Welcome to Toshiki Katanosaka's website!

Name

• Toshiki Katanosaka

Current Position

• Ph.D Candidate (3rd Year)

• JSPS DC2 What is JSPS DC2? ( https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-pd/ )

Affiliated Institution & Lab

• Course of Information Networking for Innovation and Design, Graduate School of Information Networking for Innovation and Design (INIAD), Toyo University

  • Khan Lab: My supervisor is Professor M. Fahim Ferdous Khan. Research Map

Links

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tkata/

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.jp/citations?user=8V9Emk0AAAAJ

• IEEE Xplore: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37089420978

• ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3716-4663

About

I enrolled in the Faculty of Information Networking for Innovation and Design (INIAD) at Toyo University in April 2017 and graduated in March 2021, earning a Bachelor's degree in Information Networking Innovation and Design. In April 2021, I entered the Master's program in the Graduate School of Information Networking Innovation and Design at the same university and completed it in March 2023, earning a Master's degree in Information Networking Innovation and Design. My master's thesis received the INIAD Gold Master's Research Award. During my master's program, I was awarded the First Scholarship at Toyo University Graduate School and Toyo University Alumni Association Student Research Encouragement Fund, Alumni Association scholarship. After completing my master's degree, I served as a visiting researcher at the Institute for INIAD cHUB from April to September 2023. In October 2023, I advanced to the Doctoral program at the same graduate school and am currently undergoing dissertation review.

Research Interests / Research Keywords

• Computer science education

• Pedagogy

• Self-efficacy

• Programming Education

• STEAM

• Institute Research (Collaborative research theme)

Selected Publications

• T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "Improving Self-Efficacy Through Experiential Learning of IoT Programming," 2025 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), Macau, 2025, pp. 1-8. (accepted).

• T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "SNS Ninja: An AI-Powered Cooperative Game for Mastering Social Media Etiquette," 2025 18th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAI-AAI), Kitakyushu, Japan, pp. 188-194, 2025.

• T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "Experiential Learning of SNS Etiquette through a Digital Cooperative Game," 2025 1st International Conference on Consumer Technology (ICCT-Pacific), Matsue, Japan, 2025, pp. 1-4.

• T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "Introduction to Programming with micro:bit by Solving Real-Life Problems: Evaluation of Learners' Self-Efficacy," 2025 1st International Conference on Consumer Technology (ICCT-Pacific), Matsue, Shimane, Japan, 2025, pp. 1-4.

• T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "A Cooperative Card Game for Learning Social Media Etiquette," 2024 16th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAI-AAI), Takamatsu, Japan, 2024, pp. 190-195.

Research Overview

My research focuses on enhancing learners' self-efficacy in information education in Japan. As indicated by the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Japanese students possess sufficient knowledge and skills; however, their confidence in utilizing information technologies, particularly in programming and AI (i.e., self-efficacy), remains at a low level internationally. To address this issue, I develop practical teaching methods and verify their effectiveness through empirical studies. In my doctoral program, I have developed educational materials for SNS literacy education and an IoT-based programming education, and confirmed their effectiveness in improving self-efficacy through multiple field experiments.

Publications

Note: English represents English paper, Japanese represents Japanese paper.

• Journal Articles (Peer-Reviewed)

  • 1. M. F. F. Khan, T. Katanosaka and K. Sakamura, "Leveraging Gamification for Design and Implementation of an Online Learning Platform," International Journal of Learning Technologies and Learning Environments, vol. 8, no. 1, 2025. https://www.iaiai.org/journals/index.php/IJLTLE/issue/view/89

    2. T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "PhyGame: An Interactive and Gamified Learning Support System for Secondary Physics Education," International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), vol. 15, no. 6, 2024, pp. 84-94. Link

    3. 片野坂 俊樹, カン エム ファヒム フェルドウス and 坂村 健, "PhyGame: 高校生向けのゲーミフィケーションを活用したウェブベースの物理学の学習プラットフォーム," 教育とコンピュータ, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 22-33, 2024. https://ipsj.ixsq.nii.ac.jp/ej/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=235037&item_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=8

    4. T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "Design and Implementation of a Gamified Online Education Platform for Teaching and Learning Secondary-School Physics," Information Engineering Express (IEE), vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 1-12, doi: 10.52731/iee.v9.i2.781. https://www.iaiai.org/journals/index.php/IEE/article/view/781

• Conference Papers (Peer-Reviewed)

  • 1. T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "Improving Self-Efficacy Through Experiential Learning of IoT Programming," 2025 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), Macau, 2025, pp. 1-8. (accepted).

