Curriculum Vitae

Professional Appointments

• Since April 2023 
  Associate Professor,
  School of Informatics and Data Science / Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering,
  Hiroshima University, Japan

• September 2019–March 2023 
  Assistant Professor,
  Division of Information Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology,
  Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

• April 2018–August 2019 
  JSPS Research Fellow (Host researcher: Dr. Kenji Leibnitz),
  Neural Information Engineering Laboratory, Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet),
  National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan

• April 2015–March 2018 
  Postdoctoral Fellow (Postdoc mentor: Prof. Olaf Sporns),
  Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,
  Indiana University, U.S.

• June 2009–March 2015 
  Student Intern (June 2009–March 2014) / Researcher (April 2014–March 2015),
  Department of Computational Brain Imaging, Neural Information Analysis Laboratories
  (Computational Neuroscience Laboratories until March 2010),
  Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Japan

Education

• March 2014 
  Ph.D. in Engineering,
  Graduate School of Information Science,
  Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

  • Thesis title: State-space methods for reconstructing neuronal current sources,
    Research advisors: Dr. Masa-aki Sato (ATR) / Dr. Okito Yamashita (ATR)

• March 2011 
  M.S. in Engineering,
  Graduate School of Information Science,
  Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

  • Thesis title: Localizing focal current sources from MEG by efficient inference in a high dimensional state-space model,
    Research advisors: Dr. Masa-aki Sato (ATR) / Dr. Okito Yamashita (ATR)

• March 2009 
  B.S. in Engineering,
  Division of Biophysical Engineering, Department of Systems Science, School of Engineering Science,
  Osaka University (currently, The University of Osaka), Japan

  • Thesis title: Intermittent control during real-time simulated balance task using human electromyograms,
    Research advisor: Prof. Taishin Nomura

• March 2005 
  Graduated from Takatsuki High School, Japan

Visiting Affiliations

• Since July 2023 
  Affiliate Associate Professor,
  Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society,
  Hiroshima University, Japan

• Since October 2019 (except for April 1–20, 2023) 
  Senior Visiting Researcher,
  Neural Information Engineering Laboratory, Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet),
  National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan

• April 2015–March 2018, May 2018–August 2019, Since April 2025* 
  October 2019–March 2023, May 2023–March 2025** 
  *Cooperate Researcher / **Visiting Researcher,
  Department of Computational Brain Imaging, Neural Information Analysis Laboratories,
  Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Japan

• April 2020–March 2023 
  Affiliate Assistant Professor,
  Data Science Center,
  Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

• June 2018–August 2019 
  Visiting Researcher,
  Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences,
  Osaka University, Japan

• May–August 2012 
  Guest Researcher (Host researcher: Dr. Thomas R. Knösche),
  Methods and Development Unit "Cortical Networks and Cognitive Functions,"
  Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany

Participation in Summer Schools etc.

• August 2014 
  Complex Networks Summer School 2014,
  Venue: Tohoku University, Organizers' Affiliations: National Institute of Informatics / Tohoku University

• August 2010
  5th International Summer School in Biomedical Engineering—Multimodal Integration of Functional Brain Measurements,
  Venue: LEUCOREA, Organizers' affiliations: TU Ilmenau / Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

• August–September 2008 
  US Training Course for Research and Presentation in Engineering and Science,
  Venue: UC Santa Cruz, Organizers' affiliation: Osaka University

Fellowships and Awards

• April 2018 
  Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (PD),
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

• April 2016 
  Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad,
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

• March 2015 
  Research and Development Award,
  Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International

• December 2014 
  Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship,
  The Uehara Memorial Foundation

• May 2011 
  Exemption from Repayment of Student Loans,
  Japan Student Services Organization

• April. 2011 
  Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1),
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Grants (PI)

• April 2026–March 2029 
  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C),
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

• April 2026–March 2028 
  Inamori Incubate Research Grant,
  Inamori Foundation

• March 2024–March 2025 
  Research Incentive Grant,
  The Uehara Memorial Foundation

• April 2021–March 2024 
  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists,
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

• April 2020–March 2022 
  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Publicly Offered Research),
  Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

• April 2020–March 2021 
  Collaborative Technical Development in Data-Driven Brain Science,
  RIKEN Center for Brain Science

