I’m Ken Shibata, a grade 12 student at Wiliam Lyon Mackenzie CI. I’m interested in computer science, human-computer interaction, and 3D modeling. I enjoy watching and riding trains as well as reading light novels.

Selected Projects

• RoboPiano (submission video)
  • Piano playing robot arm controlled by Arduino single-board computer
  • Won 2023 IEEE SSCS Arudino Contest Gold Award: SSCS contest website,
• HATO
  • Model train automated operation system supporting multiple tran control and position estimation
  • The project accepted as one of the Mitou Jr. (a government-sponsored mentoring program for high school students in Japan) 2023 projects.
  • HATO on Mitou Jr. official page (en)
  • Certificate:
  • Certified as Mitou Jr. Supercreator in Dec. 2023
• Yarnkey
  • Stroke-based character input device using conductive threads. The conductive thread sewn into pants provides six points of touch sensing, and the microcontroller recognizes characters drawn on the sensor.
  • Presented at: DICOMO 2022 (en) (paper in en), IPSJ84 2022 (en), WCCE 2022 (Session 9A), Toronto Science Fair 2022, Canada-wide Science Fair 2022
• Coa
  • Original parallel-oriented programming language with parallel execution as the default targetting at multi-core CPUs
  • Presented at: SWoPP 2022 (en) (paper in en), GSC 2021 (JST award), IPSJ84 2022 (en), WCCE 2022 (Session 9A)
• Nolack
  • On-line project to resolve the sergical mask distribution issues in early COVID-19 led by Aki Jyo
  • Joined the project as a member to support the web backend
• Nearlog
  • Demo video
  • Android app for contract tracing expriments to prevent COVID spreads
  • Presented at IEEE Tokyo Young Professional Contest (Outstanding Award)
• Face Mask
  • Developed a custom data recording device to study the effects of wearing various types of masks.
  • Presented at Toronto Science Fair 2021, Canada-wide Science Fair 2021
• Transference
  • AI-based bus location prediction system
  • Presented at: Youth Science Canada STEM Fair 2020 (Regional Award), Toronto Science Fair 2021 (Bronze Award)
• Linear Motor Train using Micropython
  • Model train project using external magnetic pulses to propel
  • Presented at Toronto Science Fair 2019
• Unchiku
  • Original programming language similar to Japanesese (unlike as English used in other programming languages)
  • Presented at Tech Kids Grand Prix (CyberAgent Award)

Awards (click to view the English-translated award)

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• 2023
  • IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Arduino Contest Gold Award
• 2022
  • NII Expert in Information Science Program 2021(en): Outstanding Award
  • Best Poster Award for EIS 2.0 at the 84th National Convention of IPSJ (Information Processing Society of Japan)
    • Canada-wide Science Fair 2022: Kyokukey: Wearable Input Device Using Conductive Threads
    • Toronto Science Fair 2022: Gold Medal for Kyokukey: Wearable Input Device Using Conductive Threads
• 2021
  • JST Global Science Campus Experts in Information Science: Japan Science and Technology Agency, Global Science Campus, President’s Award for Development of a Parallel-native Programming Language Coa:
  • Toronto Science Fair 2021: Gold Medal for The Properties of Face Masks
  • Canada-wide Science Fair 2021: Bronze Medal for The Properties of Face Masks
  • Toronto Science Fair 2021: Bronze Medal for AI-based bus arrival time prediction system: Transference
• 2020
  • IEEE Tokyo YP
• 2019
  • Toronto Science Fair 2019: Silver Medal for Linear Motor Train using MicroPython