    2. T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "SNS Ninja: An AI-Powered Cooperative Game for Mastering Social Media Etiquette," 2025 18th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAI-AAI), Kitakyushu, Japan, pp. 188-194, 2025.

    3. T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "Introduction to Programming with micro:bit by Solving Real-Life Problems: Evaluation of Learners' Self-Efficacy," 2025 1st International Conference on Consumer Technology (ICCT-Pacific), Matsue, Shimane, Japan, 2025, pp. 1-4. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11012809

    4. T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "Experiential Learning of SNS Etiquette through a Digital Cooperative Game," 2025 1st International Conference on Consumer Technology (ICCT-Pacific), Matsue, Japan, 2025, pp. 1-4. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11012867

    5. T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "A Cooperative Card Game for Learning Social Media Etiquette," 2024 16th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAI-AAI), Takamatsu, Japan, 2024, pp. 190-195. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10707988

    6. S. Imai, Y. Asada, A. Ito, T. Katanosaka, A. Kishida, N. Shiratori, K. Takamatsu, S. Matsumoto, and M. Mori, "Launch Out on a Practical Platform for Institutional Research Toward Sharing of Its Technology and Knowledge," IIAI Letters on Institutional Research, vol. 4, pp. 1-12, 2024. https://iaiai.org/letters/index.php/lir/article/view/216

    7. T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "Design and Implementation of a Gamification-Based Web Application for Learning High-School Physics," 2023 14th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAI-AAI), Koriyama, Japan, 2023, pp. 200-205, doi: 10.1109/IIAI-AAI59060.2023.00049. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10371685

    8. T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "A Physics Learning System Using Gamification for High-School Students," 2023 11th International Conference on Information and Education Technology (ICIET), Fujisawa, Japan, 2023, pp. 167-171, doi: 10.1109/ICIET56899.2023.10111133. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10111133

    9. T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "FunPhysics: A Gamification-Based Web Platform for Interactive Teaching and Learning," 2022 12th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAI-AAI), Kanazawa, Japan, 2022, pp. 195-199, doi: 10.1109/IIAIAAI55812.2022.00047. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9894581

    10. T. Katanosaka, M. F. F. Khan and K. Sakamura, "Quiz and Treasures: Development of a Web-based Learning Platform using Gamification," 2021 10th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAI-AAI), Niigata, Japan, 2021, pp. 166-171, doi: 10.1109/IIAI-AAI53430.2021.00029. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9790982

• Workshop and Conference Papers (Non-Refereed)

  • 今井 匠太朗, 淺田 義和, 伊藤 彰, 片野坂 俊樹, 白鳥 成彦, 高松 邦彦, 松本 清, 森 雅生, "実践的な技術修得を目指すIRプラットフォームの提案," 大学情報・機関調査研究会 論文集, vol. 12, pp. 66-71, 2023. doi: 10.50956/mjir.12.0_66_1. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mjir/12/0/12_66_1/_article/-char/ja/

Awards & Honors

• July 23, 2025: First Scholarship at Toyo University Graduate School

• April 1, 2025: JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2)

  • The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2) is a fellowship program for doctoral students in their first or second year, designed to provide outstanding young researchers with opportunities to pursue independent research based on their own ideas. The fellowship provides a monthly research stipend of 200,000 yen and research funding of up to 1.5 million yen per year. For the year of my appointment, the overall acceptance rate for DC2 was 14.7% (1,092 awardees out of 7,444 applicants), and the acceptance rate in the field of informatics was 13.7% (86 awardees out of 630 applicants), reflecting highly competitive selection. This program aims to foster and secure creative researchers who will lead future academic research. Link

• July 9, 2024: Best Paper Award for paper at IIAI-AAI 2024

• July, 2024: First Scholarship at Toyo University Graduate School

• March 14, 2024: Toyo University Alumni Association Student Research Encouragement Fund, Alumni Association scholarship

