MORI, Masaki Associate Professor
Information Science, Human Information Science, Research Center for Biological Function and Sensory Information
◆Degrees
Ph. D. (Media and Governance) Keio University
◆Professional Experience
2026 - : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology , Associate Professor
2024 - 2026 : Waseda University , Center for Data Science , Assistant Professor
2019 - 2024 : Keio University , Faculty of Environment and Information Studies , Assistant Professor
2016 - 2019 : Japan Society for the Promotion of Science , Research Fellow
2026 - : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , Research Center for Biological Function and Sensory Information, Headquarters for Promotion of Advanced Global and Social Transformation , Associate Professor
2025 - 2025 : University of Padova , Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation , Visiting Scientist
2024 - 2026 : Waseda University , Global Education Center , Affiliated Faculty
2024 - 2026 : Keio Research Institute at SFC , Senior Researcher
2023 - 2024 : Keio University Global Research Institute , Researcher
2019 - 2024 : Keio Research Institute at SFC , Senior Full-Time Researcher
2017 - 2019 : Keio University , Faculty of Environment and Information Studies , Part-time Lecturer
2017 - 2019 : Keio University , Shonan Fujisawa Media Center , Writing & Research Consultant
2014 - 2017 : Keio University , Faculty of Policy Management, Faculty of Environment and information studies, Graduate School of Media and Governance , Teaching Assistant
2014 - 2016 : Kodomo Mental Clinic Shiba, Yuhokai, Medical Corporation , Medical Technician
◆Specialties
Experimental psychology, Cognitive sciences, Clinical psychology, Entertainment and game informatics, Human interfaces and interactions, Sensitivity (kansei) informatics, Perceptual information processing, Physical and health education
◆Research Keywords
Embodied cognition, social cognition, Psychometrics, psychophysics, body illusion, face perception, illusion, vision science, cognitive informatics, Mathematical psychology, Geometrical Model, Vection, Self-Motion Perception, Mathematical model, Developmental disability, spatial properties, Gaze Perception, Space Perception and Cognition

■Publications

◆Published Papers
Item analyses of the 20-item prosopagnosia index using classical test theory and item response theory
Masaki Mori, Midori Sugiyama
Behavior Research Methods, 58, 9, 266-, 2026
The relationship between the awareness of social contribution and playing opportunities among female professional soccer players
Yuko Tokairin, Kaho Shoji, Miyuki Kobayashi, Masaki Mori
Football Science, 23, 10-21, 2026
Opposite effects of putting on and taking off glasses on face identity perception
Midori Sugiyama, Masaki Mori
Visual Cognition, 33, 10, 672-683, 2025
The facial carving illusion: Natural background can modulate the perception of facial carving
Mio Odera, Masaki Mori, Masashi Nakatani
VISION, 37, 4, 153-164, 2025
◆Misc
A model-based analysis of music-evoked nostalgia without prior listening experience
Yuna Sakakibara, Masaki Mori, Shinya Fujii
PsyArXiv, 1-43, 2026
Analysis of acoustic features associated with the subjective intensity of music-evoked nostalgia
Yuna Sakakibara, Masaki Mori, Shinya Fujii
Proceeding of the Auditory Research Meeting, 56, 1, 19-23, 2026
Report on the 30th Conference: Embodied Cognition 1
Masaki Mori
Journal of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan, 30, 4, 24-24, 2025
General report on APCV 2025
Masaki Mori
VISION, 37, 4, 165-168, 2025
Proposal of training for first-person shooter game using haptic device for mouse: Effects of haptics on mouse performance of accuracy and speed
Akihiro Takaramoto, Masashi Nakatani, Masaki Mori
Proceedings of the 24th Domestic Conferences of the System Integration Division, the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, 3477-3480, 2023
◆Conference Activities & Talks
A large-scale survey for acoustic features of nostalgia-evoking music
Asia-Pacific Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music 2026, Queensland, 2026
A stage model based on differential equations for examining the factors underlying the emergence of subjective color on a rotating disk
The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Fukuoka, 2026
Effect of environmental elements in open-world virtual spaces on spatial exploration behavior: Research plan
Young Perceptionists' Seminar 2026, Kyoto, 2026
Does gaze direction modulate the other-race categorization advantage? A cross-cultural study
XXXII Conference of the Italian Association of Psychology – Experimental Section, Venice, 2026
An item response theory analysis of the 20-item prosopagnosia index
The 18th Asia Pacific Conference on Vision, Auckland, 2026

■Teaching Experience

Research Ethics for AI/Humans II

■Contributions to  Society

◆Academic Society Affiliations
The Virtual Reality Society of Japan, Specialized Committee of Coaching Studies, The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Vision Society of Japan, The Specialized committee of Sports Psychology, Japanese Society of Sport Psychology, Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, The Japanese Academy of Autistic Spectrum, The Japan Psychonomic Society, The Japanese Psychological Association, Keio SFC Academic Society, Keio Psychological Association, Japanese Association for Medical and Psychological Study of Infants, National Strength and Conditioning Association Japan
◆Academic Contribution
Committee Member , Transactions Editor Committee, The Virtual Reality Society of Japan
Committee Member , Technical Committee on Assistive Engineering, System Integration Division, The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
Associate Editor , The SICE Festival 2024 with Annual Conference
◆Committee Memberships
・ 8th Global Scientist Award ‘Wings of Dreams’ , Examination committee , 2025- 2025
・ 7th Global Scientist Award ‘Wings of Dreams’ , Examination committee , 2024- 2024
・ 6th Global Scientist Award ‘Wings of Dreams’ , Examination committee , 2023- 2023
◆Social Contribution
・ Workshop on perceptual psychology: The demonstration focusing on gaze perception , Keio Research Institute at SFC , Keio University SFC Open Research Forum 2016 2016 - 2016
・ Seeing the world through perceptual and cognitive research , Keio Research Institute at SFC , Keio University SFC Open Research Forum 2023 2023 - 2023
・ Development of visual representation: space, socialization, embodiment, shitsukan&kansei, and individual difference , Keio Research Institute at SFC , Keio University SFC Open Research Forum 2022 2022 - 2022

■Academic  Awards

・ Society Award, Japan Society of Coaching Studies, FY2025 , Yuko Tokairin, Masaki Mori, Kohei Shimamoto , 2026
・ Prize, The 17th Illusion Contest in Japan , Takamichi Sushida, Masaki Mori, Shintaro Kondo , 2025
・ The 27th paper Award, The Virtual Reality Society of Japan , Keita Goto, Masaki Mori, Masashi Nakatani , 2025