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Career
January 2025 - Current
Senior Researcher in Micorosoft Research Asia - Tokyo
April 2025 - Current
Adjunct Researcher in Furure Robotics Organization, Waseda University
次世代ロボット研究機構 招聘研究員
Supervised by Prof. Tetsuya Ogata
April 2023 - March 2025
Guest Junior Researcher in Furure Robotics Organization, Waseda University
次世代ロボット研究機構 客員次席研究員
Supervised by Prof. Shigeki Sugano
April 2023 - December 2024
Research Associate in The University of Edinburgh, Affiliated to the Alan Turing Institute
Supervised by Prof. Sethu Vijayakumar
October 2022 - March 2023
Postdoctoral Researcher in Waseda University,
Supervised by Prof. Shigeki Sugano
October 2022 - March 2023
Visiting Researcher in National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
産業技術総合研究所 外来研究員
April 2022 - September 2022
Visiting Research Fellow in the University of Edinburgh
Supervised by Prof. Sethu Vijayakumar
September 2021 - March 2022
Internship in SONY AI, gastronomy team
April 2020 - March 2022
Teacher Assistant in Waseda University
(in several mechanical engineering and informatics classes)
April 2019 - July 2019
Visiting Researcher, Italian Institute of Technology
Supervised by Prof. Giorgio Metta Visiting report URL
August 2018 - September 2018
Internship in Hitachi, Ltd.
April 2015 - March 2018
Teacher in Science Club Co., Ltd. サイエンス倶楽部
(Teach science and robotics to elementary/ junior high/ high school students)
Education
April 2020 - September 2022
Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University
Supervised by Prof. Shigeki Sugano and Prof. Tetsuya Ogata
Title: Tool-Use Model for AI-Robot based on Relationship among Tools, Objects, Effects and Actions (AIロボットのための道具・物体・効果・行動の関係性に基づく道具使用学習モデルの提案)
April 2018 - March 2020
M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University
Supervised by Prof. Shigeki Sugano and Prof. Tetsuya Ogata
Title: Tool-use Model for a Robot using Deep Learning - Tool Selection and Handling based on Active Perception of Target Objects - (深層学習を用いたロボットの道具使用モデル - 操作対象物体の特徴の能動知覚に基づく道具の選択と使いこなし -)
April 2018 - September 2022
Graduate Program for Embodiment Informatics, Waseda University Program for Leading Graduate Schools
April 2014 - March 2018
B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University
Supervised by Prof. Shigeki Sugano and Prof. Tetsuya Ogata
Title: Acquisition of Relationship between Tools and Objects by Robot Using Deep Learning (深層学習を用いたロボットによる道具と物体の関係性の獲得)
April 2011 - March 2014
Toshimagaoka girl's high school 豊島岡女子学園高等学校
Research Topic
Tool-use by Robots
My research aims to enable robots to autonomously acquire and utilize tool–object–action relationships. I develop multi-modal deep learning models that integrate visual, tactile, and force information, allowing robots to understand both intrinsic and extrinsic properties of target objects. With these models, robots can select appropriate tools and manipulate novel objects even in untrained situations.
Domestic Task Robot Automation
I am interested in online motion generation and adaptive manipulation with real robots. So far, I have implemented systems that allow robots to perform daily tasks such as pouring liquids, wiping surfaces, transferring ingredients, cutting pizza, and even cooking scrambled eggs.
Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models for Robotic Manipulation
Recently, I have been exploring Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models to bridge high-level human instructions and low-level robot control. My goal is to develop frameworks that enable robots to interpret natural language commands, ground them in their perceptual observations, and generate executable motion plans that adapt to real-world contexts.
- Keywords: VLA, Multimodal learning, Representation learning, Recurrent neural networks, Imitation learning, Reinforcement learning, Diffusion model, Active perception, Tactile sensor, Force sensor, Robot vision
Honors and Awards
May 2025
Funai Information Technology Award for Young Researchers 船井研究奨励賞 by The Funai Foundation for Information Technology 船井情報科学振興財団, Link
September 2024
Travel Grant in 40th Anniversary of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA@40) 2024
Jully 2023
Frontiers of Science Awards (USD25,000) in The first International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS), Link
May 2022
Travel Award in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2022
March 2022
Student Research Award in the 84th National Convention of Information Processing Society of Japan, 2022
June 2021
BEST Paper Award of Cognitive Robotics in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2021 [[video]]
March 2020
Azusa Ono Memorial Award in Waseda University
March 2020
Student Research Award in the 82nd National Convention of Information Processing Society of Japan, 2020
July 2019
Selected as Google’s Women Techmakers 2019 scholar
September 2015
Top 8 prize in ABU Asia-Pacific robot contest 2015
June 2015
First prize in NHK students ROBOCON 2015 (One of the largest robot contests in Japan)
Research Fund
April 2024 - March 2029
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science（JSPS）科研費若手研究: 1100K JPY in 2024 and 600K JPY in 2025~2028.
September 2023 - August 2025
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up (Start-up KAKENHI), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science（JSPS）研究活動スタート支援: 1430K JPY each year
April 2022 - March 2023
Early bird program in Waseda University: 800K JPY
April 2020 - March 2022
Research Fellowship for Young Scientists DC1&PD, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science（JSPS）日本学術振興会特別研究員DC1&PD: 1200K, 1100K, 1000K JPY each year
Scholarship & Fellowship
October 2022 - Mar 2023
Research Fellowship for Young Scientists PD, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science（JSPS）日本学術振興会特別研究員PD
April 2020 - September 2022
Research Fellowship for Young Scientists DC1, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science（JSPS）日本学術振興会特別研究員DC1
April 2020 - September 2022
DC採用者支援奨学金, Waseda University
April 2018 - March 2021
Graduate Program for Embodiment Informatics, Waseda University Program for Leading Graduate Schools 文部科学省リーディング大学院 実体情報学博士プログラム
September 2018
Scholarships for young doctoral students, Waseda University
July 2018
Azusa Ono Memorial Scholarship, Waseda University
April 2016 - March 2017
Nittetsu Mining Scholarship 日鉄鉱業奨学会奨学金
July 2015
Azusa Ono Memorial Scholarship, Waseda University
Projects
April 2020 - Current
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Moonshot goal 3 (Link) AI-driven Robot for Embrace and Care (Link)
April 2024 - December 2024
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Moonshot goal 3, Hierarchical Motion Planning Framework Realizing Long-horizon Task, (Link)
April 2023 - June 2024
EU Horizon 2020 Project: HARMONY - Enhancing Healthcare with Assistive Robotic Mobile Manipulation (Link)
Technical Skills
Software Skills
Python, C, C++, PyTorch, ROS
Robot control, Deep learning, Object recognition
Hardware Skills
Electronics, Machine Designing, CAD
Language
Japanese(native), English(fluent, TOEIC 875, 英検準一級)
Others
Conference Organization
IEEE ICDL 2026: Program Co-Chair
Conference Chair
IEEE IROS 2024: Chair of Transfer Learning session
Editor
IEEE ICRA 2026: Associate Editor of Robot Learning
Advanced Robotics, special issue on the topic of Collecting, Managing, and Utilizing Data through Embodied Robots 2025: Senior Editor & Associate Editor
IEEE ICRA 2025: Associate Editor of Robot Learning
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