Perception is essential for humans to interact effectively with their environment. We can look, hear, touch, taste and smell, and we can also sense our own self-orientation and movements via inertial sensors located within our inner ear. Our laboratory endeavours to understand how our perception of the environment is influenced by complex interactions between neural signals generated by different senses. This multisensory understanding of perceptual systems requires a multidisciplinary approach. This increases our understanding of sensory processes and perception and achieves practical outcomes to solve significant problems of real-world benefit.


Our laboratory is integrated within the Sensory Processes Innovation Network (SPINet), which connects researchers in the Asia Pacific region who have a common interest in sensation and perception. SPINet is a global collaborative network that brings together great local minds in Psychology, Computer Science, Engineering, Vision Science and Medicine. This global research network aims to provide researchers with unprecedented research capabilities to achieve the highest quality outcomes for a positive global impact in multiple disciplines.

External associates

A/Prof Kowa Koida  Collaborator Toyohashi University of Technology
Mr Masakazu Ohara Collaborator Toyohashi University of Technology
A/Prof Stephen Palmisano Collaborator University of Wollongong
A/Prof Takehiro Nagai Collaborator Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Dr Hiroaki Kiyokawa Collaborator Saitama University, Japan
Prof Robert Allison Collaborator Centre for Vision Research, York University, Canada
Prof Shinichi Iwasaki Collaborator Department of Otolaryngology, Nagoya City University, Japan
Prof Michiteru Kitazaki Collaborator Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Dr Harin Hapuarachchi Collaborator School of Informatics, Kochi University of Technology, Japan
Dr Hiroaki Kiyokawa Collaborator Department of Information & Computer Sciences, Saitama University, Japan
  • A/Prof Kowa Koida 
    Mr Masakazu Ohara
    Collaborator
    Collaborator
    Toyohashi University of Technology
    Toyohashi University of Technology
  • A/Prof Kowa Koida 
    A/Prof Stephen Palmisano
    Collaborator
    Collaborator
    Toyohashi University of Technology
    University of Wollongong
  • A/Prof Kowa Koida 
    A/Prof Takehiro Nagai
    Collaborator
    Collaborator
    Toyohashi University of Technology
    Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
  • A/Prof Kowa Koida 
    Dr Hiroaki Kiyokawa
    Collaborator
    Collaborator
    Toyohashi University of Technology
    Saitama University, Japan
  • A/Prof Kowa Koida 
    Prof Robert Allison
    Collaborator
    Collaborator
    Toyohashi University of Technology
    Centre for Vision Research, York University, Canada
  • A/Prof Kowa Koida 
    Prof Shinichi Iwasaki
    Collaborator
    Collaborator
    Toyohashi University of Technology
    Department of Otolaryngology, Nagoya City University, Japan
  • A/Prof Kowa Koida 
    Prof Michiteru Kitazaki
    Collaborator
    Collaborator
    Toyohashi University of Technology
    Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
  • A/Prof Kowa Koida 
    Dr Harin Hapuarachchi
    Collaborator
    Collaborator
    Toyohashi University of Technology
    School of Informatics, Kochi University of Technology, Japan
  • A/Prof Kowa Koida 
    Dr Hiroaki Kiyokawa
    Collaborator
    Collaborator
    Toyohashi University of Technology
    Department of Information & Computer Sciences, Saitama University, Japan