Keita Tokuda's page

Degree: Ph.D. in Information and Engineering Science, Master's in Pharmacy

Affiliation: Lecturer at the Faculty of Health Data Science, Juntendo University / Master's Program in Data Science, Medical School

Main Research Theme: Mathematical Modeling of the Nervous System

Affiliated Societies: Japan Neuroscience Society, The Physical Society of Japan, The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, Japanese Neural Network Society, Society for Neuroscience in North America, Organization for Computational Neuroscience

Origin: Suginami Ward, Tokyo, Japan


Studied up to master's level at the Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo, conducting research on learning and memory using electrophysiological and behavioral neurophysiological methods. Began to develop an interest in the study of biology using mathematics during the master's program and switched to research on mathematical models of the brain from the doctoral program. Worked as a researcher in the FIRST Aihara Innovative Mathematical Modelling Project at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, and as a post doctoral fellow and assistant professor at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, The University of Tokyo, before taking up the current position.

Also serves as a Collaborative Researcher at the International Research Center for Neurointelligence (IRCN), The University of Tokyo Institute for Advanced Study, and as a Cooperative Researcher at The University of Tokyo Beyond AI Research Promotion Organization.


Interests:

Mathematical models of the brain, nonlinear dynamics & dynamical systems, neural networks, computational neuroscience, computational psychiatry, memory & learning, central nervous system disorders, artificial intelligence, data science.



Education:


March 2002: Graduated from Musashi Private High School

April 2002: Entered the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, majoring in Science II

March 2006: Graduated from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo

March 2008: Completed the Master's Program in Functional Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo (Master of Pharmacy)

March 2013: Completed the Doctoral Program in Mathematical Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo (Ph.D. in Information Science and Engineering)


Work Experience:


April 2013 - March 2014: Researcher, FIRST Aihara Innovative Mathematical Modelling Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency

April 2014 - March 2019: Researcher, Department of Pharmacy, University of Tokyo Hospital

April 2019 - April 2020: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Tokyo Hospital

May 2020 - March 2023: Assistant Professor, College of Information Science, University of Tsukuba

April 2023 - Present: Lecturer, Juntendo University


Teaching Experience:


April 2017 - August 2017: Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Computer Science, Tokyo University of Technology, "Foundations of Analysis," "Applications of Analysis"

April 2018 - August 2018: Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Applied Biology, Tokyo University of Technology, "Calculus"

November 2020: Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, "Special Topics in Clinical Pharmacy"

April 2021 - Present: Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Master's Program in Medical Sciences, Data Science Course, Juntendo University, "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (including Machine Learning & Deep Learning)," "Introduction to Dynamical Systems & Nonlinear Science"

April 2022 - Present: University of Tsukuba, "Basic Experiments in Biomedical Sciences," "Basic Experiments in Science and Engineering Information"

April 2023 - Present: Faculty of Health Data Science, Juntendo University, "Basic Computer Practice"