チューリヒ大学にて博士号(映画学)取得。専門はカラー映画およびカラー技術史、映画のデジタル修復と保存。スイス国立科学財団(SNSF)指定研究プロジェクト「アニメーション映画とデジタル映画における自律的なカラーに関する研究とその異文化比較(Autonomous Film Colors in Animation and Digital Productions. An Intercultural Comparison)」の研究員を務めた。現在、チューリヒ大学非常勤講師。
HAYAKAWA holds a PhD in Film Studies at the University of Zurich. Her research interests focus on color cinema and the history of color technologies, alongside digital film restoration and preservation. She worked as a researcher on the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)-funded project, “Autonomous Film Colors in Animation and Digital Productions. An Intercultural Comparison.” She is currently a part-time lecturer at the University of Zurich.