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Takehiko Ohkawa is a researcher specializing in computer vision, with a particular focus on 3D hand pose estimation and egocentric perception. His work sits at the intersection of human-computer interaction, augmented and virtual reality, and robotic applications, addressing some of the most technically demanding challenges in understanding how humans interact with the physical world. Ohkawa's most notable contribution is his comprehensive survey on efficient annotation and learning for 3D hand pose estimation (2023), which has garnered 19 citations and provides the field with a systematic framework for tackling the considerable data annotation burden that limits progress in this domain. By synthesizing annotation strategies and learning methodologies, this work serves as a valuable roadmap for researchers entering the area. Complementing this, his involvement in benchmark development for egocentric hand-object interaction pose estimation — accumulating 12 citations across related publications — highlights his commitment to establishing rigorous evaluation standards that push the community forward. These benchmarks address holistic 3D reconstruction of hand-object interactions from first-person viewpoints, a capability critical for action recognition, motion generation, and robotic manipulation. Ohkawa's research is helping lay the foundational infrastructure that will enable next-generation embodied AI and immersive technologies.