Personal Data
- Name: Kento Koike
- Degree: Ph.D. in Engineering
- Affiliations:
- Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
- Research Liaison Centre, Chiba Institute of Technology
- Laboratory (PI): Problem-Solving Intelligence Lab (PSI Lab)
- Researchmap: Kento Koike
- Birthday: 1996-03-05 (30 y/o)
Kento Koike received his B.Eng. in 2018, his M.Eng. in 2020, and his Ph.D. in Engineering in 2023 from Tokyo Polytechnic University. In 2022, he concurrently served as Manager of the manabo Operations Department at manabo, Inc. From 2023, he was a Program-specific Researcher at the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University. From 2024, he was an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science. Since 2026, he has been an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University. He is also a Collaborative Researcher at the Research Liaison Centre, Chiba Institute of Technology. His research interests include intelligent tutoring systems, cognitive science, and knowledge engineering.
Recent News
- 2026-08-06 A co-authored preprint was released on arXiv
- 2026-07-27 A first-authored and three co-authored papers were presented at HCI International 2026
- 2026-05-23 A first-authored and a co-authored paper were presented at the JSiSE 2026 Spring SIG
- 2026-05-12 Co-authored paper has been accepted for publication in the Transactions of the JSAI
- 2026-05-01 A co-authored paper ranked #1 in the IEICE Transactions D Monthly Downloads
Contacts
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Career
Full-time
2026.04-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
2024.07-2026.03
Assistant Professor (Akakura Lab.), Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2024.04-2024.06
Freelance R&D Consultant mainly for manabo, Inc.
2023.04-2024.03
Program-specific Researcher (Ogata Lab.) at Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University
2022.04-2023.03
Manager (Full-time) at manabo Operations Department, manabo, Inc.
Part-time
2024.04-Present
Collaborative Researcher (Tomoto Lab.), Research Liaison Centre, Chiba Institute of Technology
2022.04-2023.03
Part-time Assistant Professor at Integrated Education Center, Meikai University
2021.05-2022.03
Intern at Operations Department of manabo, SATT AI Lab, Inc.
2017.07-2021.02
Research Assistant at Tokyo Polytechnic University
2017.04-2022.03
Teaching Assistant at Tokyo Polytechnic University
2015.08-2016.09
Lecturer at the Programming School for Elementary and Junior High School Students
Education
2020.04-2023.03
Tokyo Polytechnic University
Ph.D. in Engineering
2018.04-2020.03
Tokyo Polytechnic University
Master of Engineering
2014.04-2018.03
Tokyo Polytechnic University
Bachelor of Engineering
Teaching Experiences
Educational and Learning-Support Systems
2025.04-2025.09
Co-lecturer, “Design of Instructional Systems” (lecture on “System Development”) at Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2024.10-2025.03
Co-lecturer, “Exercises in Applied Information Engineering” (lecture on “Development of Teachable Agents using Large Language Models” as part of the Akakura Lab Course) at Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2024.10-2026.03
Co-lecturer, “Information Engineering Laboratory 2” (lecture on “Educational System Design” as the Akakura Lab component of the course, and lecture on “Design of Wireless Communication Systems” as the Onizawa Lab component of the course) at Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2025.04-2025.09
Co-lecturer, “Information Engineering Laboratory 3” (lecture on “Development of Web Test System” as the Akakura Lab component of the course) at Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2023.10-2024.03
Co-lecturer, “Educational Informatics” (lecture on “Intelligent Tutoring System and Learning Analytics”) at Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
Data Science
2022.04-2023.03
Lecturer, “Basic Studies III-a (Data Literacy, Mathematics, and Reasoning)” at Meikai University
2022.04-2023.03
Lecturer, “Basic Studies III-b (Information Literacy)” at Meikai University
2022.04-2023.03
Lecturer, “Science, Technology, and Society” at Meikai University
2021.04-2022.03
TA, “Statistics” at Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University
2018.04-2019.03
TA, “Statistics” at Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University
Programming
2026.09-Present
Lecturer, “Programming Language I” at Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
2026.04-Present
Lecturer, “Programming Language II” at Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
2026.04-Present
Lecturer, “Algorithms and Data Structures” at Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
2019.04-2022.03
TA, “Java Programming” at Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University
2020.04-2021.03
TA, “Object-oriented Programming” at Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University
2015.08-2016.09
Lecturer and Classroom Management at the Programming School for Elementary and Junior High School Students
Introductory Computer Science
2019.04-2020.03
TA, “Introduction to Information Processing” at Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University
2018.04-2020.03
TA, “Introduction to Information Technology” at Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University
2017.04-2018.03
SA, “Information Processing Seminar B” at Faculty of Arts, Tokyo Polytechnic University
Others
2026.04-Present
Co-lecturer, “Introduction to Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering” at Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
2026.04-Present
Co-lecturer, “Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering Experiments III” at Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
2026.09-Present
Co-lecturer, “Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering Experiments IV” at Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
2026.09-Present
Co-lecturer, “Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering Experiments V” at Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
2026.09-Present
Co-lecturer, “Special Topics on Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering” at Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
2026.09-Present
Lecturer, “Seminar I” at Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
2024.10-2026.03
Co-lecturer, “Social Design” at Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2025.04-2025.09
Co-lecturer, “Career Design” at Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2024.10-2026.03
Co-lecturer, “Basic Engineering Laboratory” at Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2024.10-2026.03
Co-lecturer, “Technical English 2” at Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2025.04-2025.09