• April 2020–March 2021 
  Education and Research Activities Grant,
  Foundation for Nara institute of Science and Technology

• April 2020–March 2021 
  30th Anniversary Research Grant,
  Japanese Neural Network Society

• April 2019–March 2021 
  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists,
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

• April 2018–March 2020 
  Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows,
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

• April 2011–March 2014 
  Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows,
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Research

Research interests: Brain network analysis / Computational neuroscience

• Fusion of empirical brain networks and artificial neural networks [ongoing]

• Modeling information propagation in structural brain networks [ongoing]

• Network analysis of time-resolved functional brain connectivity [ongoing]

• Developing methods for estimating current sources in the brain [completed]

Publications

Presentations

Teaching

Undergraduate:

• AY2025, AY2026 (scheduled) 
  "Neural Networks,"
  School of Informatics and Data Science, Hiroshima University

• AY2024, AY2025, AY2026 (scheduled) 
  "Machine Learning,"
  School of Informatics and Data Science, Hiroshima University

• AY2023, AY2024, AY2025, AY2026 (scheduled) 
  "Starting Programming from Scratch,"
  Liberal Arts Subject, Hiroshima University

• AY2024 
  "Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students"—Group Activity,
  School of Informatics and Data Science, Hiroshima University

Graduate:

• AY2023, AY2025 
  "Advanced Computational Neuroscience,"
  Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University

• AY2020, AY2021, AY2022 
  "Mathematical Models in Biology"—#6 Neuroimaging and Bayesian Inference,  #7 Bayesian Brain and Learning (AY2022 only),
  Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology

• AY2020, AY2021, AY2022 
  "Information Science and Engineering PBL I/II"—Introduction to/Advanced Topics in Machine Learning and Its Application,
  Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology

• AY2020 
  "Special Lecture in Information Science A, C"—Mathematical Models in Neuroimaging,
  Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology

• AY2019 
  "Mathematical Modeling"—#8 Advanced Topic 2 (substitute teaching),
  Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Course coordinator:

• AY2026 (scheduled) 
  "Long-Term Fieldwork I",
  School of Informatics and Data Science, Hiroshima University

• AY2025 
  "Research Project",
  School of Informatics and Data Science, Hiroshima University

• AY2025 
  "Frontier of Informatics and Data Science",
  School of Informatics and Data Science, Hiroshima University

• AY2024 
  "Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students"—Guest Lecture,
  School of Informatics and Data Science, Hiroshima University

• AY2019, AY2020, AY2021, AY2022 
  "Seminar I/II"—Colloquium A, B,
  Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Public Outreach

• December 7, 2024 
  An explanatory lecture on the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics "The history of machine learning with artificial neural networks,"
  Explanatory Lectures on the 2024 Nobel Prizes,
  Center for Developing Pioneers in Science, School of Science, Hiroshima University

• July 9, 2024 
  A mock lesson "An introduction to machine learning,"
  University Visit by Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School,
  School of Informatics and Data Science, Hiroshima University

Academic Societies

• Since 2025 
  Japan Human Brain Mapping Society

• Since 2024 
  The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence

• Since 2011 
  The Japan Neuroscience Society

• Since 2010 
  Japanese Neural Network Society

• Temporarily registered:
  IEEE,
  International Neural Network Society,
  Society for Neuroscience,
  Organization for Human Brain Mapping

Academic Service

• Since 2025 
  Board Member,
  Japanese Neural Network Society

• Since 2025 
  Delegate,
  Japanese Neural Network Society

• Since 2024 
  Committee Member,
  Special Interest Group on Communication Behavior Engineering

• 2025 
  Technical Program Committee Member,
  32nd International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP 2025)

Ad Hoc Review

• Journals:
  Aperture Neuro,
  Brain Structure and Function,
  Communications Biology,
  Communications Medicine,
  Communications Physics,
  European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience,
  Human Brain Mapping,
  IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing,
  Journal of Neuroscience Methods,
  Nature Communications,
  Network Neuroscience,
  Neural Networks,
  NeuroImage,
  Physics Letters A,
  PLOS ONE

• Grants:
  Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology