Daichi Watari, Ph.D.
Smart Energy System Laboratory
Advanced Technology Research Institute
KYOCERA Corporation
Research Topics
Energy Informatics / Service Informatics
Energy Management System
Battery Management
Degradation Inhibition Operation
High-Efficiency Operation
Appliance Scheduling
Time Shifting
Air Conditioning Management
Online System Development
Distributed Energy Resources
Aggregation
Battery Storage
Power Market Modeling
Ancillary Services Market
Dynamic Pricing with Reinforcement Learning
Interests, Expertise, and Skills
Knowledge in Energy Systems and Power Grids
Energy Management Systems
Energy Scheduling for Consumers (Battery, Air Conditioning, Appliances)
Demand Response (Especially Dynamic Pricing)
Virtual Power Plants (VPP) and Ancillary Services
Operations Research
Mathematical Optimization
Model Predictive Control
Reinforcement Learning and Deep Reinforcement Learning
Time Series Forecasting and Analysis
Machine Learning
Computer Skills
Python, C, C++, etc.
Mathematical Optimization Solvers: CPLEX / IPOPT
Docker and Server Management / Setup in Research Environment
Background
Education
August 1995: Born in Ayaka-cho, Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture
March 2014: Graduated from Marugame High School, Kagawa Prefecture
March 2018: Graduated from the School of Engineering, Osaka University, Electronic and Information Engineering Department, Information and Communication Engineering Course
March 2020: Completed the Master's Program in Information System Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University
March 2023: Completed the Doctoral Program in Information System Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University
Work Experience
August 2018: Visiting Scholar at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (IMEC), Belgium (until October 2018)
July 2019: Specially Appointed Researcher S at the Institute for Academic Initiatives, Osaka University (until March 2021)
April 2021: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) DC2 Special Research Fellow (until March 2023)
April 2023: Employed at Kyocera Corporation Research & Development Headquarters (Current Position)
Professional Affiliations
IEEE
Doctoral Research Group
Osaka University, Department of Information System Configuration (Onoye Laboratory)
Contact Information
Email: daichi.watari87@gmail.com