Visiting Researchers

The Artificial Intelligence Research Center welcomes visiting researchers in all disciplines, with the aim of serving as a core center for AI research in Japan. Looking ahead, we plan to continue hosting numerous researchers.

Joint Appointed Fellows

(in alphabetical order; titles omitted)

Name	Affiliation	Field of Expertise
Fukuhara, Yoshihiro	CADDi Inc.	Robust Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Adversarial Robustness, Social Implementation of Machine Learning Systems
Harada, Kensuke	Osaka University	Robot Manipulation, Grasping and Handling, Robotics
Kato, Shota	Kyoto University	Chemical Engineering, Process Systems Engineering, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Automated Physical Model Construction
Ogata, Tetsuya	Waseda University	Cognitive Robotics, Deep Predictive Learning, Multimodal Integration and Imitation Learning
Saito, Yuki	The University of Tokyo	Speech Synthesis, Voice Conversion, Speech Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Speech Quality Assessment
Saito, Yutaka	Kitasato University	Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Biomolecular Design, Omics Data Analysis, Laboratory Automation

Invited Senior Researchers

(in alphabetical order; titles omitted)

Name	Affiliation	Field of Expertise
Hayase, Tomohiro	RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP)	Free Probability Theory, Random Matrix Theory, Machine Learning, Deep Learning Theory, Meta Reinforcement Learning
Hirao, Tsutomu	Kanazawa University	Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, Text Mining, Dialogue Systems
Hobara, Hiroaki	Tokyo University of Science	Biomechanics, Prosthetics, Rehabilitation Science, Welfare Engineering, Para Sports
Inui, Takashi	University of Tsukuba	Natural Language Processing, Information Extraction, Opinion Mining, Geospatial Language Processing, Large Language Models
Isogawa, Mariko	Keio University	Computer Vision, Sensing, Machine Learning, Image and Video Processing
Kawaguchi, Risa	The University of Tokyo	Information Life Science, Bioinformatics, Applications of Machine Learning
Kobayashi, Hiroki	SOMPO Care Inc.	Assistive Devices, Nursing Care Robots, Digital Transformation in Elderly Care, Welfare Engineering, Design Thinking
Kochi, Makiko	Japan Footwear Manufacturers Association, Pumps Method Research Institute i/288	Anthropology, Anthropometry, Human Body Shape Data Analysis, Validation of Anthropometric Data Accuracy
Kurita, Yuichi	Hiroshima University	Human Augmentation, Haptics, Human Interface, Robotics, Ergonomics
Matsuo, Yutaka	The University of Tokyo	Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Models, Deep Generative Models, Deep Reinforcement Learning, Web Mining, Social Media Analysis
Nagata, Ryo	Konan University	Natural Language Processing, Educational Technology, Learning Support Systems, Automated Essay Scoring
Nariai, Tomoko	Nihon University	Speech Information Processing, English Prosody Analysis, Communication Support Robots
Saito, Kuniaki	OMRON SINIC X Corporation	Computer Vision, Domain Adaptation, Label-Efficient Learning, Domain Generalization
Shinoda, Risa	The University of Tokyo	Computer Vision, Image Recognition, Agricultural Informatics, Crop Image Analysis, Vision-Language Models
Takemura, Hiroshi	Tokyo University of Science	Intelligent Robotics, Biomechanics, Gait Analysis, Human Modeling, Medical and Welfare Devices, Image Processing
Tanaka, Kiyoshi	JT Management Co., Ltd.	Technology Management, Innovation Management, Social Implementation of AI/IoT and Robotics
Toda, Haruki	Niigata University of Health and Welfare	Biomechanics, Rehabilitation Science

Visiting Reseachers

(in alphabetical order; titles omitted)

