081 ) 1 - 12 2024.12
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EXPLORING THE LINKAGE BETWEEN SPACE SYNTAX AND VISUAL IMPRESSION OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACES: A case study of the Japanese streetscapes during moments of “Oku” Reviewed
Law Stephen, Kahlon Yuval, Fan Zicheng, Gath-morad Michal, Hu Demin, Shen Yao, Oki Takuya, Nguyen-Tran Yen-Khang, Murata Ryo, Marsatyasti Naya, Fujii Haruyuki
Proceedings of the 14th International Space Syntax Symposium 2024.6
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Mapping Design Computing Research Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Design Computing and Cognition '24 63 - 82 2024
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Mapping Player Interaction with Virtual Reality Environment to Outline the Influence of Seen Arrangement of Elements on Movement Reviewed
Numan Weam, Fujii Haruyuki, Kahlon Yuval
Proceedings of the 46th Symposium on Computer Technology of Information, Systems and Applications 71 - 76 2023.12
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Facilitating Synchronous Remote Collaboration on On-site Architectural Design using Mixed Reality Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Proceedings of the 46th Symposium on Computer Technology of Information, Systems and Applications 77 - 82 2023.12
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The Holographic Studio: Real-time virtual teleportation in Mixed Reality for enhancing design education Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, Hu Weiheng, Nakatani Momoko, Zhu Jiang, Oki Takuya, Zhu Yichuan, Fujii Haruyuki
41st Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe) Conference 139 - 148 2023.9
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Kahlon Yuval, Maurya Santosh, Fujii Haruyuki
Proceedings of the Design Society 3 2215 - 2224 2023.6
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Real-Time Gaze-Sharing for Enhancing Student-Instructor Communication: Technology-Facilitated Critique in Architectural Design Studios Reviewed
Hu Weiheng, Kahlon Yuval, Nakatani Momoko, Fujii Haruyuki
Proceedings of the 28th International Conference of the Association for Computer- Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2023 2 411 - 420 2023.3
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Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Design Computing and Cognition '22 527 - 545 2023.1
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Revisiting Darke: Tracing the Emergence of Design Generators in Architectural Design Reviewed
Cao Yu, Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Design Computing and Cognition '22 441 - 460 2023
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Extracting the Characteristics of a Cultural Landscape in Okinawa by using a Generative Adversarial Network Reviewed
Kitagawa Taku, Fujii Haruyuki, Kahlon Yuval
Proceedings of the 45th Symposium on Computer Technology of Information, Systems and Applications 138 - 143 2022.12
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Modeling Real-time Narrative Making in Design Activity: Learning from natural intelligence for enhancing future computational design systems Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Proceedings of the 45th Symposium on Computer Technology of Information, Systems and Applications 132 - 137 2022.12
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Online Communication in Architectural Design Studios
Nakatani Momoko, Kahlon Yuval, Oki Takuya, Zhu Jiang, Maurya Santosh
Special Interest Group on Communication Enhancement (SIGCEA), Human interface Society 2022.8
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Exploring Users’ Visual Impression of a Japanese Streetscape by Correlating Attention With Speech. Utilizing eye-tracking technology for computer-aided architectural planning Reviewed
Nguyen-Tran Khang, Kahlon Yuval, Oki Takuya, Marsatyasti Naya, Murata Ryo, Fujii Haruyuki
Proceedings of the 27th International Conference of the Association for Computer- Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2022 2 475 - 484 2022.4
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Towards Modelling Interpretation of Structure as a Situated Activity Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Design Computing and Cognition ’20 (DCC) 473 - 489 2022.2
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Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM 36 ( e2 ) 1 - 14 2022.2
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A USER STUDY FOR FACILITATING EFFECTIVE REMOTE EDUCATION IN DESIGN STUDIOS: TOWARDS INTEGRATION OF CYBER-PHYSICAL TECHNOLOGIES INTO DESIGN EDUCATION Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, Nakatani Momoko, Fujii Haruyuki, Oki Takuya, Zhu Jiang, Maurya Santosh
