Human Resource Management Research

Human Resource Management Research is a peer-reviewed journal that provides a specialized academic medium and important reference for the encouragement and dissemination of research and practice in human resource management research. It is a research journal that aims to provide a forum for the exploration of issues and experiences relating to employment studies and people management in organizational teams.


Koji Murai

Editorial Board Member of Human Resource Management Research

Associate Professor, Kobe University, Graduate school of Maritime Sciences, Japan

Research Areas

Navigation, Ergonomics, Human Factor

Education

1992B.ScKobe University of Mercantile Marine
1995M.ScKobe University of Mercantile Marine
2003Dr.EngOsaka University

Experience

2008Maine Maritime Academy, Marine Transportation, Visiting Professor
2007Kobe University, Graduate school of Maritime Sciences, Associate Professor
2005Kobe University, Faculty of Maritime Science, Associate Professor
2001Osaka University, Visiting Researcher
1999Yuge National College of Maritime Technology, Lecture (part-time)
1995Kobe University of Mercantile Marine, Faculty of Maritime Science, Research Associate

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  "The Mental Workload of a Ship's Navigator using Heart Rate Variability" Int. Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education, Vol.1, No.2, pp.127-133 Troubador Pub. Ltd(2004)
[2]  "A Basic Study on Teammates' Mental Workload among Ship's Bridge Team" Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), Transactions on Information and Systems, Vol.E87-D, No.6, pp.1477-1483(2004)
[3]  "Cognitive Errors for Radar Target Echo Direction" Int. Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education, Vol.2, No.1, pp.47-53 Troubador Pub. Ltd(2005)
[4]  "An evaluation of mental workload for effective navigation" Int. Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education, Vol.5, No.1, pp.29-38 Emerald Group Pub. Ltd(2008)
[5]  "Basic Study of Visual Systems for Sea Pilot Simulator Training" IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol.3, No.6, pp.737-739(2008)
[6]  "Basic Study of a Ship Navigator's Stress Using Salivary Amylase Activity" IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol.4, No.5, pp.680-682(2009)
[7]  "Evaluation of A Cadet's Mental Workload for Simulator Training Using Heart Rate Variability" Japan Institute of Navigation, Vol.121, pp.125-130 (2009)
[8]  "Enhancing Maritime Education and Training: Measuring A Ship Navigator's Stress Based on Salivary Amylase Activity" Int. Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education, Vol.6, No.4, pp.293-302, Emerald Group Pub. Ltd(2009)
[9]  "Toward Evaluation of a Student's Simulator Training Using Heart Rate Variability" IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol.5, No.3, pp.375-377(2010)
[10]  "Toward New Practical Education Based on Professional Kansei" Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics (JACIII), Vol.15, No.3, pp.370-376, Fuji Technology Press Ltd.(2011)
[11]  "A Few Comments on Visual Systems of a Ship Handling Simulator for Sea Pilot Training: Training for Entering a Port", Jour. of Electronics and Communications in Japan, Vol.94, pp.10-17, John Wiley & Sons (2011)
[12]  "Analysis of Heart Rate variability of Navigator at in/from ports by Wavelet Transform-On Ship Handling of Training Ship and Ship's Bridge Simulator-" Proc. of 2001 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing(IEEE-PACRIM2001), vol.2, pp.681-685(2001)
[13]  "Retrieval and Small Correction System for Sailing Directions and Nautical Charts Using the Internet" Proc. of IEEE-PACRIM2001, vol.1, pp.95-98 (2001)
[14]  "Occurred Seasick Impression and Analysis of the Observer's Heart Rate Variability by using Ship's Bridge Simulator" Proc. of 2001 ICASE Int. Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, pp.1291-1295 (2001)
[15]  "The Evaluation of ARPA Information in the Fluctuating Target Positions" Proc. of 2002 ION National Technical Meeting(ION-NTM2002), pp.218-225(2002)
[16]  "Suppression of the Sea Clutter in Marine Radar System" Proc. of 2002 IEEE Int. Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing(IEEE-ICASSP2002), vol.4, pp.3952-3955(2002)
[17]  "The Simplified Transformation Method of Discriminating the Aspect Angle using Positions of the Ships Navigation Lights" Abst. of the 25th International Congress of Applied Psychology(ICAP2002), CD-ROM (2002)
[18]  "A Basic Study on Measurement of Experience using an Unconscious Response to the Artificially Created Visual Environment" Proc. of 2002 IEEE Int. Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, CD-ROM(2002)
[19]  "A Basic Study on Navigator's Mental Workload by Wavelet Transform" Proc. of 2003 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing(IEEE-PACRIM2003), pp.1016-1019(2003)
