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Academic Achievements
Published core algorithms in top conferences such as AAAI, IJCAI, ICDM, and SDM. Recent research focuses on event causality analysis, graph neural networks, and black-box anomaly attribution, with publications in NeurIPS 21, AISTATS 24, AAAI 22, ICASSP 23, AAAI 21, KDD 23, SDM 25, and WSC 25.
Research Experience
Currently, he is the Head of Data Science at IBM Semiconductors, where he formulates R&D roadmaps for technical differentiation of IBM’s Manufacturing Execution System (MES) using AI/ML technologies. Previously, he was a Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, performing basic and applied research in AI, leading customer engagements, and providing technical guidance.
Education
Received a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Tohoku University, Japan, in 1993; an M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Tokyo, Japan, in 1997; and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Tokyo, Japan, in 2000, under the supervision of Prof. Akio Kotani.
Background
Serves as the Head of Data Science at IBM Semiconductors, focusing on modeling real-world business problems using advanced machine learning methods. Specializes in anomaly detection and attribution in industrial data, including multivariate time-series and stochastic event data.
Miscellany
Enjoys collecting antique computer keyboards and shares his collection on his YouTube channel. He also runs a website about the history of modern computer keyboards (in Japanese).