Ángel López
García-Arias

Research interests

• Deep learning

• Computer architecture

• Optical neural networks

• Reservoir computing

• NeuroAI

Experience

• 2024–      ： NTT, Inc.¹, NTT Communication Science Laboratories,
  Media Information Laboratory, Recognition Research Group
  Researcher

• 2021–24： Tokyo Institute of Technology², School of Engineering,
  AI Computing Research Unit (ArtIC  ·  Motomura Lab.)
  Ph.D. Engineering  (and Research Assistant)

• 2019–21： Osaka University³, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology,
  Integrated System Design Laboratory (Hashimoto Lab.)
  Master's Degree, Information Science and Technology (and Technical Assistant)

• 2018–19： Same as above
  Research Student (and Technical Assistant)

• 2017–18： Autonomous University of Madrid, Engineering School,
  High Performance Computing and Networking research group
  Research Staff

• 2014–15： Osaka University³, Engineering School,
  1 year exchange program (iExPO)

• 2011–17： Autonomous University of Madrid, Engineering School
  Bach. Telecommunications Engineering

Awards

• 2021: Award of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology of Osaka University³ 

• 2018–2024: MEXT Scholar (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan)

Research Projects

(Years indicate period of participation.)

• 2023–2024: “Steering Toward Spatio-Temporal Computing Architecture Driven by Learning/Math-Scientific Models,” CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). [link]

• 2018–2023: “Computing Technology Based on Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Photonic Neural Networks,” CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). [link]

• 2017–2018: “RacingDrones - Online Video Racing Drones,” MINECO (Spain)/ERDF (EU). [link]

Academic Activities

• Society memberships: 

  • IEEE (GSM'22, M'24)

  • Association of Spanish Scientists in Japan (2026–)

• Reviewer: 

  • AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (2025, 2026)

  • Neural Networks, Elsevier (2025, 2026)

  • IEEE/INNS International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) (2026)

  • Scientific Reports, Springer Nature (2026)

Languages

• Spanish: Native

• English: TOEFL 105 (2016), TOEIC 985 (2020)

• Japanese: JLPT N1 (2016)

• Python, C, Verilog, ...

¹: Formerly known as Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. Renamed Jul. 2025.
²: Now Institute of Science Tokyo. Renamed Oct. 2024.
³: Now The University of Osaka. Renamed Apr. 2025.