Teaching

Research tips in the private sector: From topic selection to social implementation

Lecture, The University of Tokyo, 2026

As part of the course “4840-1055: Non-Research Tips for Information Science Researchers” I was invited to give a lecture at The University of Tokyo on research best practices in the private sector. In this lecture, I compared the research cycle that students experience in a university environment (topic selection, paper survey, hypothesis evaluation, paper writing, publizicing results) with the cycle that normally takes place in a private company. One key difference is the concept of “social implementation” as an alternative output to research papers, and a way of connecting research results with societal problems. In particular, this strongly changes the paradigm of deciding your research topic. On the other hand, there are common elements in company research, such as paper surveying and writing, for which I provided several tips on how to conduct them efficiently via AI tools, time management, etc.

CyberAgent AI Lab’s research skill-up training

Training, CyberAgent Inc., 2024

I was the lecturer in CyberAgent AI Lab’s research skill-up training. I was in charge of the lecture about “how to write research papers”. Following the method of the textbook “Science Research Writing (2nd Ed.) by Hilary Glasman-Deal”, I presented several tips and advice by using real examples of a famous research paper. Between sections, the participants had som hands-on time to analyze a paper of their choice, and ask questions.

IEEE Young Professionals company visit

Workshop, Abema Towers, 2023

As a representative of CyberAgent AI Lab, I presented our research to 25 university students in a company visit organized by IEEE Young Professionals. We introduced the students (coming from U-Tokyo, Tokyo Tech, etc.) our research in computer vision, audio and a brief explanation of the working system at the AI lab.

IEEE Young Professionals programming class for kids

Workshop, Kikai Shinko Kaikan, 2023

I was in charge of teaching primary school students the fundamentals of programming. We used a visual-programming tool in which kids would put connect blocks to generate programs. Those programs would then be downloaded to an external microprocessor with display, sound and button i/o.

Journal Club (paper reading group)

Study group, Online, 2021

I joined a study group in which participants introduce interesting trends and concepts in the fields of computer vision, human computer interaction, virtual reality and others (multidisciplinary). From March 2022 I also joined the management team to help organizing the events.

IEEE YP machine learning study group

Study group, Online, 2021

In the IEEE Young Professionals group, we created a study group system for members to review together their topics of interest. I manage the machine learning study group, in which we study about deep learning, computer vision, representation learning, etc.

IEEE Young Professionals workshop on technical writing

Workshop, Tokyo Denki University, 2019

I was the lecturer in a workshop about technical writing organized by IEEE Young Professionals. The students were given an intensive lecture on how to write a graduation thesis and a conference paper, and then they corrected their own essays based on the advices given.

Mentoring international students at The University of Tokyo

Workshop, The University of Tokyo, Center for Research and Development, 2019

In collaboration with the Center for Research and Development, we spent a semester creating a mentoring event aimed to supporting the international students of the University of Tokyo. By using active learning and other team working techniques, we were able to:

1. Share experiences among non-Japanese people living in the country
2. Bring to light the worries and problems of the international students
3. Propose ideas to solve those problems, including a poster presentation

U-Tokyo Future Faculty Program

Course taken, The University of Tokyo, Center for Research and Development, 2018

I completed a course taught at the University of Tokyo about “learning how to teach at a higher education institution”. The University of Tokyo Future Faculty Program (UTokyo FFP) is a course aimed to enhance teaching and research skills of graduate students, postdocs, and young faculty members at the University of Tokyo. The contents range from class/syllabus design to student evaluation, and include practical teaching sessions.

IEEE Young Professionals workshop on AI

Workshop, Nihon University, 2017

I was the lecturer in a workshop about AI organized by IEEE Young Professionals. In the morning, the students were given an intensive lecture on AI and machine learning in order to learn the basics and the applications. Then, during the afternoon, the students thought about innovative applications using AI and created their own idea proposal. Finally, the most interesting idea received an award.

Staff at The University of Tokyo

Lab management, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Department of Mechano-Informatics, Machine Intelligence Lab, 2017

While working as a researcher at the Machine Intelligence Lab (U-Tokyo), I was in charge of basic lab management tasks (e.g., lab tours), as well as assisting the students in their research tasks (e.g., topic selection, paper writing). I was also assigned leader duties for a medical project, and during the lab’s participation at the RoboCup competition.