[20]  "Mental Workload of Ship's Navigator-A Few Comments on Heart Rate Variability during Navigational Watch Keeping-", Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, part II, pp.897-903, Springer (2003)
[21]  "The Body Sway of Human Navigator in Ship's Bridge Simulator" Proc. of 2003 IEEE Int. Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics(IEEE-SMC2003), pp.4184-4189(2003)
[22]  "Basic Study on Evaluation of BTM Effects with Heart Rate Variability" Proc. of the 11th International Association of Institute of Navigation (IAIN) World Congress, CD-ROM(2003)
[23]  "Sailing Data Transfer and Display System Using Wireless LAN in the Bridge and its Application to the Navigation Support System" Proc. of the 11th IAIN World Congress, CD-ROM(2003)
[24]  "Effects of Tidal Current and Wind on Optimum Navigation" Proc. of the 11th IAIN World Congress, CD-ROM (2003)
[25]  "A Characteristic of Target Cognition using Marine Radar" Proc. of 2004 IEEE Int. Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics(IEEE-SMC2004), pp.2741-2745(2004)
[26]  "Basic Study of Ship's Bridge Teammates' Mental Workload by Wavelet Transform" Proc. of IEEE-PACRIM2005, pp.328-331(2005)
[27]  "Proposal of An Evaluation Method Using a Physiological Index in Navigator-Centered Education", Maritime Security and MET, pp.417-424, WIT press(2005)
[28]  "Evaluation of Lookout Performance of Bridge Resource Teams" Proc. of 9th Int. Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE2006), The International Network for Engineering Education and Research (iNEER), pp.T4J6-11, CD-ROM(2006)
[29]  "Basic Study of Navigator's Recognition of Radar Target Direction" Proc. of IEEE-SMC2006, pp.796-801(2006)
[30]  "Toward Universalizing Common Skills of Ship Navigators" Proc. of 2006 IEEE-SMC2006, pp.814-818(2006)
[31]  "Uruguay-Brazil Inland Waterway Transportation System Defining the Right Vessel" Proc. of the 12th International Association of Institute of Navigation (IAIN) World Congress, CD-ROM(2006)
[32]  "A Characteristic of A Navigator's Response to Artificial Ship's Movement by Picture and Motion platform" Don Harris (Ed.) Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, pp.770-778, Springer(2007)
[33]  "A Case Study of A Navigator's Sea Aptitude Using Body Response" Proc. of 10th Int. Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE2007), The International Network for Engineering Education and Research (iNEER), pp.T2E, CD-ROM(2007)
[34]  "A Characteristic of A Navigator's Mental Workload Based on Nasal Temperature" Proc. of 2007 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics(IEEE-SMC2007), pp.3639-3643(2007)
[35]  "A Study on Navigator's Mental Workload in Ship Handling Simulator" Proc. of IEEE-SMC2007, pp.3644-3649 (2007)
[36]  "Towards Evaluation of Skill and Kansei for Ship Handling Based on Physiological Index" Proc. of 11th ICEE2008, The International Network for Engineering Education and Research (iNEER), CD-ROM(2008)
[37]  "Evaluation of Ship Navigator's Mental Workload Using Nasal Temperature and Heart Rate Variability" Proc. of IEEE-SMC2008, pp.1528-1533(2008)
[38]  "A Few Comments on Visual System of Ship Handling Simulator Based on Arriving Port" Proc. of IEEE-SMC2008, pp.1890-1894(2008)
[39]  "Evaluation of On-Board Ship Handling Training Using Salivary Amylase Activity" Proc. of 2009 ICCAS-SICE Int. Joint Conference, pp.3156-3159(2009)
[40]  "Evaluation of Marine Simulator Training Based on Heart Rate Variability" Proc. of IEEE-SMC2009, pp.239-244 (2009)
[41]  "Evaluation of Ship Navigator's Mental Workload for Ship Handling Based on Physiological Indices" Proc. of IEEE-SMC2009, pp.234-238(2009)
[42]  "Basic Study of A Student's Mental Workload for Simulator Training Using Salivary Amylase Activity" Proc. of World Automation Congress 2010, Int. Forum on Multimedia and Image Processing (WAC/IFMIP2010), CD-ROM/IFMIP101(2010)
[43]  "Toward Evaluation of Ship Bridge Teamwork for Marine Simulator Training Based on Heart Rate Variability" Proc. of WAC/IFMIP2010, CD-ROM/IFMIP104(2010)
[44]  "Evaluation of Body Response to Artificial Ship Movement by Visual and Motion Platform" Proc. of WAC/IFMIP2010, CD-ROM/IFMIP108(2010)
[45]  "Evaluation of A Student's Mental Workload for Simulator Training Using Salivary Amylase Activity" Proc. of IEEE-SMC2010, pp.2847-2851(2010)
[46]  "Study on Body Response to Artificial Ship Rolling and Pitching" Proc. of IEEE-SMC2010, pp.3265-3269(2010)
[47]  "Basic Study of a Mental Workload for Student's Simulator Training Using Heart Rate Variability, Salivary Amylase Activity and Facial Temperature" Proc. of the 2011 6th Int. Conference on System of Systems Engineering (IEEE-SoSE2011), pp.67-71(2011)
[48]  "Evaluation of Human Distress by One's Walking Speed-Toward Development of Early Warning System for Sea Pilots' Condition-" Proc. of IEEE-SoSE2011, pp.72-76(2011)
[49]  "Evaluation of Difficulties and Risks of Ship Handling in Case of Entering Port" Proc. of the 2011 6th Int. Conference on System of Systems Engineering (IEEE-SoSE2011), pp.77-82(2011)