Hironori Washizaki
Papers
5
Total Citations
77
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4
About
Hironori Washizaki is a leading researcher in software engineering, embedded systems, and programming education, with a particular focus on the Internet of Things (IoT) and educational robotics. His most cited work, "Is Fragmentation a Threat to the Success of the Internet of Things?" (55 citations), critically examines the challenges posed by IoT fragmentation, offering insights into how connectivity issues can hinder the technology's widespread adoption. Washizaki has also made significant contributions to embedded software quality, notably through his experiments and evaluations in the Japan Robot Software Design Contest (2006, 2007), where he assessed the performance and reliability of robot control software. His research extends to programming education, with comparative studies on programmable robots as tools for teaching computational thinking (2015) and recent work on measuring complexity in visual programming for elementary school students (2024). With a career spanning over two decades, Washizaki’s work bridges practical engineering challenges and educational innovation, influencing both academic research and real-world software development practices. His impact is reflected in his sustained citation record and his role in shaping how young developers and students learn programming through hands-on, robot-based approaches.
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Top Papers
- 1Is Fragmentation a Threat to the Success of the Internet of Things?55 citations · 2018
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- 3Quality Evaluation of Embedded Software in Robot Software Design Contest5 citations · 2007
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