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2022), London South Bank University in London, UK 2022.1
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UTILISING MR TECHNOLOGIES FOR ESSENTIAL PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN DESIGN EDUCATION Reviewed
Maurya Santosh, Kahlon Yuval, Oki Takuya, Zhu Jiang, Nakatani Momoko, Liu Yufei
DS 117: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2022), London South Bank University in London, UK. 8th - 9th September 2022 2022
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A Comparison Between UI Design in Game Development and CAD Software
Numan Weam, Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Proceedings of the 44th Symposium on Computer Technology of Information, Systems and Applications 379 - 382 2021.12
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Modeling Cognitive Processes in Design from the Designer’s Perspective: Towards a computational model for implementing intentional capacities in digital systems Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Proceedings of the 44th Symposium on Computer Technology of Information, Systems and Applications 215 - 220 2021.12
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CAPTURING INTERPRETATION SOURCES IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BY OBSERVING SEQUENCES OF DESIGN ACTS Reviewed
Cao Yu, Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer- Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2021 2 141 - 150 2021.3
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Modeling Interpretation of Structure in Design as a Situated Phenomenon via Observation & Analysis of Design Activity
Kahlon Yuval
Doctoral Thesis Submitted to the Graduate School of the Tokyo Institute of Technology 2020.11
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Framework for metaphor-based spatial configuration design: a case study of Japanese rock gardens Invited Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing 34 ( 2 ) 223 - 232 2020.5
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Framework for metaphor-based spatial configuration design: a case study of Japanese rock gardens Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM 34 ( 2 ) 223 - 232 2020.5
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A Framework for Concept Formation in CAD Systems: a Case Study of Japanese Rock Garden Design Reviewed
Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Computer-Aided Design and Applications 17 ( 2 ) 419 - 428 2019.7
Books
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The Technion Bridge Project: A Personal Perspective on Designing in the Information Age
Kahlon Yuval（ Role： Sole authorAuthor）
Tekko-gijyutu Steel Structure Magazine 2021.10
Presentations
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Artificial Intelligence in Architectural Activities: Making and Living Invited
Fujii Haruyuki, Kahlon Yuval
ARCHITECTOUR 2022 Japan: Artificial Intelligence in Architecture Webinar 2022.5
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Tomorrow’s Studio: Extended Reality and the Future of Designing Invited
Kahlon Yuval
The University of Sydney, Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning 2023.10
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Eye Tracking Technologies in Design Prototyping
Kahlon Yuval
University of Miami, Innovation, Technology and Design Program 2024.3
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Real-Time Gaze-Sharing for Enhancing Student-Instructor Communication: Technology-Facilitated Critique in Architectural Design Studios
Hu, Weiheng, Kahlon, Yuval, Nakatani, Momoko, Fujii, Haruyuki
28th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2023 2023.3
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Modeling Real-time Narrative Making in Design Activity: Learning from natural intelligence for enhancing future computational design systems
Kahlon, Yuval, Fujii, Haruyuki
45th Symposium on Computer Technology of Information, Systems and Applications 2022.12
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The Holographic Studio: Real-time virtual teleportation in Mixed Reality for enhancing design education
Kahlon, Yuval, Hu, Weiheng, Nakatani, Momoko, Zhu, Jiang, Oki, Takuya, Zhu, Yichuan, Fujii, Haruyuki
41st Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe) Conference 2023.9
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IMMERSIVE GAZE SHARING FOR ENHANCING COMMUNICATION IN DESIGN EDUCATION: AN INITIAL USER STUDY IN THE CONTEXT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CRITIQUES
Kahlon, Yuval, Maurya, Santosh, Fujii, Haruyuki
