Experience

Oct 2022 - present

• Advisor, De-Silo (Representative Director: Kotaro Okada)

Aug 2019 - present, Araya Inc. (Kanai Ryota, Ph.D, CEO) 

• Chief Researcher, R&D Department,

  • 2023.Oct -  Chief Researcher, R&D Department

  • 2022-2023 Senior Researcher, R&D Department

  • 2019-2022 Researcher, Autonomous Agent Team

Oct 2019 - present

• Visiting researcher, National Institute of Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST; Makiko Yamada, Ph.D)

Sep 2019 - present

• Visiting researcher, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Prof. Doya)

May 2021 - July 2021

• Neuromatch Academy Outrearch Volunteer

Feb 2019 - July 2019

• Junior Research Fellow at OIST

Aug 2018 - present

• Online Language Coordinator, Coursera

Jun-Aug 2012

• English Training, at UC San Diego Extension

Jun-Aug 2012

• Research Intern, Neuroprosthetics at Salk Institute for biological Studies (Prof. Sejnowski)

Oct 2011- Apr 2012

•  Research Associate, Data Visualization at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Associate. Prof. Jun Sese)

Honors & Awards

Mar 2022

• Best presentation award  1st place at AAAI 2022 Spring Symposia

Sep 2019

• 3rd place in the Lift Me Up competition as the team from Araya

Oct 2017

• An excellent poster in 44th Naito Conference by Naito Foundation

Sep 2012- Jan 2019

• OIST fellowship by OIST

Mar 2011

• An excellent essay in OIST essay contest by OIST

Grants

Aug 2023

• Travel grant for DeSci.Berlin2023, Molecule, €1,000

July 2022 - present

• 逆境の中でも前向きに生きられる社会の実現 (ムーンショット型研究開発事業 目標9, 課題推進者) by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Dr. Yamada [website] [press]

July 2022 - present

• サイバー情報のリアリティ欠如がもたらす認知的作用の解明に向けた学際的研究 (挑戦的萌芽研究, 研究分担者) by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research by the main organizer, Dr. Nishida.

Apr 2022 - present

• 人間と人工主体の共存のあるべき姿を学際的に問うための新たな枠組み「人工主体学」の構築に向けて」(PI: 宮原克典 北海道大学特任講師) by トヨタ財団〈特定課題〉「先端技術と共創する新たな人間社会」[website]

Apr 2021 - present

•  内観の認識論的地位の解明―現代哲学と神経科学による学融合的アプローチ (研究分担者) by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research C, PI: Dr. Niikawa.

Apr 2020 - present

• 習慣を中核にすえた新たな心の哲学と心の科学の展開 (研究分担者) by  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research C, PI: Dr. Miyahara

Apr 2018 - Dec 2019

• セロトニンシステムの脳活動制御機構の解明 (研究代表者) by Naito Foundation (total ¥500,000)

Apr 2018 - Mar 2021

• 意識の構造についての神経現象学的研究 (研究分担者) by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, PI: Dr. Niikawa. 

Apr 2016 - Mar 2019 

• 科学的意識研究の方法論的基礎の哲学的検討：プロセス論的アプローチの確立に向けて（協力研究員）by Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, PI: Dr. Niikawa.

Skills

• functional/structural magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

• optogenetics

• animal experiments (Mouse)

• machine learning

• psychological questionnaire

• cognitive task

Languages

• Programming: 

  • Python

  • MATLAB

  • R

• Natural Language: 

  • English (Professional level)

  • Japanese (Native)