About me

Education

November 2021 - Current (Edinburgh, UK)

Ph.D in Robotics, The University of Edinburgh 

Supervised by Prof. Sethu Vijayakumar and Prof. Subramanian Ramamoorthy

Title: Efficient learning of Adaptive Behaviour through Physical Interaction 

October 2019 - October 2021 (London, UK)

M.Phil in Robotics, King's College London 

Supervised by Dr. Matthew Howard  

Title: Machine Teaching for Robotic Motor Skill Acquisition 

September 2016 - July 2019 (London, UK)

B.Sc in Computer Science with Robotics; First-class honours 

Supervised by Dr. Matthew Howard 

Title: Teaching Robots to Manipulate Articulated Tools 

April 2013 - March 2016 (Kyoto, Japan)

Ritsumeikan Uji High School, Bilingual IB Diploma; International Baccalaureate course

Employment & Experience

October 2023 - March 2024 (Tokyo, Japan) 

Research Internship in Sony R&D,

Supervised by Mr. Narita Tetsuya. 

• Developed and implemented methods leveraging proximity and tactile sensing to enable manipulation of deformable tools

• Gained hands-on experience with robot hardware, diverse sensors, physics simulation, and machine learning frameworks 

• Strengthened teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills by collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and effectively conveying ideas and solutions 

• Enhanced project management abilities by delivering results within limited timeframes, documenting the codebase, and aligning technical goals with the broader research objectives of the team 

September 2019 - September 2021 (London, UK) 

Teaching Assistance in King's College London. 

• Courses: Computer Systems, Real Time Systems and Control, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition 

• Supporting lab activities for classes of 20-60 students with other teaching assistants 

• My students said I was helpful and giving the appropriate support in the lab 

August 2019 - September 2019 (Osaka, Japan)

Internship in Otafuku Lab Inc. 

• Designed and built a prototype of user-friendly AI posture reviewing robot for osteopathy 

• Programmed AI pose estimation demo for Global Innovation forum 2019 

August 2018 - September 2018 (Tokyo, Japan) 

Internship in Xware Corporation 

• Designed and developed an application for the semi-humanoid robot, Pepper, to identify individuals using facial recognition 

August 2018 (Okayama, Japan)

Internship in Matsumoto Industry, CO. Ltd., 

• Designed a system for robots to operate in a production line. 

• Assembled and disassembled the industrial robot 

• Presented the design idea to the senior management team including the CEO and CTO 

August 2017 - September 2017  (Tokyo, Japan) 

Internship in Preferred Networks, Inc., 

• Conducted research and experiments on estimation of baby emotion from facial expression using Convolutional Neural Network 

Skills

• Languages: English (Proficient), Japanese (Native) 

• Programming languages: Python , MATLAB, SQL, HTML, c++, c, Java, Scala 

• Software: ROS(Robot Operating System), ROS2, Isaac Sim, Mujoco, PyBullet 

• Machine Learning: PyTorch, SKRL, TensorFlow, Chainer 

• Hardware: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, KUKA iiwa, Franka Emika Panda robot, Nextage 

• Sensor: Force Torque sensors, Pressure-distributed tactile sensors, Proximity sensors, Vicon 

Awards

• EPSRC DTA PhD scholarship (The full amount of tuition plus a stipend of £1600 a month for living expenses. )

• Peplow Prize: Awarded to the student who has distinguished themselves in the final year project on an Undergraduate Robotics Programme. 

• Walter Smith Prize: Awarded as the most distinguished student in the first year of an undergraduate robotics programme. 

• The Best Performance Award (1st place) of category 4 at the 23rd International Micro Robot Maze Contest (November 9th, 2014) 

• Third place winner of category 4: the 22rd International Micro Robot Maze Contest (November 10th, 2013) 

• IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Travel Grant ICRA2024

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