International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED23) 2023.7
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Mapping Player Interaction with Virtual Reality Environment to Outline the Influence of Seen Arrangement of Elements on Movement
Numan, Weam, Fujii, Haruyuki, Kahlon, Yuval
46th Symposium on Computer Technology of Information, Systems and Applications 2023.12
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Facilitating Synchronous Remote Collaboration on On-site Architectural Design using Mixed Reality
Kahlon, Yuval, Fujii, Haruyuki
46th Symposium on Computer Technology of Information, Systems and Applications 2023.12
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EXPLORING THE LINKAGE BETWEEN SPACE SYNTAX AND VISUAL IMPRESSION OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACES: A case study of the Japanese streetscapes during moments of "Oku"
Law, Stephen, Kahlon, Yuval, Fan, Zicheng, Gath-morad, Michal, Hu, Demin, Shen, Yao, Oki, Takuya, Nguyen-Tran, Yen-Khang, Murata, Ryo, Marsatyasti, Naya, Fujii, Haruyuki
14th International Space Syntax Symposium 2024.6
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Mapping Design Computing Research
Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Design Computing and Cognition 24’ 2024.7
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Modeling Cognitive Processes in Design from the Designer’s Perspective: Towards a computational model for implementing intentional capacities in digital systems
h Symposium on Computer Technology of Information, Systems, Applications
2021.12
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Insights from the Super Smart Society Program Invited
Kahlon Yuval
Super Smart Society (WISE-SSS) Consortium, Guidance Event, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan 2021.10
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Exploring Users’ Visual Impression of a Japanese Streetscape by Correlating Attention with Speech: Utilizing eye-tracking technology for computer-aided architectural planning
Nguyen-Tran, Khang, Kahlon, Yuval, Oki, Takuya, Marsatyasti, Naya, Murata, Ryo, Fujii, Haruyuki
27th International Conference of the Association for Computer- Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2022 2022.4
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Smart Creation Using Mixed Reality for Enhancing Real-time Interaction in Design Education
Kahlon Yuval
The Future of Social Design (Associate Prof. Suzuki Yuta) 2022.3
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Knowledge Transfer in Designing as a Situated Activity: A Case Study of Spatial Design Using Lego Blocks
Kahlon, Yuval, Fujii, Haruyuki
Design Computing and Cognition’22 2022.7
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建築設計教育におけるオンラインコミュニケーション
Nakatani, Momoko, Kahlon, Yuval, Oki, Takuya, Zhu, Jiang, Maurya, Santosh
Special Interest Group on Communication Enhancement (SIGCEA), Human interface Society, Okinawa 2022.8
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Revisiting Darke: Tracing the Emergence of Design Generators in Architectural Design
Cao, Yu, Kahlon, Yuval, Fujii, Haruyuki
Design Computing and Cognition '22 2022.7
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UTILISING MR TECHNOLOGIES FOR ESSENTIAL PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN DESIGN
Maurya, Santosh, Kahlon, Yuval, Oki, Takuya, Zhu, Jiang, Nakatani, Momoko, Liu, Yufei
24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE) 2022.9
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Extracting the Characteristics of a Cultural Landscape in Okinawa by using a Generative Adversarial Network
Kitagawa, Taku, Fujii, Haruyuki, Kahlon, Yuval
45th Symposium on Computer Technology of Information, Systems and Applications 2022.12
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A USER STUDY FOR FACILITATING EFFECTIVE REMOTE EDUCATION IN DESIGN STUDIOS: TOWARDS INTEGRATION OF CYBER-PHYSICAL TECHNOLOGIES INTO DESIGN EDUCATION
Kahlon, Yuval, Nakatani, Momoko, Fujii, Haruyuki, Oki, Takuya, Zhu, Jiang, Maurya, Santosh
24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE) 2022.9
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The Future of Design Processes: Parametric Design and Numerical Representation of Form Invited
Kahlon Yuval
Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Holon, Israel 2013.10
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Parametric Design and Optimization Invited
Kahlon Yuval, Lazovski Ionathan
Construction-Tech Meetup Group, Google Campus, Tel Aviv 2016.6
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Parametric Architecture: from Gaudi to Zaha Hadid Invited
Kahlon Yuval, Lazovski Ionathan
Local Architect lecture series by Bait Venoy Magazine, Beer-Sheba, Israel 2016
