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Sachio Saiki is a leading researcher in human-centered computing, specializing in smart elderly care, human-robot interaction, and mind-sensing technologies. His work addresses the critical challenge of personalization in care robots, aiming to move beyond rigid, programmer-dependent systems. Saiki’s most cited paper, “VirtualCareGiver” (2016, 38 citations), proposes a novel framework for developing adaptable care robots that can tailor their interactions to individual elderly users. He further advances this vision with “Deploying service integration agent for personalized smart elderly care” (2016, 15 citations), which introduces a service integration agent to dynamically coordinate personalized care. A key contribution is his pioneering work in “mind sensing,” a technique to externalize the internal states of elderly individuals through conversation. This is demonstrated in “Recording Daily Health Status with Chatbot on Mobile Phone” (2019, 13 citations), where a chatbot autonomously engages users to record health data, and “Rule-Based Inquiry Service to Elderly at Home for Efficient Mind Sensing” (2019, 7 citations), which optimizes this process. Saiki’s research bridges artificial intelligence, robotics, and gerontechnology, creating practical, empathetic systems that enhance the quality of life for aging populations.