Co-lecturer, “Seminar for Dissertation 1” at Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
2024.10-2026.03
Co-lecturer, “Seminar for Dissertation 2” at Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
Qualification
2025.10.01
Assistant Supervisor (Master’s Program), Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
Academic Services
Memberships
2026.05-Present
Japanese Society for Learning Analytics (JASLA)
2024.10-Present
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)
2023.10-2024.10
Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)
2023.07-Present
Japanese Society for Information and Systems in Education (JSiSE)
2023.04-2024.07
Research Council of Evidence-Driven Education
2020.06-Present
Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI)
2017.09-Present
Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE)
2017.05-2022.05
Japan Society of Kansei Engineering (JSKE)
Academic Society
2026.06-Present
Member of Organizing Committee, Technical Committee on Educational Technology (ET), Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
2026.06-Present
Member of the Board of Directors, Japanese Society for Learning Analytics (JASLA)
2026.04-Present
Chief Secretary of Organizing Committee, SIG on Advanced Learning Science and Technology (SIG-ALST), the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence
2026.04-Present
Chair of SIG on Cognitive Schema and Learning Activity Modeling (SIG-SLAM), the Japanese Society for Information and Systems in Education
2026.02-Present
Program Committee of AIED (International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education)
2025.10-Present
Member of the Business Activities Committee, the Japanese Society for Learning Analytics
2025.09-Present
Secretary of the Editorial Committee for the Special Issue “Frontiers in Learning Sciences and Learning Engineering”, the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence
2025.07-Present
Secretary of Research Promotion Committee, the Japanese Society for Information and Systems in Education
2025.04-Present
Secretary of Organizing Committee, SIG on Advanced Learning Science and Technology (SIG-ALST), the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence
2025.03-Present
Program Committee of ICLEA (International Conference on Learning Evidence and Analytics)
2024.12-2025.06
Member of Research Promotion Committee, the Japanese Society for Information and Systems in Education
2024.06-2026.06
Assistant Secretary of Organizing Committee, Technical Committee on Educational Technology (ET), Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
2024.01-2026.02
Member of Program Committee, Annual Conference Committee, the Japanese Society for Information and Systems in Education
2023.10-Present
Parallel Session Organizer of HCII (International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction)
2023.05-2024.03
LOC Logistics Chair of LAK24 (The 14th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge)
2023.04-2025.03
Member of Organizing Committee, SIG on Advanced Learning Science and Technology (SIG-ALST), the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence
2023.04-2024.07
Co-Chair of SIG1 (Infrastructure Systems for Educational Data Utilization and Educational Data Standardization), Research Council of Evidence-Driven Education
2023.04-2023.12
Local Organizing Committee of ICCE 2023 (31st International Conference on Computers in Education)
2020.09-2021.08
Organizing Committee (Student Organized Session) of The 35th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, 2021
2019.09-2020.08
Organizing Committee (Student Organized Session) of The 34th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, 2020
Review
2026
Transactions of Human Interface Society
2026
ICLEA 2026 (2nd International Conference on Learning Evidence and Analytics) on APSCE TBICS Festival of Learning 2026
2026
AIED 2026 (27th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education)
2025
HCI International 2026 (28th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction)
2025
Journal of Japanese Society for Information and Systems in Education
2025
ICLEA 2025 (1st International Conference on Learning Evidence and Analytics)
2024
HCI International 2025 (27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction)
2024
2 x Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning (RPTEL)
2023
HCI International 2024 (26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction)
2023
Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics
2022
HCI International 2023 (25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction)
2020
HCI International 2021 (23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction)
Community
2025.10-2027.03
Management Director of The 37th Young Researchers Association on Educational and Learning-Support Systems
2024.10-2026.03
Planning and Administration Director of The 36th Young Researchers Association on Educational and Learning-Support Systems
2024.04-2025.03
Program Director of The 35th Young Researchers Association on Educational and Learning-Support Systems
2023.05-2023.06
Local Staff of EDUsummIT 2023
2022.04-2023.03
Director of The 33rd Young Researchers Association on Educational and Learning-Support Systems
2018.12-Present
Co-Founder & Executive Committee of CALST (Co-study Group on Advanced Learning Science and Technology)
2020.04-2021.03
Program Director of The 31st Young Researchers Association on Educational and Learning-Support Systems
2020.04-2021.03
Vice-president of Student Group “Shigaku no Kai”, The Japan Society of Kansei Engineering
2019.04-2020.03
President of Student Group “Shigaku no Kai”, The Japan Society of Kansei Engineering
2017.07-2019.03
Executive Committee of Student Group “Shigaku no Kai”, The Japan Society of Kansei Engineering
Grants
External Research Grants
2025.04-2028.03
Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Fostering Subgoal Flexibility in Procedural Problem Solving, JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists (Project Number: 25K21362) (Principal Investigator)
Scholarships
2023.06
Repayment exemption for students with excellent grades in Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) (Exemption of half of loan*2)
2020.06
Repayment exemption for students with excellent grades in Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) (Exemption of all of loan*1)
2020.04-2023.03
Type 1 Scholarship (Interest-free) from Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) (*2)
2018.09
Alumni Association Scholarship (Benefit) from Faculty of Engineering Alumni Association, Tokyo Polytechnic University
2018.04-2020.03
Type 1 Scholarship (Interest-free) from Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) (*1)
2014.04-2018.03
Type 1 Scholarship (Interest-free) from Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)