Name	Professional Affiliation	Field of Expertise
Hayase, Tomohiro	RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP)	Free Probability Theory, Random Matrix Theory, Machine Learning, Deep Learning Theory, Meta Reinforcement Learning
Hirao, Tsutomu	Kanazawa University	Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, Text Mining, Dialogue Systems
Hobara, Hiroaki	Tokyo University of Science	Biomechanics, Prosthetics, Rehabilitation Science, Welfare Engineering, Para Sports
Inui, Takashi	University of Tsukuba	Natural Language Processing, Information Extraction, Opinion Mining, Geospatial Language Processing, Large Language Models
Isogawa, Mariko	Keio University	Computer Vision, Sensing, Machine Learning, Image and Video Processing
Kawaguchi, Risa	The University of Tokyo	Information Life Science, Bioinformatics, Applications of Machine Learning
Kobayashi, Hiroki	SOMPO Care Inc.	Assistive Devices, Nursing Care Robots, Digital Transformation in Elderly Care, Welfare Engineering, Design Thinking
Kochi, Makiko	Japan Footwear Manufacturers Association, Pumps Method Research Institute i/288	Anthropology, Anthropometry, Human Body Shape Data Analysis, Validation of Anthropometric Data Accuracy
Kurita, Yuichi	Hiroshima University	Human Augmentation, Haptics, Human Interface, Robotics, Ergonomics
Matsuo, Yutaka	The University of Tokyo	Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Models, Deep Generative Models, Deep Reinforcement Learning, Web Mining, Social Media Analysis
Nagata, Ryo	Konan University	Natural Language Processing, Educational Technology, Learning Support Systems, Automated Essay Scoring
Nariai, Tomoko	Nihon University	Speech Information Processing, English Prosody Analysis, Communication Support Robots
Saito, Kuniaki	OMRON SINIC X Corporation	Computer Vision, Domain Adaptation, Label-Efficient Learning, Domain Generalization
Shinoda, Risa	The University of Tokyo	Computer Vision, Image Recognition, Agricultural Informatics, Crop Image Analysis, Vision-Language Models
Takemura, Hiroshi	Tokyo University of Science	Intelligent Robotics, Biomechanics, Gait Analysis, Human Modeling, Medical and Welfare Devices, Image Processing
Tanaka, Kiyoshi	JT Management Co., Ltd.	Technology Management, Innovation Management, Social Implementation of AI/IoT and Robotics
Toda, Haruki	Niigata University of Health and Welfare	Biomechanics, Rehabilitation Science

Collaborative Researchers

(in alphabetical order; titles omitted)

Name	Affiliation	Field of Expertise
Afifi, Abdelwahab Fawzy Mohamed Afifi	Menoufia University	Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Digital Signal Processing, Deep Learning, Digital Predistortion, Wireless Sensor Networks
Arima, Junpei	Toyota Motor Corporation	Robotics, Robot Learning, Foundation Models for Robotics, Assistive Robots, Large-Scale Robot Data Collection
Chen, Chung-Chi	National Institute of Informatics	Natural Language Processing, Human-Agent Collaboration, Agent-Based Modeling, Agentic AI, Financial Text Processing
Hernandez Matamoros, Andres Gerardo	National Institute of Informatics	Multimodal AI, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Human-Robot Interaction, Generative AI
Hoshino, Takayuki	Tokyo Metropolitan University	Biosignal Processing, Machine Learning, Transfer Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Biomedical Engineering
Kawarada, Masayuki	CyberAgent, Inc.	Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, AI Agents, Machine Learning
Kertkeidkachorn, Natthawut	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)	Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Graphs, Semantic Web, Large Language Models, Generative AI
Liu, Muxuan	Ochanomizu University	Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Large-Scale Multimodal Models, Brain Language Decoding, Japanese Corpora, Socially-Aware Language Generation
Marrese-Taylor, Edison	The University of Tokyo	Natural Language Processing, Representation Learning, Multimodal Learning, Video-Language Understanding, Opinion Mining, Document Editing Representations
Matsushima, Tatsuya	The University of Tokyo	Robotics, World Models, Model-Based Reinforcement Learning, Meta-Imitation Learning, Foundation Models for Robotics
Mibayashi, Ryota	Kobe University	Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Computational Social Science, Knowledge Graphs, Large Language Models
Okuma, Tomoko	Asahi Kasei Corporation	Natural Language Processing, Multilingual Processing, Clinical NLP, Generative AI, AI Strategy in Enterprises
Osawa, Hisao		Optics and Photonics (Near-field Optics, Single-Molecule Spectroscopy, Wavelength Conversion Optical Systems)
Sagawa, Ryusuke	DENSO IT Laboratory, Inc.	Computer Vision, 3D Measurement
Shigenaka, Shusuke	Senshu University	Simulation, Crowd Control, Mathematical Optimization, Data Assimilation, Parallel Computing
Tanaka, Shun	JX Press Corporation	Natural Language Processing
Taniguchi, Yuki	Asahi Kasei Corporation	Natural Language Processing, Generative AI, Applications of NLP to Chemistry, Business Idea Generation and Evaluation
Yasuda, Yusuke	National Institute of Informatics	Speech Information Processing, Speech Synthesis, Speech Quality Assessment, Machine Learning

Research Support Advisors

(in alphabetical order; titles omitted)

Name	Affiliation	Field of Expertise
Kase, Kei	NVIDIA GK LLC	Physical AI, Robotics, Robot Simulation, World Foundation Models, Robot Foundation Models, Reinforcement Learning, Sim-to-Real
Matsuoka, Tatsuhiro	Rise Consulting Group, Inc.	Social Implementation of AI and Data Utilization
Takei, Akinori	PwC Business Assurance LLC	Social Implementation of AI and Data Utilization
Toyoda, Toshifumi	Artificial Intelligence Technology Consortium (AITeC)	Social Implementation of AI and Data Utilization
Yoshikawa, Kazuhiro	Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation	Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer, Social Implementation of Research Outcomes

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