＜Summary＞

Innovative robotics researcher with over 15 years of experience, specializing in deep learning for robotics and addressing real-world challenges. Proven track record in developing efficient learning and adaptation methods for robots in uncertain and dynamically changing tasks and environments, particularly in human living spaces. Recognized expert in multi-modal learning, natural language processing for robotics, and the manipulation of flexible objects. Conducted groundbreaking research projects aimed at creating more advanced and adaptive robotic systems, resulting in multiple best paper awards at top-tier conferences such as ICRA. Passionate about pushing the boundaries of embodied AI to develop intelligent robots that can perceive, reason, and act to effectively assist humans in complex, real-world scenarios.

＜Research＞

My research interest is how robots can efficiently learn and adapt to uncertain and dynamically changing tasks and environments, such as human living spaces. I am working on robotics with deep learning for this research subject. I have been working on motion generation, multi-modal sensors, and time-series data based on machine learning, especially deep learning. The research composed of the following projects (Detail is described here):

• • Contact-rich environment manipulation

  • Training with small dataset

  • Multi-modal learning such as Image and tactile sensor

  • Natural language processing (NLP) with robotics

  • Manipulation of flexible objects using multi-DOFs

  • Dynamics motion learning for multi-DOF flexible-joint robots

  • Tool-body assimilation model based on motor babbling

＜Core Competencies＞

• Deep Learning for Robotics

• Multi-modal Learning and Sensor Fusion

• Reinforcement Learning

• Natural Language Processing for HRI

• Computer Vision

• Adaptive Learning in Uncertain Environments

• Robotic Manipulation

• Contact-rich environment manipulation

＜Awards＞

• • 2024 *** Best Paper Award (Co-author) * To be announced

  • 2019 FA Foundation Paper Award (First author)

  • 2019 Advanced Robotics Best Paper Award (First author)

  • 2019 RSJ2019 Young Investigation Excellence Award (First author)

  • 2019 ICRA2019 Best Paper Award finalist (First author)

  • 2018 ICRA2018 Best Paper Award on HRI (Equal contribution first author)

  • 2016 SI2016 Award (Co-author)

  • 2016 IPSJ2016 Student Encouragement Award (Co-author)

  • 2016 IPSJ2016 Conference Encouragement Award (Co-author)

• • 2011 SI2011 Award (Presenter)

＜Career＞

• 1st November 2021 - 31st March 2024

  • Ristumeika University, Visiting Researcher

• 1st December 2017 - Current

  • Waseda University, Adjunct Researcher

• 1st April 2017 - Current

  • Preferred Networks, Researcher

• February 2017 - March 2017

  • Institute for Cognitive Systems (Prof. Gordon Cheng), Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Visiting researcher

• 4th July 2016 - 29th July 2016

  • IBM Research, Tokyo Internship

• April 2015 - March 2017

  • Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science DC2

• February 2015 - March 2016

  • Institute for Cognitive Systems (Prof. Gordon Cheng), Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Visiting researcher

• February 2014 - March 2017

  • Graduate Program for Embodiment Informatics, Waseda University

• September 2013 - April 2014 

  • Research Assistant（RA） Waseda University

• April 2013 - July 2013

  • Research assistant in the brain circulation Abroad Program Waseda University

• April 2011 - March 2012

  • Teaching Assistant（TA） Waseda University

＜Education＞

• April 2013 - March 2017

  • Doctor of Engineering, Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University

  • Ph.D. thesis: “Acquisition and Extension of the Robot Body Model Using Motor Babbling through Deep Learning”

  • Ph.D. Thesis

    • • Supervisor: Prof. Shigeki Sugano 

< Laborarory >

• • • • Intelligent Machine Lab. (Prof. Shigeki Sugano), Waseda University, Japan

      • Lab. for Intelligent Dynamics and Representation (Prof. Tetsuya Ogata), Waseda University, Japan

      • Institute for Cognitive Systems (Prof. Gordon Cheng), Technical University of Munich, Germany

• April 2011 - March 2013

  • Master of Engineering, Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University

• April 2007 - March 2011

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University

＜International Experience＞

• February 2015 -  March 2016， February 2017 - March 2017 (Totally 369 days)

  • Institute for Cognitive Systems (Prof. Gordon Cheng), Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Visiting researcher

• August 2014 - September 2014

  • University of California, Davis (U.C.Davis); Language School

<Research Grants>

• August 2016

  • Travel Grant from the Hara Research Foundation (180 thousand yen)

• April 2015 – March 2017

  • JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 15J12683 (1.9 million yen)

• April 2014 – March 2017

  • Graduate Program for Embodiment Informatics, Waseda University Program for Leading Graduate Schools

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