Bio

Position

2019 to present: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, United States

  • Assistant Professor at Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Assistant Professor at Robotics Engineering Program
  • Affiliated Assistant Professor at Department of Computer Science
  • (- March) Visiting Assistant Professor at Department of Biomedical Engineering and Robotics Engineering Program

2017 to present: Johns Hopkins Medicine / University, Maryland, United States

  • Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Radiology and Laboratory of Computational Sensing and Robotics
  • Mentors: Dr. Emad Boctor, Dr. Martin Pomper

Education

2013 to 2017: Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, United States

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science
  • Academic Advisor: Dr. Russell H. Taylor
  • Research Advisor: Dr. Emad M. Boctor

2013 to 2015: Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, United States

  • M.S. in Computer Science

2011 to 2013: Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

  • M.S. in Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine
  • Majored in Medical Imaging System Sciences, Laboratory Science
  • Ph.D. candidate and Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion (DC1) (April 2013 - August 2013)
  • Advisor: Dr. Tsuyoshi Shiina

2007 to 2011: Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

  • B.S. in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
  • Majored in Medical Imaging System Sciences, Laboratory Science
  • Advisor: Dr. Tsuyoshi Shiina

Awards

  • NIH Director's Early Independence Award, National Institute of Health, 2019
  • Early Investigator Research Award, CDMRP, Department of Defense, 2018, Link
  • Best Poster Award (Pre-clinical), Radiology Research Day, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 2017
  • Best Poster Award (Clinical), Radiology Research Day, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 2017
  • Young Scientist Award, Runner-up, SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, 2017, Link
  • Ito Foundation for International Education Exchange Scholarship, 2013-2015
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship (DC1), 2013
  • Finalist of Young Investigator Award at the 86th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine, 2013
  • Masaru Ibuka (Founder of Sony Corporation) Memorial Scholarship, 2007-2011

Qualifications

  • Japan National License of Medical Technologist (Laboratory Science), 2011