• December 12, 2023: Outstanding Paper Award for paper at IIAI-AAI (DSIR, collaborative research related to IR)

• March 23, 2023: INIAD Gold Master's Research Award

• March 16, 2023: En: Toyo University Alumni Association Student Research Encouragement Fund, Student Research Encouragement Fund Award

• July, 2022: First Scholarship at Toyo University Graduate School

• July 11, 2021: Honorable Mention Award for paper at IIAI-AAI 2021

Grants & Funding

• From Apr. 1, 2025 to Mar. 31, 2027

  • JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2)

  • ￥200,000(JPY/Month) = ￥2,400,000(JPY/Year)

  • when ￥150=$1; nearly $16,000/year

• From Apr. 22, 2025 to Mar. 31, 2026

  • Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

  • https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-25KJ2122/

  • ￥700,000(JPY)

  • when ￥150=$1; nearly $4,500

• From Apr. 2024 to Feb. 2025

  • "適切な教授法とゲーミフィケーションを組み込んだ情報学の学習支援システム" by 井上円了記念学術振興基金

  • "Learning support system for informatics using suitable teaching methods and gamification" by The Inoue Enryo Memorial Grant, TOYO University

  • ￥560,000(JPY)

  • when ￥150=$1; nearly $3,700

• From Apr. 2023 to Feb. 2024

  • "ゲーミフィケーションを組み込んだSTEAM分野のオンライン学習プラットフォームの開発" by 井上円了記念学術振興基金

  • "Development of an Online Learning Platform in STEAM field using Gamification" by The Inoue Enryo Memorial Grant, TOYO University

  • ￥560,000(JPY)

  • when ￥150=$1; nearly $3,700

Academic Service

• Professional Memberships

• IEEE (2024-)

• IEEE Computer Society (2025-)

• IEEE Education Society (2026-)

• IIAI (2021-)

• Volunteer

  • IEEE Tokyo Section Young Professionals Secretary (2025-2026)

    • Planned and organized educational outreach programs, including programming workshops

    • Served as a reviewer and judge for research presentations at IEEE TOWERS events

    • Contributed to the operational management of multiple IEEE Tokyo Young Professional initiatives

  • IEEE Tokyo Section Young Professionals (2024-)

Education

• Oct. 2023 - present: Admission to Toyo University, Graduate School of Information Networking for Innovation And Design, Doctoral Course

• Mar. 2023: Graduated from Toyo University, Graduate School of Information Networking for Innovation And Design, Master course

• Apr. 2021: Admission to Toyo University, Graduate School of Information Networking for Innovation And Design, Master course

• Mar. 2021: Graduated from Toyo University, Faculty of Information Networking for Innovation and Design

• Apr. 2017: Admission to Toyo University, Faculty of Information Networking for Innovation and Design

Experience

• Apr. 2023 - Sep. 2023: INIAD cHUB, Visiting researcher

Teaching

• Sep. 2025 - Mar. 2026: Teaching Assistant (TA) at INIAD, Toyo University

• Apr. 2025 - Sep. 2025: Teaching Assistant (TA) at INIAD, Toyo University

• Sep. 2024 - Mar. 2025: Teaching Assistant (TA) at INIAD, Toyo University

• Apr. 2023 - Sep. 2023: Teaching Assistant (TA) at INIAD, Toyo University

Conference Participation etc... (Under construction)

• Macao in 2025

• Fukuoka Prefecture (Kokura City, Kitakyushu City) in 2025

• Kyoto Prefecture (Kyoto City) in 2025

• Osaka Prefecture (Osaka City) in 2025

• Fukuoka Prefecture (Fukuoka City) in 2025

• Hokkaidou Prefecture (Muroran City) in 2025

• Shimane Prefecture (Matsue City) in 2025

• Osaka Prefecture (Osaka City) in 2024

• Kagawa Prefecture (Takamatsu City) in 2024

• Miyagi Prefecture (Sendai City) in 2024

• Fukushima Prefecture (Koriyama City) in 2023

• Kanagawa Prefecture (Fujisawa City) in 2023

• Ishikawa Prefecture (Kanazawa City) in 2022

• Kanagawa Prefecture (Odawara City) in 2022

• Miyagi Prefecture (Sendai City) in 2022

• Hokkaido (Sapporo City) in 2018