Steven Urueta's research focuses on designing and implementing VR systems for educational use, including face-to-face and distance learning applications. Dr. Urueta holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the Graduate School of System Design and Management (SDM) at Keio University and is currently implementing larger-scale VR systems for virtual study abroad experiences.

目白大学外国部学部専任講師。教育用VRシステムの設計と対面学習や遠隔学習におけるVRシステムの実用化について研究しています。アメリカのケースウエスタンリザーブ大学を卒業後、東京大学大学院で修士（学際情報学）、慶應義塾大学大学院システムデザイン・マネジメント研究科（SDM）で博士（システムエンジニアリング学）を取得。日本の企業で技術者としての活躍を経て、埼玉大学、東京大学、電気通信大学など首都圏の教育機関で科学英語の指導を開始。現在、バーチャルな留学体験を目的とした、大規模なVRシステムの実用化に取り組んでいます。

Urueta, S. H, and Ogi, T. “A Novel Platform for Integrating 360° Videos Within a Virtual Study Abroad

Experience.” July Press 2021. Asian Education Journal – June 2021.

Urueta, S. H, and Ogi, T. “3D VR180 Livestreaming System for Semi-Synchronous Distance Learning in

TEFL Applications.” CALL-EJ Journal – Issue Vol. 22, No. 1.

Urueta, S. H, and Ogi, T. “Web-Portal-Based Repurposing of VR Scenarios for TEFL Applications.”

Proceedings of ICVR 2020, held in Feb. 2020, Singapore.　

Urueta, S. H, and Ogi, T. “A TEFL Virtual Reality System for High-Presence Distance Learning”, NBiS –

2019: Advances in Networked-based Information Systems. August 15, 2019. The Advances in Intelligent

Systems and Computing Book Series - Springer.

”Virtual Reality and Language Learning: Grasping Ever-Changing Technologies.” January 29, 2022, Presented at the 2021 Mejiro English Department Kouenkai.

“Multi-Perspective VR180 Feeds for HMD-Based TEFL Learning Scenarios.” December 15, 2020. Presented at the 47^th Tele-immersion Research Society Meeting of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan.