Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Mar. 2021

    Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology from Department of Mathematical Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo

    • Supervisor: Prof. Satoru Iwata

    • Ph.D. Thesis: Computing Valuations of Determinants via Combinatorial Optimization: Applications to Differential Equations

  • Mar. 2018

    Master of Information Science and Technology from Department of Mathematical Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo

    • Supervisor: Prof. Satoru Iwata

    • Master's Thesis: Index Reduction for Differential-Algebraic Equations by Combinatorial Relaxation

  • Mar. 2016

    Bachelor of Engineering from Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo

    • Supervisor: Dr. Hiroshi Hirai

    • Guraduation Thesis: A Compact Representation for Minimizers of $k$-Submodular Functions

  • Mar. 2013

    Graduated from Department of Control and Information Systems Engineering, Kurume National Institute of Technology

    • Supervisor: Dr. Yoshimitsu Kuroki

    • Guraduation Thesis: Non-negative Coefficient Matrix Factorization and Cone-restricted Subspace Method Using DCT

Employment

  • Apr. 2025 –Current

    Visiting Scientist of Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, RIKEN

  • Jan. 2025 –Current

    Specially Appointed Associate Professor of Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Institution for Integrated Innovations, Hokkaido University

  • Aug. 2024 –Dec. 2024

    Specially Appointed Associate Professor of Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Creative Research Institution, Hokkaido University

  • Apr. 2021 –July 2024

    Project Research Associate of Department of Mathematical Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo

  • Apr. 2020 –Mar. 2021

    Assistant Technical Staff of JST ERATO Maeda Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery Project, Optimization Group

  • May 2018 –Mar. 2020

    Assistant Technical Staff of “Developing Optimal Modeling Methods for Large-Scale Complex Systems” Team in JST CREST “Modeling Methods allied with Modern Mathematics” Area

  • Apr. 2018 –Mar. 2021

    JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1)

  • June 2016 –Feb. 2018

    Research Assistant of JST ERATO Kawarabayashi Large Graph Project, “The Network Graph Theories and Optimization” Group

Classes

  • Oct. 2022 –July 2024

    of Exercises in Mathematical Information Engineering 1B “Algorithms in Mathematical Engineering” at Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo

  • Apr. 2021 –July 2024

    of Student Experiment “Let's Bake a Flaky Raspberry PI” at Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo

  • Apr. 2021 –July 2024

    of Student Experiment “Numerical Method” at Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo

  • Apr. 2020 –Sep. 2020

    Teaching Assistant of Student Experiment “Let's Use Optimization Solvers” at Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo

  • Apr. 2019 –Sep. 2019

    Teaching Assistant of Student Experiment “Let's Bake a Flaky Raspberry PI” at Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo

  • Oct. 2016 –Mar. 2019

    Teaching Assistant of Student Experiment “Numerical Method” at Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo

Grants

Principal Investigator

  • Oct. 2024 –Mar. 2028

    JST Forest (GOTO Panel)

    • Title: Exploring Discrete Convexity for Unified Combinatorial Optimization Methods
    • Project Number: JPMJFR232L

  • Apr. 2022 –Mar. 2027

    JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career ScientistsLink

    • Title: Developing Theory of Combinatorial Optimization Based on Matrix Representations
    • Project Number: JP22K17853

  • Apr. 2020 –Mar. 2022

    JST ACT-I “Information and Future” Acceleration PhaseLink

    • Title: Exploring Theory and Applications at the Intersection of Combinatorial Optimization and Linear Algebra
    • Project Number: JPMJPR18U9

  • Oct. 2018 –Mar. 2020

    JST ACT-I “Information and Future”Link

    • Title: An Interaction of Weighted Combinatorial Optimization and Polynomial Matrix Theory
    • Project Number: JPMJPR18U9

  • Apr. 2018 –Mar. 2021

    Grant-in-Aid for JSPS FellowsLink

    • Title: Development of Index Reduction Methods for Differential-Algebraic Equations by Combinatorial Methods
    • Project Number: JP18J22141

Co-Investigator

  • Oct. 2024 –Mar. 2030

    JST CREST “Creation of Mathematical Foundation for Prediction and Control”

    • Title: Developing Optimization Methods for Chemical Reaction Prediction, Design and Control
    • PI: Prof. Satoru Iwata (The University of Tokyo)
    • Project Number: JPMJCR24Q2

  • June 2024 –Mar. 2030

    JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering)Link

    • Title: Next-generation convex optimization on non-positive curvature spaces
    • PI: Prof. Hiroshi Hirai (Nagoya University)
    • Project Number: JP24K21315

Awards

  • Union Lecture Award, The Japan Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, May 2023
  • LA/EATCS-Japan Student Presentation Award, LA Symposium & European Association of Theoretical Computer Science, Japan Chapter, Feb. 2020
  • Presentation Award, Workshop on Optimization and its Applications, the Operations Research Society of Japan, June 2019
  • Student Thesis Award, The Operations Research Society of Japan, Sep. 2018
  • Best Presentation Award, Workshop on Optimization: Foundations and Frontiers, the Operations Research Society of Japan, May 2017
  • Best Presentation Award, Workshop on Optimization: Foundations and Frontiers, the Operations Research Society of Japan, May 2016
  • Award for Excellent Academic Results, Kyushu Section, the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, Mar. 2013
  • Commendation by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Dec. 2011
  • IPSJ Excellent Student Award, Information Processing Society of Japan, Dec. 2011

Programming Contests

  • 3rd Place, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest 2016 (ACM-ICPC '16), Japan Online First-Round Contest, June 2016
  • Champion, NAPROCK International Programming Contest 2014, Competition Section, Oct. 2014Link
  • Champion, the 22nd National Institute of Technology Programming Contest, Competition Section, Dec. 2011
  • Champion, NAPROCK International Programming Contest 2011, Competition Section, Dec. 2011
  • Performance Award, the 9th Japanese Olympiad in Informatics (JOI '09–'10), Final Section, Feb. 2010
  • Regional Performance Award, the 9th Japanese Olympiad in Informatics (JOI '09–'10), Final Section, Feb. 2010