Profile
1983: Completed a master’s program at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Joined IBM Japan in the same year
Engaged in research on artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and related fields at the Japan Science Institute (later the Tokyo Research Laboratory)
1997–2000: Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology; conducted research, development, and standardization of XML, web services, and security
2003–2004: Seconded to IBM Business Consulting Services, Inc.
2006–2009: Director of the Tokyo Research Laboratory; Corporate Officer
2009–2010: Deputy Head, Digital Platform Development Headquarters, Canon Inc.
2011–2016: Professor, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Research Organization of Information and Systems
2016–2018: Chief Strategy Officer, Preferred Networks, Inc.
April 2018–Present: PFN Fellow, Preferred Networks, Inc.
Research
Information technology, with a particular focus on the societal impact of deep learning.