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Assigning Meaning to Digital Representations of Spatial Configurations in Rock Garden Design by Integrating A CAD Environment with A Logical Inference System
Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
AIJ Annual Conference, Tohoku University Campus, Sendai 2018.9
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A Framework for Metaphor-Based Rock Composition Design in Japanese Rock Gardens
Kahlon Yuval, Fujii Haruyuki
Design Computing and Cognition 18’, Politecnico di Milano, Lecco 2018.7
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A Framework for Concept Formation in CAD Systems: A Case Study of Japanese Rock Garden Design
Kahlon, Yuval, Fujii, Haruyuki
16th annual International CAD Conference (CAD'19) 2019.6
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CAPTURING INTERPRETATION SOURCES IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BY OBSERVING SEQUENCES OF DESIGN ACTS
Cao, Yu, Kahlon, Yuval, Fujii, Haruyuki
26th International Conference of the Association for Computer- Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2021 2021.4
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Towards Modelling Interpretation of Structure as a Situated Activity: A Case Study of Japanese Rock Garden Designs
Kahlon, Yuval, Fujii, Haruyuki
Design Computing and Cognition ’20 2020.12
Awards
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Best Catalytic Interfaces Award
2025.7 CAAD Futures 2025 Buildings as Symbiotic Systems
D. Schaumann, A.V. Moere, Y. Kahlon, F. Heidari, A.B.V.D. Nguyen, Y. Liu, U. Mohammed, S. Chen, T. Fischer, C.M. Herr
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Interdisciplinary Research Award
2023.3 Tokyo Institute of Technology Examination of an Evidence-Based Design Method for English Noh via Analysis of Psychophysiological Data from Viewers
Oki Takuya, Anno Mariko, Nagamine Mitsue, Kahlon Yuval
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Toukakai Award for Excellent Accomplishment
2019.3 Tokyo Institute of Technology, School of Environment and Society, Department of Architecture and Building Engineering, Japan Constructing an Automatic Metaphor-Based Spatial Design System for Japanese Rock Gardens by Integrating a CAD Environment with a Logical Inference System
Kahlon Yuval
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MEXT Scholarship for Integrated Doctoral Program
2016.9 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Kahlon Yuval
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Excellent Achievement Award
2012.5 Association of Interior Architects, Israel
Kahlon Yuval
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Academic Excellence Award, Bachelor’s Program
2012.2 Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Azrieli Faculty of Design, Israel
Kahlon Yuval
Research Projects
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Elucidating the Process of Relating Vague Verbal Expressions in Design Conversation with their Referents
Grant number：22K18138 2022.4 - 2025.3
日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 若手研究
Kahlon Yuval
Grant amount：\3250000 （ Direct Cost: \2500000 、 Indirect Cost：\750000 ）
The main achievements in FY 2022-2023 are: (1) a detailed literature review was conducted to better situate the work within the context of ongoing research involving eye tracking in design. In this, we have conducted a broad survey involving over 30 works between the years 1996-2023, and identified several clusters such as memory studies, navigation studies, form evaluation studies, etc. This enables to better position this study with respect to ongoing efforts to understand the behavior of designers, and emphasize its potential for expanding the scope of design evaluation studies into the domain of design conversation between several stakeholders; (2) a formal approval from the ethics committee of the Tokyo Institute of Technology was obtained, to conduct research with human subjects; (3) technical preparations for executing the eye tracking experiment in a lab environment were completed, including a pilot for data collection and its analysis; (4) as a basis for the eye tracking experiment, two studies which explore the relations between design conversation and interpretation were executed and published - one which demonstrates how we can extract designers' subjective interpretations from speech (Cao, Kahlon and Fujii, 2022) and another in which we proposed a framework for analyzing narratives in design (Kahlon and Fujii, 2022). These will serve as the basis for analyzing the data from the eye tracking experiment; (5) recruitment of our first group of professional architects for our eye tracking experiment was completed.