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Yasushi Ikei received his Ph.D. in Industrial Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1988. He formerly served as a Professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) before his appointment as a Professor at the University of Tokyo. He currently holds the title of Professor Emeritus at TMU. His research interests include virtual reality, ultra-reality, and extended reality (XR). A significant focus of his work has been the development of user meta-experiences based on comprehensive, whole-body multisensory stimulation in passive contexts. Dr. Ikei is a member of the ACM, IEEE, and JSME, and currently serves as the President of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan.